Section 16-90-1101 - DefinitionsAs used in this subchapter:
(1) "Crime" means an act or omission committed by a person, whether or not competent or an adult, which is punishable by incarceration if committed by a competent adult;(2) "Member of the victim's family" means the spouse, a child by birth or adoption, a stepchild, a parent, a stepparent, a sibling, or an individual designated by the victim or by a court in which the crime is being or could be prosecuted, but does not include an individual who is accountable for the crime or a crime arising from the same conduct, criminal episode, or plan;(3) "Offense against a victim who is a minor" means:(A) Kidnapping pursuant to § 5-11-102(a)(4) when the victim is a minor and the offender is not the parent of the victim;(B) False imprisonment in the first degree pursuant to § 5-11-103 when the victim is a minor and the offender is not the parent of the victim;(C) Permanent detention or restraint pursuant to § 5-11-106 when the victim is a minor and the offender is not the parent of the victim;(D) Any sex offense when the victim is a minor;(E) An attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit any of the offenses enumerated in this subdivision (3);(F) An adjudication of guilt for an offense of the law of another state, for a federal offense, or for a military offense, which is substantially equivalent to any of the offenses enumerated in this subdivision (3); or(G) A violation of any former law of this state that is substantially equivalent to any of the offenses enumerated in this subdivision (3);(4) "Person" means an individual, corporation, estate, trust, partnership, association, joint venture, governmental entity, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal entity;(5) "Representative of the victim" means a member of the victim's family or an individual designated by the victim or by a court in which the crime is being or could be prosecuted;(6) "Sex offense" means:(B) Sexual indecency with a child, § 5-14-110, if the offense is a felony;(C) Sexual assault in the first degree, § 5-14-124;(D) Sexual assault in the second degree, § 5-14-125;(E) Sexual assault in the third degree, § 5-14-126;(F) Sexual assault in the fourth degree, § 5-14-127;(H) Engaging children in sexually explicit conduct for use in visual or print medium, § 5-27-303;(I) Transportation of minors for prohibited sexual conduct, § 5-27-305;(J) Employing or consenting to use of a child in sexual performance, § 5-27-402;(K) Producing, directing, or promoting a sexual performance by a child, § 5-27-403;(L) Possession or use of child sexual abuse material, § 5-27-603;(M) Computer exploitation of a child in the first degree, § 5-27-605(a);(N) Promoting prostitution in the first degree, § 5-70-104;(O) Stalking, § 5-71-229;(P) An attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit any of the offenses enumerated in this subdivision (6);(Q) An adjudication of guilt for an offense of the law of another state, for a federal offense, or for a military offense, which is substantially equivalent to any of the offenses enumerated in this subdivision (6);(R) A violation of any former law of this state that is substantially equivalent to any of the offenses enumerated in this subdivision (6); or(S) Sexual extortion, § 5-14-113;(7) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States;(8) "Victim" means a victim of a sex offense or an offense against a victim who is a minor and a victim of any violent crime, but does not include a person who is accountable for the crime or a crime arising from the same conduct, criminal episode, or plan and does not include a governmental entity; and(9) "Violent crime" means any felony or Class A misdemeanor which resulted in physical injury to the victim, any felony or Class A misdemeanor involving the use of a deadly weapon, terroristic threatening in the first degree, § 5-13-301(a), and stalking, as defined in § 5-71-229.Amended by Act 2023, No. 619,§ 18, eff. 8/1/2023.Amended by Act 2023, No. 415,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.Amended by Act 2023, No. 21,§ 9, eff. 8/1/2023.Amended by Act 2017, No. 664,§ 8, eff. 8/1/2017.Acts 1997, No. 1262, § 1; 2003, No. 1087, § 13; 2003, No. 1390, § 8.