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AR Code § 12-12-1010 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 12 - Crime Reporting and Investigations|Subchapter 10 - Criminal History Information and Reporting Standards|§ 12-12-1010. Dissemination of criminal history information for other purposes

 (a)  (1) Criminal history information shall be made available to the Governor for purposes of carrying out the Governor's constitutional authority involving pardons, executive clemencies, extraditions, or other duties specifically authorized by law.  (2) Criminal history information may be made available to:  (A) Persons performing research related to the administration of criminal justice, subject to conditions approved by the central repository or the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police to assure the security of the information and the privacy of individuals to whom the criminal history information relates; and  (B) Private contractors housing state inmates for a governmental criminal justice agency under a specific agreement approved by the Arkansas Crime Information Center that limits the use of the criminal history information to the purposes for which given to ensure the security and confidentiality of the criminal history information.      (b)  (1) Criminal history information shall be made available according to the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact, 42 U.S.C. § 14616, as it existed on January 1, 2001.  (2)  (A) The General Assembly approves and ratifies the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact, 42 U.S.C. § 14616, as it existed on January 1, 2001.  (B) The Director of the Arkansas Crime Information Center shall execute, administer, and implement the compact on behalf of the state and may adopt necessary rules and procedures for the national exchange of criminal history information for noncriminal justice purposes.  (C) Ratification of the compact does not affect the obligations and responsibilities of the center regarding the dissemination of criminal history information within Arkansas.      (c)  (1) Criminal history information may be requested by a noncriminal justice agency and shall be made available after a review and express approval of dissemination by the director.  (2) Requests for criminal history information by a noncriminal justice agency shall be made to the director and shall include:  (A) The specific criminal history information being requested;  (B) A list of all persons who will have access to the criminal history information;  (C) A detailed description of how the criminal history information will be used and protected; and  (D) A named temporary custodian of the criminal history information received.    (3) Criminal history information that is requested under this subsection is limited to criminal history information pertaining to criminal offenses that occurred in Arkansas.
AR Code § 12-12-1011 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 12 - Crime Reporting and Investigations|Subchapter 10 - Criminal History Information and Reporting Standards|§ 12-12-1011. Dissemination limited

 (a) Release of criminal history information for noncriminal justice purposes shall be made only by the Identification Bureau of the Department of Arkansas State Police or the central repository, under the limitations contained in § 12-12-1009, and such compiled records will not be released or disclosed for noncriminal justice purposes by other agencies in the state.  (b) Intelligence and investigative files maintained by law enforcement agencies shall be kept separated from criminal history information and shall not be subject to dissemination under the provisions of this subchapter.
AR Code § 12-12-1012 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 12 - Crime Reporting and Investigations|Subchapter 10 - Criminal History Information and Reporting Standards|§ 12-12-1012. Fees for noncriminal justice record searches

 (a)  (1)  (A) A fee may be charged for providing criminal history information for noncriminal justice purposes.  (B) However, the fee for providing criminal history information may be waived at the request of a:  (i) Local school district, for providing criminal history information concerning a volunteer in a public school program; or  (ii)  (a) Nonprofit organization whose purpose is to serve juveniles, for providing criminal history information concerning volunteers to the nonprofit organization.  (b) This exemption shall not be applicable to a child care facility whose owner, operator, or employees are required under § 20-78-606 to apply to the Identification Bureau of the Department of Arkansas State Police for a criminal records check.        (2)  (A) The amount of the fee for electronic Internet submission will be determined jointly by the bureau and the central repository and shall not exceed twenty dollars ($20.00), exclusive of any third-party electronic processing fee charges.  (B) Effective July 1, 2005, the amount of the fee for providing information by means other than the Internet shall be determined jointly by the bureau and the central repository and shall not exceed thirty dollars ($30.00).      (b)  (1) There is created on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State the State Police Equipment Fund.  (2) Except as provided in subdivision (b)(3) of this section, all fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the State Treasury as special revenue and credited:  (A) Fifty percent (50%) to the Crime Information System Fund, there to be used for the continued operation and expansion of the automated criminal history system; and  (B) Fifty percent (50%) to the State Police Equipment Fund, there to be used for the continued operation and expansion of the automated fingerprint identification system.    (3) Fees collected under subdivision (a)(2)(B) of this section shall be deposited into the State Treasury as special revenue as follows:  (A) Ten dollars ($10.00) of each fee collected shall be credited to the Crime Information System Fund; and  (B) The portion of a collected fee that exceeds ten dollars ($10.00) shall be credited to the State Police Equipment Fund.    (4)  (A) 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 for conducting criminal background checks for noncriminal justice purposes.  (B) The special revenues unused at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried forward.
AR Code § 12-12-1013 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 12 - Crime Reporting and Investigations|Subchapter 10 - Criminal History Information and Reporting Standards|§ 12-12-1013. Right of review and challenge

 (a)  (1) A person, upon positive verification of his or her identity, may review criminal history information pertaining to the person compiled and maintained by the Identification Bureau of the Department of Arkansas State Police or the central repository and may challenge the completeness or accuracy of the criminal history information.  (2)  (A) The criminal history information may be reviewed only by the person or the person's attorney or other designee authorized in writing by the subject.  (B) A copy of criminal history information maintained in the Arkansas Crime Information Center on the person may be made available to the person or the person's attorney or other designee authorized in writing by the person.  (C) A request for a copy of any criminal history information maintained in the National Crime Information Center shall be addressed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.      (b) If the person, after appropriate review, believes that the criminal history information is incorrect or incomplete in any way, he or she may request an examination and correction of the criminal history information by the agency responsible for the criminal history information.  (c)  (1) If it is determined as a result of the challenge that the criminal history information is inaccurate, incomplete, or improperly maintained, the criminal history information shall be appropriately corrected.  (2) Immediately after correction under subdivision (c)(1) of this section, the agency responsible for the criminal history information shall notify every agency or person known to have received the criminal history information within the previous one-year period and provide the agency or person with corrected criminal history information.  (3) A person whose criminal history information has been corrected may ascertain the names of those agencies or individuals known to have received the previously incorrect criminal history information.    (d)  (1)  (A) Criminal history information that was recorded before August 13, 1993, is subject to the right of review and challenge in accordance with this section.  (B) However, the duty of an agency in searching for criminal history information under subdivision (d)(1)(A) of this section is to make a reasonable search for criminal history information.    (2) An agency does not have a duty under subdivision (d)(1)(A) of this section to provide access to that segment of criminal history information that cannot be located after a reasonable search.    (e) The right of a person to review his or her criminal history information shall not be used by a prospective employer or another person as a means to circumvent procedures or fees for accessing records for noncriminal justice purposes.
AR Code § 12-12-1014 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 12 - Crime Reporting and Investigations|Subchapter 10 - Criminal History Information and Reporting Standards|§ 12-12-1014. Security of criminal history information

 (a) The Arkansas Crime Information Center shall be authorized to develop standards and implement procedures that will, to the maximum extent feasible, ensure the security and confidentiality of criminal history records.  (b) The center shall be authorized to inspect the criminal history records maintained by criminal justice agencies, to evaluate security procedures, and to issue reports on compliance with security standards.
AR Code § 12-12-1015 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 12 - Crime Reporting and Investigations|Subchapter 10 - Criminal History Information and Reporting Standards|§ 12-12-1015. Audit of criminal history records

 (a) The Arkansas Crime Information Center shall be authorized to develop standards and implement a program of audits of all criminal justice agencies that establish, maintain, report, or disseminate criminal history records, to ensure compliance with all provisions of this subchapter.  (b) Audit procedures pertaining to the courts shall be coordinated and implemented through the Administrative Office of the Courts.
AR Code § 12-12-1016 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 12 - Crime Reporting and Investigations|Subchapter 10 - Criminal History Information and Reporting Standards|§ 12-12-1016. Powers and duties of State Crime Laboratory

 In addition to any other power or duty conferred by this subchapter, the State Crime Laboratory shall expand the:   (1) State DNA Data Base established under § 12-12-1105 to store and maintain DNA records generated under this subchapter; and  (2) State DNA Data Bank established under § 12-12-1106 to retain DNA samples provided under this subchapter.
AR Code § 12-12-1017 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 12 - Crime Reporting and Investigations|Subchapter 10 - Criminal History Information and Reporting Standards|§ 12-12-1017. Procedures for conduct, disposition, and use of DNA analysis

 (a)  (1) The State Crime Laboratory shall promulgate rules governing the procedures to be used in the submission, identification, analysis, storage, and disposition of DNA samples and typing results of DNA samples submitted under this subchapter.  (2) The procedures described in subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall include quality assurance guidelines to ensure that DNA identification records meet standards for laboratories that submit DNA records to the State DNA Data Base.    (b) The typing results of DNA samples shall be securely stored in the State DNA Data Base, and records of testing shall be retained on file with the State Crime Laboratory.  (c)  (1) Except as provided in § 12-12-1018, the tests to be performed on each DNA sample shall be used only for law enforcement identification purposes, including the identification of missing persons, and to assist in the recovery or identification of human remains from disasters.  (2) The results of the DNA analysis conducted under this subchapter from a person adjudicated delinquent may be used for any law enforcement agency identification purpose, including adult prosecution.  (3) The detention, arrest, or conviction of a person based on a State DNA Data Base match or State DNA Data Base information is not invalidated if the DNA sample was obtained or placed in the State DNA Data Base by mistake.    (d)  (1) The State Crime Laboratory may contract with a third party for purposes of carrying out any function of this subchapter.  (2) Any third party contracting to carry out a function of this subchapter is subject to any restriction and requirement of this subchapter that apply to the State Crime Laboratory as well as any additional restriction imposed by the State Crime Laboratory.
AR Code § 12-12-1018 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 12 - Crime Reporting and Investigations|Subchapter 10 - Criminal History Information and Reporting Standards|§ 12-12-1018. Receipt and analysis of DNA samples — Availability of information

 (a) The State Crime Laboratory shall:  (1) Receive, store, and perform analyses on DNA samples or contract for DNA typing analysis with a qualified DNA laboratory that meets guidelines as established by the State Crime Laboratory;  (2) Classify and file the DNA record of identification characteristic profiles of DNA samples submitted under this subchapter; and  (3) Make information available from the State DNA Data Base as provided in this section.    (b) The results of the DNA profile of individuals in the State DNA Data Base shall be made available:  (1) To a criminal justice agency or to an approved crime laboratory that serves a criminal justice agency; or  (2) To a criminal justice official upon written or electronic request from the criminal justice official and in furtherance of an official investigation of a criminal offense.    (c) The State Crime Laboratory shall promulgate rules governing the methods of obtaining information from the State DNA Data Base and CODIS and procedures for verification of the identity and authority of the requester.  (d) The State Crime Laboratory may create a separate population database composed of DNA samples obtained under this subchapter after all personal identification is removed.
AR Code § 12-12-1019 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 12 - Crime Reporting and Investigations|Subchapter 10 - Criminal History Information and Reporting Standards|§ 12-12-1019. Removal and destruction of the DNA record and DNA sample

 (a) Any person whose DNA record is included in the State DNA Data Base and whose DNA sample is stored in the State DNA Data Bank as authorized by this subchapter may apply to the State Crime Laboratory for removal and destruction of the DNA record and DNA sample if the arrest that led to the inclusion of the DNA record and DNA sample:  (1) Resulted in a charge that has been resolved by:  (A) An acquittal;  (B) A dismissal;  (C) A nolle prosequi;  (D) A successful completion of a preprosecution diversion program or a conditional discharge;  (E) A conviction of a Class B misdemeanor or Class C misdemeanor; or  (F) A reversal of the conviction that led to the inclusion of the DNA record and DNA sample; or    (2) Has not resulted in a charge within one (1) year of the date of the arrest.    (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the State Crime Laboratory shall remove and destroy a person's DNA record and DNA sample by purging the DNA record and other identifiable information from the State DNA Data Base and the DNA sample stored in the State DNA Data Bank when the person provides the State Crime Laboratory with:  (1) A written request for removal and destruction of the DNA record and DNA sample;  (2) A court order for removal and destruction of the DNA record and DNA sample; and  (3) Either of the following:  (A) A certified copy of:  (i) An order of acquittal;  (ii) An order of dismissal;  (iii) An order nolle prosequi;  (iv) Documentation reflecting a successful completion of a preprosecution diversion program or a conditional discharge;  (v) A judgment of conviction of a Class B misdemeanor or Class C misdemeanor; or  (vi) A court order that reverses the conviction that led to the inclusion of the DNA record and DNA sample; or    (B) A court order stating that a charge arising out of the person's arrest has not been filed within one (1) year of the date of the arrest.      (c) The State Crime Laboratory shall not remove or destroy a person's DNA record or DNA sample under subsection (b) of this section if the person had a prior felony or Class A misdemeanor conviction or a pending charge for which collection of a DNA sample is authorized under Arkansas law.  (d) When the State Crime Laboratory removes and destroys a person's DNA record and DNA sample under subsection (b) of this section, the State Crime Laboratory shall request that the person's DNA record be purged from the National DNA Index System.
AR Code § 12-12-1101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 12 - Crime Reporting and Investigations|Subchapter 11 - State Convicted Offender DNA Data Base Act|§ 12-12-1101. Title

 This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “State Convicted Offender DNA Data Base Act”.
AR Code § 12-12-1102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 12 - Crime Reporting and Investigations|Subchapter 11 - State Convicted Offender DNA Data Base Act|§ 12-12-1102. Purpose

 The General Assembly finds and declares that:   (1) DNA data banks are an important tool in:  (A) Criminal investigations;  (B) The exclusion of individuals who are the subjects of criminal investigations or prosecutions; and  (C) Deterring and detecting recidivist acts;    (2) Several states have enacted laws requiring persons convicted of certain crimes, especially sexual offenses, to provide genetic samples for DNA profiling;  (3) Moreover, it is the policy of this state to assist federal, state, and local criminal justice and law enforcement agencies in the identification and detection of individuals in criminal investigations; and  (4) It is therefore in the best interest of the State of Arkansas to establish a DNA data base and a DNA data bank containing DNA samples submitted by individuals convicted of sex offenses and violent offenses.
AR Code § 12-12-1103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 12 - Crime Reporting and Investigations|Subchapter 11 - State Convicted Offender DNA Data Base Act|§ 12-12-1103. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Adjudication of guilt” and words of similar import mean a plea of guilty, a plea of nolo contendere, a negotiated plea, a finding of guilt by a judge, or a finding of guilt by a jury;  (2) “Administration of criminal justice” means:  (A) Performing functions of investigation, apprehension, detention, prosecution, adjudication, correctional supervision, or rehabilitation of accused persons or criminal offenders;  (B) Performing criminal identification activities; and  (C) Collecting, maintaining, and disseminating justice information;    (3)  (A) “CODIS” means the Federal Bureau of Investigation's national DNA identification index system that allows the storage and exchange of DNA records submitted by state and local forensic laboratories.  (B) CODIS is derived from Combined DNA Index System;    (4) “Criminal justice agency” means a government agency, or any subunit thereof, which is authorized by law to perform the administration of criminal justice and which allocates more than one-half (½) its annual budget to the administration of criminal justice;  (5)  (A) “DNA” means deoxyribonucleic acid.  (B)  (i) DNA is located in the cells and provides an individual's personal genetic blueprint.  (ii) DNA encodes genetic information that is the basis of human heredity and forensic identification;      (6)  (A) “DNA record” means deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) identification information stored in the State DNA Data Base or CODIS for the purpose of generating investigative leads or supporting statistical interpretation of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) test results.  (B) The DNA record is the result obtained from the DNA typing tests.  (C) The DNA record is composed of the characteristics of a DNA sample which are of value in establishing the identity of individuals.  (D) The results of all DNA identification tests on an individual's DNA sample are also collectively referred to as the DNA profile of an individual;    (7) “DNA sample” means a blood or tissue sample provided by any person with respect to offenses covered by this subchapter or submitted to the State Crime Laboratory for analysis or storage or both;  (8) “FBI” means the Federal Bureau of Investigation;  (9) “Qualifying offense” means any felony offense as defined in the Arkansas Criminal Code or a sexual offense classified as a misdemeanor as defined by the Arkansas Criminal Code or a repeat offense as defined in this section; and  (10) “Repeat offense” means a second or subsequent adjudication of guilt in a separate criminal action for the commission of any misdemeanor or felony offense involving violence as set forth in Arkansas law, the law of another state, federal law, or military law.
AR Code § 12-12-1104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 2 - Law Enforcement Agencies and Programs|Chapter 12 - Crime Reporting and Investigations|Subchapter 11 - State Convicted Offender DNA Data Base Act|§ 12-12-1104. Powers and duties of State Crime Laboratory

 In addition to any other powers and duties conferred by this subchapter, the State Crime Laboratory shall:   (1) Be responsible for the policy management and administration of the state DNA identification record system to support law enforcement agencies and other criminal justice agencies;  (2) Promulgate rules to carry out the provisions of this subchapter; and  (3) Provide for liaison with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other criminal justice agencies in regard to the state's participation in CODIS or in any DNA data base designated by the laboratory.