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      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Arkansas Code and Constitution of 1874: the General Assembly's Arkansas Law page (anchor)",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The Arkansas General Assembly's own site (arkleg.state.ar.us, run by the Bureau of Legislative Research) lists the Arkansas Code and Constitution of 1874 under its Arkansas Law menu. The Code text itself is hosted by LexisNexis behind a JavaScript viewer, so the operative statute text in this batch is quoted from the signed Acts on arkleg.state.ar.us that enacted or reprint it. The adult-oriented business definitions and location provisions are in Title 14 (Local Government), Chapter 1, Subchapter 3 (sections 14-1-301 to 14-1-303).",
      "body": "The Arkansas General Assembly's own site (arkleg.state.ar.us, run by the Bureau of Legislative Research) lists the Arkansas Code and Constitution of 1874 under its Arkansas Law menu. The Code text itself is hosted by LexisNexis behind a JavaScript viewer, so the operative statute text in this batch is quoted from the signed Acts on arkleg.state.ar.us that enacted or reprint it. The adult-oriented business definitions and location provisions are in Title 14 (Local Government), Chapter 1, Subchapter 3 (sections 14-1-301 to 14-1-303).\n\nWhat Arkansas General Assembly (arkleg.state.ar.us) actually says:\n\n“Arkansas Law Arkansas Code and Constitution of 1874 | Uncodified Historic Legislation”\n\nNote: Anchor record: arkleg.state.ar.us/ArkansasLaw. The Code link on that page leaves the site for Lexis (advance.lexis.com), which returns only a JavaScript shell to automated readers, so section text could not be quoted from the Code itself. Signed Act PDFs on arkleg.state.ar.us print the whole section when an Act amends it, with stricken and inserted words side by side.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ArkansasLaw",
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      "id": "learn_r357_arkansas_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_357_arkansas_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_def_sec",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] State definitions section for adult-oriented businesses exists",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Act 131 of 2023 amends Ark. Code 14-1-302, which the Act describes as 'concerning definitions related to adult-oriented businesses', and 14-1-303, 'concerning the location of adult-oriented businesses'; so Arkansas has a state statute defining adult-oriented businesses and addressing their location.",
      "body": "Act 131 of 2023 amends Ark. Code 14-1-302, which the Act describes as 'concerning definitions related to adult-oriented businesses', and 14-1-303, 'concerning the location of adult-oriented businesses'; so Arkansas has a state statute defining adult-oriented businesses and addressing their location.\n\nWhat Arkansas General Assembly (Bureau of Legislative Research, signed Act PDF on arkleg.state.ar.us) actually says:\n\n“SECTION 1. Arkansas Code 14-1-302, concerning definitions related to adult-oriented businesses, is amended to add additional subdivisions to read as follows:”\n\nNote: Only the added subdivisions (26)-(28) of 14-1-302 and a new subsection (d) of 14-1-303 are reprinted by the Act. The existing definitions of 'adult-oriented establishment' or similar terms and the siting rules in 14-1-303(a)-(c) are NOT reprinted and were not read, so whether a private residence producing content for online sale falls inside them is not answered here (see could_not_verify).",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2023R%2FPublic%2F&file=131.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2023%2F2023R",
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      "evidence_quote": "SECTION 1. Arkansas Code 14-1-302, concerning definitions related to adult-oriented businesses, is amended to add additional subdivisions to read as follows:",
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      "subject": "Ark. Code 14-1-302 (definitions related to adult-oriented businesses)",
      "topic": "State definitions section for adult-oriented businesses exists",
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      "id": "learn_r357_arkansas_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_357_arkansas_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_perf_def",
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Ark. Code 14-1-302(26) (Act 131 of 2023): State definition of 'adult-oriented performance'",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Ark. Code 14-1-302(26), added by Act 131 of 2023: an 'adult-oriented performance' is a performance intended to appeal to the prurient interest that features a person who appears in a state of nudity or is seminude, the purposeful exposure (complete or partial) of a specific anatomical area or of prosthetic genitalia or breasts, or a specific sexual activity.",
      "body": "Ark. Code 14-1-302(26), added by Act 131 of 2023: an 'adult-oriented performance' is a performance intended to appeal to the prurient interest that features a person who appears in a state of nudity or is seminude, the purposeful exposure (complete or partial) of a specific anatomical area or of prosthetic genitalia or breasts, or a specific sexual activity.\n\nWhat Arkansas General Assembly (Bureau of Legislative Research, signed Act PDF on arkleg.state.ar.us) actually says:\n\n“(26) \"Adult-oriented performance\" means a performance that is intended to appeal to the prurient interest and that features: (A) A person who appears in a state of nudity or is seminude; (B) The purposeful exposure, whether complete or partial, of: (i) A specific anatomical area; or (ii) Prosthetic genitalia or breasts; or (C) A specific sexual activity;”\n\nNote: The definition speaks of a 'performance'; it does not say whether a performance recorded in a private residence for online sale is a 'performance' within the section. 'Specific anatomical area' and 'specific sexual activity' are defined elsewhere in 14-1-302 and were not read.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2023R%2FPublic%2F&file=131.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2023%2F2023R",
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      "evidence_quote": "(26) \"Adult-oriented performance\" means a performance that is intended to appeal to the prurient interest and that features: (A) A person who appears in a state of nudity or is seminude; (B) The purposeful exposure, whether complete or partial, of: (i) A specific anatomical area; or (ii) Prosthetic genitalia or breasts; or (C) A specific sexual activity;",
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      "subject": "Ark. Code 14-1-302(26) (Act 131 of 2023)",
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      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Ark. Code 14-1-303(d) (Act 131 of 2023): State location rule for adult-oriented performances",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Ark. Code 14-1-303(d), added by Act 131 of 2023: an adult-oriented performance shall not take place on public property, admit any minor for attendance, or be funded in whole or in part with public funds.",
      "body": "Ark. Code 14-1-303(d), added by Act 131 of 2023: an adult-oriented performance shall not take place on public property, admit any minor for attendance, or be funded in whole or in part with public funds.\n\nWhat Arkansas General Assembly (Bureau of Legislative Research, signed Act PDF on arkleg.state.ar.us) actually says:\n\n“(d) An adult-oriented performance shall not: (1) Take place on public property; (2) Admit any minor for attendance; or (3) Be funded in whole or in part with public funds.”\n\nNote: The text restricts location, admission of minors and funding; it contains no licence requirement. Whether a court has enjoined Act 131 was not checked (no court site opened); see could_not_verify.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2023R%2FPublic%2F&file=131.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2023%2F2023R",
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      "source_publisher": "Arkansas General Assembly (Bureau of Legislative Research, signed Act PDF on arkleg.state.ar.us)",
      "evidence_quote": "(d) An adult-oriented performance shall not: (1) Take place on public property; (2) Admit any minor for attendance; or (3) Be funded in whole or in part with public funds.",
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      "id": "learn_r357_arkansas_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_357_arkansas_adult_business_licensing_and_zoning_s108",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Ark. Code 5-70-108 (new in Act 663 of 2025): Promoting prostitution at a business: licence suspension and civil penalty",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Ark. Code 5-70-108, created by Act 663 of 2025: a business (including a sole proprietorship or LLC) involved in a prostitution violation, which includes providing a platform for the facilitation of prostitution, has its state business licence suspended 30 days with a $5,000 civil penalty for a first involvement, 60 days and $10,000 for a second, and licence revocation with a $100,000 penalty for a third or later.",
      "body": "Ark. Code 5-70-108, created by Act 663 of 2025: a business (including a sole proprietorship or LLC) involved in a prostitution violation, which includes providing a platform for the facilitation of prostitution, has its state business licence suspended 30 days with a $5,000 civil penalty for a first involvement, 60 days and $10,000 for a second, and licence revocation with a $100,000 penalty for a third or later.\n\nWhat Arkansas General Assembly (Bureau of Legislative Research, signed Act PDF on arkleg.state.ar.us) actually says:\n\n“(b) In addition to any other penalty or liability authorized by law, a business involved in a prostitution violation is subject to the following civil liability: (1) For a first involvement in a prostitution violation, any business license granted under the laws of the state to the business shall be suspended for thirty (30) days, and the business shall be issued a civil penalty of five thousand dollars ($5,000); (2) For a second involvement in a prostitution violation, any business license granted under the laws of the state to the business shall be suspended for sixty (60) days, and the business shall be issued a civil penalty of ten thousand dollars ($10,000); and (3) For a third or subsequent involvement in a prostitution violation, any business license granted under the laws of the state shall be revoked, and the business shall be issued a civil penalty of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).”\n\nNote: Subsection (a)(1) defines 'business' as a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, limited liability corporation or other business entity organized under the laws of this state. The section is a new addition to Chapter 70, so the printed Act shows it without struck text.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=663.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R",
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      "source_publisher": "Arkansas General Assembly (Bureau of Legislative Research, signed Act PDF on arkleg.state.ar.us)",
      "evidence_quote": "(b) In addition to any other penalty or liability authorized by law, a business involved in a prostitution violation is subject to the following civil liability: (1) For a first involvement in a prostitution violation, any business license granted under the laws of the state to the business shall be suspended for thirty (30) days, and the business shall be issued a civil penalty of five thousand dollars ($5,000); (2) For a second involvement in a prostitution violation, any business license granted under the laws of the state to the business shall be suspended for sixty (60) days, and the business shall be issued a civil penalty of ten thousand dollars ($10,000); and (3) For a third or subsequent involvement in a prostitution violation, any business license granted under the laws of the state shall be revoked, and the business shall be issued a civil penalty of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).",
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      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Ark. Code 5-70-108(a): Promoting prostitution at a business: what 'involved' means",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Ark. Code 5-70-108(a)(2), as created by Act 663 of 2025, defines a business as 'involved in a prostitution violation' when, to the knowledge of an owner, manager or person with an ownership interest, it permits prostitution on its premises or through its operations, employs or contracts individuals for prostitution, fails to prevent it after notice, or advertises, promotes or provides a platform for the facilitation of prostitution.",
      "body": "Ark. Code 5-70-108(a)(2), as created by Act 663 of 2025, defines a business as 'involved in a prostitution violation' when, to the knowledge of an owner, manager or person with an ownership interest, it permits prostitution on its premises or through its operations, employs or contracts individuals for prostitution, fails to prevent it after notice, or advertises, promotes or provides a platform for the facilitation of prostitution.\n\nWhat Arkansas General Assembly (Bureau of Legislative Research, signed Act PDF on arkleg.state.ar.us) actually says:\n\n“(2) \"Involved in a prostitution violation\" means to the knowledge of an owner, manager, or other person with an ownership interest in the business, the business: (A) Permits, facilitates, or allows prostitution to occur on the premises of the business or through the business's operations; (B) Employs, contracts, or otherwise engages individuals for the purpose of prostitution or benefits from the employment, contracting with, or otherwise engaging individuals for the purpose of prostitution; (C) Fails to take reasonable measures to prevent prostitution-related activities after receiving notice of prostitution- related activities; or (D) Advertises, promotes, or provides a platform for the facilitation of prostitution.”\n\nNote: The Act prints 'prostitution- related' with a hyphen and line break; the quote keeps that spelling because that is how the PDF text reads.",
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      "evidence_quote": "(2) \"Involved in a prostitution violation\" means to the knowledge of an owner, manager, or other person with an ownership interest in the business, the business: (A) Permits, facilitates, or allows prostitution to occur on the premises of the business or through the business's operations; (B) Employs, contracts, or otherwise engages individuals for the purpose of prostitution or benefits from the employment, contracting with, or otherwise engaging individuals for the purpose of prostitution; (C) Fails to take reasonable measures to prevent prostitution-related activities after receiving notice of prostitution- related activities; or (D) Advertises, promotes, or provides a platform for the facilitation of prostitution.",
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      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Arkansas: statutory code index",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Arkansas State Legislature website provides a link to the Arkansas Code.",
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