(a) In a delinquency and family-in-need-of-services case, a juvenile defendant ten (10) years of age and above, any persons having care and control of the juveniles, and all adult defendants shall be served with a copy of the petition and either a notice of hearing or order to appear in the manner provided by the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure.
(b) In a dependent-neglected case:
(1) A juvenile respondent shall be served with a copy of the petition and all other pleadings by serving the juvenile's attorney ad litem in accordance with Rule 5 of the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure; and
(2) Each adult defendant shall be served in the manner provided in the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure with a copy of the petition and either a notice of a hearing or an order to appear.
Structure Arkansas Code
Chapter 27 - Juvenile Courts and Proceedings
Subchapter 3 - Arkansas Juvenile Code
§ 9-27-302. Purposes — Construction
§ 9-27-304. Provisions supplemental
§ 9-27-308. Personnel — Duties
§ 9-27-309. Confidentiality of records — Definition
§ 9-27-310. Commencement of proceedings
§ 9-27-311. Required contents of petition
§ 9-27-312. Notification to defendants
§ 9-27-313. Taking into custody
§ 9-27-315. Probable cause hearing
§ 9-27-317. Waiver of right to counsel — Detention of juvenile — Questioning
§ 9-27-318. Filing and transfer to the criminal division of circuit court
§ 9-27-320. Fingerprinting or photographing
§ 9-27-321. Statements not admissible
§ 9-27-322. Release from custody
§ 9-27-323. Diversion — Conditions — Agreement — Completion — Definition
§ 9-27-324. Preliminary investigation
§ 9-27-325. Hearings — Generally
§ 9-27-327. Adjudication hearing
§ 9-27-328. Removal of juvenile
§ 9-27-329. Disposition hearing
§ 9-27-330. Disposition — Delinquency — Alternatives
§ 9-27-331. Disposition — Delinquency — Limitations
§ 9-27-332. Disposition — Family in need of services — Generally
§ 9-27-333. Disposition — Family in need of services — Limitations — Definitions
§ 9-27-334. Disposition — Dependent-neglected — Generally
§ 9-27-335. Disposition — Dependent-neglected — Limitations
§ 9-27-336. Limitations on detention
§ 9-27-337. Six-month reviews required
§ 9-27-338. Permanency planning hearing
§ 9-27-339. Probation — Revocation
§ 9-27-341. Termination of parental rights — Definition
§ 9-27-342. Proceedings concerning juveniles for whom paternity not established
§ 9-27-345. Admissibility of evidence
§ 9-27-348. Publication of proceedings
§ 9-27-349. Compliance with federal acts
§ 9-27-350. Compacts to share costs
§ 9-27-351. Escape considered an act of delinquency
§ 9-27-353. Duties and responsibilities of custodian
§ 9-27-354. Progress reports on juveniles
§ 9-27-355. Placement of juveniles
§ 9-27-356. Juvenile sex offender assessment and registration
§ 9-27-357. Deoxyribonucleic acid samples
§ 9-27-359. Fifteenth-month review hearing
§ 9-27-360. Review of termination of parental rights
§ 9-27-362. Emancipation of juveniles
§ 9-27-363. Foster youth transition
§ 9-27-364. Division of Youth Services aftercare
§ 9-27-365. No reunification hearing
§ 9-27-367. Court costs, fees, and fines
§ 9-27-368. Risk and needs assessments
§ 9-27-369. Resumption of services
§ 9-27-370. Reinstatement of parental rights
§ 9-27-371. Punitive isolation or solitary confinement of juveniles — Definitions