Arkansas § 5-28-110 Penalties for violation of section 12-12-1701 et seq

Arkansas Statutes

§ 5-28-110 — Penalties for violation of section 12-12-1701 et seq

Arkansas § 5-28-110

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Bluebook

Ark. Code Ann. § 5-28-110 (2026).

Text

(a)Any person or caregiver required by the Adult and Long-Term Care Facility Resident Maltreatment Act, § 12-12-1701 et seq., to report a case of suspected adult maltreatment or long-term care facility resident maltreatment who purposely fails to do so is:

(1)Guilty of a Class B misdemeanor; and (2) Civilly liable for damages proximately caused by the failure.

(b)Any person, official, or institution willfully making a false notification by the Adult and Long-Term Care Facility Resident Maltreatment Act, § 12-12-1701 et seq., knowing the allegation to be false, is guilty of a:

(1)Class A misdemeanor; or (2) Class D felony if the person, official, or institution has been previously convicted of making a false allegation.

(c)Any person who willfully permits and any other person who encou

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(a) Any person or caregiver required by the Adult and Long-Term Care Facility Resident Maltreatment Act, § 12-12-1701 et seq., to report a case of suspected adult maltreatment or long-term care facility resident maltreatment who purposely fails to do so is: (1) Guilty of a Class B misdemeanor; and (2) Civilly liable for damages proximately caused by the failure. (b) Any person, official, or institution willfully making a false notification by the Adult and Long-Term Care Facility Resident Maltreatment Act, § 12-12-1701 et seq., knowing the allegation to be false, is guilty of a: (1) Class A misdemeanor; or (2) Class D felony if the person, official, or institution has been previously convicted of making a false allegation. (c) Any person who willfully permits and any other person who encourages the release of data or information contained in the adult and long-term care facility maltreatment central registry to a person to whom disclosure is not permitted under this section, § 5-28-201 [repealed], or §§ 5-28-203 - 5-28-221 [repealed] is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (d) Any person required to report a death as the result of suspected adult maltreatment or long-term care facility resident maltreatment who knowingly fails to make a report immediately to the appropriate coroner is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. (e) Any person required to report suspected adult maltreatment or long-term care facility resident maltreatment who knowingly fails to make a report within twenty-four (24) hours or on the next business day, whichever is earlier, is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.

Legislative History

Acts 1983, No. 452, § 13; A.S.A. 1947, § 59-1313; Acts 1993, No. 1292, § 5; 1995, No. 1338, § 2; 2003, No. 1046, § 13; 2005, No. 1810, § 8; 2005, No. 1994, § 298.