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This bill amends the criminal offense of sexual indecency with a child in Arkansas. Key provisions include: 1. Specifying that the offense of sexual indecency with a child is a felony, with certain exceptions. This change applies to various sections of Arkansas law related to statute of limitations, fines, disqualifying offenses for employment, licensing, and other purposes. 2. Adding a new subsection criminalizing an adult entering or remaining in a public changing facility (e.g. restroom, locker room) assigned to the opposite sex if a minor of the opposite sex is present, with some exceptions. 3. Defining "sex" as a person's immutable biological sex at birth and "public changing facility" for the purposes of the new subsection. 4. Excluding misdemeanor violations of sexual indecency with a child from certain definitions of "sex offense" or "sexual offense" in Arkansas law, such as for purposes of medical record access, employment disqualifications, and victim rights. The bill aims to clarify and modify the criminal offense of sexual indecency with a child in Arkansas and how it is treated in various contexts across state law.

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https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?id=sb270&ddBienniumSession=2023%2F2023R