{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-9-27-312","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 9-27-312","heading":"Notification to defendants","body":"(a) In a delinquency and family-in-need-of-services case, a juvenile defendant ten (10) years of age and above, any persons having care and control of the juveniles, and all adult defendants shall be served with a copy of the petition and either a notice of hearing or order to appear in the manner provided by the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure. (b) In a dependent-neglected case: (1) A juvenile respondent shall be served with a copy of the petition and all other pleadings by serving the juvenile's attorney ad litem in accordance with Rule 5 of the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure; and (2) Each adult defendant shall be served in the manner provided in the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure with a copy of the petition and either a notice of a hearing or an order to appear. Amended by Act 2015, No. 825,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015 Acts 1989, No. 273, § 11\n\n(a) In a delinquency and family-in-need-of-services case, a juvenile defendant ten (10) years of age and above, any persons having care and control of the juveniles, and all adult defendants shall be served with a copy of the petition and either a notice of hearing or order to appear in the manner provided by the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure.\n\n(b) In a dependent-neglected case: (1) A juvenile respondent shall be served with a copy of the petition and all other pleadings by serving the juvenile's attorney ad litem in accordance with Rule 5 of the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure; and (2) Each adult defendant shall be served in the manner provided in the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure with a copy of the petition and either a notice of a hearing or an order to appear.\n\n(1) A juvenile respondent shall be served with a copy of the petition and all other pleadings by serving the juvenile's attorney ad litem in accordance with Rule 5 of the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure; and\n\n(2) Each adult defendant shall be served in the manner provided in the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure with a copy of the petition and either a notice of a hearing or an order to appear.","path":["AR Code","Title 9","Chapter 27","Subchapter 3"],"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":"d215a1a4d1bbb72fff0c5f0f6b5703513d0cb86051bffcc9fa7a16e4e9b6dd3c","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-9-27-311","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-9-27-313"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}