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Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-212

Release or disclosure to unauthorized person — Penalty

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Eagle v. Morgan (1996)

Most recently applied in Jones v. Huckabee (February 2007)

Acts 1971, No. 286, § 10; 1975, No. 742, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 5-1110; Acts 1997, No. 826, § 3; 2011, No. 779, § 7; 2011, No. 1224, § 1; 2017, No. 250, § 3; 2017, No. 845, § 2.

(1) A person is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor upon conviction if the person knowingly: Accesses information or obtains information collected and maintained under this subchapter for a purpose not specified by this subchapter; or

(2) Releases or discloses information maintained under this subchapter to another person who lacks authority to receive the information.

(3) A person is guilty of a Class D felony upon conviction if the person violates subsection (a) of this section for the purpose of: Furthering the commission of a misdemeanor offense or felony offense by the person or another person;

(4) Enhancing or assisting a person's position in a legal proceeding in this state or influencing the outcome of a legal proceeding in this state for the benefit of the person or a member of the person's family;

(5) Causing a pecuniary or professional gain for the person or a member of the person's family; or

(6) Political purposes for the person or a member of the person's family.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.