Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 2 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING (§§ 27-13-101 — 27-25-113) › Chapter 16 - DRIVER'S LICENSES GENERALLY (§§ 27-16-101 — 27-16-1309) › Subchapter 8 - ISSUANCE OF LICENSES AND PERMITS (§§ 27-16-801 — 27-16-817) › Section 27-16-805 - Identification purposes only

(a)
(1)
The Office of Driver Services may issue an identification card to Arkansas residents five (5) years of age or older who are not licensed drivers.
(2)
(A)
The fee for the identification card is five dollars ($5.00).
(B)
However, the Office of Driver Services shall not charge a fee for the issuance of an identification card to an eligible applicant who is in foster care or is a certified unaccompanied homeless youth under §
9-25-106
.
(b)
(1)
(A)
For persons under sixty (60) years of age, the identification card is valid for either four (4) years or two (2) years, depending on the person's age, and is renewable upon expiration.
(B)
For persons fourteen (14) years of age or older, the identification card is valid for four (4) years from the date of issue.
(C)
(i)
For persons five (5) years of age to thirteen (13) years of age, the identification card is valid for two (2) years from the date of issue, and a parent, legal guardian, grandparent, or sibling over eighteen (18) years of age must accompany the applicant to the issuing location and sign the electronic application.
(ii)
(a)
For persons issued an identification card under this subdivision (b)(1)(C), up to three (3) identification cards may be issued at the request of a parent, legal guardian, grandparent, or sibling eighteen (18) years of age or older.
(b)
The request for more than one (1) identification card shall be made on the date the initial identification card is issued.
(c)
The fee for each identification card is five dollars ($5.00).
(2)
Persons who are sixty (60) years of age or older who qualify for the identification card shall be issued the identification card to be valid for the life of the holder.
(c)
Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, each identification card shall contain:
(1)
A color photograph of the applicant;
(2)
A physical description of the applicant;
(3)
The birthdate of the applicant;
(4)
The address of the applicant;
(5)
The date of issue; and
(6)
The expiration date.
(d)
(1)
A person who applies for a card is required to show proof of identity.
(2)
Refusal of an applicant to show proof of identity shall result in denial of the application.
(e)
(1)
An identification card shall be issued and is valid without a photograph based on an applicant's sincerely held religious belief if the:
(A)
Applicant is fifteen (15) years of age or older; and
(B)
Applicant or his or her parent or guardian provides a completed Internal Revenue Service Form 4029 or signs an affidavit attesting to his or her sincerely held religious belief that prohibits an individual having his or her photograph taken.
(2)
(A)
An identification card issued under subdivision (e)(1) of this section is not valid for:
(i)
Federal identification purposes; or
(ii)
Voter identification purposes.
(B)
The identification card issued under subdivision (e)(1) of this section shall clearly display on its face the phrase "Not valid for federal identification purposes or voter identification purposes".
Amended by Act 2023, No. 506,§ 5, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 257,§ 3, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 986,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1937, No. 280, § 21; 1977, No. 311, § 2; 1985, No. 1039, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-325; Acts 1989, No. 385, § 1; 2003, No. 211, § 1; 2011, No. 193, § 1.