{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-12-902","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-902","heading":"Legislative findings","body":"The General Assembly finds that sex offenders pose a high risk of reoffending after release from custody, that protecting the public from sex offenders is a primary governmental interest, that the privacy interest of persons adjudicated guilty of sex offenses is less important than the government's interest in public safety, and that the release of certain information about sex offenders to criminal justice agencies and the general public will assist in protecting the public safety.","path":["AR Code","Title 12","Chapter 12","Subchapter 9"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"f21fa4ca5c84f76f91a0762f45c95cff1a9f4ee632872ba21f8c7aca6970718f","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-12-901","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-12-903"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}