General State Laws

This appendix contains selected state laws that seem to be applicable to the area of privacy of student records and general data transmission security. The lists are provided for the reader to use as a starting place for research. The lists for each state are not exhaustive, and we do not guarantee that the statutes are current. However, they do give readers an idea of the kinds of statutes that states may have on their books.

Arkansas

California

ARKANSAS

General State Laws, Regulations and Policies: URL, citation and summary

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§4-4A-201. (Arkansas Code)

Security procedure.

Summary: Defines security procedures between customers and receiving banks. See all of statute including "A security procedure may require . . . . "

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§9-13-302. (Arkansas Code)

Penalty for incompliance; access to personal records of child.

Summary: Penalty for refusing to provide a student record to anyone who is entitled to receive a copy.

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§9-14-208. (Arkansas Code)

Office of Child Support Enforcement - Powers to obtain information on noncustodial parent - Penalty - Immunity.

Summary: Rules regarding requesting, retrieving, transmitting and receiving information from the Office of Child Support. See (b)(1), (c), (e) & (i). Also mentions privacy safeguards. See (j).

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§9-27-309. (Arkansas Code)

Confidentiality of juvenile records.

Summary: See all of statute regarding the confidentiality of juvenile records.

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§11-10-902. (Arkansas Code)

Reporting requirements - Enforcement of child support obligations - Confidentiality.

Summary: Rules regarding transmitting information and the confidentiality of information gathered and maintained by the State Registry of New Hires. See (b)(4), (c)(2) & (f).

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§12-12-203. (Arkansas Code)

Supervisory board - Duties.

Summary: Describes the duties of the board in maintaining and operating the Arkansas Crime Information Center. Also describes security safeguards. See (a)(3), (4) & (6).

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§12-12-210. (Arkansas Code)

Special information services agents.

Summary: Describes the duties of the agents in monitoring and auditing information in the Arkansas Crime Information System. See all of statute.

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§12-12-212. (Arkansas Code)

Release or disclosure to unauthorized person - Penalty.

Summary: Describes the penalty for releasing information (from Arkansas Crime Information System) to unauthorized persons. See all of statute.

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§12-12-215. (Arkansas Code)

Registry of orders of protection.

Summary: Rules regarding maintaining a registry of all orders of protection issued. The Arkansas Crime Information Center will maintain this registry. See (a). Rules regarding confidentiality of information. See (d).

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§12-12-312. (Arkansas Code)

Records confidential and privileged - Exception - Release.

Summary: Stipulates the confidentiality of records and information retained by the State Crime Laboratory. See (a)(1).

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§12-12-501. (Arkansas Code)

Purpose; child abuse reporting.

Summary: See in notes that child abuse report information will be treated as educational records under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.

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§12-12-506. (Arkansas Code)

Disclosure of central registry data.

Summary: Rules regarding the confidentiality and release of information from the central registry (containing records involving child maltreatment cases). See (a)(1); (2)(ix)(b); (B)(b); (B)(c)(1) & (2), (B)(d) and (B)(e). Penalties for disclosing information improperly. See (B)(c)(3).