# Ark. Code Ann. § 12-18-809: Confidentiality

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T12_C18_S8_S12-18-809

## Section

- **Citation:** Ark. Code Ann. § 12-18-809
- **Heading:** Confidentiality
- **Jurisdiction:** Arkansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AR Code / Title 12 / Chapter 18 / Subchapter 8 / Section 12-18-809

## Text

(a) An administrative hearing decision and the hearing record, including all exhibits, under this chapter are confidential and shall remain confidential upon the filing of an appeal with a circuit court or an appellate court. (b) An administrative hearing decision and the hearing record, including all exhibits, under this chapter that uphold the agency investigative determination of true may be used or disclosed only as provided in this chapter. (c) An administrative hearing decision and the hearing record, including all exhibits, under this chapter that overturn the agency investigative determination of true may be used or disclosed only as provided in this chapter. Acts 2009, No. 749, § 1; 2011, No. 1143, § 21.

(a) An administrative hearing decision and the hearing record, including all exhibits, under this chapter are confidential and shall remain confidential upon the filing of an appeal with a circuit court or an appellate court.

(b) An administrative hearing decision and the hearing record, including all exhibits, under this chapter that uphold the agency investigative determination of true may be used or disclosed only as provided in this chapter.

(c) An administrative hearing decision and the hearing record, including all exhibits, under this chapter that overturn the agency investigative determination of true may be used or disclosed only as provided in this chapter.

Acts 2009, No. 749, § 1; 2011, No. 1143, § 21.

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