Arkansas Code
Chapter 28 - Placement or Detention
Subchapter 1 - Children and Family Services

§ 9-28-101. Legislative intent and purpose - The General Assembly recognizes that the state has a responsibility...

§ 9-28-102. Creation of the Division of Children and Family Services - There is created the Division of Children and Family Services...

§ 9-28-103. Division of Children and Family Services — Powers and duties - (a) The Division of Children and Family Services of the...

§ 9-28-104. Best interest of the child - (a) The General Assembly recognizes that children are defenseless and...

§ 9-28-105. Preference to relative caregivers for a child in foster care - In all custodial placements by the Department of Human Services...

§ 9-28-106. Religious preference — Removal of barriers to inter-ethnic adoption - (a) The Department of Human Services and any other agency...

§ 9-28-107. Notice when juvenile transferred to custody of department - (a) The Department of Human Services shall exercise due diligence...

§ 9-28-108. Placement of juveniles — Definitions - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Fictive kin” means...

§ 9-28-109. Notice of move in foster care placement - (a) The policy of the State of Arkansas is that...

§ 9-28-110. Smoking in the presence of foster children - The Department of Human Services shall not place or permit...

§ 9-28-111. Case plans — Definition - (a) The Department of Human Services shall be responsible for...

§ 9-28-112. Foster children and educational issues - (a) The Department of Human Services and school districts shall...

§ 9-28-113. Continuity of educational services to foster children - (a) (1) (A) It is the intent of the General...

§ 9-28-114. Foster youth transition - (a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) Each juvenile in...

§ 9-28-115. Immunity — Definition - (a) A foster parent approved by a child placement agency...

§ 9-28-116. Restrictions on foster and adoptive parents - (a) (1) A child in the custody of the Department...

§ 9-28-117. Authority to obtain local criminal background checks - (a) Local law enforcement shall provide the Department of Human...

§ 9-28-118. Training hours for employees - All division caseworkers, supervisors, and area directors shall have at...

§ 9-28-119. Department of Human Services — Power to obtain information — Definitions - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Business” means any...

§ 9-28-120. Public disclosure of information on deaths and maltreatment - (a) (1) The Department of Human Services shall place a...