The Department of Human Services and the Department of Arkansas State Police shall investigate all allegations of child maltreatment without regard to the parent's practice of his or her religious beliefs and shall only consider whether the acts or omissions of the parent constitute child maltreatment under this chapter.
Ark. Code Ann. § 12-18-618
Religious bias prohibited
Known as the Child Maltreatment Act
The act spans §§ 12–12 (121 sections).
Acts 2009, No. 749, § 1; 2015, No. 1004, § 17.
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