§ 12-12-1606 - Request for criminal background check.
12-12-1606. Request for criminal background check.
(a) (1) Any volunteer organization registered to obtain criminal background check information from the Arkansas Crime Information Center or the Federal Bureau of Investigation concerning volunteers may apply to the Identification Bureau of the Department of Arkansas State Police for the purpose of obtaining criminal history information regarding any individual currently acting as a volunteer with the volunteer organization or desiring to act as a volunteer with the volunteer organization.
(2) The request form submitted by the volunteer organization shall include:
(A) The name of the volunteer organization;
(B) The identifying information of the individual for whom the background check is sought; and
(C) A signed authorization form executed by the volunteer authorizing the Identification Bureau of the Department of Arkansas State Police to release criminal history information.
(b) The request form shall be subject to inspection by the Department of Arkansas State Police.
(c) The volunteer organization shall retain a copy of the criminal background check request for a period of at least three (3) years from the date of the request.