Ark. Code Ann. § 8-1-309

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Audit privilege reserved for administrative or civil proceedings

Official statutory text

The privilege created by § 8-1-303 does not apply to criminal investigations or proceedings. When an environmental audit report is obtained, reviewed, or used in a criminal proceeding, the privilege created by § 8-1-303 applicable to administrative or civil proceedings is not waived or eliminated. Acts 1995, No. 350, § 1; 1999, No. 871, § 5.

The privilege created by § 8-1-303 does not apply to criminal investigations or proceedings. When an environmental audit report is obtained, reviewed, or used in a criminal proceeding, the privilege created by § 8-1-303 applicable to administrative or civil proceedings is not waived or eliminated.

Acts 1995, No. 350, § 1; 1999, No. 871, § 5.

Status: repealed

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