Arkansas Statutes
§ 12-18-401 — Generally
Arkansas·Title 12
(a)A person may immediately notify the Child Abuse Hotline if he or she:
(1)Has reasonable cause to suspect that:
(A)Child maltreatment has occurred; or (B) A child has died as a result of child maltreatment; or (2) Observes a child being subjected to conditions or circumstances that would reasonably result in child maltreatment.
(b)A person who in good faith notifies the hotline in accordance with subsection (a) of this section is immune from civil and criminal liability.
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Related
Hopkins v. Jegley
267 F. Supp. 3d 1024 (E.D. Arkansas, 2017)
Legislative History
Amended by Act 2019, No. 970,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019. Acts 2009, No. 749, § 1.
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