Medical exemption designation for seat belt use

Ark. Code Ann. § 27-16-813 — under Driver's Licenses Generally.

Ark. Code Ann. § 27-16-813

(a) (1) A person may apply to the Office of Driver Services to obtain a medical exemption designation for seat belt use on a driver's license or identification card issued under this subchapter by providing:(A) Documentation from a physician as provided under § 27-37-702(b)(2); and(B) Payment of the fee for the driver's license or identification card authorized under this chapter.(2) If the person seeks a duplicate or substitute driver's license with the medical exemption designation and his or her driver's license has not expired, the fee shall be as provided under § 27-16-806.

(1) A person may apply to the Office of Driver Services to obtain a medical exemption designation for seat belt use on a driver's license or identification card issued under this subchapter by providing:(A) Documentation from a physician as provided under § 27-37-702(b)(2); and(B) Payment of the fee for the driver's license or identification card authorized under this chapter.

(A) Documentation from a physician as provided under § 27-37-702(b)(2); and

(B) Payment of the fee for the driver's license or identification card authorized under this chapter.

(2) If the person seeks a duplicate or substitute driver's license with the medical exemption designation and his or her driver's license has not expired, the fee shall be as provided under § 27-16-806.

(b) The Office of Driver Services may:(1) Determine the appropriate placement of the medical exemption designation on a driver's license or identification card authorized under this section; and(2) Promulgate the necessary rules for the administration of this section.

(1) Determine the appropriate placement of the medical exemption designation on a driver's license or identification card authorized under this section; and

(2) Promulgate the necessary rules for the administration of this section.

(c) This section does not require a person who has a medical condition that contraindicates the use of a seat belt under § 27-37-702(b)(2) to obtain a driver's license or identification card under this section with a medical exemption designation.