Arkansas § 12-18-815 - Adjudication of allegations and risk.
Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 12-18-815 — Adjudication of allegations and risk., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 12-18-815. Adjudication of allegations and risk.
In an administrative hearing held under this chapter, an administrative law judge shall determine whether: A preponderance of the evidence supports a finding that an allegation of child maltreatment is true; and The Department of Human Services abused its discretion in determining that an offender may pose a risk of maltreatment to a vulnerable population that includes without limitation, children, the elderly, persons with a disability, and persons with a mental health illness. An administrative law judge shall direct the name of an offender to be placed on the Child Maltreatment Central Registry if a preponderance of the evidence supports a finding that: An allegation of child maltreatment is true; and The department did not abuse its discretion in determining that the offender may pose a risk of maltreatment to a vulnerable population.
Source: official Arkansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 12-18-815 ("Adjudication of allegations and risk.") is part of the Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Arkansas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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