{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-18-201","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 12-18-201","heading":"Failure to notify by a mandated reporter in the first degree","body":"(a) A person commits the offense of failure to notify by a mandated reporter in the first degree if he or she: (1) Is a mandated reporter under this chapter; (2) Has: (A) Reasonable cause to suspect that a child has been subjected to child maltreatment; (B) Reasonable cause to suspect that a child has died as a result of child maltreatment; or (C) Observes a child being subjected to conditions or circumstances that would reasonably result in child maltreatment; and (3) Knowingly fails to notify the Child Abuse Hotline of the child maltreatment or suspected child maltreatment. (b) Failure to notify by a mandated reporter in the first degree is a Class A misdemeanor. (c) This section does not apply to a person who is a: (1) Mandated reporter under § 12-18-402(b)(43) ; and (2) Victim of any of the following committed by the same offender whom the person observed subjecting a child to abuse, sexual abuse, or sexual exploitation: (A) Domestic abuse as defined in § 9-4-102 ; (B) An offense involving physical injury, the threat or risk of physical injury, or apprehension of imminent physical injury; or (C) A sex offense as defined in § 12-12-903 . Amended by Act 2023, No. 727,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2023. Acts 2009, No. 749, § 1.\n\n(a) A person commits the offense of failure to notify by a mandated reporter in the first degree if he or she: (1) Is a mandated reporter under this chapter; (2) Has: (A) Reasonable cause to suspect that a child has been subjected to child maltreatment; (B) Reasonable cause to suspect that a child has died as a result of child maltreatment; or (C) Observes a child being subjected to conditions or circumstances that would reasonably result in child maltreatment; and (3) Knowingly fails to notify the Child Abuse Hotline of the child maltreatment or suspected child maltreatment.\n\n(1) Is a mandated reporter under this chapter;\n\n(2) Has: (A) Reasonable cause to suspect that a child has been subjected to child maltreatment; (B) Reasonable cause to suspect that a child has died as a result of child maltreatment; or (C) Observes a child being subjected to conditions or circumstances that would reasonably result in child maltreatment; and\n\n(A) Reasonable cause to suspect that a child has been subjected to child maltreatment;\n\n(B) Reasonable cause to suspect that a child has died as a result of child maltreatment; or\n\n(C) Observes a child being subjected to conditions or circumstances that would reasonably result in child maltreatment; and\n\n(3) Knowingly fails to notify the Child Abuse Hotline of the child maltreatment or suspected child maltreatment.\n\n(b) Failure to notify by a mandated reporter in the first degree is a Class A misdemeanor.\n\n(c) This section does not apply to a person who is a: (1) Mandated reporter under § 12-18-402(b)(43) ; and (2) Victim of any of the following committed by the same offender whom the person observed subjecting a child to abuse, sexual abuse, or sexual exploitation: (A) Domestic abuse as defined in § 9-4-102 ; (B) An offense involving physical injury, the threat or risk of physical injury, or apprehension of imminent physical injury; or (C) A sex offense as defined in § 12-12-903 .\n\n(1) Mandated reporter under § 12-18-402(b)(43) ; and\n\n(2) Victim of any of the following committed by the same offender whom the person observed subjecting a child to abuse, sexual abuse, or sexual exploitation: (A) Domestic abuse as defined in § 9-4-102 ; (B) An offense involving physical injury, the threat or risk of physical injury, or apprehension of imminent physical injury; or (C) A sex offense as defined in § 12-12-903 .\n\n(A) Domestic abuse as defined in § 9-4-102 ;\n\n(B) An offense involving physical injury, the threat or risk of physical injury, or apprehension of imminent physical injury; or\n\n(C) A sex offense as defined in § 12-12-903 .","path":["AR Code","Title 12","Chapter 18","Subchapter 2"],"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":"bfed5beb37fa4b87e37257ac473234c90673df69ba3337c72e401f17d5113f7f","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-18-108","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-18-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}