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2017 Arkansas Code
Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs
Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs
Chapter 18 - Child Maltreatment Act
Subchapter 10 - Protective Custody
§ 12-18-1002. Placement in a foster home
Universal Citation: AR Code § 12-18-1002 (2017)
- A county sheriff or chief of police may place a child in his or her custody in a Department of Human Services foster home if:
- (1) The county sheriff or chief of police contacts the on-call worker for the department and does not get a return phone call within thirty (30) minutes;
- (2) The county sheriff or chief of police contacts the department emergency notification line and does not get a return phone call within fifteen (15) minutes;
- (3) The foster parent is personally well-known to the county sheriff or the chief of police;
- (4) The county sheriff or chief of police has:
- (A) Determined that the foster parent's home is safe and provides adequate accommodations for the child; and
- (B) Performed a criminal record and child maltreatment check on the foster parent as required under § 9-28-409; and
- (5) On the next business day, the county sheriff or chief of police immediately notifies the department of the time and date that the child was placed in the foster parent's home.
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