AR HB1542

Prohibits facsimile reports to the child abuse hotline and eliminates anonymous reporting; mandated reporters must provide name, phone number, and email address for online reporting

Extends statute of limitations for failure to report by mandated reporters to 10 years after the child victim reaches age 18, or the period of limitation for the underlying offense, whichever is later

Makes failure to notify by mandated reporters a Class D felony (first degree) or Class A misdemeanor (second degree) if the reporter is under the new category § 12-18-402(b)(42)

Adds anyone 18 years of age or older who observes abuse, sexual abuse, or sexual exploitation of a child as a mandated reporter, regardless of occupation

Provides exemption from reporting requirements for mandated reporters who are victims of domestic abuse, physical injury offenses, or sex offenses committed by the same offender they observed abusing a child