Title 9 — Family Law
32 chapters · 940 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-28-408 Church-related exemption — Definition
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(a) (1) Any church or group of churches exempt from the state income tax levied by the Income Tax Act of 1929, § 26-51-101 et seq., when operating a child welfare agency shall be exempt from obtaining a license to operate the facility by the receipt by the Child Welfare Agency Re…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-28-409 Criminal record and child maltreatment checks
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(a) (1) Each of the following persons in a child welfare agency shall be checked with the Child Maltreatment Central Registry in his or her state of residence and any state of residence in which the person has lived for the past five (5) years and in the person's state of employm…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-28-410 Voluntary respite care agreement — Exemption and penalties
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(a) (1) (A) A voluntary respite care provider is exempt from obtaining a license under § 9-28-407 if approved by a qualified nonprofit organization under this section.(B) A voluntary respite care provider shall be approved by a qualified nonprofit organization before it is eligib…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-28-415 Foster home — Care requirements and limitations
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(a) A foster home shall:(1) Provide substitute care within a family-like setting on a twenty-four-hour basis for any child placed in the foster home by a child placement agency;(2) Adhere to the reasonable and prudent parent standard, as that standard is defined by Pub. L. No. 11…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-28-416 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 9-28-416Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-28-417 Child welfare agencies — Conscience clause — Claim or defense — Definitions
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(a) As used in this section:(1) “Discriminatory action” means any action taken by state government to:(A) Alter in any way the tax treatment of, or cause any tax, penalty, or payment to be assessed against, or deny, delay, revoke, or otherwise make unavailable an exemption from t…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-28-418 Foster home training — Limitation on hours required
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(a) The Division of Children and Family Services shall not require a foster home to obtain more than:(1) Fifteen (15) hours of initial training to become an approved foster home; or(2) Six (6) hours of annual training to maintain the foster home's status as an approved foster hom…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-28-419 Provisional foster home — Streamlined process
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(a) The Division of Children and Family Services shall not require a provisional foster home to undergo the same amount of hourly training under § 9-28-418. (b) The division shall promulgate rules under this section to streamline the training process for a provisional foster home…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-28-504 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 9-28-504Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-28-505 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 9-28-505Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-28-601 Legislative intent
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In a significant number of cases, the health, safety, welfare, and basic emotional needs of children are not being met by remaining with their families. In certain situations, therapeutic group homes and independent living programs can provide the sense of structure, continuity, …
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-28-602 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Division” means the Division of Youth Services;(2) “Independent living programs” means residential and nonresidential services provided to youths that may include, but not be limited to:(A) Intensive case management;(B) Adult supervision;(C) Tr…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-28-603 Establishment
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(a) The Division of Youth Services will issue requests for proposals for contracts for the establishment of independent living programs. (b) The programs shall:(1) Provide case management, adult supervision, and treatment services for participant youths, as outlined in an individ…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-28-701 Legislative findings
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(a) Presently circuit judges must often choose between imposing no sanction at all or committing juveniles to the Division of Youth Services. Judges should have punitive options available as alternatives to confinement. Therefore, it is the intent of the General Assembly that a c…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-28-702 Sanctions — Use and availability
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(a) The Division of Youth Services shall ensure that each judicial district has a continuum of sanctions available through its contracts with community-based providers. The sanctions may include, but are not limited to, the following:(1) House arrest as enforced by electronic mon…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-28-703 Sanctions — Position
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(a) The Division of Youth Services may impose any community-based sanction on a juvenile in its custody or who is in aftercare as a result of having been committed. (b) The court may impose community-based sanctions as an original disposition, revocation of probation, or as a con…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-28-704 Contracts with community-based providers
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(a) Each new professional or consultant service contract over twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) of the Division of Youth Services with a community-based provider shall be filed for review with the Legislative Council or the Joint Budget Committee if the General Assembly is i…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-28-801 Facility to house older juvenile offenders established
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(a) The Division of Youth Services shall establish a separate facility to house offenders between the ages of eighteen (18) and twenty-one (21) who have been committed to the division. (b) The facility shall be in operation by July 1, 2000, and shall be contingent upon funding.
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-28-901 Title
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This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Foster Parent Support Act of 2007”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-28-902 Findings
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(a) The General Assembly finds that foster parents providing care for children who are in the custody of the Department of Human Services play an integral, indispensable, and vital role in the state's effort to care for dependent children displaced from their homes. The General A…
Ark. Code Ann. § 9-28-903 Foster parent support
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(1) Foster parents should be supported in the following manner:(1) Treated by the Division of Children and Family Services and other partners in the care of abused and neglected children with consideration, dignity, respect, and trust as a primary caregiver for foster children, i…