{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-18-815","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 12-18-815","heading":"Adjudication of allegations and risk","body":"(a) In an administrative hearing held under this chapter, an administrative law judge shall determine whether: (1) A preponderance of the evidence supports a finding that an allegation of child maltreatment is true; and (2) The Department of Human Services abused its discretion in determining that an offender may pose a risk of maltreatment to a vulnerable population that includes without limitation, children, the elderly, persons with a disability, and persons with a mental health illness. (b) An administrative law judge shall direct the name of an offender to be placed on the Child Maltreatment Central Registry if a preponderance of the evidence supports a finding that: (1) An allegation of child maltreatment is true; and (2) The department did not abuse its discretion in determining that the offender may pose a risk of maltreatment to a vulnerable population. Added by Act 2019, No. 802,§ 7, eff. 7/24/2019.\n\n(a) In an administrative hearing held under this chapter, an administrative law judge shall determine whether: (1) A preponderance of the evidence supports a finding that an allegation of child maltreatment is true; and (2) The Department of Human Services abused its discretion in determining that an offender may pose a risk of maltreatment to a vulnerable population that includes without limitation, children, the elderly, persons with a disability, and persons with a mental health illness.\n\n(1) A preponderance of the evidence supports a finding that an allegation of child maltreatment is true; and\n\n(2) The Department of Human Services abused its discretion in determining that an offender may pose a risk of maltreatment to a vulnerable population that includes without limitation, children, the elderly, persons with a disability, and persons with a mental health illness.\n\n(b) An administrative law judge shall direct the name of an offender to be placed on the Child Maltreatment Central Registry if a preponderance of the evidence supports a finding that: (1) An allegation of child maltreatment is true; and (2) The department did not abuse its discretion in determining that the offender may pose a risk of maltreatment to a vulnerable population.\n\n(1) An allegation of child maltreatment is true; and\n\n(2) The department did not abuse its discretion in determining that the offender may pose a risk of maltreatment to a vulnerable population.","path":["AR Code","Title 12","Chapter 18","Subchapter 8"],"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":"653846657a032da0b376e61f25f6265f07535faf21507bbb97992da95bd1465a","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-18-814","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-18-901"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}