Arkansas Code Annotated
Ark. Code Ann. § 16-90-1401 (2026)
Title
✓ current as of May 2026
This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Comprehensive Criminal Record Sealing Act of 2013”.
History. Acts 2013, No. 1460, § 9.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12
cases (6 in the last 5 years), 2015–2026 · leading case: Haile v. Johnston, 2016 Ark. 52 (Ark. 2016).
Haile v. Johnston, 2016 Ark. 52 (Ark. 2016). “52 Ark. Code Ann. §§ 16-90-1401 et seq. (2013), in Cleburne County Circuit Court.”
David Pruitt, Individually, & as Alderman-Elect of Ward 1, Position 2 of Beebe, Arkansas v. Jake Smith, Derrek Goff, Mike Robertson, Linda Anthony, Tracy Lightfoot, Lee McLane, & Carla Barnett, in Her Off. Capacity as Clerk of White Cnty., Arkansas, 2020 Ark. 382 (Ark. 2020). “In response, Pruitt filed a motion to dismiss asserting that his record was sealed; therefore, as a matter of law, his conviction never occurred, and all privileges and rights were restored upon entry of the order to seal under the Comprehensive Criminal Record Sealing Act of…”
Kimbrell v. State, 2016 Ark. App. 17 (Ark. Ct. App. 2016). “The procedures for sealing criminal records are now found in Arkansas Code Annotated sections 16-90-1401 et seq. (Supp. 2015).”
Larry Wilson Crain v. State of Arkansas, 2022 Ark. App. 334 (Ark. Ct. App. 2022). “(repealed 2013), and Ark. Code Ann. §§ 16-90-1401 et seq.; (7) notes, communications, and deliberative materials regarding decisions of judges, jurors, court staff, and judicial agencies; (8) all home and business addresses of petitioners who request anonymity when seeking a…”
Roderick Talley v. State of Arkansas, 2020 Ark. App. 461 (Ark. Ct. App. 2020). “Talley argues on appeal that in so ruling, the circuit court misinterpreted the Comprehensive Criminal Record Sealing Act (“CCRSA”) of 2013, which is codified at Arkansas Code Annotated sections 16-90-1401 et seq. (Repl. 2016 & Supp.”
Adam G. Weeks v. John Thurston, in His Off. Capacity as Arkansas Sec'y of State; Judy Miller; Cara Bryant, Keith Declerk, & Carolyn Towell, in Their Off. Capacities as Comissioners of the Randolph Cnty. Election Comm'n; Michael Bradley, Judy Verkler, & Tommy Holland, in Their Off. Capacities as Commissioners of the Lawrence Cnty. Election Comm'n; Lou Ann Cushman, Holly Mclaran, & Homer Wiles, in Their Off. Capacities as Commissioners of the Sharp Cnty. Election Comm'n; & David Dickson, Alice James, & Donna Gould, in Their Off. Capacities as Commissioners of the Jackson Cnty. Election Comm'n, 2020 Ark. 64 (Ark. 2020). “She 1 On November 7, 2019, orders to seal Weeks’s four hot-check misdemeanors were filed in the Faulkner County District Court pursuant to the Comprehensive Criminal Record Sealing Act of 2013, codified at Ark. Code Ann. §§ 16-90-1401 et seq. (Repl.”
Larry Wilson Crain v. State of Arkansas, 2022 Ark. App. 334 (Ark. Ct. App. 2022). “(repealed 2013), and Ark. Code Ann. §§ 16-90-1401 et seq.; (7) notes, communications, and deliberative materials regarding decisions of judges, jurors, court staff, and judicial agencies; (8) all home and business addresses of petitioners who request anonymity when seeking a…”
Kevin Cheri v. Laura Cheri, 2022 Ark. App. 335 (Ark. Ct. App. 2022). “(repealed 2013), and Ark. Code Ann. §§ 16-90-1401 et seq.; (7) notes, communications, and deliberative materials regarding decisions of judges, jurors, court staff, and judicial agencies; (8) all home and business addresses of petitioners who request anonymity when seeking a…”
Kevin Cheri v. Laura Cheri, 2022 Ark. App. 335 (Ark. Ct. App. 2022). “(repealed 2013), and Ark. Code Ann. §§ 16-90-1401 et seq.; (7) notes, communications, and deliberative materials regarding decisions of judges, jurors, court staff, and judicial agencies; (8) all home and business addresses of petitioners who request anonymity when seeking a…”
Casey Reed v. Ken Yang; Grant Cnty. Bd. of Election Commissioners; Saline Cnty. Bd. of Election Commissioners; Geral Harrison, in His Capacity as Grant Cnty. & Circuit Clerk; Doug Curtis, in His Capacity as Saline Cnty. Clerk; Joseph Wood, in His Capacity as Chairman of the Repub. Party of Arkansas; & Cole Jester, in His Capacity as Arkansas Sec'y of State, 2026 Ark. 32 (Ark. 2026). “6 Under the First Offender Act, the legal mechanism for restoring a person’s rights is the sealing of records pursuant to the Comprehensive Criminal Record Sealing Act of 2013, codified at Arkansas Code Annotated sections 16-90-1401 et seq. (Repl. 2016 & Supp.”
In re Admin. Order No. 19, 2015 Ark. 13 (Ark. 2015). “13 (5) account numbers of specific assets, liabilities, accounts, credit cards, and personal identification numbers (PINs); (6) information about cases expunged or sealed pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. §§ 16-90-901 , et seq. (repealed 2013), and Ark.”
State of Arkansas v. Valencia Coleman, 2026 Ark. App. 137 (Ark. Ct. App. 2026). “The Comprehensive Criminal Record Sealing Act of 2013 (“CCRSA”), codified at Arkansas Code Annotated sections 16-90-1401 et seq.,2 established a uniform procedure for sealing a person’s record and detailed the circumstances in which individuals were eligible to have their…”
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