Arkansas Code Title 12. Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs § 12-12-1609. Fees

(a)(1) The Department of Arkansas State Police may charge a fee for providing criminal history background checks under this subchapter.

(2) The amount of the fee for a criminal history background check conducted through the Arkansas Crime Information Center shall be determined jointly by the department and the center and shall not exceed twenty dollars ($20.00), exclusive of any third-party electronic processing fee charges.

(3) The amount of the fee for a criminal history background check performed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall not exceed the amount determined by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(1) Fifty percent (50%) to the Crime Information System Fund; and

(2) Fifty percent (50%) to the State Police Equipment Fund, to be used for the continued operation and expansion of the automated criminal history system and the automated fingerprint identification system.