A person required by this chapter to make a report of child maltreatment or suspected child maltreatment to the Child Abuse Hotline who purposely fails to do so is civilly liable for damages proximately caused by that failure.
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-18-206
Civil liability for failure to report
Known as the Child Maltreatment Act
The act spans §§ 12–12 (121 sections).
Acts 2009, No. 749, § 1.
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