(a) Any person, official, or institution acting in good faith in the making of a report, the taking of a photograph, or the removal of a maltreated person under this subchapter shall have immunity from liability and suit for damages, civil or criminal, that otherwise might result by reason of those actions.
(b) The good faith of any person required to report a case of adult maltreatment or long-term care facility resident maltreatment shall be presumed.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs
Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs
Chapter 12 - Crime Reporting and Investigations
Subchapter 17 - Adult and Long-Term Care Facility Resident Maltreatment Act
§ 12-12-1704. Spiritual treatment alone not abusive
§ 12-12-1705. Privilege not grounds for exclusion of evidence
§ 12-12-1707. Adult and long-term care facility resident maltreatment hotline
§ 12-12-1708. Persons required to report adult or long-term care facility resident maltreatment
§ 12-12-1709. Report of death caused by maltreatment
§ 12-12-1710. Investigation by Department of Human Services
§ 12-12-1711. Procedures for investigation by the Department of Human Services
§ 12-12-1712. Photographs and X-rays
§ 12-12-1713. Immunity for investigation participants
§ 12-12-1714. Investigative powers of the Department of Human Services
§ 12-12-1716. Adult and Long-term Care Facility Resident Maltreatment Central Registry
§ 12-12-1718. Availability of screened-out, pending, and unfounded reports
§ 12-12-1719. Delegation of authority
§ 12-12-1721. Reports as evidence
§ 12-12-1722. Services available on investigative finding of founded or unfounded