Arkansas Department of Human Services v. Burgess

Sam Bird, Judge.

This .is an appeal from an order of the udge. Circuit Court that reversed an order of the Office of Appeals and Hearings (OAH) of the Arkansas Department of Human Services (ADHS) concerning the listing of James and Versie Burgess on the Child Maltreatment Central Registry. We affirm the circuit court’s order, reverse OAH’s order, and remand the case to the OAH to conduct an administrative hearing to determine whether the Burgesses’ names should remain on the registry.

On January 29, 2002, appellee Versie Burgess phoned the Child Maltreatment Hotline operated by appellant ADHS,…