(a) The person conducting an investigation under this chapter shall have the right to obtain a criminal background check, including a fingerprint-based check in any national crime information database, on any subject of the report.
(b) The results of the criminal background check shall not be disclosed outside of the Department of Human Services and the Department of Arkansas State Police except as permitted under this chapter.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs
Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs
Chapter 18 - Child Maltreatment Act
Subchapter 6 - Investigative Proceedings
§ 12-18-601. Assignment to investigative agency
§ 12-18-602. Initiation of the investigation
§ 12-18-603. Accompaniment by law enforcement
§ 12-18-604. Services during the investigation
§ 12-18-605. Investigative interviews
§ 12-18-609. Right to enter for the purposes of the investigation
§ 12-18-610. Access to the child's school records
§ 12-18-611. Inspection of personnel and volunteer records
§ 12-18-612. Criminal background check
§ 12-18-613. Access to miscellaneous records
§ 12-18-614. Submission to a physical exam or other testing
§ 12-18-615. Radiology procedures, photographs, electronic media, and medical records
§ 12-18-617. Authority to pursue other remedies
§ 12-18-618. Religious bias prohibited
§ 12-18-619. Closing investigations
§ 12-18-620. Release of information on pending investigation
§ 12-18-621. Right to obtain records during course of the investigation