{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-18-106","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 12-18-106","heading":"Cooperative agreements","body":"(a) The Department of Human Services and the Division of Arkansas State Police shall implement a coordinated multidisciplinary team approach to intervention in reports involving severe maltreatment and all reports requested by a prosecuting attorney pertaining to a law enforcement or prosecuting attorney's investigation by initiating formal cooperative agreements with: (1) Law enforcement agencies; (2) Prosecuting attorneys; and (3) Other appropriate agencies and individuals. (b) The Secretary of the Department of Human Services may enter into cooperative agreements with other states to create a national child maltreatment registration system. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5157, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2015, No. 1004,§ 3, eff. 7/22/2015. Acts 2009, No. 749, § 1.\n\n(a) The Department of Human Services and the Division of Arkansas State Police shall implement a coordinated multidisciplinary team approach to intervention in reports involving severe maltreatment and all reports requested by a prosecuting attorney pertaining to a law enforcement or prosecuting attorney's investigation by initiating formal cooperative agreements with: (1) Law enforcement agencies; (2) Prosecuting attorneys; and (3) Other appropriate agencies and individuals.\n\n(1) Law enforcement agencies;\n\n(2) Prosecuting attorneys; and\n\n(3) Other appropriate agencies and individuals.\n\n(b) The Secretary of the Department of Human Services may enter into cooperative agreements with other states to create a national child maltreatment registration system.","path":["AR Code","Title 12","Chapter 18","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":"de36774343218905b891d713fc50d7279948272a42d9f1d3b7336f3a512abe6a","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-18-105","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-18-107"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}