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AR Code § 12-18-609 (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 6 - Investigative Proceedings|§ 12-18-609. Right to enter for the purposes of the investigation

 (a) A person conducting an investigation under this chapter shall have the right to enter into or upon a home, school, or any other place for the purpose of conducting the investigation and interviewing or completing the investigation.  (b)  (1) A publicly supported school, facility, or institution shall not deny access to any person conducting a child maltreatment investigation under this chapter.  (2) Failure to comply with this section may subject the publicly supported school, facility, or institution to a contempt sanction and reimbursement of attorney's fees.    (c)  (1) If necessary access or admission is denied to a person conducting an investigation under this chapter, the Department of Human Services and the Department of Arkansas State Police may petition the proper juvenile division of circuit court for an ex parte order of investigation requiring the parent, caretaker, or persons denying access to any place where the child may be to allow entrance for the interviews, examinations, and investigations.  (2) However, upon application to the court by the parents, caretaker, or persons denying access to the child showing good cause, the court may issue a written order to stay the order of investigation pending a hearing to be held within seventy-two (72) hours.
AR Code § 12-18-610 (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 6 - Investigative Proceedings|§ 12-18-610. Access to the child's school records

 (a) A person conducting an investigation under this chapter shall be allowed access to the child's public and private school records during the course of the child maltreatment investigation.  (b) Upon request, a public or private school shall provide the child's records free of charge to the person conducting the investigation.
AR Code § 12-18-611 (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 6 - Investigative Proceedings|§ 12-18-611. Inspection of personnel and volunteer records

 A person conducting an investigation required by this chapter shall have the right to inspect personnel records of employees and volunteers in any place where an allegation of child maltreatment has been reported as having occurred at that place but the alleged offender is unknown.
AR Code § 12-18-612 (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 6 - Investigative Proceedings|§ 12-18-612. Criminal background check

 (a) The person conducting an investigation under this chapter shall have the right to obtain a criminal background check, including a fingerprint-based check in any national crime information database, on any subject of the report.  (b) The results of the criminal background check shall not be disclosed outside of the Department of Human Services and the Department of Arkansas State Police except as permitted under this chapter.
AR Code § 12-18-613 (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 6 - Investigative Proceedings|§ 12-18-613. Access to miscellaneous records

 Upon request by a person conducting an investigation under this chapter, a school, day care center, child care facility, residential facility, residential treatment facility, or similar institution shall provide the person conducting the investigation with:   (1) The name, date of birth, Social Security number, and last known address and phone number of any person identified as an alleged offender if the alleged child maltreatment occurred at that school, center, or facility; and  (2) The name and address of any witness to the alleged child maltreatment if the alleged child maltreatment occurred at that school, center, or facility.
AR Code § 12-18-614 (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 6 - Investigative Proceedings|§ 12-18-614. Submission to a physical exam or other testing

 An investigation under this chapter may include a physical examination, a drug test, radiology procedures, photographs, and a psychological or psychiatric examination of all children subject to the care, custody, or control of the alleged offender.
AR Code § 12-18-615 (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 6 - Investigative Proceedings|§ 12-18-615. Radiology procedures, photographs, electronic media, and medical records

 (a) A person who is required to make a report under this chapter may take or cause to be taken radiology procedures and photographs or compile medical records that may be relevant as to the existence or extent of child maltreatment.  (b) A hospital, clinic, or child safety center, or the Department of Human Services and the Department of Arkansas State Police may make electronic media that may be relevant as to the existence or extent of child maltreatment.  (c) The Department of Human Services and the Department of Arkansas State Police, or law enforcement officials shall be provided at no cost a copy of the results of radiology procedures, electronic media, photographs, or medical records upon request.
AR Code § 12-18-616 (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 6 - Investigative Proceedings|§ 12-18-616. Timing

 (a)  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, an investigative determination shall be made in each investigation under this chapter within forty-five (45) days regardless of whether the investigation is conducted by the Department of Human Services and the Department of Arkansas State Police, or local law enforcement.  (2) However, this procedural requirement shall not be considered as a factor to alter the investigative determination in any judicial or administrative proceeding.  (3)  (A) An extension of an additional fifteen (15) days to make an investigative determination is permitted.  (B) The Department of Human Services and the Crimes Against Children Division of the Department of Arkansas State Police shall respectively promulgate rules pertaining to the extension of time to make an investigative determination.      (b) An investigation shall not be transferred to inactive status because an investigator is awaiting documentary evidence.
AR Code § 12-18-617 (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 6 - Investigative Proceedings|§ 12-18-617. Authority to pursue other remedies

 (a) Notwithstanding an investigative determination finding of true but exempted, the Department of Human Services may pursue:  (1) Any legal remedies, including the authority to initiate legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction; and  (2) Medical care or treatment for a child when such care or treatment is necessary to prevent or remedy serious harm to the child or to prevent the withholding of medically indicated treatment from a child with life-threatening conditions.    (b) Except with respect to the withholding of medically indicated treatments from a disabled infant with life-threatening conditions, case-by-case determinations concerning the exercise of authority in this section shall be within the sole discretion of the department.
AR Code § 12-18-618 (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 6 - Investigative Proceedings|§ 12-18-618. Religious bias prohibited

 The Department of Human Services and the Department of Arkansas State Police shall investigate all allegations of child maltreatment without regard to the parent's practice of his or her religious beliefs and shall only consider whether the acts or omissions of the parent constitute child maltreatment under this chapter.
AR Code § 12-18-619 (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 6 - Investigative Proceedings|§ 12-18-619. Closing investigations

 (a) If at any time before or during an investigation under this chapter it is determined that the alleged offender is not a caretaker of any child and the alleged victim has reached eighteen (18) years of age prior to notification, the child maltreatment investigation shall be closed notwithstanding any criminal investigation.  (b)  (1) If at any time before or during the investigation it appears that the alleged offender is identified and is not a caretaker of the victim child, excluding investigations of sexual abuse, the Department of Human Services and the Department of Arkansas State Police shall:  (A) Refer the matter to the appropriate law enforcement agency;  (B) Close their investigation; and  (C) Forward a copy of their findings to the appropriate law enforcement agency for the agency's further use in any criminal investigation.    (2)  (A) If the appropriate law enforcement agency subsequently determines that the alleged offender is a caretaker, it shall immediately notify the Department of Human Services and the Department of Arkansas State Police of its determination.  (B) Thereupon the Department of Human Services and the Department of Arkansas State Police shall reopen and continue their investigation in compliance with all other requirements contained in this chapter.      (c) If at any time before or during the investigation the Department of Human Services and the Department of Arkansas State Police are unable to locate or identify the alleged offender because the alleged child maltreatment occurred more than five (5) years ago or in another state, the Department of Human Services and the Department of Arkansas State Police shall consider the report unable to be completed and place the report in inactive status.
AR Code § 12-18-621 (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 6 - Investigative Proceedings|§ 12-18-621. Right to obtain records during course of the investigation

 (a) Upon a request by a person conducting an investigation under this chapter, the keeper of the record shall provide the person conducting the investigation with the following:  (1) Records showing the nature and extent of the child's present and past injuries;  (2) Records showing previous injuries or child maltreatment of the child or his or her siblings;  (3) School records, as described under § 12-18-610;  (4) Personnel and volunteer records, as described under § 12-18-611; and  (5) Results of radiological procedures, photographs, or medical records, as described under § 12-18-615.    (b)  (1) If a person conducting an investigation under this chapter is denied records authorized to be released under subsection (a) of this section, the Department of Human Services and the Department of Arkansas State Police may petition the proper juvenile division of circuit court for an ex parte order of investigation to obtain the records.  (2) However, upon application to the circuit court and a showing of good cause by the keeper of the record, the circuit court may issue a written order to stay the order to tender records pending a hearing to be held within seventy-two (72) hours.
AR Code § 12-18-622 (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 6 - Investigative Proceedings|§ 12-18-622. Access to the controlled substance database

 (a) The Department of Human Services and the Department of Arkansas State Police may petition a circuit court to allow an investigator to access the controlled substance database under the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Act, § 20-7-601 et seq., for a record concerning a person.  (b) The circuit court may grant a petition under this section if the Department of Human Services and the Department of Arkansas State Police demonstrate probable cause that:  (1) The person was or is in possession of one (1) or more prescription drugs;  (2) The person gave birth to a baby; and  (3) The person or the baby tested positive for one (1) or more prescription drugs at the time of the birth of the baby.
AR Code § 12-18-701 (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 7 - Investigative Findings|§ 12-18-701. Generally

 (a) The agency responsible for an investigation under this chapter shall make a complete written report at the conclusion of the investigation.  (b) The report of the investigation shall include the following information:  (1) The names and addresses of the child and his or her legal parents and other caretakers of the child, if known;  (2) The child's age, sex, and race;  (3) The nature and extent of the child's present and past injuries;  (4) The investigative determination;  (5) The nature and extent of the child maltreatment, including any evidence of previous injuries or child maltreatment to the child or his or her siblings;  (6) The name and address of the person responsible for the injuries or child maltreatment, if known;  (7) Services offered and accepted;  (8) Family composition;  (9) The source of the notification; and  (10) The person making the notification, his or her occupation, and where he or she can be reached.    (c) The agency responsible for the investigation shall immediately provide the Department of Human Services at no cost a copy of the written report and any information gathered during the course of the investigation, including statements from witnesses and transcripts of interviews.  (d) All information gathered during the course of the investigation shall be contained in the file of the department whether or not the information supports the investigative determination.  (e)  (1) The department shall not release data that would identify the person who made the report unless a court of competent jurisdiction orders release of the information after the court has reviewed in camera the record related to the report and has found it has reason to believe that the reporter knowingly made a false report.  (2) However, the information shall be disclosed to the prosecuting attorney or law enforcement officers on request.    (f) The report, exclusive of information identifying the person making the notification, shall be admissible in evidence in any proceeding related to child maltreatment.  (g) Notwithstanding any provision of the Arkansas Rules of Evidence, any privilege between a minister and any person confessing to or being counseled by the minister shall not constitute grounds for excluding evidence at any dependency-neglect proceeding or proceedings involving custody of a child.
AR Code § 12-18-702 (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 7 - Investigative Findings|§ 12-18-702. Investigative determination

 (a) Upon completion of an investigation under this chapter, the Department of Human Services and the Division of Arkansas State Police shall determine whether the allegations of child maltreatment are:  (1)  (A) Unsubstantiated.  (B) An unsubstantiated determination shall be entered when the allegation is not supported by a preponderance of the evidence;    (2)  (A) True.  (B) A true determination shall be entered when the allegation is supported by a preponderance of the evidence;    (3)  (A) True but exempted.  (B) A determination of true but exempted is a true determination where the offender's name shall not be placed in the Child Maltreatment Central Registry, shall be entered if:  (i) A parent practicing his or her religious beliefs does not, for that reason alone, provide medical treatment for a child, but in lieu of treatment the child is being furnished with treatment by spiritual means alone, through prayer, in accordance with a recognized religious method of healing by an accredited practitioner;  (ii) The offender is an underaged juvenile offender;  (iii) The report was true for neglect as defined under § 12-18-103(14)(B); or  (iv) The offender is a juvenile less than fourteen (14) years of age at the time of the offense; or      (4)  (A) Inactive.  (B) If the investigation cannot be completed, the investigation shall be determined incomplete and placed in inactive status.      (b) An investigation of a report of child maltreatment that is closed under § 12-18-601 shall be documented as administratively closed without a determination of whether the allegation is unsubstantiated, true, true but exempt, or inactive.  (c)  (1) If the Department of Human Services or the Division of Arkansas State Police determines that a report of child maltreatment is true, the Department of Human Services shall determine whether the offender may pose a risk of maltreatment to a vulnerable population, including without limitation children, the elderly, persons with a disability, and persons with a mental health illness.  (2)  (A) The Department of Human Services shall establish procedures to determine the risk level of the offender and any vulnerable population to which the offender may pose a risk of maltreatment.  (B) The procedures of the Department of Human Services shall require the following factors to be considered in the determination of whether an offender may pose a risk of maltreatment to a vulnerable population:  (i) The severity of the child maltreatment;  (ii) The nature and severity of an injury or other adverse impact caused by the child maltreatment;  (iii) The access the offender has to a vulnerable population;  (iv) Any previous substantiated child maltreatment findings against the offender;  (v) A subsequent report of child maltreatment alleged against the offender; and  (vi) The criminal history of the offender.
AR Code § 12-18-703 (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 7 - Investigative Findings|§ 12-18-703. Notice generally

 (a) The Department of Human Services and the Department of Arkansas State Police shall notify each alleged offender of the child maltreatment investigative determination whether true or unsubstantiated.  (b)  (1) In every case in which a report is determined to be true, the Department of Human Services and the Department of Arkansas State Police shall notify the alleged offender of the investigative determination by certified mail, restricted delivery, or by process server as permitted under Rule 4 of the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure.  (2) Failure of service under subdivision (b)(1) of this section is not deemed failure of notice if the alleged offender has actual notice.    (c)  (1) The notice of the investigative determination shall include a statement that the request for an administrative hearing shall be made within thirty (30) days of the receipt of notice under subsection (b) of this section.  (2) An alleged offender is not entitled to an automatic administrative hearing if:  (A) The allegations are determined to be true; and  (B) The alleged offender's name is exempt from placement in the Child Maltreatment Central Registry.
AR Code § 12-18-704 (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 7 - Investigative Findings|§ 12-18-704. Notice if the investigative determination is true but exempted and the alleged offender is a child

 If the investigative determination of the report was determined true but exempted under § 12-18-702(2)(C)(ii) and the alleged offender is a child at the time the act or omission occurred, the Department of Human Services and the Department of Arkansas State Police shall notify the legal parents and legal guardians of the investigative determination and that the child's name shall not be placed in the Child Maltreatment Central Registry, and the alleged offender may petition for an administrative hearing.
AR Code § 12-18-705 (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 7 - Investigative Findings|§ 12-18-705. Notice if the alleged offender is at least fourteen years of age and less than eighteen years of age

 (a) If the report was determined true and the alleged offender is at least fourteen (14) years of age and less than eighteen (18) years of age at the time the act or omission occurred, a notice shall be given as provided in this section.  (b) The notice under this section shall be provided as follows:  (1) If the alleged offender is in foster care, the Department of Human Services and the Department of Arkansas State Police shall notify the alleged offender's counsel and the legal parents, legal guardians, and current foster parents of the alleged offender; or  (2) If the alleged offender is not in foster care, the Department of Human Services and the Department of Arkansas State Police shall notify the legal parents and legal guardians of the alleged offender.    (c) The notice under this section shall include the following:  (1) The investigative determination, excluding data that would identify the person who made the report to the Child Abuse Hotline;  (2) A statement that the matter has been referred for an automatic administrative hearing that may be waived only by the alleged offender or his or her parent or legal guardian in writing;  (3) The potential consequences to the alleged offender if the alleged offender's name is placed in the Child Maltreatment Central Registry;  (4) A statement that the alleged offender has a right to have an attorney and if the person cannot afford an attorney to contact the Center for Arkansas Legal Services;  (5) A statement that if the alleged offender's name is placed on the registry, the alleged offender's name may be automatically removed after one (1) year or the alleged offender may be able to petition for removal after one (1) year, depending on the finding;  (6) A statement that the administrative hearing may take place in person if requested by the alleged offender, the alleged offender's parent or guardian, or the alleged offender's attorney within thirty (30) days from the date that the alleged offender receives notification under this section; and  (7) The name of the person making the notification, his or her title or position, and current contact information.