There are three stages involved with receiving results for an Arkansas (AR) Child Maltreatment Central Registry Background Check:
- AR Child Maltreatment Central Registry Request Form Generator
- AR Child Maltreatment Central Registry Request Form Upload
- Online Payment
Details of each stage are outlined below. Please read the details of all stages before accessing the link below to generate your AR Child Maltreatment Central Registry Request Form.
Stage 1: Arkansas (AR) Child Maltreatment Central Registry Form Generator Process
- After reading through all three stages and their associated steps below, access the to generate your request form.
- Once you are on the AR Child Maltreatment Central Registry Request Form webpage, complete each required field (required fields denoted by an asterisk), as shown below.
EDUCATION INFORMATION:
SELECT: You are teacher, a pre-service teacher, work for, or attempting to work for a school
in Arkansas.
Applicant type: Licensed Teacher
School District: This should auto-fill with Arkansas Department of Education.
Email Address: This should auto-fill with the DESE email: dese.dcfsresults@ade.arkansas.gov
School District Contact Name: Clara Toney
District phone number: LEAVE BLANK
District Fax: LEAVE BLANK
LEA Number: LEAVE BLANK
SCHOOL MAILING ADDRESS: LEAVE BLANK
APPLICANT INFORMATION: Enter your own information accurately (this includes all of your addresses for the past five (5) years).
Once all required fields are completed, click the 鈥�Submit Form鈥� button.
The DHS Application Support Team at Arkansas Department of Human Services will email your document to you for your review and e-signature.
Download: Once you have e-signed the request form, click Submit. The DHS Application Support Team at Arkansas Department of Human Services will send the e-signed form back to you. Download the form to your electronic device.
Continue to Stage 2 below.
Stage 2: Arkansas (AR) Child Maltreatment Central Registry Form Upload Process
Once you have downloaded the request form, access the Central Registry Form Uploader to send your file to the Central Registry Team using the links below:
- Upload your request .
- Click 鈥�Browse鈥� under 鈥�Signed Request File鈥� to search your computer and upload the signed copy of the form. The signed form should consist of a minimum of three (3) pages and all pages must be uploaded.
- Click 鈥�Submit and Pay.鈥�
- You will then be automatically redirected to the payment webpage (Ark Gov Pay). Follow the Stage 3 instructions below to pay.
Stage 3: Online Payment
- Select a Payment Type.
- Complete the customer information and payment information sections to pay the central registry check fee for $10.00 (Child Maltreatment Request + a $1.00 online processing fee).
- Click 鈥�Submit Payment.鈥�
- You will receive a confirmation email verifying submission of your request and completed payment. Registry check results are emailed via encrypted email to the entity identified in the 鈥楻esults Should Be Released To鈥� section of the form submission request.
FAQ's
Who can request an Arkansas Child Maltreatment Central Registry status (background) check?
- Certain individuals identified under Arkansas Statute may request and receive information on an individual鈥檚 Registry status ().
- The individual whose status is being requested.
- Child protective entities in other states for the purpose of placing a child.
- Employers
- Volunteer agencies
- Licensing agencies
Please contact the DCFS Registry Unit with any questions. Their contact information is below.
What happens if my initial online request is rejected?
If your request is rejected for any reason, you will receive an email advising of the rejection and identifying how to correct it. To resubmit rejected forms, follow the steps listed above and resubmit without additional payment. Be sure to choose 鈥�Yes鈥� under the drop-down box 鈥淚s this a resubmission?鈥� You will also need to include your original request number which can be located in the initial confirmation email.