Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-921 establishes a nine (9) member Sex Offender Assessment Committee (“SOAC”). Subject to confirmation by the Senate, the Governor appoints the following six (6) members:

Also serving on the Committee

The SOAC is charged with promulgating guidelines and procedures for disclosure of relevant and necessary information to the public when the release of the information is necessary for the public protection. The Committee must also establish qualifications for examiners and qualify examiners to prepare reports in accordance with the assessment protocol.

Adult assessments are completed by the Sex Offender Community Notification Assessment (“SOCNA”). SOCNA is a unit within the Arkansas Department of Corrections. (“ADC”) Correspondence to the SOAC and to the staff for SOCNA is to be directed to Post Office Box 6209, Pine Bluff AR 71611-6209, faxed to (870) 850-8446, or e-mailed to [email protected]. The office may be reached by phone: (870) 850-8429.

Pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-906(a)(2)(C)(i)(b) a minor adjudicated delinquent sex offender moving to Arkansas from another jurisdiction must submit to assessment by the UAMS Family Treatment Program or other agency or entity authorized to conduct juvenile sex offender assessments. For the 2013-2014 fiscal year, the ADC and SOAC contracts with the Family Treatment Program (“FTP”) of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to conduct assessments of juvenile offenders, according to standards and procedures developed by that organization and approved by the Sex Offender Assessment Committee. Correspondence to FTP should be sent to Family Treatment Program, ATTN: Registration Risk Assessments, #1 Children's Way, Slot 512-24B, Site 401, Little Rock AR 72202; phone - 501-364-3348; fax-501-364-3816. The contract is subject to review and renewal on an annual basis. References to FTP are subject to change pursuant to the contract in place at the time of assessment.