{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-18-711","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 12-18-711","heading":"Fee for copying investigative file","body":"(a) Except as provided under subsection (b) of this section, the Department of Human Services may charge: (1) A reasonable fee not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00) for researching, copying, or mailing records from a child maltreatment investigative file under this chapter; and (2) A reasonable fee for reproducing copies of electronic media, such as audio tapes, video recordings, compact discs, or DVDs, and photographs. (b) A fee shall not be charged to: (1) A nonprofit or volunteer agency that requests searches of the investigative files; or (2) A person who is indigent. Amended by Act 2013, No. 1006,§ 21, eff. 8/16/2013. Acts 2009, No. 749, § 1.\n\n(a) Except as provided under subsection (b) of this section, the Department of Human Services may charge: (1) A reasonable fee not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00) for researching, copying, or mailing records from a child maltreatment investigative file under this chapter; and (2) A reasonable fee for reproducing copies of electronic media, such as audio tapes, video recordings, compact discs, or DVDs, and photographs.\n\n(1) A reasonable fee not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00) for researching, copying, or mailing records from a child maltreatment investigative file under this chapter; and\n\n(2) A reasonable fee for reproducing copies of electronic media, such as audio tapes, video recordings, compact discs, or DVDs, and photographs.\n\n(b) A fee shall not be charged to: (1) A nonprofit or volunteer agency that requests searches of the investigative files; or (2) A person who is indigent.\n\n(1) A nonprofit or volunteer agency that requests searches of the investigative files; or\n\n(2) A person who is indigent.","path":["AR Code","Title 12","Chapter 18","Subchapter 7"],"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":"5138fa51d23294eb02e1bdb1227539fca2c318a2932fff9579e2bac18cd76e94","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-18-710","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-18-712"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}