# Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-1808: Privacy

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-1808
- **Heading:** Privacy
- **Jurisdiction:** Arkansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AR Code / Title 12 / Chapter 12 / Subchapter 18 / Section 12-12-1808

## Text

(a) (1) Captured plate data or data obtained from the Office of Motor Vehicle may be disclosed only: (A) To the person to whom the vehicle is registered; (B) After the written consent of the person to whom the vehicle is registered; or (C) If the disclosure of the data is permitted by the Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994, 18 U.S.C. § 2721 et seq., as it existed on January 1, 2013. (2) Practice and usage data compiled and preserved under § 12-12-1806 are a public record for purposes of the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq. (b) Upon the presentation to an appropriate governmental entity of a valid, outstanding protection order protecting the driver of a vehicle jointly registered with or registered solely in the name of the individual against whom the order was issued, captured plate data shall not be disclosed except as the result of a match under § 12-12-1803(b) . Added by Act 2013, No. 1491,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.

(a) (1) Captured plate data or data obtained from the Office of Motor Vehicle may be disclosed only: (A) To the person to whom the vehicle is registered; (B) After the written consent of the person to whom the vehicle is registered; or (C) If the disclosure of the data is permitted by the Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994, 18 U.S.C. § 2721 et seq., as it existed on January 1, 2013. (2) Practice and usage data compiled and preserved under § 12-12-1806 are a public record for purposes of the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq.

(1) Captured plate data or data obtained from the Office of Motor Vehicle may be disclosed only: (A) To the person to whom the vehicle is registered; (B) After the written consent of the person to whom the vehicle is registered; or (C) If the disclosure of the data is permitted by the Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994, 18 U.S.C. § 2721 et seq., as it existed on January 1, 2013.

(A) To the person to whom the vehicle is registered;

(B) After the written consent of the person to whom the vehicle is registered; or

(C) If the disclosure of the data is permitted by the Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994, 18 U.S.C. § 2721 et seq., as it existed on January 1, 2013.

(2) Practice and usage data compiled and preserved under § 12-12-1806 are a public record for purposes of the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq.

(b) Upon the presentation to an appropriate governmental entity of a valid, outstanding protection order protecting the driver of a vehicle jointly registered with or registered solely in the name of the individual against whom the order was issued, captured plate data shall not be disclosed except as the result of a match under § 12-12-1803(b) .

Added by Act 2013, No. 1491,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.

## Nearby sections

- [Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-1801 Title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T12_C12_S18_S12-12-1801.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-1802 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T12_C12_S18_S12-12-1802.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-1803 Restrictions on use](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T12_C12_S18_S12-12-1803.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-1804 Protections](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T12_C12_S18_S12-12-1804.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-1805 Practice and usage data preservation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T12_C12_S18_S12-12-1805.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-1806 Use of data and data-derived evidence](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T12_C12_S18_S12-12-1806.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-1807 Penalties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T12_C12_S18_S12-12-1807.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-1808 Privacy](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T12_C12_S18_S12-12-1808.md)

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