2016 Arkansas Code
Title 9 - Family Law
Subtitle 3 - Minors
Chapter 34 - Voluntary Placement of a Child
Subchapter 2 - -- Voluntary Delivery of a Child
§ 9-34-203. Care of the child
(a) Upon delivery of the child to a law enforcement agency or a medical provider, the law enforcement officer or an appropriate hospital employee shall take the child into protective custody for seventy-two (72) hours under the Child Maltreatment Act, § 12-18-101 et seq.
(b) The law enforcement officer or hospital employee shall immediately notify the Division of Children and Family Services of the Department of Human Services, which shall initiate a dependency petition pursuant to the Arkansas Juvenile Code of 1989, § 9-27-301 et seq.
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