Arkansas license plate reader law

Arkansas has a cap, but a long one. A limit measured in months or years is a record of everywhere you went in that time. A private company logging your trips in Arkansas does not have to delete them, because there is no general privacy law here that says so. You have no clear right to see what has been collected about you.

This state exempts this data from public records. The records branch dead-ends here, and asking will not change that.

Limit on how long data is kept: Partial

Ark. Code § 12-12-1804. Captured plate data may not be preserved for more than 150 days, unless it is part of an ongoing investigation. Source

Private cameras regulated: No

Arkansas has no comprehensive consumer privacy law in effect, so there is no general right to have a business delete data it holds about you. Source

You can see your own record: No

Ark. Code § 12-12-1804. The statute gives the registered owner no right of access. Source

Sharing restricted: Yes

Ark. Code § 12-12-1804. A governmental entity may not sell, trade or exchange the data. It may be shared with other law enforcement agencies where it evidences an offence. Source

Audits required: No

Ark. Code § 12-12-1804. The statute requires no audit or report. Source

Graded on all five criteria. Read against the statute itself.