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Ark. Code Ann. § 12-18-815

Adjudication of allegations and risk

Known as the Child Maltreatment Act

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

Acts 2019, No. 802, § 7.

(1) In an administrative hearing held under this chapter, an administrative law judge shall determine whether: A preponderance of the evidence supports a finding that an allegation of child maltreatment is true; and

(2) The Department of Human Services abused its discretion in determining that an offender may pose a risk of maltreatment to a vulnerable population that includes without limitation, children, the elderly, persons with a disability, and persons with a mental health illness.

(3) An administrative law judge shall direct the name of an offender to be placed on the Child Maltreatment Central Registry if a preponderance of the evidence supports a finding that: An allegation of child maltreatment is true; and

(4) The department did not abuse its discretion in determining that the offender may pose a risk of maltreatment to a vulnerable population.

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.