(a) A proceeding shall be commenced by filing a petition with the circuit clerk of the circuit court or by transfer by another court.
(b) (1) The prosecuting attorney shall have sole authority to file a delinquency petition or petition for revocation of probation.(2) A petition for paternity establishment may be filed by:(A) The biological mother;(B) A putative father;(C) A juvenile; or(D) The Office of Child Support Enforcement.
(1) The prosecuting attorney shall have sole authority to file a delinquency petition or petition for revocation of probation.
(2) A petition for paternity establishment may be filed by:(A) The biological mother;(B) A putative father;(C) A juvenile; or(D) The Office of Child Support Enforcement.
(A) The biological mother;
(B) A putative father;
(C) A juvenile; or
(D) The Office of Child Support Enforcement.
(c) Concurrent with filing, the petitioner shall mail a copy of any petition that requests that the Department of Human Services take custody or provide family services to the:(1) Secretary of the Department of Human Services; and(2) Attorney of the local Office of Chief Counsel of the Department of Human Services.
(1) Secretary of the Department of Human Services; and
(2) Attorney of the local Office of Chief Counsel of the Department of Human Services.
(d) (1) A person may submit a complaint of an act or omission to the juvenile intake officer that, if substantiated, would constitute delinquency.(2) The juvenile intake officer may refer the matter to the prosecuting attorney or an appropriate agency upon the complaint's substantiation.
(1) A person may submit a complaint of an act or omission to the juvenile intake officer that, if substantiated, would constitute delinquency.
(2) The juvenile intake officer may refer the matter to the prosecuting attorney or an appropriate agency upon the complaint's substantiation.
(e) A fee, including without limitation a fee for filing, copying, or faxing, including a fee for a petition for adoption or a fee for a guardianship, summons, or subpoena, shall not be charged or collected by the circuit clerk or sheriff's office in a case brought in the circuit court under this subchapter by a governmental entity or nonprofit corporation, including without limitation:(1) The prosecuting attorney;(2) An attorney ad litem appointed in a dependency-neglect case; or(3) The Department of Human Services.
(1) The prosecuting attorney;
(2) An attorney ad litem appointed in a dependency-neglect case; or
(3) The Department of Human Services.
(f) If the circuit clerk's office has a fax machine, the circuit clerk, in a case commenced in the circuit court under this subchapter by a governmental entity or nonprofit corporation, including without limitation the prosecuting attorney, an attorney ad litem appointed in a dependency-neglect case, or the Department of Human Services, shall accept facsimile transmissions of any papers filed under this subchapter as described in Rule 5 of the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure.