Arkansas Code Title 12, Subtitle 2, Chapter 18, Subchapter 1 - General Provisions

  • § 12-18-101 - Title.
    This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Child Maltreatment Act".
  • § 12-18-102 - Purpose.
    The purpose of this chapter is to: (1) Provide a system for the reporting of known or suspected child maltreatment; (2) Ensure the immediate...
  • § 12-18-103 - Definitions.
    As used in this chapter: (1) (A) "Abandonment" means: (i) The failure of a parent to provide reasonable support and to maintain regular contact...
  • § 12-18-104 - Confidentiality.
    (a) Any data, records, reports, or documents that are created, collected, or compiled by or on behalf of the Department of Human Services, the...
  • § 12-18-105 - Rules.
    The Department of Human Services and the Department of Arkansas State Police shall promulgate rules to implement this chapter.
  • § 12-18-106 - Cooperative Agreements.
    (a) The Department of Human Services and the Department of Arkansas State Police shall implement a coordinated multidisciplinary team approach to intervention in reports...
  • § 12-18-107 - Liability.
    (a) A person or agency required by this chapter to report suspected child maltreatment who acts in good faith in making notification, the taking...
  • § 12-18-108 - Maintenance of Forensic Samples From Abortions Performed on a Child.
    (a) (1) A physician who performs an abortion on a child who is less than fourteen (14) years of age at the time of...

Last modified: November 15, 2016