Arkansas Code Title 12, Subtitle 2, Chapter 18, Subchapter 10 - Protective Custody

• § 12-18-1001 - Protective Custody Generally.
  (a) A police officer, law enforcement, a juvenile division of circuit court judge during juvenile proceedings concerning the child or a sibling of the...
• § 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...
• § 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.
• § 12-18-1004 - Notice When Custody is Invoked.
  In any case in which custody is invoked, the individual taking the child into custody shall notify the Department of Human Services in order...
• § 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...
• § 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, the Department of Arkansas State Police,...
• § 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)...
• § 12-18-1008 - Removal From Home -- Procedure.
  (a) If an investigation under this chapter determines that the child cannot safely remain at home, the Department of Human Services shall take steps...
• § 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...
• § 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...
• § 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...

Last modified: November 15, 2016