AR SB987

Permits designated persons under Arkansas Code § 12-18-1001 et seq. to take juveniles into custody in addition to law enforcement officers and Department of Human Services representatives when immediate danger exists.

Requires written notification to custodial parents, non-custodial parents, guardians, or custodians of juveniles taken into custody, including the juvenile's location, department contact information, rights to receive petition copies, court location, and hearing procedures.

Mandates immediate notice of emergency custody orders be given to both the custodial parent, non-custodial parent, guardian, or custodian and the attorney ad litem representing the juvenile.

Requires courts during adjudication hearings to address whether a noncustodial parent contributed to dependency-neglect and fitness for custody or visitation, with specific findings of fact if the child cannot safely be placed with that parent.

Allows termination of parental rights based on a juvenile remaining out of a noncustodial parent's home for 12 months despite department rehabilitation efforts when conditions preventing safe placement have not been remedied.