(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; […]
(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. […]
(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 […]
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 […]
(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 […]
Notification to an alleged offender who was eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of the act or omission that resulted in a true finding of child maltreatment shall include the following: (1) The investigative determination, excluding data that would identify the person who made the report to the Child Abuse Hotline; […]
(a) If the child maltreatment investigative determination names as an alleged offender a person who is engaged in child-related activities or employment, works with the elderly, an individual with a disability, or an individual with a mental illness, or is a juvenile and the Department of Human Services or the Department of Arkansas State Police […]
(a) The Department of Human Services and the Department of Arkansas State Police shall confirm an investigative determination upon request from the following: (1) The responsible multidisciplinary team; (2) The juvenile division of circuit court if the victim or offender has an open dependency-neglect or family in need of services case; (3) The attorney ad […]
(a) Notice of an investigative determination under this chapter is confidential and may be disclosed only as provided in this chapter. (b) (1) The Department of Human Services and the Division of Arkansas State Police shall not release data that would identify the person who made the report unless a court of competent jurisdiction orders […]
(a) Information on a completed true investigation pending due process as referenced in this chapter is confidential and may be disclosed only as provided in this chapter. (b) (1) The Department of Human Services shall not release data that would identify the person who made the report unless a court of competent jurisdiction orders release […]
(a) Except as provided under subsection (b) of this section, the Department of Human Services may charge: (1) A reasonable fee not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00) for researching, copying, or mailing records from a child maltreatment investigative file under this chapter; and (2) A reasonable fee for reproducing copies of electronic media, such as […]
(a) If an investigative determination of a report under this chapter was determined true and the alleged sex offender is a child under eighteen (18) years of age at the time the act or omission occurred, the alleged sex offender and the victim shall be referred for mental health services, including a mental health evaluation […]
(a) (1) The Department of Human Services and the Division of Arkansas State Police shall submit two (2) reports annually on true determinations made under this chapter that are administratively or judicially overturned to the Senate Interim Committee on Children and Youth and the House Committee on Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs. […]
