Arkansas Juvenile Code

This act governs the handling of juvenile matters within the justice system, setting out its own purposes, rules of construction, and defined terms to guide how the rest of its provisions are applied. It establishes protections and procedures around juvenile records — including how a juvenile's history record information may be released by criminal justice agencies, how education records of juveniles who have not yet been adjudicated may be shared, and what information follows a juvenile back into school upon reintegration. It also recognizes rights for victims, standardizes the forms and reporting formats used in juvenile proceedings, and provides for periodic review of its own operation.

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