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Arkansas Code Title 12. Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs § 12-18-201. Failure to notify by a mandated reporter in the first degree

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

(a) A person commits the offense of failure to notify by a mandated reporter in the first degree if he or she:

(1) Is a mandated reporter under this chapter;

(2) Has:

(A) Reasonable cause to suspect that a child has been subjected to child maltreatment;

(B) Reasonable cause to suspect that a child has died as a result of child maltreatment; or

(C) Observes a child being subjected to conditions or circumstances that would reasonably result in child maltreatment; and

(3) Knowingly fails to notify the Child Abuse Hotline of the child maltreatment or suspected child maltreatment.

(b) Failure to notify by a mandated reporter in the first degree is a Class A misdemeanor.

(c) This section does not apply to a person who is a:

(1) Mandated reporter under § 12-18-402(b)(43); and

(2) Victim of any of the following committed by the same offender whom the person observed subjecting a child to abuse, sexual abuse, or sexual exploitation:

(A) Domestic abuse as defined in § 9-4-102;

(B) An offense involving physical injury, the threat or risk of physical injury, or apprehension of imminent physical injury; or

(C) A sex offense as defined in § 12-12-903.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 12. Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs § 12-18-201. Failure to notify by a mandated reporter in the first degree - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-12-law-enforcement-emergency-management-and-military-affairs/ar-code-sect-12-18-201/

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