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Ark. Code Ann. § 12-18-206 (2026)

Civil liability for failure to report

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A person required by this chapter to make a report of child maltreatment or suspected child maltreatment to the Child Abuse Hotline who purposely fails to do so is civilly liable for damages proximately caused by that failure.

History. Acts 2009, No. 749, § 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2021–2021 · leading case: Wake v. Harmony Grove Sch. Dist. 614 (E.D. Ark. 2021).
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Wake v. Harmony Grove Sch. Dist. 614 (E.D. Ark. 2021). · cites it 4× “Ark. Code Ann. § 12-18-206 . Mays challenges the sufficiency of Plaintiff’s evidence to establish the elements of both statutes.”
Wake v. Harmony Grove Sch. Dist. 614 (E.D. Ark. 2021). · cites it 2× “Wake has also sued two individuals for breach of their mandatory reporter obligations pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 12-18-206 of Arkansas’s Child Maltreatment Act.”
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