Arkansas Law

§ 12-12-514. Child maltreatment investigative report.

(a) The agency responsible for the investigation shall make a complete written report of the investigation by the conclusion of the thirty-day time period set forth in § 12-12-509(d) of this subchapter.

(b) The report shall include the following information:

     (1) The names and addresses of the child and his legal parents and other caretakers of the child, if known;

     (2) The child's age, sex, and race;

     (3) The nature and extent of the child's present and past injuries;

     (4) The investigative determination;

     (5) The nature and extent of the child maltreatment, including any evidence of previous injuries or child maltreatment to the child or his siblings;

     (6) The name and address of the person responsible for the injuries or child maltreatment, if known;

     (7) Services offered and accepted;

     (8) Family composition;

     (9) The source of the notification; and

     (10) The person making the notification, his occupation, and where he can be reached.

(c) A copy of the written report and any supporting documentation, including statements from witnesses and transcripts of interviews, shall immediately be filed at no cost with the central registry. Notification of the investigative determination shall be provided to the appropriate law enforcement agency and prosecuting attorney's office regarding reports of severe maltreatment.

(d) Notwithstanding any provision of this subchapter, the department shall forward the investigative determination, exclusive of the source of the notification, the name of the person making notification, his occupation, and where he can be reached, to the parents and alleged offender by hand delivery or by certified mail, restricted delivery, addressed to the recipient's last known address.

(e) The report, exclusive of information identifying the person making the notification, shall be admissible in evidence in any proceeding related to child maltreatment.

History. Acts 1991, No. 1208, § 6; 1995, No. 1341, § 12; 1997, No. 1334, § 8.