Arkansas § 12-18-1005 Location

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§ 12-18-1005 — Location

Arkansas § 12-18-1005

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Ark. Code Ann. § 12-18-1005 (2026).

Text

(a)A school, residential facility, hospital, or similar institution where a child may be located shall not require a written order for the Department of Human Services to take a seventy-two-hour hold under this section or § 9-27-313 .

(b)Upon notice by the department that a hold has been taken on a child, a school, residential facility, hospital, or similar institution where the child is located shall:

(1)Retain the child until the department takes a hold on the child;

(2)Not notify the parent until the child has been removed by the department; and (3) Provide the parent or guardian with the name and contact information of the department employee regarding the hold on the child.

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(a) A school, residential facility, hospital, or similar institution where a child may be located shall not require a written order for the Department of Human Services to take a seventy-two-hour hold under this section or § 9-27-313 . (b) Upon notice by the department that a hold has been taken on a child, a school, residential facility, hospital, or similar institution where the child is located shall: (1) Retain the child until the department takes a hold on the child; (2) Not notify the parent until the child has been removed by the department; and (3) Provide the parent or guardian with the name and contact information of the department employee regarding the hold on the child.