(a)

1. (1) Arkansas Code § 27-14-412(a)(1) currently provides that all records of the Office of Motor Vehicle relating to vehicle titles, registration, and license plates are open to public inspection unless otherwise deemed confidential.
2. (2) The Driver’s Privacy Protection Act of 1994, 18 U.S.C. § 2721 et seq., which became effective on September 13, 1997, generally prohibits the disclosure of personal information from such records in the absence of state procedures providing each vehicle registrant the opportunity to prohibit disclosure of his or her registration information.
3. (3) Because Arkansas law does not currently allow registrants such an opportunity, all personal information contained in the registration records as well as identification cards issued by the Office of Driver Services is prohibited from release except for permissible uses listed below.

(b) “Personal information” means information that identifies an individual, including the individual’s:

1. (1) Photograph;
2. (2) Social Security number;
3. (3) Name;
4. (4) Address (excluding zip code);
5. (5) Telephone number; and
6. (6) Medical or disability information.