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12-12-108. Domestic violence investigation.
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12-12-108. Domestic violence investigation.
(a) When a law enforcement agency responds to a report of domestic violence, the first law enforcement officer to interview a victim of domestic violence shall assess the potential for danger by asking a series of questions provided on a lethality assessment form.
(b) The lethality assessment form shall be completed with the following information from the victim:
(1) Whether the offender ever used a weapon against the victim or threatened the victim with a weapon;
(2) Whether the offender threatened to kill the victim or victim's children;
(3) Whether the victim believes the offender will try to kill him or her;
(4) Whether the offender ever tried to choke the victim;
(5) Whether the offender is violently or constantly jealous;
(6) Whether the offender controls most of the victim's daily activities;
(7) The victim's current living situation and if he or she has recently left or separated from the offender after living together or being married;
(8) The victim's employment status;
(9) Whether the offender has ever attempted suicide to the best of the victim's knowledge;
(10) Whether the victim has a child that the offender believes is not the offender's biological child;
(11) Whether the offender follows, spies on, or leaves threatening messages for the victim; and
(12) Any other pertinent information, including any other conditions or circumstances that concern the victim regarding his or her safety.
(c) Based on the results of the lethality assessment under this section, the law enforcement officer compiling the information required by this section from the victim may refer the victim to an available shelter or domestic violence intervention program and shall comply with § 16-90-1107.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 12-12-108
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12-12-108. Domestic violence investigation.
(a) When a law enforcement agency responds to a report of domestic violence, the first law enforcement officer to interview a victim of domestic violence shall assess the potential for danger by asking a series of questions provided on a lethality assessment form.
(b) The lethality assessment form shall be completed with the following information from the victim:
(1) Whether the offender ever used a weapon against the victim or threatened the victim with a weapon;
(2) Whether the offender threatened to kill the victim or victim's children;
(3) Whether the victim believes the offender will try to kill him or her;
(4) Whether the offender ever tried to choke the victim;
(5) Whether the offender is violently or constantly jealous;
(6) Whether the offender controls most of the victim's daily activities;
(7) The victim's current living situation and if he or she has recently left or separated from the offender after living together or being married;
(8) The victim's employment status;
(9) Whether the offender has ever attempted suicide to the best of the victim's knowledge;
(10) Whether the victim has a child that the offender believes is not the offender's biological child;
(11) Whether the offender follows, spies on, or leaves threatening messages for the victim; and
(12) Any other pertinent information, including any other conditions or circumstances that concern the victim regarding his or her safety.
(c) Based on the results of the lethality assessment under this section, the law enforcement officer compiling the information required by this section from the victim may refer the victim to an available shelter or domestic violence intervention program and shall comply with § 16-90-1107.
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16-90-1107. Information from law enforcement agencies.
(a)(1) After initial contact between a victim or a victim's family and a law enforcement agency responsible for investigating a crime, the law enforcement agency shall promptly give the victim and, if applicable, the victim's family, a preprinted document to be known as “Laura's Card” that clearly states the following:
(A) An explanation of the victim's rights under this subchapter; and
(B) Information concerning the availability of:
(i) Assistance to victims, including medical, housing, counseling, financial, social, legal, and emergency services;
(ii) Compensation for victims under the Arkansas Crime Victims Reparations Act, § 16-90-701 et seq., and the name, street address, and telephone number of the agency to contact;
(iii) Protection of the victim, including protective court orders; and
(iv) Access by the victim and the defendant to public records related to the case.
(2) The law enforcement officer who provides the Laura's Card to a victim is required to provide the law enforcement officer's badge number and contact information on the Laura's Card.
(b) As soon as practicable, the law enforcement agency shall give to the victim, as relevant, the following:
(1) Information as to the suspect's identity, unless inconsistent with law enforcement purposes;
(2) Information as to whether the suspect has been taken into custody, has escaped, or has been released, and any conditions imposed on the release when such information has been made known to the law enforcement agency;
(3) The file number of the case and the name, office address, and office telephone number of a law enforcement officer assigned to investigate the case; and
(4) The prosecuting attorney's name, office address, and office
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-90-1107
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 16-90-1107. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.