(a) (1) (A) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration and officers of the Office of Motor Vehicle designated by the secretary may prepare under the seal of the Office of Motor Vehicle a:(i) Certified copy of a motor vehicle registration record maintained by the Office of Motor Vehicle; or(ii) Noncertified electronic copy of a motor vehicle registration record maintained by the Office of Motor Vehicle.(B) A copy of a motor vehicle registration record under subdivision (a)(1)(A) of this section may be delivered to:(i) The person who is a registered owner of the motor vehicle;(ii) A person who has been authorized in writing by the registered owner of the motor vehicle to obtain the motor vehicle registration record;(iii) A federal, state, or local court for use in connection with a civil, criminal, administrative, or arbitral proceeding, including without limitation use:(a) In connection with the service of process;(b) In connection with the execution or enforcement of a judgment or order; or(c) Pursuant to an order of a federal, state, or local court;(iv) A duly licensed attorney at law in response to a subpoena properly issued in a federal, state, or local court action; or(v) A government agency or law enforcement agency for use in carrying out its function.(2) The use of lists or other aggregations of compilations of motor vehicle registration information is restricted to safety recall notification programs involving motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment, other federal and state agency programs, research and statistics involving motor vehicles in which individual identities are not published or disclosed, or for any other purpose authorized by the Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994, 18 U.S.C. § 2721 et seq., as it existed on January 1, 2025.(3) Motor vehicle registration information shall not be sold, furnished, or used for solicitation purposes.
(1) (A) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration and officers of the Office of Motor Vehicle designated by the secretary may prepare under the seal of the Office of Motor Vehicle a:(i) Certified copy of a motor vehicle registration record maintained by the Office of Motor Vehicle; or(ii) Noncertified electronic copy of a motor vehicle registration record maintained by the Office of Motor Vehicle.(B) A copy of a motor vehicle registration record under subdivision (a)(1)(A) of this section may be delivered to:(i) The person who is a registered owner of the motor vehicle;(ii) A person who has been authorized in writing by the registered owner of the motor vehicle to obtain the motor vehicle registration record;(iii) A federal, state, or local court for use in connection with a civil, criminal, administrative, or arbitral proceeding, including without limitation use:(a) In connection with the service of process;(b) In connection with the execution or enforcement of a judgment or order; or(c) Pursuant to an order of a federal, state, or local court;(iv) A duly licensed attorney at law in response to a subpoena properly issued in a federal, state, or local court action; or(v) A government agency or law enforcement agency for use in carrying out its function.
(A) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration and officers of the Office of Motor Vehicle designated by the secretary may prepare under the seal of the Office of Motor Vehicle a:(i) Certified copy of a motor vehicle registration record maintained by the Office of Motor Vehicle; or(ii) Noncertified electronic copy of a motor vehicle registration record maintained by the Office of Motor Vehicle.
(i) Certified copy of a motor vehicle registration record maintained by the Office of Motor Vehicle; or
(ii) Noncertified electronic copy of a motor vehicle registration record maintained by the Office of Motor Vehicle.
(B) A copy of a motor vehicle registration record under subdivision (a)(1)(A) of this section may be delivered to:(i) The person who is a registered owner of the motor vehicle;(ii) A person who has been authorized in writing by the registered owner of the motor vehicle to obtain the motor vehicle registration record;(iii) A federal, state, or local court for use in connection with a civil, criminal, administrative, or arbitral proceeding, including without limitation use:(a) In connection with the service of process;(b) In connection with the execution or enforcement of a judgment or order; or(c) Pursuant to an order of a federal, state, or local court;(iv) A duly licensed attorney at law in response to a subpoena properly issued in a federal, state, or local court action; or(v) A government agency or law enforcement agency for use in carrying out its function.
(i) The person who is a registered owner of the motor vehicle;
(ii) A person who has been authorized in writing by the registered owner of the motor vehicle to obtain the motor vehicle registration record;
(iii) A federal, state, or local court for use in connection with a civil, criminal, administrative, or arbitral proceeding, including without limitation use:(a) In connection with the service of process;(b) In connection with the execution or enforcement of a judgment or order; or(c) Pursuant to an order of a federal, state, or local court;
(a) In connection with the service of process;
(b) In connection with the execution or enforcement of a judgment or order; or
(c) Pursuant to an order of a federal, state, or local court;
(iv) A duly licensed attorney at law in response to a subpoena properly issued in a federal, state, or local court action; or
(v) A government agency or law enforcement agency for use in carrying out its function.
(2) The use of lists or other aggregations of compilations of motor vehicle registration information is restricted to safety recall notification programs involving motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment, other federal and state agency programs, research and statistics involving motor vehicles in which individual identities are not published or disclosed, or for any other purpose authorized by the Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994, 18 U.S.C. § 2721 et seq., as it existed on January 1, 2025.
(3) Motor vehicle registration information shall not be sold, furnished, or used for solicitation purposes.
(b) (1) A fee of one dollar ($1.00) shall be charged for each certified record authenticated.(2) Every certified copy shall be admissible in any proceeding in any court in like manner as the original.(3) (A) A party requesting a noncertified electronic record shall execute a written agreement with the Department of Finance and Administration that includes the following provisions:(i) An acknowledgment that the party requesting a record shall comply with all state and federal limits on the use of those records; and(ii) An agreement that the party seeking to obtain records shall hold harmless and indemnify the department for any money damages, punitive damages, criminal fines, civil penalties, court costs, and attorney's fees awarded to any person or entity by any state or federal court or by the Arkansas State Claims Commission resulting from any disclosure by the party of motor vehicle information that is contrary to state or federal law.(B) A fee of not less than twenty dollars and fifty cents ($20.50) nor more than thirty dollars ($30.00) per one thousand (1,000) records shall be charged for electronic records.
(1) A fee of one dollar ($1.00) shall be charged for each certified record authenticated.
(2) Every certified copy shall be admissible in any proceeding in any court in like manner as the original.
(3) (A) A party requesting a noncertified electronic record shall execute a written agreement with the Department of Finance and Administration that includes the following provisions:(i) An acknowledgment that the party requesting a record shall comply with all state and federal limits on the use of those records; and(ii) An agreement that the party seeking to obtain records shall hold harmless and indemnify the department for any money damages, punitive damages, criminal fines, civil penalties, court costs, and attorney's fees awarded to any person or entity by any state or federal court or by the Arkansas State Claims Commission resulting from any disclosure by the party of motor vehicle information that is contrary to state or federal law.(B) A fee of not less than twenty dollars and fifty cents ($20.50) nor more than thirty dollars ($30.00) per one thousand (1,000) records shall be charged for electronic records.
(A) A party requesting a noncertified electronic record shall execute a written agreement with the Department of Finance and Administration that includes the following provisions:(i) An acknowledgment that the party requesting a record shall comply with all state and federal limits on the use of those records; and(ii) An agreement that the party seeking to obtain records shall hold harmless and indemnify the department for any money damages, punitive damages, criminal fines, civil penalties, court costs, and attorney's fees awarded to any person or entity by any state or federal court or by the Arkansas State Claims Commission resulting from any disclosure by the party of motor vehicle information that is contrary to state or federal law.
(i) An acknowledgment that the party requesting a record shall comply with all state and federal limits on the use of those records; and
(ii) An agreement that the party seeking to obtain records shall hold harmless and indemnify the department for any money damages, punitive damages, criminal fines, civil penalties, court costs, and attorney's fees awarded to any person or entity by any state or federal court or by the Arkansas State Claims Commission resulting from any disclosure by the party of motor vehicle information that is contrary to state or federal law.
(B) A fee of not less than twenty dollars and fifty cents ($20.50) nor more than thirty dollars ($30.00) per one thousand (1,000) records shall be charged for electronic records.
(c) The secretary may destroy any records of the Office of Motor Vehicle that have been maintained on file for five (5) years that the secretary considers obsolete and of no further service in carrying out the powers and duties of the Office of Motor Vehicle.
(d) All fees collected under this section shall be deposited into the State Central Services Fund for the benefit of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration.
(e) The secretary is the official custodian of records of the Office of Motor Vehicle.