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Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-109

Special requests for electronic information

Known as the Freedom of Information Act

The act spans §§ 25–25 (12 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Daugherty v. Jacksonville Police Department (2012)

Most recently applied in Daugherty v. Jacksonville Police Department (June 2012)

Acts 2001, No. 1653, § 4.

(1) At his or her discretion, a custodian may agree to summarize, compile, or tailor electronic data in a particular manner or medium and may agree to provide the data in an electronic format to which it is not readily convertible.

(2) Where the cost and time involved in complying with the requests are relatively minimal, custodians should agree to provide the data as requested.

(3) If the custodian agrees to a request, the custodian may charge the actual, verifiable costs of personnel time exceeding two (2) hours associated with the tasks, in addition to copying costs authorized by § 25-19-105(d)(3).

(4) The charge for personnel time shall not exceed the salary of the lowest paid employee or contractor who, in the discretion of the custodian, has the necessary skill and training to respond to the request.

(5) The custodian shall provide an itemized breakdown of charges under subsection (b) of this section.

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.