§ 12-12-1201 - Authorization. - Arkansas Statutes

12-12-1201. Authorization.

The Arkansas Crime Information Center is authorized to develop and operate a computerized victim notification system which shall provide:

(1) A mechanism for victims of criminal offenses or the victim's next of kin to access information about proceedings in the criminal justice and corrections systems by use of a twenty-four-hour toll-free in-watts telephone service; and

(2) Automatic notification by computerized telephone service to the victims of criminal offenses or the victim's next of kin about an inmate's custody status, including the location of the inmate.