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Ark. Code Ann. § 12-18-1102

Procedure if the investigation results in a true report related to a fatality

Known as the Child Maltreatment Act

The act spans §§ 12–12 (121 sections).

Acts 2009, No. 675, § 1; 2013, No. 1181, § 5.

Upon request, the Department of Human Services shall release the following information to the general public when the investigative determination is true on a report of a fatality of a child:

(1) A summary of previous child maltreatment investigations.

(2) The disclosure shall not include the name of the offender;

(3) A summary of the current child maltreatment investigation, including: The nature and extent of the child's present and past injuries;

(4) Medical information pertaining to the death; and

(5) The name of the offender if due process has been satisfied or the offender has been arrested;

(6) All relevant risk and safety assessments completed on the child;

(7) Information about criminal charges, if known; and

(8) Any action taken by the Department of Human Services or the Crimes Against Children Division of the Department of Arkansas State Police, including personnel action and licensing action.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.