{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-18-712","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 12-18-712","heading":"Mental health services for alleged sex offenders under eighteen years of age and the victim","body":"(a) If an investigative determination of a report under this chapter was determined true and the alleged sex offender is a child under eighteen (18) years of age at the time the act or omission occurred, the alleged sex offender and the victim shall be referred for mental health services, including a mental health evaluation and treatment if determined necessary by a mental health professional. (b) The Department of Human Services and the Department of Arkansas State Police shall: (1) Provide the parents or legal guardians of the alleged sex offender and the victim with a list of the mental health professionals or agencies available to evaluate and treat the alleged sex offender and the victim, if necessary; and (2) Assist the parents or legal guardians of the alleged sex offender and the victim with a referral for a mental health evaluation, if necessary. Amended by Act 2015, No. 1004,§ 25, eff. 7/22/2015. Added by Act 2013, No. 1200,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.\n\n(a) If an investigative determination of a report under this chapter was determined true and the alleged sex offender is a child under eighteen (18) years of age at the time the act or omission occurred, the alleged sex offender and the victim shall be referred for mental health services, including a mental health evaluation and treatment if determined necessary by a mental health professional.\n\n(b) The Department of Human Services and the Department of Arkansas State Police shall: (1) Provide the parents or legal guardians of the alleged sex offender and the victim with a list of the mental health professionals or agencies available to evaluate and treat the alleged sex offender and the victim, if necessary; and (2) Assist the parents or legal guardians of the alleged sex offender and the victim with a referral for a mental health evaluation, if necessary.\n\n(1) Provide the parents or legal guardians of the alleged sex offender and the victim with a list of the mental health professionals or agencies available to evaluate and treat the alleged sex offender and the victim, if necessary; and\n\n(2) Assist the parents or legal guardians of the alleged sex offender and the victim with a referral for a mental health evaluation, if necessary.","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":"a10dc9301c3c36978883ac885c6cad5eaee8f17b0528f0107b3a574978653b88","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-18-711","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-18-713"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}