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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 12 - CRIME REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIONS (§§ 12-12-101 — 12-12-1906) › Subchapter 4 - SEXUAL ASSAULT - MEDICAL-LEGAL EXAMINATIONS (§§ 12-12-401 — 12-12-407) › Section 12-12-403 - Examinations and treatment - Payment

(a)
All licensed emergency departments shall provide prompt, appropriate emergency medical-legal examinations for sexual assault victims.
(b)
(1)
(A)
All victims shall be exempted from the payment of expenses incurred as a result of receiving a medical-legal examination if the victim receives the medical-legal examination within ninety-six (96) hours of the attack.
(B)
However, the time limitation of ninety-six (96) hours may be waived if the victim is a minor or if the Crime Victims Reparations Board finds that good cause exists for the failure to provide the medical-legal examination within the required time.
(2)
(A)
This subsection does not require a victim of sexual assault to participate in the criminal justice system or to cooperate with law enforcement in order to be provided with a forensic medical exam or reimbursement for charges incurred on account of a forensic medical exam, or both.
(B)
Subdivision (b)(2)(A) of this section does not preclude a report of suspected abuse or neglect as permitted or required by the Child Maltreatment Act, §
12-18-101
et seq.
(c)
(1)
A licensed healthcare provider that performs a medical-legal examination shall submit a sexual assault reimbursement form, an itemized statement that meets the requirements of
45 C.F.R. § 164.512(d)
, as it existed on January 2, 2001, directly to the board for payment.
(2)
The licensed healthcare provider shall not submit any remaining balance after reimbursement by the board to the victim.
(3)
Acceptance of payment of the expenses of the medical-legal examination by the board shall be considered payment in full and bars any legal action for collection.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 472,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 920,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1983, No. 403, §§ 4, 5; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 41-1823, 41-1824; Acts 1991, No. 396, § 8; 2001, No. 993, § 3; 2007, No. 676, § 4; 2009, No. 758, § 24.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 12 - CRIME REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIONS (§§ 12-12-101 — 12-12-1906) › Subchapter 4 - SEXUAL ASSAULT - MEDICAL-LEGAL EXAMINATIONS (§§ 12-12-401 — 12-12-407) › Section 12-12-404 - Reimbursement of medical facility - Rules

(a)
The Crime Victims Reparations Board may reimburse any licensed healthcare provider that provides the services outlined in this subchapter for the reasonable cost for such services.
(b)
The board is empowered to prescribe minimum standards and rules necessary to implement this subchapter. These shall include, but not be limited to, a cost ceiling for each claim and the determination of reasonable cost.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 472,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 863, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1983, No. 403, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-1825; Acts 1991, No. 396, § 1; 2001, No. 993, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 12 - CRIME REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIONS (§§ 12-12-101 — 12-12-1906) › Subchapter 4 - SEXUAL ASSAULT - MEDICAL-LEGAL EXAMINATIONS (§§ 12-12-401 — 12-12-407) › Section 12-12-405 - License suspension or revocation

Noncompliance with the provisions of this subchapter is grounds for licensure suspension or revocation pursuant to the provisions of §
20-9-215
or any other provisions governing the licensure of healthcare providers.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 472,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1991, No. 612, § 3; 2001, No. 993, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 12 - CRIME REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIONS (§§ 12-12-101 — 12-12-1906) › Subchapter 6 - KNIFE AND GUNSHOT WOUND REPORTING (§§ 12-12-601 — 12-12-603) › Section 12-12-601 - Penalty

Any person violating any provision of this subchapter shall be guilty of a violation and shall be fined in any amount not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).
Acts 1949, No. 258, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 42-503; Acts 2005, No. 1994, § 76.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 12 - CRIME REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIONS (§§ 12-12-101 — 12-12-1906) › Subchapter 6 - KNIFE AND GUNSHOT WOUND REPORTING (§§ 12-12-601 — 12-12-603) › Section 12-12-602 - Report of treatment required

(a)
All physicians, surgeons, hospitals, druggists, or other persons or entities that render first aid treatment to a person shall report as provided in subsection (b) of this section if they treat or receive in the hospital a case of a:
(1)
Knife or gunshot wound when the knife or gunshot wound appears to have been intentionally inflicted; or
(2)
Burn wound that could reasonably be connected to criminal activity that is:
(A)
A second or third degree burn to five percent (5%) or more of a person's body; or
(B)
A burn to a person's upper respiratory tract or laryngeal edema due to the inhalation of super-heated air.
(b)
The reporting requirements of this subchapter are satisfied if:
(1)
The report is made to the county sheriff;
(2)
Within a city of the first class, the report is made to the municipal law enforcement agency; or
(3)
The report is made under subdivision (a)(2) of this section to the local fire marshal, fire chief, assistant fire chief, or an officer of the fire department having jurisdiction.
(c)
A physician, surgeon, hospital, druggist, or other person or entity required to report under this section that, in good faith, makes a report under this section has immunity from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed with respect to the making of a report under this section.
Acts 1949, No. 258, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 42-501; Acts 2005, No. 1962, § 33; 2011, No. 270, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 12 - CRIME REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIONS (§§ 12-12-101 — 12-12-1906) › Subchapter 6 - KNIFE AND GUNSHOT WOUND REPORTING (§§ 12-12-601 — 12-12-603) › Section 12-12-603 - Contents and time of report

(a)
The report shall be made immediately upon the nature of the injury being ascertained, shall be by telephone if possible and practicable, otherwise by writing, and shall contain the name, age, sex, race, and location of the person so injured, together with names of persons bringing the patient in for treatment, if any.
(b)
A written report under this subchapter shall not be in compliance unless speedier means of transmitting the notice are not available, are impractical, or are incapable of reaching an officer.
Acts 1949, No. 258, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 42-502.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 12 - CRIME REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIONS (§§ 12-12-101 — 12-12-1906) › Subchapter 7 - PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS TESTS (§§ 12-12-701 — 12-12-704) › Section 12-12-701 - Authorization

Notwithstanding the provisions of the Polygraph Examiners Licensing Act, §
17-39-101
et seq., all law enforcement agencies in this state are authorized to use a psychological stress evaluation instrument to test or question individuals for the purpose of determining and verifying the truth of statements.
Acts 1975, No. 342, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 42-901.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 12 - CRIME REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIONS (§§ 12-12-101 — 12-12-1906) › Subchapter 7 - PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS TESTS (§§ 12-12-701 — 12-12-704) › Section 12-12-702 - Warnings

Prior to administering any psychological evaluation tests, the person to whom the test is administered must be warned prior to any questioning that:
(1)
He or she has a right to remain silent;
(2)
Anything he or she says can be used against him or her in a court of law;
(3)
He or she has the right to the presence of an attorney; and
(4)
If he or she cannot afford an attorney, one may be appointed for him or her prior to his or her questioning if he or she so desires.
Acts 1975, No. 342, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 42-902.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 12 - CRIME REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIONS (§§ 12-12-101 — 12-12-1906) › Subchapter 7 - PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS TESTS (§§ 12-12-701 — 12-12-704) › Section 12-12-703 - Minors

No psychological stress evaluation shall be given to any person under eighteen (18) years of age without first having received written authorization from the parent or guardian of the individual.
Acts 1975, No. 342, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 42-904.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 12 - CRIME REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIONS (§§ 12-12-101 — 12-12-1906) › Subchapter 7 - PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS TESTS (§§ 12-12-701 — 12-12-704) › Section 12-12-704 - Results inadmissible

The results of any such examination as provided in this subchapter shall be inadmissible in all courts in this state.
Acts 1975, No. 342, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 42-903.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 12 - CRIME REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIONS (§§ 12-12-101 — 12-12-1906) › Subchapter 8 - MISSING CHILDREN (§§ 12-12-801 — 12-12-803) › Section 12-12-801 - Report of missing child - Notation on records

(a)
When either a law enforcement officer or the Attorney General is notified by the parents, guardian, or other person having custody of a child that the child is missing, the law enforcement officer or the Attorney General shall:
(1)
Ensure that the missing child information is entered into the Missing Persons Information Clearinghouse within the Arkansas Crime Information Center under §
12-12-205
and the National Crime Information Center; and
(2)
Within five (5) business days after being notified by the parents, guardian, or other person having custody of the child, inform by certified mail, return receipt requested, the Division of Vital Records of the Department of Health and the superintendent or school administrator of the school where the child was attending that the child has been reported as missing.
(b)
The division shall enter on or attach to the child's birth certificate a notice that the child has been reported missing. The school the child was attending shall make or attach the same notation on the child's school records.
Acts 1987, No. 164, § 1; 1993, No. 116, § 1; 2011, No. 598, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 12 - CRIME REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIONS (§§ 12-12-101 — 12-12-1906) › Subchapter 8 - MISSING CHILDREN (§§ 12-12-801 — 12-12-803) › Section 12-12-802 - Request for birth certificate - Notification of law enforcement officer or Attorney General

(a)
When the Division of Vital Records of the Department of Health receives a request for the birth certificate of a child who has been reported missing pursuant to this subchapter, the division shall within five (5) business days after receipt of the inquiry notify the law enforcement officer or the Attorney General, whoever initiated the report to the division, and furnish the name, address, and telephone number, if known, of the person making the inquiry.
(b)
The notice to the law enforcement officer or the Attorney General shall be by certified mail, return receipt requested.
Acts 1987, No. 164, § 1; 1993, No. 116, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 12 - CRIME REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIONS (§§ 12-12-101 — 12-12-1906) › Subchapter 8 - MISSING CHILDREN (§§ 12-12-801 — 12-12-803) › Section 12-12-803 - Request for school records - Notification of law enforcement officer or Attorney General

(a)
When a school receives a request for the records of a child who has been reported missing, the school shall, within five (5) business days, excluding days when the school is closed, after receipt of the inquiry, notify the law enforcement officer or the Attorney General and furnish the name, address, and telephone number, if known, of the person making the inquiry.
(b)
The notice shall be by certified mail, return receipt requested.
Acts 1987, No. 164, § 1; 1993, No. 116, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 12 - CRIME REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIONS (§§ 12-12-101 — 12-12-1906) › Subchapter 9 - SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION ACT OF 1997 (§§ 12-12-901 — 12-12-930) › Section 12-12-901 - Title

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Sex Offender Registration Act of 1997".
Acts 1997, No. 989, § 1; 2001, No. 1743, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 12 - CRIME REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIONS (§§ 12-12-101 — 12-12-1906) › Subchapter 9 - SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION ACT OF 1997 (§§ 12-12-901 — 12-12-930) › Section 12-12-902 - Legislative findings

The General Assembly finds that sex offenders pose a high risk of reoffending after release from custody, that protecting the public from sex offenders is a primary governmental interest, that the privacy interest of persons adjudicated guilty of sex offenses is less important than the government's interest in public safety, and that the release of certain information about sex offenders to criminal justice agencies and the general public will assist in protecting the public safety.
Acts 1997, No. 989, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 12 - CRIME REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIONS (§§ 12-12-101 — 12-12-1906) › Subchapter 9 - SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION ACT OF 1997 (§§ 12-12-901 — 12-12-930) › Section 12-12-904 - Failure to comply with registration and reporting requirements - Refusal to cooperate with assessment process

(a)
(1)
(A)
A person is guilty of a Class C felony who:
(i)
Fails to register or verify registration as required under this subchapter;
(ii)
Fails to report in person a change of address, employment, education, or training as required under this subchapter;
(iii)
Refuses to cooperate with the assessment process as required under this subchapter; or
(iv)
Files false paperwork or documentation regarding verification, change of information, or petitions to be removed from the Arkansas Sex Offender Registry.
(B)
(i)
Upon conviction, a sex offender who fails or refuses to provide any information necessary to update his or her registration file as required by §
12-12-906(b)(2)
is guilty of a Class C felony.
(ii)
If a sex offender fails or refuses to provide any information necessary to update his or her registration file as required by §
12-12-906(b)(2)
, as soon as administratively feasible the Division of Correction, the Division of Community Correction, the Arkansas State Hospital, or the Department of Human Services shall contact the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction to report the violation of subdivision (a)(1)(B)(i) of this section.
(2)
It is an affirmative defense to prosecution if the person:
(A)
Delayed reporting a change in address because of:
(i)
An eviction;
(ii)
A natural disaster; or
(iii)
Any other unforeseen circumstance; and
(B)
Provided the new address to the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction in person no later than five (5) business days after the person establishes residency.
(b)
Any agency or official subject to reporting requirements under this subchapter that knowingly fails to comply with the reporting requirements under this subchapter is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 702, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 916,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 358,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 172,§ 2, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1997, No. 989, § 11; 1999, No. 1353, § 2; 2001, No. 1743, § 3; 2006 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 4, § 1; 2007, No. 394, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 12 - CRIME REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIONS (§§ 12-12-101 — 12-12-1906) › Subchapter 9 - SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION ACT OF 1997 (§§ 12-12-901 — 12-12-930) › Section 12-12-905 - Applicability

(a)
The registration or registration verification requirements of this subchapter apply to a person who:
(1)
Is adjudicated guilty on or after August 1, 1997, of a sex offense, aggravated sex offense, or sexually violent offense;
(2)
Is serving a sentence of incarceration, probation, parole, post-release supervision, or other form of community supervision as a result of an adjudication of guilt on or after August 1, 1997, for a sex offense, aggravated sex offense, or sexually violent offense;
(3)
Is acquitted on or after August 1, 1997, on the grounds of mental disease or defect for a sex offense, aggravated sex offense, or sexually violent offense;
(4)
Is serving a commitment as a result of an acquittal on or after August 1, 1997, on the grounds of mental disease or defect for a sex offense, aggravated sex offense, or sexually violent offense; or
(5)
Was required to be registered under the Habitual Child Sex Offender Registration Act, former §
12-12-901
et seq.
(b)
A person who has been adjudicated guilty of a sex offense and whose record of conviction will be expunged under the provisions of §§
16-93-301
-
16-93-303
is not relieved of the duty to register or verify registration.
(c)
(1)
If the underlying conviction of the registrant is reversed, vacated, or set aside or if the registrant is pardoned, the registrant is relieved from the duty to register or verify registration.
(2)
Registration or registration verification shall cease upon the receipt and verification by the Arkansas Crime Information Center of documentation from the:
(A)
Court verifying the fact that the conviction has been reversed, vacated, or set aside; or
(B)
Governor's office that the Governor has pardoned the registrant.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 59, eff. 1/1/2024.
Acts 1997, No. 989, § 4; 1999, No. 1353, § 3; 2001, No. 1743, § 4; 2003, No. 1265, § 2; 2006 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 4, § 2; 2007, No. 394, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 12 - CRIME REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIONS (§§ 12-12-101 — 12-12-1906) › Subchapter 9 - SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION ACT OF 1997 (§§ 12-12-901 — 12-12-930) › Section 12-12-907 - Report to Arkansas Crime Information Center - Report to law enforcement agency

(a)
(1)
Within three (3) days after registering or updating the registration file of a sex offender, the Division of Correction, the Division of Community Correction, the Department of Human Services, the sentencing court, or the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction shall report, by electronic means, all information obtained from the sex offender and regarding the sex offender to the Arkansas Crime Information Center.
(2)
The center shall immediately enter the information into its record system for maintenance in a central registry and notify the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction.
(3)
The center will share information with the National Sex Offender Public Website.
(b)
(1)
(A)
No later than five (5) calendar days after release from incarceration or after the date of sentencing, a sex offender shall report in person to the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction and update the information in the registration file.
(B)
If the sex offender is not already registered, the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction shall register the sex offender in accordance with this subchapter.
(2)
Within three (3) days after registering a sex offender or receiving updated registry information on a sex offender, the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction shall report, by electronic means, all information obtained from the sex offender to the center.
(3)
The local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction shall verify the address of a sexually dangerous person on a quarterly basis and the address of all other sex offenders on a semiannual basis.
(4)
The center shall have access to the offender tracking systems of the Division of Correction and the Division of Community Correction to confirm the location of registrants.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 262,§ 6, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 262,§ 5, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 262,§ 4, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 712, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 713, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 916,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 358,§ 8, eff. 7/22/2015.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 508,§ 9, eff. 8/16/2013.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 505,§ 8, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1997, No. 989, § 6; 1999, No. 1353, § 5; 2001, No. 1743, § 6.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 12 - CRIME REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIONS (§§ 12-12-101 — 12-12-1906) › Subchapter 9 - SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION ACT OF 1997 (§§ 12-12-901 — 12-12-930) › Section 12-12-908 - Registration format - Requirements

(a)
The Director of the Arkansas Crime Information Center shall prepare the format for registration as required in subsection (b) of this section and shall provide instructions for registration to each organized full-time municipal police department, county sheriff's office, the Division of Correction, the Division of Community Correction, the Department of Human Services, and the Administrative Office of the Courts.
(b)
The registration file required by this subchapter shall include:
(1)
The sex offender's full name and all aliases that the sex offender has used or under which the sex offender has been known;
(2)
Date of birth;
(3)
Sex;
(4)
Race;
(5)
Height;
(6)
Weight;
(7)
Hair and eye color;
(8)
Address of any temporary residence;
(9)
Anticipated address of legal residence;
(10)
Driver's license number or state identification number, if available;
(11)
Social Security number;
(12)
Place of employment, education, or training;
(13)
Photograph, if not already obtained;
(14)
Fingerprints, if not already obtained;
(15)
Date of arrest, arresting agency, offense for which convicted or acquitted, and arrest tracking number for each adjudication of guilt or acquittal on the grounds of mental disease or defect;
(16)
A brief description of the crime or crimes for which registration is required;
(17)
The registration status of the sex offender as a sexually dangerous person, aggravated sex offender, or sex offender;
(18)
A statement in writing signed by the sex offender acknowledging that the sex offender has been advised of the duty to register imposed by this subchapter;
(19)
All computers or other devices with internet capability to which the sex offender has access;
(20)
All email addresses used by the sex offender;
(21)
Any other information that the center deems necessary, including without limitation:
(A)
Criminal and corrections records;
(B)
Nonprivileged personnel records;
(C)
Treatment and abuse registry records; and
(D)
Evidentiary genetic markers; and
(22)
All social media account information.
(c)
Certain information such as Social Security number, driver's license number, employer, email addresses, user names, screen names, or instant message names, information that may lead to identification of the victim, and other similar information may be excluded from the information that is released during the course of notification.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 714, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 916,§ 5, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 505,§ 9, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1997, No. 989, § 7; 1999, No. 1353, § 6; 2001, No. 1743, § 7; 2011, No. 143, § 1 [3].
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 12 - CRIME REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIONS (§§ 12-12-101 — 12-12-1906) › Subchapter 9 - SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION ACT OF 1997 (§§ 12-12-901 — 12-12-930) › Section 12-12-910 - Fine

(a)
The sentencing court shall assess at the time of sentencing a mandatory fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) on any person who is required to register under this subchapter.
(b)
(1)
A person who relocates to this state and was convicted of an offense in another state that requires registration in this state shall pay a fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) within ninety (90) days from the date of registration.
(2)
(A)
A person who fails to pay the fee required under subdivision (b)(1) of this section upon conviction is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(B)
The person required to register has an affirmative defense to failure to pay a fee if he or she shows that his or her failure to pay the fee was not attributable to a:
(i)
Purposeful refusal to obey the sentence of the court; or
(ii)
Failure on the defendant's part to make a good faith effort to obtain the funds required for payment.
(c)
(1)
The fine provided in subsection (a) of this section and collected in circuit court, district court, or city court shall be remitted by the tenth day of each month to the Administration of Justice Funds Section of the Office of Administrative Services of the Department of Finance and Administration on a form provided by that office for deposit into the Sex and Child Offenders Registration Fund as established by §
12-12-911
.
(2)
The fee provided in subsection (b) of this section shall be collected by the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the person's sex offender verification and shall be remitted by the tenth day of each month to the Administration of Justice Funds Section of the Office of Administrative Services of the Department of Finance and Administration on a form provided by that office for deposit into the Sex and Child Offenders Registration Fund as established by §
12-12-911
.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 42,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1997, No. 989, § 9; 2003, No. 1765, § 4; 2011, No. 812, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 12 - CRIME REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIONS (§§ 12-12-101 — 12-12-1906) › Subchapter 9 - SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION ACT OF 1997 (§§ 12-12-901 — 12-12-930) › Section 12-12-911 - Sex and Child Offenders Registration Fund

(a)
There is established on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a fund to be known as the "Sex and Child Offenders Registration Fund".
(b)
(1)
This fund shall consist of special revenues collected pursuant to §
12-12-910
, there to be used equally by the Arkansas Crime Information Center and the Division of Correction for the administration of this subchapter.
(2)
Any unexpended balance of this fund shall be carried forward and made available for the same purpose.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 715, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1997, No. 989, § 10; 1999, No. 1353, § 7; 2003 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 21, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 12 - CRIME REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIONS (§§ 12-12-101 — 12-12-1906) › Subchapter 9 - SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION ACT OF 1997 (§§ 12-12-901 — 12-12-930) › Section 12-12-912 - Arrests for violations

(a)
In order for a sex offender to be charged with the commission of a violation of this subchapter so that an arrest warrant may be issued, the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction shall notify the prosecutor when the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction has reasonable grounds for believing that a sex offender is not registered, has not reported a change of address or change of any other information required to be provided by the sex offender, or has not verified the sex offender's address in violation of this subchapter.
(b)
The address of a sex offender as listed in the sex offender's registration file shall determine which local law enforcement agency has jurisdiction.
(c)
A law enforcement officer shall arrest a sex offender when a warrant has been issued for the sex offender's arrest, the law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that a sex offender has committed an offense under this subchapter, or the law enforcement officer has reasonable grounds for believing that a sex offender is not registered or has not reported a change of address or change of any other information required to be provided by the sex offender in violation of this subchapter.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 916,§ 7, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 358,§ 10, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1997, No. 989, § 12; 2001, No. 1743, § 9.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 12 - CRIME REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIONS (§§ 12-12-101 — 12-12-1906) › Subchapter 9 - SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION ACT OF 1997 (§§ 12-12-901 — 12-12-930) › Section 12-12-914 - Notice of release

(a)
(1)
The Division of Correction shall provide notice by written or electronic means to the Arkansas Crime Information Center of the anticipated release from incarceration in a county or state penal institution of a person serving a sentence for a sex offense.
(2)
The Department of Human Services shall provide notice by written or electronic means to the center of the anticipated release from incarceration of a person committed following an acquittal on the grounds of mental disease or defect for a sex offense.
(b)
(1)
(A)
If available, the notice required in subsection (a) of this section shall be provided to the center ninety (90) days before the offender's anticipated release.
(B)
However, a good faith effort shall be made to provide the notice at least thirty (30) days before release.
(2)
The notice shall include the person's name, identifying factors, offense history, and anticipated future residence.
(c)
Upon receipt of notice, the center shall provide notice by written or electronic means to:
(1)
The local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction; and
(2)
Other state and local law enforcement agencies as appropriate for public safety.
(d)
(1)
Where possible, victim notification pursuant to this subchapter shall be accomplished by means of the computerized victim notification system established under §
12-12-1201
et seq.
(2)
If notification cannot be made throughout the system established under §
12-12-1201
et seq., the Division of Correction shall provide the notification to the victim.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 718, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 717, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1997, No. 989, § 14; 1999, No. 1353, § 9; 2001, No. 1743, § 11.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 12 - CRIME REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIONS (§§ 12-12-101 — 12-12-1906) › Subchapter 9 - SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION ACT OF 1997 (§§ 12-12-901 — 12-12-930) › Section 12-12-915 - Authority - Rules

(a)
The Division of Correction, the Division of Community Correction, the Department of Human Services, the Administrative Office of the Courts, and the Arkansas Crime Information Center shall promulgate rules to establish procedures for:
(1)
Notifying the sex offender of the obligation to register pursuant to this subchapter; and
(2)
Registering the sex offender.
(b)
(1)
The Division of Community Correction shall monitor an adult sex offender under its supervisory authority who is subject to electronic monitoring under §
12-12-923
.
(2)
The Department of Human Services shall monitor an adult or juvenile sex offender under its supervisory authority who is subject to electronic monitoring under §
12-12-923
.
(c)
(1)
The Division of Community Correction shall promulgate rules to establish procedures for monitoring an adult sex offender under its supervisory authority who is subject to electronic monitoring under §
12-12-923
.
(2)
The Department of Human Services shall promulgate rules to establish procedures for monitoring an adult or juvenile sex offender under its supervisory authority who is subject to electronic monitoring under §
12-12-923
.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 719, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1997, No. 989, § 15; 2003 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 21, § 7; 2006 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 4, § 4; 2007, No. 394, § 8.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 12 - CRIME REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIONS (§§ 12-12-101 — 12-12-1906) › Subchapter 9 - SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION ACT OF 1997 (§§ 12-12-901 — 12-12-930) › Section 12-12-916 - Publication and notice of obligation to register

The Office of Driver Services of the Department of Finance and Administration shall provide notice of the obligation to register pursuant to this subchapter in connection with each driver's license issued pursuant to §
27-16-801
and each identification card issued pursuant to §
27-16-805
.
Acts 1997, No. 989, § 16.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 12 - CRIME REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIONS (§§ 12-12-101 — 12-12-1906) › Subchapter 9 - SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION ACT OF 1997 (§§ 12-12-901 — 12-12-930) › Section 12-12-918 - Classification as sexually dangerous person

(a)
(1)
In order to classify a person as a sexually dangerous person, a prosecutor may allege on the face of an information that the prosecutor is seeking a determination that the defendant is a sexually dangerous person.
(2)
(A)
If the defendant is adjudicated guilty, the court shall enter an order directing an examiner qualified by the Sex Offender Assessment Committee to issue a report to the sentencing court that recommends whether or not the defendant should be classified as a sexually dangerous person.
(B)
Copies of the report shall be forwarded immediately to the prosecutor and to the defense attorney.
(C)
The report shall not be admissible for purposes of sentencing.
(3)
After sentencing, the court shall make a determination regarding the defendant's status as a sexually dangerous person.
(b)
(1)
In order for the examiner qualified by the committee to prepare the report:
(A)
The defendant may be sent for evaluation to a facility designated by the Division of Correction; or
(B)
The committee may elect to send an examiner to the local or regional detention facility.
(2)
The cost of the evaluation shall be paid by the Division of Correction.
(c)
(1)
Should evidence be found in the course of any assessment conducted by the committee that a defendant appears to meet the criteria for being classified as a sexually dangerous person, the committee shall bring this information to the attention of the prosecutor, who will determine whether to file a petition with the court for the defendant to be classified as a sexually dangerous person.
(2)
The sentencing court shall retain jurisdiction to determine whether a defendant is a sexually dangerous person for one (1) year after sentencing or for so long as the defendant remains incarcerated for the sex offense.
(d)
(1)
The sentencing order should state whether the offense qualifies as an aggravated sex offense.
(2)
Should the aggravated sex offense box not be checked on the sentencing order, the court will be contacted by the committee and asked to furnish a written determination as to whether the offense qualifies as an aggravated sex offense.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 69, eff. 1/1/2024.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 725, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 724, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 505,§ 16, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1997, No. 989, § 18; 1999, No. 1353, § 12; 2001, No. 1743, § 13; 2003 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 21, § 9.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 12 - CRIME REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIONS (§§ 12-12-101 — 12-12-1906) › Subchapter 9 - SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION ACT OF 1997 (§§ 12-12-901 — 12-12-930) › Section 12-12-920 - Immunity from civil liability

(a)
Public officials, public employees, and public agencies are immune from civil liability for good faith conduct under this subchapter.
(b)
Nothing in this subchapter shall be deemed to impose any liability upon or to give rise to a cause of action against any public official, public employee, or public agency for any discretionary decision to release relevant and necessary information, unless it is shown that the public official, public employee, or public agency acted with gross negligence or in bad faith.
(c)
The provisions of this section shall also apply to persons or organizations assisting a public official, public employee, or public agency in performing official duties upon a written request to assist them by the public official, public employee, or public agency.
Acts 1997, No. 989, § 20; 1999, No. 1353, § 14.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 12 - CRIME REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIONS (§§ 12-12-101 — 12-12-1906) › Subchapter 9 - SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION ACT OF 1997 (§§ 12-12-901 — 12-12-930) › Section 12-12-923 - Electronic monitoring of sex offenders

(a)
(1)
Upon release from incarceration, a sex offender determined to be a sexually dangerous person whose crime was committed after April 7, 2006, is subject to electronic monitoring for a period of not less than ten (10) years from the date of the sex offender's release.
(2)
Within three (3) days after release from incarceration, a sex offender subject to electronic monitoring under subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall:
(A)
Report to the agency responsible under §
12-12-915
for supervising the sex offender; and
(B)
Submit to the placement of electronic monitoring equipment upon his or her body.
(b)
The agency responsible under §
12-12-915
for supervising the sex offender subject to electronic monitoring shall:
(1)
Use a system that actively monitors and identifies the sex offender's location and timely reports or records his or her presence near or within a crime scene or in a prohibited area or his or her departure from specified geographic limitations; and
(2)
Contact the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction as soon as administratively feasible if the sex offender is in a prohibited area.
(c)
(1)
(A)
Unless a sex offender subject to electronic monitoring is indigent, he or she is required to reimburse the supervising agency a reasonable fee to defray the supervision costs.
(B)
(i)
(a)
A sex offender who claims to be indigent shall provide a completed certificate of indigency to the supervising agency.
(b)
The supervising agency may at any time review and redetermine whether a sex offender is indigent.
(ii)
The certificate of indigency shall:
(a)
Be in a form approved by the supervising agency;
(b)
Be executed under oath by the sex offender; and
(c)
State in bold print that a false statement is punishable as a Class D felony.
(2)
(A)
The supervising agency shall determine the amount to be paid by a sex offender based on his or her financial means and ability to pay.
(B)
However, the amount under subdivision (c)(2)(A) of this section shall not exceed fifteen dollars ($15.00) per day.
(d)
A sex offender subject to electronic monitoring who violates subdivision (a)(2) of this section upon conviction is guilty of a Class C felony.
(e)
(1)
A person who knowingly alters, tampers with, damages, or destroys any electronic monitoring equipment worn by a sexually dangerous person under this section upon conviction is guilty of a Class C felony.
(2)
Subdivision (e)(1) of this section does not apply to the owner of the electronic monitoring equipment or an agent of the owner performing ordinary maintenance or repairs to the electronic monitoring equipment.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 505,§ 21, eff. 8/16/2013.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 505,§ 20, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 2006 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 4, § 7.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 12 - CRIME REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIONS (§§ 12-12-101 — 12-12-1906) › Subchapter 9 - SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION ACT OF 1997 (§§ 12-12-901 — 12-12-930) › Section 12-12-924 - Disclosure and notification concerning out-of-state sex offenders moving into Arkansas

(a)
A local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction where an out-of-state sex offender is moving or has moved may make immediate disclosure of the sex offender's registration in another state before the completion of a sex offender assessment assigning a community notification risk level.
(b)
A local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction where an out-of-state individual is moving or has moved who has been convicted of an offense that would require registration as a sex offender in Arkansas may make immediate notification appropriate for public safety before the completion of a sex offender assessment assigning a community notification risk level.
Acts 2011, No. 100, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 12 - CRIME REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIONS (§§ 12-12-101 — 12-12-1906) › Subchapter 9 - SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION ACT OF 1997 (§§ 12-12-901 — 12-12-930) › Section 12-12-925 - Travel outside of the United States

(a)
A sex offender who is required to register under this subchapter must report in person at least twenty-one (21) days before traveling outside of the United States to the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction that he or she intends to travel outside of the United States.
(b)
The sex offender making the report in person under this section must also report in person to the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction:
(1)
The dates of travel; and
(2)
The foreign country, colony, territory, or possessions that the sex offender will visit.
(c)
(1)
A local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction receiving a report under this section shall immediately report the information to the Arkansas Crime Information Center.
(2)
Upon receiving information from a local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction under this section, the center shall immediately report the information to the National Sex Offender Public Website and to the United States Marshals Service.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 916,§ 10, eff. 8/1/2017.
Added by Act 2013, No. 508,§ 12, eff. 8/16/2013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 12 - CRIME REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIONS (§§ 12-12-101 — 12-12-1906) › Subchapter 9 - SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION ACT OF 1997 (§§ 12-12-901 — 12-12-930) › Section 12-12-926 - Release of motor vehicle records by the Department of Finance and Administration

(a)
The Department of Finance and Administration may release to a law enforcement officer or agency information contained in a person's motor vehicle record if:
(1)
The information is required for the law enforcement officer or agency to comply with this subchapter; and
(2)
The use of the information by the law enforcement officer or agency is related to public safety.
(b)
A law enforcement officer or agency that obtains a record from the department as provided in subsection (a) of this section may publicly disclose information contained in a person's motor vehicle record if the disclosure of the information is:
(1)
Required by this subchapter; and
(2)
Related to public safety.
(c)
This section does not authorize a law enforcement officer or agency to publicly disclose the following information obtained from a motor vehicle record:
(1)
A person's Social Security number; or
(2)
A person's medical or disability information.
Added by Act 2013, No. 508,§ 13, eff. 8/16/2013.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 2 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-6-101 — 12-20-301) › Chapter 12 - CRIME REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIONS (§§ 12-12-101 — 12-12-1906) › Subchapter 9 - SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION ACT OF 1997 (§§ 12-12-901 — 12-12-930) › Section 12-12-927 - Medicaid services by sex offender prohibited

If a court has entered an order requiring a person to register as a sex offender or if the person is listed in the Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Sex Offender Registry, the United States Department of Justice Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website, or both, the person shall not provide goods or services under the Arkansas Medicaid Program.
Added by Act 2013, No. 1504,§ 2, eff. 8/16/2013.