Arkansas § 12-12-802 Request for birth certificate - Notification of law enforcement officer or Attorney General

Arkansas Statutes

§ 12-12-802 — Request for birth certificate - Notification of law enforcement officer or Attorney General

Arkansas § 12-12-802

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Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-802 (2026).

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(a)When the Division of Vital Records of the Department of Health receives a request for the birth certificate of a child who has been reported missing pursuant to this subchapter, the division shall within five (5) business days after receipt of the inquiry notify the law enforcement officer or the Attorney General, whoever initiated the report to the division, and furnish the name, address, and telephone number, if known, of the person making the inquiry.

(b)The notice to the law enforcement officer or the Attorney General shall be by certified mail, return receipt requested.

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(a) When the Division of Vital Records of the Department of Health receives a request for the birth certificate of a child who has been reported missing pursuant to this subchapter, the division shall within five (5) business days after receipt of the inquiry notify the law enforcement officer or the Attorney General, whoever initiated the report to the division, and furnish the name, address, and telephone number, if known, of the person making the inquiry. (b) The notice to the law enforcement officer or the Attorney General shall be by certified mail, return receipt requested.