§ 12-10-316 - 911 centers -- Access to information. - Arkansas Statutes

12-10-316. 911 centers -- Access to information.

(a) A 911 public safety communications center designated by the chief executive of the political subdivision may be considered an element in the communications network connecting state, county, and local authorities to a centralized state depository of information in order to serve the public safety and criminal justice community.

(b) (1) A 911 public safety communications center is restricted in that it may access files in the centralized state depository of information only for the purpose of providing information to:

(A) An end user as authorized by state law; and

(B) An authorized recipient of the contents of those files, in the absence of serving as an information service agency.

(2) A 911 public safety communications center shall not have access to files available through the Arkansas Crime Information Center.

(c) The designation as an information provider to an authorized recipient and an agency of a political subdivision shall be made by the chief executive of each political subdivision.