§ 12-12-1506 - Unrestricted information -- Records -- Immunity from civil liability. - Arkansas Statutes

12-12-1506. Unrestricted information -- Records -- Immunity from civil liability.

(a) (1) All conviction information and felony arrest records may be disseminated as provided in this subchapter.

(2) Any criminal history information of felony arrest records and all conviction information that pertains to a person currently being processed by the criminal justice system, including the entire period of correctional supervision extending through final discharge from parole, may be disseminated without restriction.

(3) (A) The Identification Bureau of the Department of Arkansas State Police, the Arkansas Crime Information Center, or a third party shall be responsible for the maintenance of information pertaining to dissemination of criminal history information.

(B) The information pertaining to dissemination required to be maintained shall be retained for a period of not less than three (3) years for security purposes.

(4) (A) (i) Each requestor that is allowed access to criminal history information under this subchapter shall maintain in its files for at least three (3) years the written consent to obtain the criminal history information given by the applicant, employee, student, or prospective student.

(ii) Access to criminal history information and sealed or expunged records for the Arkansas Public Defender Commission is authorized without the consent of the subject of the request. However, the commission shall maintain records of the reason the dissemination was requested for a period of three (3) years.

(iii) Any requestor that is granted access to criminal history information under this subchapter shall not disseminate the criminal history information.

(B) These files and consent forms shall be subject to inspection by the Department of Arkansas State Police.

(b) This section allows the dissemination of information concerning persons who are required to register as sex offenders.

(c) A criminal justice agency and its employees and officials shall be immune from civil liability except in instances of gross negligence or intentional malice for dissemination of criminal history information under this subchapter.