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Arkansas Code Title 21. Public Officers and Employees § 21-15-107. Identification Bureau and registries--Duties

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

(a)(1) After receipt of a request for a criminal history check, the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police shall make reasonable efforts to respond to requests for state criminal history checks within twenty (20) calendar days and to respond to requests for national criminal history checks within ten (10) calendar days after the receipt of a national criminal history check from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(2) After receipt of a request for a central registry check, a registry shall make reasonable efforts to respond to requests within twenty (20) calendar days.

(b)(1) Upon completion of a criminal history check, the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police shall forward all information obtained concerning the applicant or employee to the Arkansas Crime Information Center.

(2) Upon completion of a central registry check, the registry shall forward all information obtained concerning the applicant or employee to the requesting state agency.

(c) The Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police shall maintain a database of the results of criminal history checks on each applicant for employment with and each employee of a state agency in a designated position.

(d)(1)(A) The Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police shall develop a form to be used for criminal history checks conducted under this subchapter.

(B) The form under subdivision (d)(1)(A) of this section shall be designed so that completion of the form requires:

(i) The notarized signature of the subject of the criminal history check; or

(ii) As provided under § 25-32-107(d), the electronic signature of the subject of the criminal history check.

(2)(A) The Child Maltreatment Central Registry and the Adult and Long-Term Care Facility Resident Maltreatment Central Registry shall work together to develop a form to be used for central registry checks conducted under this subchapter.

(B) The form under subdivision (d)(2)(A) of this section shall be designed so that completion of the form requires:

(i) The notarized signature of the person who is the subject of the registry checks; or

(ii) As provided under § 25-32-107(d), the electronic signature of the person who is the subject of the registry checks.

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