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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 15 - REGISTRATION AND LICENSING - SPECIAL USES (§§ 27-15-101 — 27-15-5301) › Subchapter 51 - ARKANSAS STATE GOLF ASSOCIATION LICENSE PLATE (§§ 27-15-5101 — 27-15-5106) › Section 27-15-5102 - Design - Numbered plates

(a)
(1)
The Arkansas State Golf Association special license plates shall be designed by the Arkansas State Golf Association.
(2)
The design shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration for design approval under rules of the secretary.
(3)
The association may periodically submit a newly designed license plate for approval and issuance by the secretary with not more than one (1) new license plate design issued per calendar year.
(b)
(1)
Upon approval of the design by the secretary, the association shall remit to the Department of Finance and Administration a fee in the amount of six thousand dollars ($6,000) to cover the cost of the initial order of each newly designed license plate.
(2)
This fee shall be deposited into the State Central Services Fund for the benefit of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration and shall be credited as supplemental and in addition to all other funds as may be deposited for the benefit of the division.
(3)
The fee shall not be considered or credited to the division as direct revenues.
(c)
The secretary shall promulgate reasonable rules and prescribe any forms as the secretary determines to be necessary to carry out the intent and purposes of this subchapter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 3114, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4638, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4637, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4636, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2005, No. 1574, § 1.
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 15 - REGISTRATION AND LICENSING - SPECIAL USES (§§ 27-15-101 — 27-15-5301) › Subchapter 51 - ARKANSAS STATE GOLF ASSOCIATION LICENSE PLATE (§§ 27-15-5101 — 27-15-5106) › Section 27-15-5103 - Application for special Arkansas State Golf Association license plate - Fee - Disposition of fee

(a)
Any motor vehicle owner may apply for and renew annually an Arkansas State Golf Association special license plate.
(b)
(1)
Upon payment of the fee required by law for registration of the motor vehicle, payment of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to cover the design-use contribution, and payment of an additional handling and administrative fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for the special license plate, the Department of Finance and Administration shall issue to the motor vehicle owner a special license plate that bears the approved design.
(2)
(A)
The handling and administrative fee of ten dollars ($10.00) shall be deposited into the State Central Services Fund for the benefit of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration and shall be credited to the division as supplemental and in addition to all other funds as may be deposited for the benefit of the division.
(B)
The handling and administrative fee shall not be considered or credited to the division as direct revenue.
(3)
The design-use contribution of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be remitted monthly to the association to be used for association purposes.
Acts 2005, No. 1574, § 1.
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 15 - REGISTRATION AND LICENSING - SPECIAL USES (§§ 27-15-101 — 27-15-5301) › Subchapter 51 - ARKANSAS STATE GOLF ASSOCIATION LICENSE PLATE (§§ 27-15-5101 — 27-15-5106) › Section 27-15-5104 - Renewal

(a)
(1)
Arkansas State Golf Association special license plates issued under this subchapter may be renewed annually under the procedures set out in §
27-15-4903
in person, by mail, or by facsimile under §§
27-14-1012
and
27-14-1013
.
(2)
Registration may continue from year to year so long as the license is renewed each year within the time and manner required by law.
(b)
(1)
A motor vehicle owner who was previously issued a plate with a design authorized by this subchapter and who does not pay a design-use contribution of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) at a subsequent time of registration shall be issued a new plate, as otherwise provided by law, that does not bear the design.
(2)
Upon expiration, the special license plate may be replaced with a conventional license plate, a personalized license plate, or a new special license plate.
Acts 2005, No. 1574, § 1.
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 15 - REGISTRATION AND LICENSING - SPECIAL USES (§§ 27-15-101 — 27-15-5301) › Subchapter 51 - ARKANSAS STATE GOLF ASSOCIATION LICENSE PLATE (§§ 27-15-5101 — 27-15-5106) › Section 27-15-5105 - Transfer to another vehicle

Arkansas State Golf Association special license plates issued under this subchapter may be transferred from one vehicle to another under §
27-14-914
.
Acts 2005, No. 1574, § 1.
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 15 - REGISTRATION AND LICENSING - SPECIAL USES (§§ 27-15-101 — 27-15-5301) › Subchapter 51 - ARKANSAS STATE GOLF ASSOCIATION LICENSE PLATE (§§ 27-15-5101 — 27-15-5106) › Section 27-15-5106 - Compliance with other laws

The Arkansas State Golf Association special license plates shall comply with all other state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles, except as specifically provided otherwise in this subchapter.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 1158,§ 3, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 2005, No. 1574, § 1.
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 15 - REGISTRATION AND LICENSING - SPECIAL USES (§§ 27-15-101 — 27-15-5301) › Subchapter 52 - ARKANSAS FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS' MEMORIAL SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE (§§ 27-15-5201 — 27-15-5206) › Section 27-15-5201 - Arkansas Fallen Firefighters' Memorial special license plate authorized

The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall provide for and issue Arkansas Fallen Firefighters' Memorial special license plates for motor vehicles in the manner provided in this subchapter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4639, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2005, No. 1577, § 1.
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 15 - REGISTRATION AND LICENSING - SPECIAL USES (§§ 27-15-101 — 27-15-5301) › Subchapter 52 - ARKANSAS FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS' MEMORIAL SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE (§§ 27-15-5201 — 27-15-5206) › Section 27-15-5202 - Plate design

(a)
(1)
The special motor vehicle license plates shall be designed by the Arkansas Fallen Firefighters' Memorial Board.
(2)
The design shall be submitted for design approval by the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration under rules of the secretary.
(3)
The board may periodically submit a newly designed license plate for approval and issue by the secretary with not more than one (1) new license plate design issued per calendar year.
(b)
(1)
Upon approval of the design by the secretary, the board shall remit to the Department of Finance and Administration a fee of six thousand dollars ($6,000) to cover the cost of the initial order of each newly designed license plate.
(2)
This fee shall be deposited into the State Central Services Fund for the benefit of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration and shall be credited as supplemental and in addition to all other funds as may be deposited for the benefit of the division.
(3)
The fee shall not be considered or credited to the division as direct revenues.
(c)
The secretary shall promulgate reasonable rules and prescribe any forms as he or she determines to be necessary to carry out the intent and purposes of this subchapter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4642, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4641, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4640, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2005, No. 1577, § 1.
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 15 - REGISTRATION AND LICENSING - SPECIAL USES (§§ 27-15-101 — 27-15-5301) › Subchapter 52 - ARKANSAS FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS' MEMORIAL SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE (§§ 27-15-5201 — 27-15-5206) › Section 27-15-5203 - Fees

(a)
The Department of Finance and Administration shall issue to a motor vehicle owner an Arkansas Fallen Firefighters' Memorial license plate that shall bear the approved design upon payment of the fee required by law for the registration of the motor vehicle, payment of five dollars ($5.00) to cover the design-use contribution, and payment of an additional handling and administrative fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for the issuance of the special license plate.
(b)
(1)
The handling and administrative fee of ten dollars ($10.00):
(A)
Shall be collected only for the first year the special license plates are issued;
(B)
Shall be deposited into the State Central Services Fund for the benefit of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration; and
(C)
Shall not be considered or credited to the division as direct revenues.
(2)
The design-use contribution of five dollars ($5.00) shall be deposited to the Arkansas Fallen Firefighters' Memorial Board for the purpose of fundraising.
Acts 2005, No. 1577, § 1.
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 15 - REGISTRATION AND LICENSING - SPECIAL USES (§§ 27-15-101 — 27-15-5301) › Subchapter 52 - ARKANSAS FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS' MEMORIAL SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE (§§ 27-15-5201 — 27-15-5206) › Section 27-15-5204 - Renewal

(a)
(1)
Arkansas Fallen Firefighters' Memorial special license plates issued under this subchapter may be renewed annually under the procedures and upon payment of the fees under §§
27-15-5203
,
27-14-1012
, and
27-14-1013
.
(2)
Registration may continue from year to year as long as the special license plate is renewed each year within the time and manner required by law.
(3)
A motor vehicle owner who was previously issued a plate with the design authorized by this subchapter and who does not pay a design-use contribution of five dollars ($5.00) at the subsequent time of registration shall be issued a new plate that does not bear the design.
(b)
Upon expiration or if the special license plate is lost, it may be replaced with a regular license plate at the fee specified in §
27-14-602(b)(6)
.
Acts 2005, No. 1577, § 1.
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 15 - REGISTRATION AND LICENSING - SPECIAL USES (§§ 27-15-101 — 27-15-5301) › Subchapter 52 - ARKANSAS FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS' MEMORIAL SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE (§§ 27-15-5201 — 27-15-5206) › Section 27-15-5205 - Transfer to another vehicle

An Arkansas Fallen Firefighters' Memorial special license plate issued under this subchapter may be transferred from one (1) vehicle to another under §
27-14-914
.
Acts 2005, No. 1577, § 1.
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 15 - REGISTRATION AND LICENSING - SPECIAL USES (§§ 27-15-101 — 27-15-5301) › Subchapter 52 - ARKANSAS FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS' MEMORIAL SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE (§§ 27-15-5201 — 27-15-5206) › Section 27-15-5206 - Compliance with other laws

Except as specifically provided otherwise in this subchapter, the Arkansas Fallen Firefighters' Memorial special license plates shall comply with all other state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 1158,§ 4, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 2005, No. 1577, § 1.
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 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-16-101 — 27-16-104) › Section 27-16-101 - Title

This chapter may be cited as the "Motor Vehicle Driver's License Act".
Amended by Act 2017, No. 448,§ 18, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1937, No. 280, § 44; Pope's Dig., § 6868; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-348; Acts 1993, No. 445, § 1.
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 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-16-101 — 27-16-104) › Section 27-16-102 - Construction

This chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.
Acts 1937, No. 280, § 43; Pope's Dig., § 6867; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-347.
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 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-16-101 — 27-16-104) › Section 27-16-103 - Provision of information

(a)
The Office of Motor Vehicle shall:
(1)
(A)
Maintain on its website information to inform the citizens of the State of Arkansas of changes in the driving laws of the state; and
(B)
Make the website address related to the information required under subdivision (a)(1)(A) of this section available at all state revenue offices;
(2)
By July 1 of each year prepare a list and explanation of the most-violated driving or traffic laws during the previous year; and
(3)
Make the information required under subdivision (a)(2) of this section available at all state revenue offices and on its website.
(b)
The Office of Motor Vehicle is authorized to promulgate rules to administer the provisions of this subchapter.
Acts 2005, No. 2118, § 2.
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 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-16-101 — 27-16-104) › Section 27-16-104 - Definitions

As used in this chapter:
(1)
"Driver" means a person who is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle upon a highway or who is exercising control over or steering a vehicle being towed by a motor vehicle;
(2)
"Farm tractor" means a motor vehicle designed and used primarily as a farm implement for drawing plows, mowing machines, and other implements of husbandry;
(3)
"Motor vehicle" means a vehicle that is self-propelled or that is propelled by electric power drawn from overhead trolley wires but is not operated upon stationary rails or tracks;
(4)
"Nonresident" means a person who is not a resident of this state;
(5)
(A)
"Owner" means a person who holds the legal title of a vehicle.
(B)
In the event a vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof with the right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional vendee or lessee or in the event a mortgagor of a vehicle is entitled to possession, then the conditional vendee or lessee or mortgagor shall be deemed the owner for the purposes of this chapter;
(6)
"Person" means a natural person, firm, copartnership, association, or corporation;
(7)
(A)
"Resident" means any person who:
(i)
Remains in this state for a period of more than ninety (90) days;
(ii)
Resides in this state due to a change of abode; or
(iii)
Is domiciled in this state on a temporary or permanent basis.
(B)
"Resident" does not include any person who is in this state as a student;
(8)
"Revoke" means to terminate by formal action a driver's license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle on a public highway, which shall not be subject to renewal or restoration;
(9)
"School bus" means a motor vehicle that is owned by a public or governmental agency and operated for the transportation of children to or from school or that is privately owned and operated for compensation for the transportation of children to or from school;
(10)
"Street" or "highway" means the entire width between property lines of every way or place of whatever nature when any part of the way is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular traffic;
(11)
"Suspend" means to temporarily withdraw by formal action a driver's license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle on a public highway, which shall be for a period specifically designated by the suspending authority; and
(12)
"Vehicle" means a device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway, excepting devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
Added by Act 2017, No. 448,§ 19, eff. 8/1/2017.
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 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 27-16-201 — 27-16-207) › Section 27-16-201 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 448,§ 20, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1937, No. 280, § 1; Pope's Dig., § 6825; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-301.
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 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 27-16-201 — 27-16-207) › Section 27-16-202 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 448,§ 20, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1937, No. 280, § 6; Pope's Dig., § 6830; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-306.
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 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 27-16-201 — 27-16-207) › Section 27-16-203 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 448,§ 20, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1937, No. 280, § 4; Pope's Dig., § 6828; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-304; Acts 1993, No. 445, § 40.
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 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 27-16-201 — 27-16-207) › Section 27-16-204 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 448,§ 20, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1937, No. 280, § 3; Pope's Dig., § 6827; Acts 1953, No. 85, § 1; 1959, No. 307, § 5; 1969, No. 300, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-303; Acts 1993, No. 445, § 2.
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 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 27-16-201 — 27-16-207) › Section 27-16-205 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 448,§ 20, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1937, No. 280, § 5; Pope's Dig., § 6829; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-305.
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 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 27-16-201 — 27-16-207) › Section 27-16-206 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 448,§ 20, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1937, No. 280, § 3; 1969, No. 300, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-303.
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 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 27-16-201 — 27-16-207) › Section 27-16-207 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 448,§ 20, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1937, No. 280, § 2; Pope's Dig., § 6826; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-302.
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 3 - PENALTIES (§§ 27-16-301 — 27-16-306) › Section 27-16-301 - Penalty generally

(a)
In addition to any other penalties provided by the laws of this state and except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or has been found guilty of violating this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by:
(1)
A fine not more than five hundred dollars ($500);
(2)
Imprisonment of not more than ninety (90) days; or
(3)
Both a fine and imprisonment as provided under this subsection.
(b)
The penalty under this section does not apply if the violation is a felony or has a more serious penalty under this chapter or the laws of this state.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 85,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1937, No. 280, § 42; Pope's Dig., § 6866; Acts 1939, No. 72, § 2; 1941, No. 370, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-346; Acts 2001, No. 1802, § 1.
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 3 - PENALTIES (§§ 27-16-301 — 27-16-306) › Section 27-16-302 - Unlawful use of license

(a)
It is a misdemeanor for a person:
(1)
To display, or cause or permit to be displayed, or have in the person's possession a cancelled, revoked, suspended, fictitious, or fraudulently altered driver's license;
(2)
To knowingly assist or permit another person to apply for or obtain through fraudulent application or other illegal means an Arkansas driver's license;
(3)
To lend the person's driver's license to another person or knowingly permit its use by another;
(4)
To display or represent as one's own a driver's license not issued to the person;
(5)
To fail or refuse to surrender to the Office of Driver Services, upon its lawful demand, a driver's license that has been suspended, revoked, or cancelled;
(6)
To use a false or fictitious name in an application for a driver's license, to knowingly make a false statement, or to knowingly conceal a material fact or otherwise commit a fraud in an application;
(7)
To permit an unlawful use of a driver's license issued to the person; or
(8)
To do an act forbidden or fail to perform an act required by this chapter.
(b)
The court in which a person is convicted under subsection (a) of this section shall send to the Office of Driver Services a record of the conviction within ten (10) days of the filing of the conviction with the court clerk.
Acts 1937, No. 280, § 35; Pope's Dig., § 6859; Acts 1969, No. 348, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-339; Acts 1993, No. 445, § 3; 2011, No. 194, § 1.
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 3 - PENALTIES (§§ 27-16-301 — 27-16-306) › Section 27-16-303 - Driving while license cancelled, suspended, or revoked

(a)
(1)
Any person whose driver's license or driving privilege as a resident or nonresident has been cancelled, suspended, or revoked as provided in this chapter and who drives any motor vehicle upon the highways of this state while the license or privilege is cancelled, suspended, or revoked is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(2)
Upon conviction, an offender shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than two (2) days nor more than six (6) months, and there may be imposed in addition thereto a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500).
(b)
(1)
The Office of Driver Services, upon receiving a record of the conviction of any person under this section upon a charge of driving a vehicle while the license of the person was suspended, shall extend the period of the suspension for an additional like period and, if the conviction was upon a charge of driving while a license was revoked, the Office of Driver Services shall not issue a new license for an additional period of one (1) year from and after the date the person would otherwise have been entitled to apply for a new license.
(2)
However, an application for a new license may be presented and acted upon by the Office of Driver Services after the expiration of at least one (1) year after the date of revocation.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 448,§ 21, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1937, No. 280, § 37; Pope's Dig., § 6861; Acts 1959, No. 307, § 17; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-341; Acts 1993, No. 445, § 4; 1999, No. 1018, § 1.
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 3 - PENALTIES (§§ 27-16-301 — 27-16-306) › Section 27-16-304 - Permitting unauthorized person to drive

No person shall authorize or knowingly permit a motor vehicle owned by him or her or under his or her control to be driven upon any highway by any person who is not authorized under this chapter or is in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.
Acts 1937, No. 280, § 39; Pope's Dig., § 6863; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-343.
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 3 - PENALTIES (§§ 27-16-301 — 27-16-306) › Section 27-16-305 - Permitting minor to drive

No person shall cause or knowingly permit his or her child or ward under eighteen (18) years of age to drive a motor vehicle upon any highway when the minor is not authorized under this chapter or is in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.
Acts 1937, No. 280, § 38; Pope's Dig., § 6862; Acts 1955, No. 278, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-342.
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 3 - PENALTIES (§§ 27-16-301 — 27-16-306) › Section 27-16-306 - Perjury

(a)
Any person who makes any false affidavit, or knowingly swears or affirms falsely to any matter or thing required by the terms of this chapter to be sworn to or affirmed, is guilty of perjury.
(b)
Upon conviction, an offender shall be punishable by fine or imprisonment as other persons committing perjury are punishable.
Acts 1937, No. 280, § 36; Pope's Dig., § 6860; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-340.
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 4 - OFFICE OF DRIVER SERVICES (§§ 27-16-401 — 27-16-404) › Section 27-16-401 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Commissioner" means the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration acting in his or her capacity as Commissioner of Motor Vehicles of this state;
(2)
"Director" means the Director of the Office of Driver Services;
(3)
"Driver" means the same as provided in §
27-16-104
;
(4)
"Serious accident" means:
(A)
A reportable accident in which the driver is found at fault; and
(B)
The accident is placed on the driver's records by the Office of Driver Services; and
(5)
"Serious traffic violation" means any violation where the driver's privilege to operate a motor vehicle has by court order or by administrative action been withdrawn or any violation in which a driver has been found guilty of:
(A)
Any alcohol-related moving traffic violation;
(B)
Any seat belt violation;
(C)
Any commercial motor vehicle violation;
(D)
Driving fifteen (15) or more miles per hour over the speed limit;
(E)
Reckless driving;
(F)
Negligent homicide;
(G)
Using a vehicle to commit a felony;
(H)
Failure to carry liability insurance;
(I)
Leaving the scene of an accident;
(J)
Evading arrest;
(K)
Fleeing by use of an automobile;
(L)
Unsafe driving;
(M)
Hazardous driving;
(N)
Prohibited passing;
(O)
Passing stopped school bus;
(P)
Careless or negligent driving;
(Q)
Failure to obey a traffic signal or device;
(R)
Failure to obey a railroad crossing barrier;
(S)
Racing on a highway;
(T)
Driving with a suspended, revoked, or cancelled license; or
(U)
Driving the wrong way down a one-way street.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 394,§ 3, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4643, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1965, No. 555, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-353; Acts 1993, No. 445, § 5. 2001, No. 1694, § 10.
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 4 - OFFICE OF DRIVER SERVICES (§§ 27-16-401 — 27-16-404) › Section 27-16-402 - Creation

(a)
There is established within the Department of Finance and Administration a separate office to be known as the "Office of Driver Services" which shall, acting under the direction and supervision of the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration, administer the provisions of this chapter and the other laws of this state regarding the licensing of motor vehicle drivers and the laws relating to the suspension and revocation of their licenses.
(b)
The secretary shall, upon approval of the Governor, appoint a director of the Office of Driver Services, and the director shall, acting under the supervision of the secretary, serve as the principal administrative officer of the Office of Driver Services.
(c)
The secretary is the official custodian of records of the Office of Driver Services.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 732,§ 7, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1965, No. 555, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-354; Acts 1993, No. 445, § 6.
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 5 - ADMINISTRATION GENERALLY (§§ 27-16-501 — 27-16-509) › Section 27-16-501 - Records to be kept

(a)
The Office of Driver Services shall file every application for a license received by the Office of Driver Services and shall maintain suitable indices containing:
(1)
All applications denied and on each note the reasons for the denial;
(2)
All applications granted; and
(3)
The name of every licensee whose license has been suspended or revoked by the Office of Driver Services and, after each name, note the reasons for the action.
(b)
The Office of Driver Services shall also file all accident reports and abstracts of court records of convictions received by the Office of Driver Services under the laws of this state and, in connection therewith, maintain convenient records or make suitable notations in order that an individual record of each licensee showing the convictions of the licensee and the traffic accidents in which he or she has been involved may be readily ascertainable and available for the consideration of the Office of Driver Services upon any application for renewal of license at other suitable times.
Acts 1937, No. 280, § 24; Pope's Dig., § 6848; Acts 1969, No. 110, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-328.
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 5 - ADMINISTRATION GENERALLY (§§ 27-16-501 — 27-16-509) › Section 27-16-502 - Reporting of convictions and forwarding of licenses by courts - Definition

(a)
Whenever any person is convicted of any offense for which this chapter makes mandatory the revocation of the driver's license of the person by the Office of Driver Services, the court in which the conviction is obtained shall require the surrender to the court of all driver's licenses then held by the person so convicted, and the court shall forward the driver's licenses together with a record of the conviction to the Office of Driver Services.
(b)
Every court having jurisdiction over offenses committed under this chapter or any other law of this state regulating the operation of motor vehicles on highways shall forward to the Office of Driver Services a record of the conviction of any person in the court for a violation of any laws and may recommend the suspension of the driver's license of the person so convicted.
(c)
(1)
As used in this section, the term "conviction" means a final conviction.
(2)
For the purposes of this section, a forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure a defendant's appearance in court, which has not been vacated, shall be equivalent to a conviction.
Acts 1937, No. 280, § 28; Pope's Dig., § 6852; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-332; Acts 1993, No. 445, § 8.
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 5 - ADMINISTRATION GENERALLY (§§ 27-16-501 — 27-16-509) › Section 27-16-504 - Record of nonresident's conviction

The Office of Driver Services is authorized, upon receiving a record of the conviction in this state of a nonresident driver of a motor vehicle of any offense under the motor vehicle laws of this state, to forward a certified copy of the record to the motor vehicle administrator in the state wherein the person so convicted is a resident.
Acts 1937, No. 280, § 26; Pope's Dig., § 6850; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-330.
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 5 - ADMINISTRATION GENERALLY (§§ 27-16-501 — 27-16-509) › Section 27-16-505 - Notification of incompetency

When any person is declared incompetent by reason other than minority in any county in the State of Arkansas, the probate clerk of the circuit court shall promptly notify the Office of Driver Services on such forms as the Office of Driver Services shall prescribe:
(1)
The date the person was declared incompetent;
(2)
The address of the incompetent person;
(3)
The person or institution having custody of the incompetent person; and
(4)
The name of the guardian.
Acts 1967, No. 205, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-357.
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 5 - ADMINISTRATION GENERALLY (§§ 27-16-501 — 27-16-509) › Section 27-16-506 - Notice of change of address or name

(a)
Whenever any person after applying for or receiving a driver's license shall move from the address named in the application or in the license issued to him or her or when the name of a licensee is changed by marriage or otherwise, the person shall within ten (10) days thereafter notify the Office of Driver Services in writing of his or her old and new addresses or of his or her former and new names and of the number of any license then held by him or her.
(b)
An application submitted by a licensee to change the licensee's name on the licensee's driver's license must be accompanied by the original or a certified copy of one (1) of the following official documents that provides evidence of the change of the licensee's name:
(1)
A recorded marriage license;
(2)
A court order;
(3)
A divorce decree; or
(4)
Any other document, including a document issued by the United States Department of Homeland Security, that is deemed to be satisfactory by the Office of Driver Services as evidence that the name change is in accordance with state and federal laws.
Acts 1937, No. 280, § 23; Pope's Dig., § 6847; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-327; Acts 1993, No. 445, § 9; 1999, No. 1077, § 2; 2007, No. 492, § 1.
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 5 - ADMINISTRATION GENERALLY (§§ 27-16-501 — 27-16-509) › Section 27-16-507 - Registration with selective service

(a)
(1)
Any United States male citizen or immigrant who is at least eighteen (18) years of age but less than twenty-six (26) years of age shall be registered for the United States Selective Service System when applying to the Department of Finance and Administration for the issuance, renewal, or a duplicate copy of:
(A)
A driver's license;
(B)
A commercial driver's license; or
(C)
An identification card.
(2)
This registration is in compliance with the requirements of section 3 of the Military Selective Service Act,
50 U.S.C. § 3801
et seq.
(b)
The department shall forward to the United States Selective Service System in an electronic format the necessary personal information required for registration of the applicants identified in this section.
(c)
The applicant's submission of the application shall serve as an indication that the applicant has already registered with the United States Selective Service System or that he is authorizing the department to forward to the United States Selective Service System the necessary information for registration.
(d)
The department shall notify the applicant on the receipt that his submission of the application for a license or identification card identified in this section will serve as his consent to be registered with the United States Selective Service System, if so required by federal law.
(e)
The department shall attempt to enter into an agreement with the United States Selective Service System to share the cost and data necessary to implement this section.
Acts 2001, No. 78, § 1.
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 6 - LICENSING REQUIREMENTS (§§ 27-16-601 — 27-16-606) › Section 27-16-601 - Driver's license to be carried and exhibited on demand

(a)
A licensee shall have his or her driver's license in his or her immediate possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle and shall display the driver's license upon demand of a justice of the peace, a peace officer, or an employee of the Office of Driver Services.
(b)
No person charged with violating this section shall be convicted if he or she produces in court a driver's license issued to him or her and valid at the time of his or her arrest.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 261,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 557,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1937, No. 280, § 19; Pope's Dig., § 6843; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-323; Acts 1993, No. 445, § 10.
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 6 - LICENSING REQUIREMENTS (§§ 27-16-601 — 27-16-606) › Section 27-16-602 - Driver's license required

(a)
No person, except those expressly exempted, shall drive any motor vehicle upon a highway in this state unless the person has a valid driver's license under the provisions of this chapter.
(b)
(1)
No person shall receive a driver's license unless and until he or she surrenders to the Office of Driver Services all valid driver's licenses in his or her possession issued to him or her by any other jurisdiction.
(2)
All surrendered licenses shall be returned by the Office of Driver Services to the issuing department together with information that the licensee is now licensed in the new jurisdiction.
(3)
No person shall be permitted to have more than one (1) valid driver's license at any time.
(c)
(1)
No person shall drive a commercial motor vehicle as a commercial driver unless he or she holds a valid commercial driver's license.
(2)
No person shall receive a commercial driver's license unless and until he or she surrenders to the Office of Driver Services any noncommercial driver's license issued to him or her or an affidavit that he or she does not possess a noncommercial driver's license.
(3)
Any person holding a valid commercial driver's license under this chapter need not procure a noncommercial driver's license.
(d)
Any person licensed under this chapter may exercise the privilege granted upon all streets and highways in this state and shall not be required to obtain any other license to exercise the privilege by any county, municipal, or local board or body having authority to adopt local police regulations.
Acts 1937, No. 280, § 7; Pope's Dig., § 6831; Acts 1959, No. 307, § 12; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-307; Acts 1993, No. 445, § 11.
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 6 - LICENSING REQUIREMENTS (§§ 27-16-601 — 27-16-606) › Section 27-16-603 - Persons exempted from licensing

The following persons are exempt from licensing under this chapter:
(1)
A person who operates a motor vehicle for a military purpose:
(A)
While in the service of the:
(i)
United States Army, United States Air Force, United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, or United States Marine Corps; or
(ii)
National Guard and reserve components of the armed forces; or
(B)
While serving as a National Guard military technician;
(2)
Any person while operating or driving any road machine, farm tractor, or implement of husbandry temporarily operated or moved on a highway;
(3)
A nonresident who is at least sixteen (16) years of age and who has in his or her immediate possession a valid noncommercial driver's license issued to him or her in his or her home state or country may operate a motor vehicle in this state only as a noncommercial driver;
(4)
A nonresident who is at least eighteen (18) years of age and who has in his or her immediate possession a valid commercial driver's license issued to him or her by his or her home state or country may operate a motor vehicle in this state as a noncommercial driver or may operate a commercial motor vehicle as provided by §
27-23-123
; and
(5)
Any nonresident who is at least eighteen (18) years of age whose home state or country does not require the licensing of noncommercial drivers may operate a motor vehicle as a noncommercial driver only, for a period of not more than ninety (90) days in any calendar year, if the motor vehicle so operated is duly registered in the home state or country of the nonresident.
Acts 1937, No. 280, § 8; Pope's Dig., § 6832; Acts 1981, No. 852, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-308; Acts 1993, No. 445, § 12; 2005, No. 879, § 3; 2009, No. 456, § 3.
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 6 - LICENSING REQUIREMENTS (§§ 27-16-601 — 27-16-606) › Section 27-16-605 - Duties of person renting motor vehicle to another

(a)
No person shall rent a motor vehicle to any other person unless the latter person is then duly licensed under this chapter or, in the case of a nonresident, then duly licensed under the laws of the state or country of his or her residence, except a nonresident whose home state or country does not require that a driver be licensed.
(b)
No person shall rent a motor vehicle to another until he or she has inspected the commercial or noncommercial driver's license of the person to whom the motor vehicle is to be rented and compared and verified the signature thereon with the signature of the person written in his or her presence.
(c)
(1)
Every person renting a motor vehicle to another shall keep a record of:
(A)
The registration number of the motor vehicle so rented;
(B)
The name and address of the person to whom the motor vehicle is rented;
(C)
The number of the license of the person; and
(D)
The date and place when and where the license was issued.
(2)
This record shall be open to inspection by any police officer or officer or employee of the Office of Motor Vehicles.
Acts 1937, No. 280, § 41; Pope's Dig., § 6865; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-345; Acts 1993, No. 445, § 14.
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 6 - LICENSING REQUIREMENTS (§§ 27-16-601 — 27-16-606) › Section 27-16-606 - When residents and nonresidents to obtain state registration and license

(a)
Within thirty (30) calendar days of becoming a resident, any person who is a resident of this state shall obtain an Arkansas driver's license in order to drive upon the streets and highways of this state.
(b)
Any nonresident who has been physically present in this state for a period of six (6) months shall obtain an Arkansas driver's license in order to drive upon the streets and highways of this state.
Acts 1993, No. 445, § 43; 1999, No. 912, § 3.
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 7 - APPLICATION AND EXAMINATION (§§ 27-16-701 — 27-16-706) › Section 27-16-703 - Release from liability

(a)
Any person who has signed the application of a minor for a license may thereafter file with the Office of Driver Services a verified written request that the license of the minor so granted be cancelled.
(b)
The Office of Driver Services shall cancel the license of the minor, and the person who signed the application of the minor shall be relieved from the liability imposed under this chapter by reason of having signed the application, on account of any subsequent negligence or willful misconduct of the minor in operating a motor vehicle.
Acts 1937, No. 280, § 14; Pope's Dig., § 6838; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-316.
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 7 - APPLICATION AND EXAMINATION (§§ 27-16-701 — 27-16-706) › Section 27-16-705 - Examiners

(a)
An examination as provided for in this subchapter shall be conducted by the Division of Arkansas State Police or by the duly authorized agents of the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration.
(b)
No examination shall be conducted by local law enforcement officers or local citizens.
(c)
The division may promulgate any necessary rules to implement, administer, and enforce this subchapter concerning examinations.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4650, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1937, No. 280, § 17; Pope's Dig., § 6841; Acts 1943, No. 128, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-319; Acts 2011, No. 1022, § 1.