Arkansas General Assembly· HB 1799Notification that HB1799 is now Act 685

An act TO AMEND THE PERMISSIBLE METHODS OF REPORTING 10 UNDER THE CHILD MALTREATMENT ACT, the official text

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1 State of Arkansas            As Engrossed: H3/20/25
2 95th General Assembly
                                     A Bill

3 Regular Session, 2025                                          HOUSE BILL 1799

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5 By: Representative Vaught

6 By: Senator C. Tucker

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8                              For An Act To Be Entitled

9            AN ACT TO AMEND THE PERMISSIBLE METHODS OF REPORTING

10           UNDER THE CHILD MALTREATMENT ACT; AND FOR OTHER

11           PURPOSES.

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15                       TO AMEND THE PERMISSIBLE METHODS OF

16                       REPORTING UNDER THE CHILD MALTREATMENT

17                       ACT.

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19 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:

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21  SECTION 1. Arkansas Code � 12-18-302(a), concerning permissible

22 methods for reporting under the Child Maltreatment Act, is amended to read as

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24  (a) As prescribed under this section, a mandated reporter under this

25 chapter may report child maltreatment or suspected child maltreatment by

26 telephone call, facsimile transmission, or online reporting.

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    *LJH236*                                                     03-20-2025 09:39:43 LJH236

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