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2020 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
§ 12-18-1008. Removal from home — Procedure
Universal Citation: AR Code § 12-18-1008 (2020)
(a) If the Department of Human Services determines that custody under this subchapter is required, the Department of Human Services shall take steps to remove the child under custody as outlined in this chapter or pursuant to the Arkansas Juvenile Code of 1989, § 9-27-301 et seq.
(b) After the Department of Human Services has removed the child, the child shall be placed in a licensed or approved foster home, shelter, facility, or an exempt child welfare agency as defined at § 9-28-402(12).
(c) No one, including the family, the Department of Human Services, the Division of Arkansas State Police, or local law enforcement shall allow a child to be placed in a nonapproved or nonlicensed foster home, shelter, or facility.
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