§ 12-9-401 - Definitions.
12-9-401. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter:
(1) "Commission" means the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training as established by 12-9-103;
(2) "Full-time law enforcement officer" means any county sheriff or officer employed by a law enforcement agency who works forty (40) or more hours per week or any part-time law enforcement officer employed by a law enforcement agency who has met the selection and training requirements for full-time certified officers;
(3) "Law enforcement agency" means any police force or organization whose primary responsibility as established by statute or ordinance is the enforcement of the criminal, traffic, or highway laws of this state;
(4) "Law enforcement officer" means any appointed law enforcement officer or county sheriff who is responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of the criminal, traffic, or highway laws of this state;
(5) "Part-time law enforcement officer" means any officer working less than twenty (20) hours per week and receiving a salary from the employing law enforcement agency;
(6) "Police traffic radar" means any speed measurement device utilizing the Doppler principle or an infrared light system to measure the speed of motor vehicles; and
(7) "Political subdivision" means any county, municipality, township, or other specific local unit of general government.