§ 12-18-702. Investigative determination

AR Code § 12-18-702 (2018) (N/A)
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(1)

(A) Unsubstantiated.

(B) An unsubstantiated determination shall be entered when the allegation is not supported by a preponderance of the evidence;

(2)

(A) True.

(B) A true determination shall be entered when the allegation is supported by a preponderance of the evidence.

(C) A determination of true but exempted, which means that the offender's name shall not be placed in the Child Maltreatment Central Registry, shall be entered if:

(i) A parent practicing his or her religious beliefs does not, for that reason alone, provide medical treatment for a child, but in lieu of treatment the child is being furnished with treatment by spiritual means alone, through prayer, in accordance with a recognized religious method of healing by an accredited practitioner;

(ii) The offender is an underaged juvenile offender;

(iii) The report was true for neglect as defined under § 12-18-103(14)(B); or

(iv) The offender is a juvenile less than fourteen (14) years of age; or

(3)

(A) Inactive.

(B) If the investigation cannot be completed, the investigation shall be determined incomplete and placed in inactive status.