Arkansas Code
Chapter 112 - Arkansas Consumer Report Security Freeze Act
§ 4-112-107. Exceptions

(a) This chapter does not apply to the use of a credit report by any of the following:
(1)
(A) A person or an entity, or a subsidiary, an affiliate, or an agent of that person or entity, or an assignee of a financial obligation owed by the consumer to that person or entity, or a prospective assignee of a financial obligation owed by the consumer to that person or entity in conjunction with the proposed purchase of the financial obligation, with which the consumer has or had prior to assignment an account or a contract including a demand deposit account, or to whom the consumer issued a negotiable instrument, for the purposes of reviewing the account or collecting the financial obligation owed for the account, contract, or negotiable instrument.
(B) As used in this subdivision (a)(1), “reviewing the account” includes activities related to account maintenance, monitoring, credit line increases, and account upgrades and enhancements;

(2) A subsidiary, an affiliate, an agent, an assignee, or a prospective assignee of a person or an entity to which access has been granted for purposes of facilitating the extension of credit or other permissible use;
(3) A state or local agency, law enforcement agency, trial court, or private collection agency acting under a court order, warrant, or subpoena;
(4) A child support agency acting under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq., as it existed on January 1, 2009;
(5) The state or its agents or assigns acting to investigate fraud or acting to investigate or collect delinquent taxes or unpaid court orders or to fulfill any of its other constitutional or statutory responsibilities if such responsibilities are consistent with a permissible purpose under 15 U.S.C. § 168lb, as it existed on January 1, 2009;
(6) The use of credit information used for purposes permitted under 15 U.S.C. § 1681b(c), as it existed on January 1, 2009;
(7) Any person or entity administering a credit file monitoring subscription or similar service to which the consumer has subscribed;
(8) Any person or entity for the purpose of providing a consumer with a copy of his or her credit report or credit score upon the request of the consumer;
(9) Any person using the information in connection with the business of insurance; or
(10) A consumer reporting agency for its database or file that is used for one (1) or more of the following:
(A) Maintaining criminal records;
(B) Fraud prevention or detection;
(C) Maintaining personal loss history information; or
(D) Employment, tenant, or individual background screening.