Statutes > Arkansas Statutes > Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, And Military Affairs > Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies And Programs > Chapter 18 - Child Maltreatment Act > Subchapter 2 - Offenses and Penalties > § 12-18-206 - Civil liability for failure to report.

§ 12-18-206 - Civil liability for failure to report.

12-18-206. Civil liability for failure to report.

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.