Arkansas § 12-18-506 - Notice when the alleged offender works with children, the elderly, an individual with a disability, an individual with a mental illness, is engaged in child-related activities, or is a juvenile.

§ 12-18-506. Notice when the alleged offender works with children, the elderly, an individual with a disability, an individual with a mental illness, is engaged in child-related activities, or is a juvenile.

If the Child Abuse Hotline receives a report naming as an alleged offender a person who is engaged in child-related activities or employment, works with the elderly, an individual with a disability, or an individual with a mental illness, or is a juvenile and the Department of Human Services or the Department of Arkansas State Police has determined that children, the elderly, or individuals with a disability or mental illness under the care of the alleged offender appear to be at risk of maltreatment by the alleged offender, the Department of Human Services or the Department of Arkansas State Police may notify the following of the report made to the Child Abuse Hotline: The alleged offender's employer; The school superintendent, principal, or a person in an equivalent position where the alleged offender is employed; The person in charge of a paid or volunteer activity; and The appropriate licensing or registering authority to the extent necessary to carry out its official responsibilities. The Department of Human Services and the Department of Arkansas State Police shall promulgate rules to ensure that notification required under this section is specifically approved by a responsible manager in the Department of Human Services or the Department of Arkansas State Police before the notification is made. If the Department of Human Services and the Department of Arkansas State Police, based on information gathered during the course of the investigation, determine that there is no preponderance of the evidence indicating that children under the care of the alleged offender appear to be at risk, the Department of Human Services and the Department of Arkansas State Police shall immediately notify the previously notified person or entity of that information. If the Child Abuse Hotline receives a report naming a juvenile as an alleged offender who is in a setting or circumstances where other children may be at risk, the Department of Human Services and the Department of Arkansas State Police may notify the entity or person in charge about the Child Abuse Hotline report. The Department of Human Services and the Department of Arkansas State Police shall promulgate rules to ensure that the notification required under this section is specifically approved by a responsible manager in the Department of Human Services or the Department of Arkansas State Police before notification is made. If the Department of Human Services and the Department of Arkansas State Police, based on information gathered during the course of the investigation, determine that there is no preponderance of the evidence indicating that children appear to be at risk, the Department of Human Services and the Department of Arkansas State Police shall immediately notify the person or entity originally notified under subdivision (d)(1) of this section of that information.