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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Any referral for or provision of gender transition procedures to an individual under eighteen (18) years of age is unprofessional conduct and is subject to discipline by the appropriate licensing entity or disciplinary review board with competent jurisdiction in this state.
(b) A person may assert an actual or threatened violation of this subchapter as a claim or defense in a judicial or administrative proceeding and obtain compensatory damages, injunctive relief, declaratory relief, or any other appropriate relief.
(c)(1) A person shall bring a claim for a violation of this subchapter no later than two (2) years after the day the cause of action accrues.
(2) An individual under eighteen (18) years of age may bring an action throughout their minority through a parent or next friend, and may bring an action in their own name upon reaching majority at any time from that point until twenty (20) years after reaching the age of majority.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an action under this subchapter may be commenced, and relief may be granted, in a judicial proceeding without regard to whether the person commencing the action has sought or exhausted available administrative remedies.
(e) In any action or proceeding to enforce a provision of this subchapter, a prevailing party who establishes a violation of this subchapter shall recover reasonable attorneys' fees.
(f)(1) The Attorney General may bring an action to enforce compliance with this subchapter.
(2) This subchapter does not deny, impair, or otherwise affect any right or authority of the Attorney General, the State of Arkansas, or any agency, officer, or employee of the state, acting under any law other than this subchapter, to institute or intervene in any proceeding.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 20. Public Health and Welfare § 20-9-1504. Enforcement - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-20-public-health-and-welfare/ar-code-sect-20-9-1504/
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