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AR Code § 12-18-812 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 18 - Child Maltreatment Act|Subchapter 8 - Administrative Hearings|§ 12-18-812. Preliminary administrative hearing

 (a) If the Department of Human Services and the Division of Arkansas State Police are unable to notify an offender of an investigative determination under this chapter, the Department of Human Services and the Division of Arkansas State Police may request a preliminary administrative hearing to allow provisional placement of the offender's name in the Child Maltreatment Central Registry.  (b) The Department of Human Services and the Division of Arkansas State Police must prove that the Department of Human Services and the Division of Arkansas State Police diligently attempted to notify the alleged offender of the investigative determination, specifically, that the Department of Human Services and the Division of Arkansas State Police used a reasonable degree of care to ascertain the offender's whereabouts and notify the offender.  (c)  (1) The Department of Human Services and the Division of Arkansas State Police shall notify the administrative law judge of any known criminal action related to the investigation.  (2) A preliminary administrative hearing shall proceed even if:  (A) There is an ongoing criminal or delinquency investigation regarding the occurrence that is the subject of the child maltreatment investigation; or  (B) Criminal or delinquency charges are filed or will be filed regarding the occurrence that is the subject of the child maltreatment investigation.      (d) At the preliminary administrative hearing, the administrative law judge shall determine whether a prima facie case exists that:  (1) The offender committed child maltreatment, that is, whether a preponderance of the evidence supports a finding that the allegations are true; and  (2) A child, elderly person, person with a disability, or person with a mental illness may be at risk of maltreatment.    (e) If the administrative law judge determines there is not a prima facie case, the Department of Human Services and the Division of Arkansas State Police shall not at that time place the alleged offender's name in the registry but may continue to provide notice to the alleged offender for a regular administrative hearing.  (f) If the administrative law judge determines there is a prima facie case, the administrative law judge shall direct that the offender's name shall be provisionally placed in the registry.  (g)  (1) If an offender's name is provisionally placed in the registry the alleged offender may request a regular administrative hearing within thirty (30) days of receipt of the notice of the investigative determination.  (2) Failure to timely request a regular administrative hearing shall result in a finding by the administrative law judge that the provisional designation shall be removed and the offender's name shall be officially placed in the registry.
AR Code § 12-18-814 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 18 - Child Maltreatment Act|Subchapter 8 - Administrative Hearings|§ 12-18-814. Automatic hearings for juveniles

 (a) The Division of Children and Family Services of the Department of Human Services shall provide written referrals to the Office of Appeals and Hearings of the Department of Human Services identifying each juvenile who is:  (1) The subject of a true child maltreatment finding; and  (2) Subject to placement on the Child Maltreatment Central Registry.    (b) The office shall schedule an administrative hearing for each juvenile identified under subsection (a) of this section.  (c) An administrative hearing scheduled under this section shall be conducted in accordance with the administrative hearing provisions of this subchapter except that the office shall not dismiss the case and place the petitioner's name on the registry based solely on the petitioner's failure to provide a file-marked copy of the final disposition of the criminal or delinquency proceeding within thirty (30) days of the entry of the final disposition.
AR Code § 12-18-815 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 18 - Child Maltreatment Act|Subchapter 8 - Administrative Hearings|§ 12-18-815. Adjudication of allegations and risk

 (a) In an administrative hearing held under this chapter, an administrative law judge shall determine whether:  (1) A preponderance of the evidence supports a finding that an allegation of child maltreatment is true; and  (2) The Department of Human Services abused its discretion in determining that an offender may pose a risk of maltreatment to a vulnerable population that includes without limitation, children, the elderly, persons with a disability, and persons with a mental health illness.    (b) An administrative law judge shall direct the name of an offender to be placed on the Child Maltreatment Central Registry if a preponderance of the evidence supports a finding that:  (1) An allegation of child maltreatment is true; and  (2) The department did not abuse its discretion in determining that the offender may pose a risk of maltreatment to a vulnerable population.
AR Code § 12-18-901 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 18 - Child Maltreatment Act|Subchapter 9 - Child Maltreatment Central Registry|§ 12-18-901. Creation

 There is established within the Department of Human Services a statewide Child Maltreatment Central Registry.
AR Code § 12-18-902 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 18 - Child Maltreatment Act|Subchapter 9 - Child Maltreatment Central Registry|§ 12-18-902. Contents

 The Child Maltreatment Central Registry shall contain records of cases on all true investigative determinations of child maltreatment.
AR Code § 12-18-903 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 18 - Child Maltreatment Act|Subchapter 9 - Child Maltreatment Central Registry|§ 12-18-903. Placement in the Child Maltreatment Central Registry

 (a) An offender's name shall be placed in the Child Maltreatment Central Registry if:  (1) After notice, the offender eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time the act or omission occurred does not timely request an administrative hearing;  (2) The alleged offender was a child at the time of the act or omission and the child or his or her legal parent or legal guardian waived the administrative hearing;  (3) The administrative law judge upheld the investigative determination of true pursuant to a preliminary administrative hearing; or  (4) Upon completion of the administrative hearing process, the Department of Human Services' or Division of Arkansas State Police's investigative determination of true is upheld.    (b) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, the name of an offender shall be placed on the Child Maltreatment Central Registry only if the Department of Human Services determines under § 12-18-702 that the offender may pose a risk of maltreatment to a vulnerable population that includes without limitation children, the elderly, persons with a disability, and persons with a mental health illness.
AR Code § 12-18-904 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 18 - Child Maltreatment Act|Subchapter 9 - Child Maltreatment Central Registry|§ 12-18-904. Child Maltreatment Central Registry generally

 An offender's name shall remain in the Child Maltreatment Central Registry unless:   (1) The name is removed pursuant to this chapter or another statute;  (2) The name is removed under a rule;  (3) The name was provisionally placed in the registry and the alleged offender subsequently prevails at an administrative hearing; or  (4) The offender prevails upon appeal.
AR Code § 12-18-905 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 18 - Child Maltreatment Act|Subchapter 9 - Child Maltreatment Central Registry|§ 12-18-905. Provisional placement in the Child Maltreatment Central Registry

 If an alleged offender's name is provisionally placed in the Child Maltreatment Central Registry, any disclosure by the registry shall include the notation that the name has only been provisionally placed in the registry.
AR Code § 12-18-906 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 18 - Child Maltreatment Act|Subchapter 9 - Child Maltreatment Central Registry|§ 12-18-906. Allegations determined to be unsubstantiated not to be included

 Records of all cases in which allegations are determined to be unsubstantiated shall not be included in the Child Maltreatment Central Registry.
AR Code § 12-18-907 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 18 - Child Maltreatment Act|Subchapter 9 - Child Maltreatment Central Registry|§ 12-18-907. Rules

 The Department of Human Services may adopt rules as may be necessary to encourage cooperation with other states in exchanging true reports and to effect a national registration system.
AR Code § 12-18-1002 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 18 - Child Maltreatment Act|Subchapter 10 - Protective Custody|§ 12-18-1002. Placement in a foster home

 A county sheriff or chief of police may place a child in his or her custody in a Department of Human Services foster home if:   (1) The county sheriff or chief of police contacts the on-call worker for the department and does not get a return phone call within thirty (30) minutes;  (2) The county sheriff or chief of police contacts the department emergency notification line and does not get a return phone call within fifteen (15) minutes;  (3) The foster parent is personally well-known to the county sheriff or the chief of police;  (4) The county sheriff or chief of police has:  (A) Determined that the foster parent's home is safe and provides adequate accommodations for the child; and  (B) Performed a criminal record and child maltreatment check on the foster parent as required under § 9-28-409; and    (5) On the next business day, the county sheriff or chief of police immediately notifies the department of the time and date that the child was placed in the foster parent's home.
AR Code § 12-18-1003 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 18 - Child Maltreatment Act|Subchapter 10 - Protective Custody|§ 12-18-1003. Consent for health care and services

 An individual taking a child into custody may give effective consent for medical, dental, health, and hospital services during protective custody.
AR Code § 12-18-1004 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 18 - Child Maltreatment Act|Subchapter 10 - Protective Custody|§ 12-18-1004. Notice when custody is invoked

 In any case in which custody is invoked under this subchapter, the individual taking the child into custody shall immediately notify the Department of Human Services.
AR Code § 12-18-1005 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 18 - Child Maltreatment Act|Subchapter 10 - Protective Custody|§ 12-18-1005. Location

 (a) A school, residential facility, hospital, or similar institution where a child may be located shall not require a written order for the Department of Human Services to take a seventy-two-hour hold under this section or § 9-27-313.  (b) Upon notice by the department that a hold has been taken on a child, a school, residential facility, hospital, or similar institution where the child is located shall:  (1) Retain the child until the department takes a hold on the child;  (2) Not notify the parent until the child has been removed by the department; and  (3) Provide the parent or guardian with the name and contact information of the department employee regarding the hold on the child.
AR Code § 12-18-1006 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 18 - Child Maltreatment Act|Subchapter 10 - Protective Custody|§ 12-18-1006. Custody of children generally — Health and safety of the child

 (a)  (1) During the course of any child maltreatment investigation, whether conducted by the Department of Human Services or the Division of Arkansas State Police, the Department of Human Services shall assess the health and safety of a child who is subject to the child maltreatment investigation and determine whether or not custody under this subchapter is required.  (2) If the Division of Arkansas State Police is the investigative agency, it shall disclose information as needed for the Department of Human Services to assess the health and safety of a child subject to the child maltreatment investigation and determine whether or not custody under this subchapter is required.    (b) The child's health and safety shall be the paramount concern in determining whether or not to exercise custody under this subchapter.
AR Code § 12-18-1007 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 18 - Child Maltreatment Act|Subchapter 10 - Protective Custody|§ 12-18-1007. Services to families generally

 (a) The Department of Human Services shall have the authority to make referrals or provide services during the course of a child maltreatment investigation.  (b) Any family may request supportive services from the department.  (c) Supportive services shall be offered for the purpose of preventing child maltreatment.
AR Code § 12-18-1008 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 18 - Child Maltreatment Act|Subchapter 10 - Protective Custody|§ 12-18-1008. Removal from home — Procedure

 (a) If the Department of Human Services determines that custody under this subchapter is required, the Department of Human Services shall take steps to remove the child under custody as outlined in this chapter or pursuant to the Arkansas Juvenile Code of 1989, § 9-27-301 et seq.  (b) After the Department of Human Services has removed the child, the child shall be placed in a licensed or approved foster home, shelter, facility, or an exempt child welfare agency as defined at § 9-28-402(12).  (c) No one, including the family, the Department of Human Services, the Division of Arkansas State Police, or local law enforcement shall allow a child to be placed in a nonapproved or nonlicensed foster home, shelter, or facility.
AR Code § 12-18-1009 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 18 - Child Maltreatment Act|Subchapter 10 - Protective Custody|§ 12-18-1009. When the investigation determines that the child can safely remain at home

 If an investigation under this chapter determines that a child can safely remain at home, the parents retain the right to keep the child at home or to place the child outside the home.
AR Code § 12-18-1010 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 18 - Child Maltreatment Act|Subchapter 10 - Protective Custody|§ 12-18-1010. When a child maltreatment investigation is determined to be true or true but exempted

 (a) If an investigation under this chapter is determined to be true or true but exempted under § 12-18-702(2)(C), the Department of Human Services may open a protective services case.  (b)  (1) If the department opens a protective services case, it shall provide services to the family in an effort to prevent additional maltreatment to the child or the removal of the child from the home.  (2) The services shall be relevant to the needs of the family.    (c) If at any time during the protective services case the department determines that the child cannot safely remain at home, it shall take steps to remove the child under custody as outlined in this chapter or under the Arkansas Juvenile Code of 1989, § 9-27-301 et seq.  (d) Upon request, the department shall be provided at no cost a copy of the child's public and private school records if the department has an open protective services case.  (e) Upon request, the department shall be provided a copy of the results of radiology procedures, videotapes, photographs, or medical records on a child if the department has an open protective services case.
AR Code § 12-18-1011 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 18 - Child Maltreatment Act|Subchapter 10 - Protective Custody|§ 12-18-1011. When a report of child maltreatment is determined to be unsubstantiated

 (a) If the report of child maltreatment is unsubstantiated, the Department of Human Services may offer supportive services to the family.  (b) The family may accept or reject supportive services at any time.
AR Code § 12-18-1101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 18 - Child Maltreatment Act|Subchapter 11 - Public Disclosure of Information on Fatalities and Near Fatalities|§ 12-18-1101. Procedure if the investigation is pending on a fatality

 Upon request, the Department of Human Services shall release the following information to the general public when an investigation is pending on a report of a fatality of a child to the Child Abuse Hotline:   (1) Age, race, and gender of the child;  (2) Date of the child's death;  (3) Allegations or preliminary cause of death;  (4) County and type of placement of the child at the time of incident leading to the child's death;  (5) Generic relationship of the alleged offender to the child;  (6) Agency conducting the investigation;  (7) Legal action taken by the department;  (8) Services offered or provided by the department presently and in the past; and  (9) Name of the child.
AR Code § 12-18-1102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 18 - Child Maltreatment Act|Subchapter 11 - Public Disclosure of Information on Fatalities and Near Fatalities|§ 12-18-1102. Procedure if the investigation results in a true report related to a fatality

 Upon request, the Department of Human Services shall release the following information to the general public when the investigative determination is true on a report of a fatality of a child:   (1)  (A) A summary of previous child maltreatment investigations.  (B) The disclosure shall not include the name of the offender;    (2) A summary of the current child maltreatment investigation, including:  (A) The nature and extent of the child's present and past injuries;  (B) Medical information pertaining to the death; and  (C) The name of the offender if due process has been satisfied or the offender has been arrested;    (3) All relevant risk and safety assessments completed on the child;  (4) Information about criminal charges, if known; and  (5) Any action taken by the Department of Human Services or the Crimes Against Children Division of the Department of Arkansas State Police, including personnel action and licensing action.
AR Code § 12-18-1103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 18 - Child Maltreatment Act|Subchapter 11 - Public Disclosure of Information on Fatalities and Near Fatalities|§ 12-18-1103. Procedure if the investigation results in an unsubstantiated report related to a fatality

 Upon request, the Department of Human Services shall release the following information to the general public when the investigative determination is unsubstantiated on a report of a fatality of a child:   (1)  (A) A summary of previous child maltreatment investigations.  (B) The disclosure shall not include the name of the offender;    (2) A summary of the current child maltreatment investigation, including medical information pertaining to the death; however, the name of the alleged offender shall not be disclosed;  (3) All relevant risk and safety assessments completed on the child;  (4) Information about criminal charges, if known; and  (5) Any action taken by the Department of Human Services or the Crimes Against Children Division of the Department of Arkansas State Police, including personnel action and licensing action.
AR Code § 12-18-1104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 18 - Child Maltreatment Act|Subchapter 11 - Public Disclosure of Information on Fatalities and Near Fatalities|§ 12-18-1104. Information not to be released regarding a child fatality

 Concerning the fatality of a child, the Department of Human Services shall not release:   (1) Information on siblings of the child;  (2) Attorney-client communications; or  (3) Any information if release of such information would jeopardize a criminal investigation.
AR Code § 12-18-1105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 18 - Child Maltreatment Act|Subchapter 11 - Public Disclosure of Information on Fatalities and Near Fatalities|§ 12-18-1105. Procedure if the investigation is pending related to a near fatality

 Upon request, the Department of Human Services shall release the following information to the general public when an investigation is pending on a report of a near fatality of a child to the Child Abuse Hotline:   (1) Age, race, and gender of the child;  (2) Date of the near fatality;  (3) Allegations or preliminary cause of the near fatality;  (4) County and type of placement of the child at the time of the near fatality;  (5) Generic relationship of the alleged offender to the child;  (6) Agency conducting the investigation;  (7) Legal action taken by the department; and  (8) Services offered or provided by the department presently and in the past.