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2019 Arkansas Code
Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, and Courts
Subtitle 6 - Criminal Procedure Generally
Chapter 90 - Judgment and Sentence Generally
Subchapter 14 - Comprehensive Criminal Record Sealing Act of 2013
§ 16-90-1410. Sealing Records of Nolle Prosequi, Dismissed Cases, or Cases When the Disposition Is an Acquittal
Universal Citation: AR Code § 16-90-1410 (2019)
(a) A person may petition to seal the records of a case in which there was for any reason:
(1) Entry of an order nolle prosequi upon motion of the prosecuting attorney after one (1) year has passed since the date of the entry of the order nolle prosequi;
(2) Entry of an order of dismissal;
(3) An acquittal, unless that acquittal was for reason of mental disease or defect under § 5-2-301 et seq.; or
(4) A decision by the prosecuting attorney not to file charges.
(b) The petition shall be filed in the court in which the order nolle prosequi or order of dismissal was entered.
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