# Ark. Code Ann. § 9-28-103: Division of Children and Family Services - Powers and duties

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ark. Code Ann. § 9-28-103
- **Heading:** Division of Children and Family Services - Powers and duties
- **Jurisdiction:** Arkansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AR Code / Title 9 / Chapter 28 / Subchapter 1 / Section 9-28-103

## Text

(a) The Division of Children and Family Services shall perform the following functions and have the authority and responsibility to: (1) Coordinate communication between various components of the child welfare system; (2) Provide services to dependent-neglected children and their families; (3) Investigate reports of child maltreatment and assess the health, safety, and well-being of the child during the investigation; (4) Provide services, when appropriate, designed to allow a maltreated child to safely remain in his or her home; (5) Protect a child when remaining in the home presents an immediate danger to the health, safety, or well-being of the child; (6) Ensure child placements support the goal of permanency for children when the division is responsible for the placement and care of a child; and (7) Ensure the health, safety, and well-being of children when the division is responsible for the placement and care of a child. (b) The division may promulgate rules necessary to administer this subchapter. Acts 2011, No. 591, § 1

(a) The Division of Children and Family Services shall perform the following functions and have the authority and responsibility to: (1) Coordinate communication between various components of the child welfare system; (2) Provide services to dependent-neglected children and their families; (3) Investigate reports of child maltreatment and assess the health, safety, and well-being of the child during the investigation; (4) Provide services, when appropriate, designed to allow a maltreated child to safely remain in his or her home; (5) Protect a child when remaining in the home presents an immediate danger to the health, safety, or well-being of the child; (6) Ensure child placements support the goal of permanency for children when the division is responsible for the placement and care of a child; and (7) Ensure the health, safety, and well-being of children when the division is responsible for the placement and care of a child.

(1) Coordinate communication between various components of the child welfare system;

(2) Provide services to dependent-neglected children and their families;

(3) Investigate reports of child maltreatment and assess the health, safety, and well-being of the child during the investigation;

(4) Provide services, when appropriate, designed to allow a maltreated child to safely remain in his or her home;

(5) Protect a child when remaining in the home presents an immediate danger to the health, safety, or well-being of the child;

(6) Ensure child placements support the goal of permanency for children when the division is responsible for the placement and care of a child; and

(7) Ensure the health, safety, and well-being of children when the division is responsible for the placement and care of a child.

(b) The division may promulgate rules necessary to administer this subchapter.

Acts 2011, No. 591, § 1

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