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Ark. Code § 12-18-204: Ark. Code Ann. § 12-18-204

Gross Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

An employer or supervisor commits unlawful restriction of child abuse reporting by prohibiting, requiring permission for, or retaliating against a mandated reporter's report of child maltreatment to the Child Abuse Hotline. This offense is a Class A misdemeanor.

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