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12-18-605. Investigative interviews.
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12-18-605. Investigative interviews.
(a) An investigation of child maltreatment or suspected child maltreatment under this chapter shall include interviews with:
(1) The child as provided under § 12-18-608;
(2) The parents, both custodial and noncustodial;
(3) If neither parent is the alleged offender, the alleged offender;
(4) Current or past healthcare providers when the allegation of child maltreatment was reported by a healthcare provider; and
(5) Any other relevant persons.
(b) If, after exercising reasonable diligence in conducting any or all interviews, the subjects of the interviews cannot be located or are unable to communicate, the efforts to conduct the interviews shall be documented and the investigation shall proceed under this chapter.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 12-18-605
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12-18-605. Investigative interviews.
(a) An investigation of child maltreatment or suspected child maltreatment under this chapter shall include interviews with:
(1) The child as provided under § 12-18-608;
(2) The parents, both custodial and noncustodial;
(3) If neither parent is the alleged offender, the alleged offender;
(4) Current or past healthcare providers when the allegation of child maltreatment was reported by a healthcare provider; and
(5) Any other relevant persons.
(b) If, after exercising reasonable diligence in conducting any or all interviews, the subjects of the interviews cannot be located or are unable to communicate, the efforts to conduct the interviews shall be documented and the investigation shall proceed under this chapter.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
12-18-608. Interview of the alleged child victim, siblings of a child victim, or any other children in the home or under the care of an alleged offender.
(a) A person conducting an interview with a child victim, sibling of a child victim, or any other children in the home or under the care of an alleged offender shall have the discretion:
(1) In the child's best interest, to limit the persons allowed to be present when a child is being interviewed concerning allegations of child maltreatment; and
(2) As it relates to the integrity of the investigation, to limit persons present during an interview.
(b)(1) The interview with the child victim, siblings of a child victim, or any other children in the home or under the care of an alleged offender shall be conducted separate and apart from the alleged offender or any representative or attorney for the alleged offender.
(2) However, if the age or abilities of the child victim render an interview impossible, the investigation shall include observation of the child.
(c)(1) If a person conducting an investigation under this chapter is denied access to a child as permitted under this section, the Department of Human Services or the Department of Arkansas State Police may petition the proper juvenile division of a circuit court for an ex parte order of investigation to limit the persons allowed to be present when the child is being interviewed.
(2) However, upon application to the circuit court and a showing of good cause by a parent, caretaker, or person denying unrestricted access to a child, the circuit court may issue a written order to stay the order of investigation pending a hearing to be held within seventy-two (72) hours.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 12-18-608
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 12-18-608. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.