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Ark. Code Ann. § 12-18-502

Release and disclosure of data generally

Known as the Child Maltreatment Act

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

Acts 2009, No. 749, § 1; 2015, No. 1004, § 6.

(1) The Department of Human Services and the Department of Arkansas State Police shall not release data that would identify the person who made the report to the Child Abuse Hotline unless a court of competent jurisdiction orders release of the information after the court has reviewed in camera the record related to the report and has found it has reason to believe that the reporter knowingly made a false report.

(2) However, upon request the information shall be disclosed to the prosecuting attorney or law enforcement.

(3) A person or agency to whom disclosure is made shall not disclose to any other person a report or other information obtained pursuant to this section.

(4) However, the person or agency is permitted to consult his or her own attorney regarding the information in any notice provided by the Department of Human Services and the Department of Arkansas State Police.

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.