{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-9-28-103","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 9-28-103","heading":"Division of Children and Family Services - Powers and duties","body":"(a) The Division of Children and Family Services shall perform the following functions and have the authority and responsibility to: (1) Coordinate communication between various components of the child welfare system; (2) Provide services to dependent-neglected children and their families; (3) Investigate reports of child maltreatment and assess the health, safety, and well-being of the child during the investigation; (4) Provide services, when appropriate, designed to allow a maltreated child to safely remain in his or her home; (5) Protect a child when remaining in the home presents an immediate danger to the health, safety, or well-being of the child; (6) Ensure child placements support the goal of permanency for children when the division is responsible for the placement and care of a child; and (7) Ensure the health, safety, and well-being of children when the division is responsible for the placement and care of a child. (b) The division may promulgate rules necessary to administer this subchapter. Acts 2011, No. 591, § 1\n\n(a) The Division of Children and Family Services shall perform the following functions and have the authority and responsibility to: (1) Coordinate communication between various components of the child welfare system; (2) Provide services to dependent-neglected children and their families; (3) Investigate reports of child maltreatment and assess the health, safety, and well-being of the child during the investigation; (4) Provide services, when appropriate, designed to allow a maltreated child to safely remain in his or her home; (5) Protect a child when remaining in the home presents an immediate danger to the health, safety, or well-being of the child; (6) Ensure child placements support the goal of permanency for children when the division is responsible for the placement and care of a child; and (7) Ensure the health, safety, and well-being of children when the division is responsible for the placement and care of a child.\n\n(1) Coordinate communication between various components of the child welfare system;\n\n(2) Provide services to dependent-neglected children and their families;\n\n(3) Investigate reports of child maltreatment and assess the health, safety, and well-being of the child during the investigation;\n\n(4) Provide services, when appropriate, designed to allow a maltreated child to safely remain in his or her home;\n\n(5) Protect a child when remaining in the home presents an immediate danger to the health, safety, or well-being of the child;\n\n(6) Ensure child placements support the goal of permanency for children when the division is responsible for the placement and care of a child; and\n\n(7) Ensure the health, safety, and well-being of children when the division is responsible for the placement and care of a child.\n\n(b) The division may promulgate rules necessary to administer this subchapter.","path":["AR Code","Title 9","Chapter 28","Subchapter 1"],"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":"f71fa44d888c60eb69782243d18d405c3bf0a9cbe567624e763cfdf429f2f4a6","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-9-28-102","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-9-28-104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}