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Arkansas Code Title 25. State Government § 25-19-112. Audio media, visual media, and audiovisual media--Findings--Intent--Law enforcement

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

(a) The General Assembly finds that:

(1) The allocation of time of trained law enforcement personnel, dispatchers, and detention personnel toward fulfilling requests for copies of audio media, visual media, and audiovisual media is substantial; and

(2) The uniform assessment of costs to defray and recover the allocation of time of trained law enforcement personnel, dispatchers, and detention personnel toward fulfilling requests for copies of audio media, visual media, and audiovisual media is necessary.

(b) It is the intent of the General Assembly to encourage the use of audio media, visual media, and audiovisual media by state and local law enforcement agencies and detention centers.

(c)(1) A state, county, municipal, school, college, or university law enforcement agency, dispatch center, public safety answering point, jail, detention center, or electronic record provider may charge for the costs associated with retrieving, reviewing, redacting, and copying audio media, visual media, and audiovisual media as provided under this section.

(2) A request for audio media, visual media, and audiovisual media that:

(A) Requires three (3) hours or less of personnel and equipment time to fulfill the request shall be provided at no charge:

(i) Except for the cost of reproduction of the media; or

(ii) Unless the requestor or the requestor's entity has made a request under this section in the immediately preceding thirty-day period;

(B) Requires more than three (3) hours of personnel or equipment time to fulfill the request shall be charged at a rate that does not exceed twenty dollars ($20.00) per hour on a prorated basis for each hour of running time of audio media, visual media, or audiovisual media provided to the requestor; and

(C) Is estimated to require more than three (3) hours of personnel or equipment time to fulfill the request may be required to be prepaid.

(3) A request for audio media, visual media, and audiovisual media shall be sufficiently specific to enable the custodian to locate the requested audio media, visual media, and audiovisual media with reasonable effort.

(4) An electronic record provider that charges for costs under this section shall provide a copy of the invoice to the entity required to maintain the audio media, visual media, or audiovisual media.

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