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Arkansas Code Title 12. Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs § 12-12-1507. Administration

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a)(1) Release of criminal history information under this subchapter shall be made only by the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police and the Arkansas Crime Information Center as authorized by law.

(2) The Division of Arkansas State Police and the center may adopt rules consistent with the provisions and intent of this subchapter.

(b) The division and the center may contract with the Information Network of Arkansas under the Information Network of Arkansas Act, § 25-27-101 et seq., or any other qualified third-party vendor in the establishment of the gateway or means of electronically processing transactions under this subchapter.

(c)(1) The division shall not process a request for a Federal Bureau of Investigation background check unless a corresponding state background check through the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police has also been properly requested pursuant to this subchapter.

(2) The requirements of subdivision (c)(1) of this section may be waived upon written authorization of the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police.

(d) The Division of Arkansas State Police automated fingerprint identification system may access and use the National Fingerprint File and Interstate Identification Index as provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation when the Arkansas Code authorizes a fingerprint-based Federal Bureau of Investigation check for a noncriminal justice purpose and a positive identification based on fingerprints is made.

(e) A background check request for a noncriminal justice purpose that must be completed under state or federal law through the division shall be submitted to the division by electronic means through the Online Criminal Background Check System.

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