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Benefits, food and cash assistanceCounty contact

Saline 1 DHS county office

County DHS contact for SNAP, Medicaid and TEA application questions. Ask about documents, interviews, notices and appeals.

1603 Edison Avenue, Benton, AR 72018-0608

501-315-1600 (v)

Published county match: Saline

Published hours: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday. Confirm services and hours before traveling.

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Saline 2 DHS county office

County DHS contact for SNAP, Medicaid and TEA application questions. Ask about documents, interviews, notices and appeals.

101 Nw 3Rd, Suite E, Bryant, AR

501-847-6056 (v)

Published county match: Saline

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Health, WIC and public healthCounty contact

Saline County Health Unit - Benton

Published services: Community Services, Environmental Health, Family Planning, HIV/Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Immunizations, Public Health Preparedness, TB Program, Vital Records, WIC, Women's Health

1612 Edison Ave, Benton, 72015

501-303-5650

Published county match: Saline

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Aging, caregivers and transportationRegional contact

CareLink Central Arkansas Area Agency on Aging

Ask about older-adult meals, caregiver support, senior centers, in-home assistance and transportation. Available programs, age criteria and waiting lists vary.

501-372-5300

Published county match: Faulkner, Lonoke, Monroe, Prairie, Pulaski, Saline

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Child support servicesRegional contact

Benton Child Support Office

Ask about child-support applications, payments, enforcement and an existing agency case. A support office does not replace a custody or divorce court.

318 Edison Ave., Ste. 4, Benton, AR 72015

501-860-6162

Published county match: Grant, Hot Spring, Saline

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Veterans and military benefitsRegional contact

ADVA district 1 Veteran Service Officer — Hollie Scoma

Regional veterans benefits contact and referral when the county officer is unavailable or a position is listed vacant.

870-404-6944

Published county match: Faulkner, Lonoke, Perry, Pulaski, Saline

County matches use the county row’s district number. District 4 spells Hot Spring as Hot Springs; canonical Arkansas county name retained.

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My credit report contains a mistake

Money & Debt. My credit report contains a mistake Next steps: Obtain the report and identify the exact account or information disputed. Follow the credit bureau and information furnisher’s dispute procedures and preserve copies. Use CFPB complaint information if the issue remains unresolved. Prepare to ask: Is this an unpaid bill, collection letter, judgment, garnishment or bankruptcy matter? Documents: Credit report; Supporting account records; Dispute confirmations; A debt-by-debt ledger, notices and protected-funds documentation Keep proof of each dispute and response; do not send originals.

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My credit report has information that is wrong

Consumer & Fraud. My credit report has information that is wrong Next steps: Obtain the report containing the disputed entry and identify which reporting company produced it. Mark the exact account, balance or personal-information error and explain what should be corrected. Send a focused dispute with copies of supporting records to the reporting company through its accepted channel. Also dispute the inaccurate information with the company that supplied it using its designated address or process. Keep submission confirmations and compare each investigation result with the specific evidence you sent. If the problem remains, request available explanation or reinvestigation options and consider the CFPB complaint route. Prepare a short chronology for a legal or agency review and address any separate collection lawsuit independently. Documents: Relevant credit report; Disputed-entry list; Payment or account evidence; Disputes sent to both recipients; Delivery confirmations; Investigation results Identity theft may need a separate recovery plan; a reporting dispute does not pause a debt case.

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Preparing a credit-report error dispute

Preparing a credit-report error dispute Qualifications and requirements: Identify the inaccurate or incomplete item and why it is wrong; contact the reporting company and information furnisher. Provide enough identifying detail and supporting information to allow investigation. Documents to prepare (confirm what is required): Preparation list: Highlighted report item and account number; Preparation list: Copies of payment, correspondence or identity-theft evidence Exceptions and checks: A reporting company can reject a reasonably determined frivolous or irrelevant dispute; wanting accurate negative information removed is different from documenting an error. Questions to ask: Which reports show the error?; What record proves the correct facts? Next steps: Submit a clear dispute and supporting copies; keep originals.; Retain delivery proof and the response. Limits: Source-based preparation guidance, not an eligibility determination. The court, agency or funder applies current rules to your facts. County routing does not confirm local openings or provider availability.

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Credit-report disputes: identify the error and support the correction

Credit-report disputes: identify the error and support the correction Qualifications and requirements: Identify inaccurate or incomplete information and explain what is wrong, why, and what correction is requested. A useful dispute identifies each account or item and includes the relevant report portion and supporting copies. Contact both the reporting company and the information furnisher. Documents to prepare (confirm what is required): Current credit report with disputed items marked; Account and report identifiers; Supporting payment, identity or account records; Copies of earlier disputes and responses Exceptions and checks: A reporting company need not investigate a dispute it reasonably finds frivolous or irrelevant, including insufficiently identified information. Questions to ask: Which exact item is inaccurate?; Does more than one reporting company show it?; Which records support correction? Next steps: Send a specific dispute through the recipient's accepted channel.; Keep copies and delivery proof.; Review the investigation response and consider a CFPB complaint if unresolved. Limits: This route addresses report accuracy; it does not promise deletion of accurate negative history.

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CFPB disputing credit-report errors

Dispute inaccurate reporting with the reporting company and information furnisher. Scope: federal. Limits: A dispute does not remove accurate negative information or stop a separate lawsuit.

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Send a covered credit-card billing-error notice

Send a covered credit-card billing-error notice Next steps: Identify the first statement reflecting the alleged credit billing error. Write the account identification, disputed amount and reasons and send the notice to the creditor's billing-error address. Keep a copy and proof of timely receipt and ask about any permitted electronic-notice process. Follow the creditor's investigation response and escalate a separate unresolved complaint through CFPB. Form: Written billing-error notice under Regulation Z (required). No mandatory universal template; contents and proper address matter. Timing: Notice must be received no later than 60 days after the creditor transmitted the first periodic statement reflecting the error. Trigger: Transmission of the first periodic credit statement reflecting the alleged error. Action: Send a compliant written billing-error notice to the disclosed billing-error address. Exceptions: Covered credit billing errors only; debit transfers, quality-of-goods claims and other rights differ; extensions or alternatives require legal review. Authority: 12 CFR § 1026.13(b)(1) Receiving office: The credit-card creditor at its disclosed billing-error address Method: Written notice to the specified billing-error address; electronic delivery only when the creditor accepts it under applicable rules. Venue: Creditor-specific process statewide; not a county court filing. Local check: For all 75 Arkansas counties, confirm the actual receiving office and venue before filing. County of residence alone does not establish jurisdiction. Confirm current hours, accepted delivery, electronic access, fees or waiver options, and proof of acceptance or service. Limits: A phone call or merchant complaint may not satisfy this specific written-notice protection.

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Dispute incorrect credit reporting

Dispute incorrect credit reporting Next steps: Identify the exact reporting company, furnisher and incorrect entry. Send a focused dispute with supporting copies to each relevant reporting company through its official route. Send the furnisher a separate dispute at the designated reporting-dispute address. Compare the investigation responses and use CFPB complaint intake if an unresolved reporting issue warrants it. Form: CFPB credit-report dispute instructions and sample letters (optional). Prepare reporting-company and furnisher disputes; a particular template is optional. Form: CFPB complaint form (optional). Separate regulator complaint after identifying the unresolved issue. Timing: No universal filing deadline for every consumer dispute. Trigger: Discovery of the transaction problem or receipt of legal papers Action: Report promptly and separately identify any contract, billing or lawsuit deadline. Exceptions: Regulator complaints do not extend private claims or answer court papers. Authority: Official complaint guidance; applicable transaction law Receiving office: Credit-reporting company and information furnisher; CFPB for a separate complaint Method: Official online dispute process or written dispute to each recipient's designated address; keep submission evidence. Venue: Recipient-specific reporting dispute across Arkansas; no county-clerk filing unless a separate lawsuit is pursued. Local check: For all 75 Arkansas counties, confirm the actual receiving office and venue before filing. County of residence alone does not establish jurisdiction. Confirm current hours, accepted delivery, electronic access, fees or waiver options, and proof of acceptance or service. Limits: Accurate negative reporting is not erased merely by disputing it.

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Report a covered debit or electronic-transfer error

Report a covered debit or electronic-transfer error Next steps: Contact the financial institution immediately through a trusted channel and identify the transaction. Give the account, type, date, amount and reasons for the suspected error. If the institution requires written confirmation, obtain its address and requirement and return it promptly. Keep the statement, notice and investigation result; consider CFPB if the response remains unresolved. Form: Regulation E notice of error (conditional). Oral or written notice can start the covered error process; follow any required written confirmation. Timing: Generally institution receipt within 60 days after it sends the statement first reflecting the error. Trigger: Sending the periodic statement or covered documentation first reflecting the error. Action: Notify the institution promptly; comply with a lawful request for written confirmation. Exceptions: Lost/stolen access-device liability can require faster reporting; prepaid-account, delayed-documentation and other special rules differ. Authority: 12 CFR § 1005.11(b); separate liability rules under § 1005.6 Receiving office: Financial institution holding the affected account Method: Trusted telephone/oral or written notice as Regulation E permits; follow the institution's confirmation instructions. Venue: Account institution and transaction coverage across Arkansas, not county residence. Local check: For all 75 Arkansas counties, confirm the actual receiving office and venue before filing. County of residence alone does not establish jurisdiction. Confirm current hours, accepted delivery, electronic access, fees or waiver options, and proof of acceptance or service. Limits: The 60-day error rule must not be presented as permission to delay reporting a lost card or ongoin

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Debt lawsuits, judgments, and garnishment

Verify the debt and plaintiff, distinguish collection contact from court papers, preserve exemptions information, and respond in the correct forum.

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Debt collection or wage garnishment pathway

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Treasury Management and Debt Profile

State Treasury cash management, collateralization, general-obligation limits, revenue bonds, and credit ratings.

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Comprehensive Analysis of Financial Resources and Fiscal Policy in the State of Arkansas · p. 11

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Debt collection or wage garnishment

A creditor, collector, or court is pursuing money or taking wages.

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Debt collector or lawsuit impostor

A scammer may claim a lawsuit, garnishment, arrest, or process server is imminent and demand immediate payment without written validation.

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Debt-lawsuit response builder

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Debt and Collections Law

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Garnishment or debt-collection notice

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DNet Reports User Manual Addendum

Searchable indexed text and metadata for the Arkansas court reference & manual “DNet Reports User Manual Addendum.” The uploaded source database contains 1 record in PDF format. The original document file is not bundled, so verify the current version and any filing requirements with the responsible court or publisher.

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Harmless error

A harmless error is a mistake that does not justify changing the result because it did not cause the legally required level of prejudice.

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Arkansas Law Enforcement Accreditation Program Standards Manual (2025)

Edition 5 of the Arkansas Law Enforcement Accreditation Program standards and glossary, covering professional practices intended to protect civil rights, public safety, employee safety, and agency operational integrity. The source database contains 1 indexed record in PDF format; the original file binary is not bundled, so confirm the current official version before relying on it.

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Arkansas Indexed Legal Documents Database

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Mortgage Credit Certificate

Federal income-tax credit administered through ADFA that may offset a portion of mortgage interest for qualifying homebuyers.

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Statewide Public Assistance and Human Services Infrastructure in Arkansas · p. 6–7

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Arkansas Child Maltreatment Reporting and Investigation Flowchart (2024)

October 2024 flowchart showing Arkansas child-maltreatment reporting, hotline acceptance or screening, DCFS or CACD investigation, response timing, findings, notice, and review or appeal pathways. The source database contains 1 indexed record in PDF format; the original file binary is not bundled, so confirm the current official version before relying on it.

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Arkansas Indexed Legal Documents Database

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Annual Report of Guardian

Searchable indexed text and metadata for the Arkansas court form “Annual Report of Guardian.” The uploaded source database contains 1 record in PDF format. The original document file is not bundled, so verify the current version and any filing requirements with the responsible court or publisher.

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Receive child maltreatment report

A report starts with the statewide Child Abuse Hotline or the authorized online channel for mandated reporters.

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Initial Request for Substitute Court Reporter Form

Searchable indexed text and metadata for the Arkansas court administration document “Initial Request for Substitute Court Reporter Form.” The uploaded source database contains 1 record in PDF format. The original document file is not bundled, so verify the current version and any filing requirements with the responsible court or publisher.

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Supplemental Request for Substitute Court Reporter Form

Searchable indexed text and metadata for the Arkansas court administration document “Supplemental Request for Substitute Court Reporter Form.” The uploaded source database contains 1 record in PDF format. The original document file is not bundled, so verify the current version and any filing requirements with the responsible court or publisher.

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Rule 6-9 Court Reporter Notice of Designation of the Record

Searchable indexed text and metadata for the Arkansas court form “Rule 6-9 Court Reporter Notice of Designation of the Record.” The uploaded source database contains 1 record in PDF format. The original document file is not bundled, so verify the current version and any filing requirements with the responsible court or publisher.

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Arkansas Indexed Legal Documents Database

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Screen child-maltreatment reports

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Distribute supervisor-approved court reports before hearing

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Court involvement and reporting

DCFS prepares reports, provides notices, coordinates with counsel, and distributes supervisor-approved review and permanency reports at least 14 days before scheduled hearings.

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Saline 1 DHS county office

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