§ 12-12-1510 - Fees. - Arkansas Statutes

12-12-1510. Fees.

(a) (1) A fee may be charged for providing criminal history information under this subchapter.

(2) The amount of the fee shall be determined jointly by the Department of Arkansas State Police and the Arkansas Crime Information Center and shall not exceed twenty dollars ($20.00), exclusive of any third-party electronic processing fee charges.

(3) (A) The fees shall be credited fifty percent (50%) to the Crime Information System Fund and fifty percent (50%) to the State Police Equipment Fund.

(B) The center may utilize these funds for the operation or expansion of the automated criminal justice information system, subject to legislative appropriations.

(C) The department may utilize these funds for the operation, expansion, and integration of the automated fingerprint identification system, which includes components and software to support a total integrated solution associated with the system.

(b) Special revenues deposited into the Crime Information System Fund and the State Police Equipment Fund may be used for personal services and operating expenses as provided by law, and any special revenues unused at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried forward.