9 CAR § 40-1301. Child Maltreatment Central Registry

(a)(1) The Child Maltreatment Central Registry of the Department of Human Services collects records of child maltreatment reports which are determined to be true pursuant to Arkansas Code § 12-18-901. (2) The goal of the Child Maltreatment Central Registry is to ensure protection of children and other vulnerable populations from individuals named as an offender in a true report of child maltreatment. (3) The Division of Children and Family Services maintains the statewide Child Maltreatment Central Registry. (4) Reports made to the division are confidential and may be disclosed only as provided by Arkansas Code §§ 12-18-909 and 12-18-910. (b)(1) Names of offenders and alleged offenders shall be placed on the Child Maltreatment Central Registry as specified by Arkansas Code § 12-18-903. (2) Names will be removed automatically or at the request of the offender according to Arkansas Code § 12-18-908. (c) All requests for Child Maltreatment Central Registry information will be made through the Child Maltreatment Central Registry Unit in the division’s Central Office. (d)(1) The division may charge a reasonable fee, not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00) for research, copying, and mailing records of the investigative files of child maltreatment cases and Child Maltreatment Central Registry information. (2) The division may also charge a reasonable fee for reproducing copies of electronic media, such as audio tapes, video recordings, compact discs, or DVDs, and photographs. (e) No fee will be charged to a: (1) Nonprofit or volunteer agency that requests searches of the investigative files; or (2) Person who is indigent.