§ 27-50-906 - Furnishing of abstracts.

27-50-906. Furnishing of abstracts.

(a) The Office of Driver Services may furnish an abstract or driver confirmation record of any driver's record to:

(1) The driver on whom the record has been compiled;

(2) Any person who has been authorized in writing by the driver to obtain the driver's record;

(3) Any court having jurisdiction over traffic offenses;

(4) Any law enforcement officer, who shall use the report only in the line of duty in enforcing the traffic laws of this state;

(5) Employers of drivers, provided that the driver has given his or her written consent for the employer to obtain the driver's record;

(6) Any insurer licensed to do business in Arkansas or its agents, employees, or contractors in connection with the driving record or driver confirmation record of an insured or applicant and all licensed drivers in the household of the insured or applicant;

(7) (A) Any governmental department or agency upon a showing of reasonable cause as to why the driver's record should be issued to the governmental department or agency in order for the governmental department or agency to effectively carry out its statutory duties.

(B) No driver's record shall be reported to any individual except duly authorized officials of the office unless a copy of the report and the name of the individual or organization which received the report are sent to the driver named in the report; and

(8) (A) A driver's license status report shall be available to rental car companies who otherwise meet the requirements of this section for receiving an abstract of a driver's record upon the payment of one dollar ($1.00) for each license number checked. This fee shall be deposited to the State Treasury into the State Central Services Fund as a direct revenue to be used by the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration.

(B) The Information Network of Arkansas may charge an additional fee for the service of transmitting this information electronically.

(b) For purposes of this section, "driver confirmation record" means information in the Office of Driver Services concerning the name, date of birth, and current address of the licensed driver.

(c) (1) (A) The fee for an insured's or applicant's driver confirmation record shall be ten cents (10cent(s)) per record.

(B) This fee shall be deposited into the State Central Services Fund as a direct revenue to be used by the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration.

(2) The Information Network of Arkansas may charge an additional fee for the service of transmitting this information electronically.