Arkansas · Arkansas Code of 1987 — full code (public domain; via Open US Law, CC BY 4.0)

Ark. Code § 16-42-102: Ark. Code Ann. § 16-42-102

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

This statute permits courts to allow a minor sexual offense victim's parent or guardian to be present during the minor's examination and cross-examination at hearings, depositions, or trials upon the prosecutor's motion and good cause.

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