§ 25-1-203 - Distribution of other publications.
25-1-203. Distribution of other publications.
(a) No state agency shall distribute a state publication except as provided in this section.
(b) The state agency shall compile a mailing list of persons requesting publications distributed by the agency. Prior to distributing the publication, the state agency shall send by mail a card requesting the interested party to return the card to the state agency if the interested party wishes to receive the publication. The card shall include the agency Web site on which the publication is located. Upon receipt of the card, the state agency shall then send the publication to the interested party.
(c) This section shall not apply to the following publications:
(1) Public information pamphlets;
(2) Copies of legislative bills;
(3) Copies of statutes, laws, and regulations;
(4) Information disseminated to the press or requested pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, 25-19-101 et seq.;
(5) Publications which are applications, instructions, or guidelines for complying with any state or federal law, regulation, or policy;
(6) Newsletters containing fewer than four (4) pages. The newsletter shall include a statement providing the receiver of the newsletter the option and method of removing the person's name from the newsletter's mailing list;
(7) Directories;
(8) Documents generated, published, or otherwise disseminated by the Center for Health Statistics of the Department of Health;
(9) Publications of the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service; and
(10) Information, forms, and notices necessary to comply with state tax laws, driver's licensing laws, and motor vehicle registration and titling laws.
(d) A state agency shall not be prohibited from distributing an abstract which contains a description of any reports submitted to the General Assembly and of any other information that is available upon request.
(e) Each state agency shall place the publication on the state agency's Internet Web site. The Department of Information Systems shall assist those state agencies requesting assistance in placing publications on the state agency's Internet Web site.