Arkansas Code
Subchapter 12 - Miscellaneous Funds Continued
§ 19-5-1252. Safe Harbor Fund for Sexually Exploited Children — Definition

(a) There is created on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a fund to be known as the “Safe Harbor Fund for Sexually Exploited Children”.
(b) The fund shall consist of fines collected under §§ 5-18-103(d), 5-70-102(d), and 5-70-103(d) and any other revenues authorized by law.
(c)
(1) The fund shall be administered by the Department of Human Services.
(2) The department shall use the fund to provide:
(A) Services and treatment, such as securing residential housing, health services, and social services for sexually exploited children;
(B) Grants to service providers working with sexually exploited children; and
(C) For the management and operation of the fund.


(d) As used in this section, “sexually exploited child” means a person less than eighteen (18) years of age who has been subject to sexual exploitation because the person:
(1) Is a victim of trafficking of persons under § 5-18-103;
(2) Is a victim of child sex trafficking under 18 U.S.C. § 1591, as it existed on January 1, 2013; or
(3) Engages in an act of prostitution under § 5-70-102 or sexual solicitation under § 5-70-103.

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