{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-12-107","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-107","heading":"Adult abuse and domestic violence reporting - Definitions","body":"(a) As used in this section: (1) \"Adult\" means an individual eighteen (18) years of age or older who is not a maltreated adult under the Adult and Long-Term Care Facility Resident Maltreatment Act, § 12-12-1701 et seq.; and (2) \"Health care provider\" means a person, corporation, facility, or institution licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized by the law of this state to administer health care in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession. (b) A health care provider may report to a law enforcement agency an injury to an adult that the health care provider has reason to believe is the result of a battery or other physically abusive conduct, including physical injuries resulting from domestic violence, if the: (1) Injured adult agrees; or (2) Health care provider determines that the report is necessary to prevent serious harm to the injured adult. (c) A health care provider that makes a report under subdivision (b)(2) of this section shall promptly inform the injured adult that the report has been or will be made. (d) A report under this section shall state the name of the injured adult and the character and extent of the adult's injuries. (e) A report under this section shall be made to one (1) or more of the following law enforcement agencies: (1) The county sheriff; (2) Within a city of the first class, the municipal law enforcement agency; or (3) The Department of Arkansas State Police. (f) A health care provider making or deciding not to make a report in good faith under this section is immune from criminal or civil liability for making or deciding not to make the report. Acts 2011, No. 1004, § 1.\n\n(a) As used in this section: (1) \"Adult\" means an individual eighteen (18) years of age or older who is not a maltreated adult under the Adult and Long-Term Care Facility Resident Maltreatment Act, § 12-12-1701 et seq.; and (2) \"Health care provider\" means a person, corporation, facility, or institution licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized by the law of this state to administer health care in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession.\n\n(1) \"Adult\" means an individual eighteen (18) years of age or older who is not a maltreated adult under the Adult and Long-Term Care Facility Resident Maltreatment Act, § 12-12-1701 et seq.; and\n\n(2) \"Health care provider\" means a person, corporation, facility, or institution licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized by the law of this state to administer health care in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession.\n\n(b) A health care provider may report to a law enforcement agency an injury to an adult that the health care provider has reason to believe is the result of a battery or other physically abusive conduct, including physical injuries resulting from domestic violence, if the: (1) Injured adult agrees; or (2) Health care provider determines that the report is necessary to prevent serious harm to the injured adult.\n\n(1) Injured adult agrees; or\n\n(2) Health care provider determines that the report is necessary to prevent serious harm to the injured adult.\n\n(c) A health care provider that makes a report under subdivision (b)(2) of this section shall promptly inform the injured adult that the report has been or will be made.\n\n(d) A report under this section shall state the name of the injured adult and the character and extent of the adult's injuries.\n\n(e) A report under this section shall be made to one (1) or more of the following law enforcement agencies: (1) The county sheriff; (2) Within a city of the first class, the municipal law enforcement agency; or (3) The Department of Arkansas State Police.\n\n(1) The county sheriff;\n\n(2) Within a city of the first class, the municipal law enforcement agency; or\n\n(3) The Department of Arkansas State Police.\nreport under this section shall be made to one (1) or more of the following law enforcement agencies: (1) The county sheriff; (2) Within a city of the first class, the municipal law enforcement agency; or (3) The Department of Arkansas State Police.\n\n(1) The county sheriff;\n\n(2) Within a city of the first class, the municipal law enforcement agency; or\n\n(3) The Department of Arkansas State Police.\n\n(f) A health care provider making or deciding not to make a report in good faith under this section is immune from criminal or civil liability for making or deciding not to make the report.","path":["AR Code","Title 12","Chapter 12","Subchapter 1"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"95999255f9936e7a21d1babc9add85958590c8606e920c72eda260bd69c38fdf","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-12-106","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-12-108"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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