Ark. Code Ann. § 12-18-809

Confidentiality

Known as the Child Maltreatment Act

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

Acts 2009, No. 749, § 1; 2011, No. 1143, § 21.

(1) An administrative hearing decision and the hearing record, including all exhibits, under this chapter are confidential and shall remain confidential upon the filing of an appeal with a circuit court or an appellate court.

(2) An administrative hearing decision and the hearing record, including all exhibits, under this chapter that uphold the agency investigative determination of true may be used or disclosed only as provided in this chapter.

(3) An administrative hearing decision and the hearing record, including all exhibits, under this chapter that overturn the agency investigative determination of true may be used or disclosed only as provided in this chapter.

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.