§ 5-14-101 - Definitions.
5-14-101. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Deviate sexual activity" means any act of sexual gratification involving:
(A) The penetration, however slight, of the anus or mouth of a person by the penis of another person; or
(B) The penetration, however slight, of the labia majora or anus of a person by any body member or foreign instrument manipulated by another person;
(2) "Forcible compulsion" means physical force or a threat, express or implied, of death or physical injury to or kidnapping of any person;
(3) "Guardian" means a parent, stepparent, legal guardian, legal custodian, foster parent, or any person who by virtue of a living arrangement is placed in an apparent position of power or authority over a minor;
(4) (A) "Mentally defective" means that a person suffers from a mental disease or defect that renders the person:
(i) Incapable of understanding the nature and consequences of a sexual act; or
(ii) Unaware a sexual act is occurring.
(B) A determination that a person is mentally defective shall not be based solely on the person's intelligence quotient;
(5) "Mentally incapacitated" means that a person is temporarily incapable of appreciating or controlling the person's conduct as a result of the influence of a controlled or intoxicating substance:
(A) Administered to the person without the person's consent; or
(B) That renders the person unaware a sexual act is occurring;
(6) "Minor" means a person who is less than eighteen (18) years of age;
(7) "Physically helpless" means that a person is:
(A) Unconscious;
(B) Physically unable to communicate a lack of consent; or
(C) Rendered unaware a sexual act is occurring;
(8) "Public place" means a publicly or privately owned place to which the public or a substantial number of people have access;
(9) "Public view" means observable or likely to be observed by a person in a public place;
(10) "Sexual contact" means any act of sexual gratification involving the touching, directly or through clothing, of the sex organs, buttocks, or anus of a person or the breast of a female; and
(11) "Sexual intercourse" means penetration, however slight, of the labia majora by a penis.