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Arkansas Code Title 12. Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs § 12-18-1005. Location

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A school, residential facility, hospital, or similar institution where a child may be located shall not require a written order for the Department of Human Services to take a seventy-two-hour hold under this section or § 9-27-313.

(b) Upon notice by the department that a hold has been taken on a child, a school, residential facility, hospital, or similar institution where the child is located shall:

(1) Retain the child until the department takes a hold on the child;

(2) Not notify the parent until the child has been removed by the department; and

(3) Provide the parent or guardian with the name and contact information of the department employee regarding the hold on the child.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 12. Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs § 12-18-1005. Location - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-12-law-enforcement-emergency-management-and-military-affairs/ar-code-sect-12-18-1005/

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