Title 27 — Transportation

A.C.A. § 27-16-503Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

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 …

(1) 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…

(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 thereaf…

(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 issua…

(a) (1) The Office of Driver Services shall collect a reinstatement fee of one hundred dollars ($100) to be multiplied by the number of administrative orders to suspend, revoke, or cancel a driver's license, other than:(A) Orders eligible for reinstatement under § 5-65-119, § 5-6…

(a) (1) As used in this section, “reciprocal agreement” means the Driver License Agreement or a similar proposed compact regarding the uniform transfer of driver's license information to prevent a person from having multiple driving records in multiple states or jurisdictions.(2)…

(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)…

(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…

(1) 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 Space Force, United States Co…

(a) The Office of Driver Services shall not issue any license under this chapter to any person:(1) As a noncommercial driver who is under eighteen (18) years of age, except that the Office of Driver Services may issue an intermediate license as provided to any person who is at le…

(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 stat…

(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…

(a) (1) Every application for an instruction permit or for a commercial or noncommercial driver's license shall be made upon a form furnished by the Office of Driver Services, and every application shall be accompanied by the required fee.(2) The commercial driver's license or no…

(a) (1) (A) The original application of any person under eighteen (18) years of age applying to take the driver's license examination or applying for an instruction permit, a learner's license, an intermediate driver's license, or a motor-driven cycle or motorcycle license, shall…

(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,…

(a) Every applicant for a driver's license, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, shall be examined in accordance with the provisions of this section. (b) (1) The examination shall be held within not more than thirty (30) days from the date that application is made.(2) Th…

(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 offi…

(1) The driver's license test shall include written questions concerning:(1) The effects of the consumption of alcoholic beverage products and the use of illegal drugs, prescription drugs, and nonprescription drugs on the ability of a person to operate a motor vehicle;(2) The leg…

(a) (1) (A) In a manner prescribed by the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration, the Office of Driver Services shall issue:(i) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(1)(B) of this section, a Class D license or a Class M license to each qualified applicant eight…

(a) (1) Any person who is at least fourteen (14) years of age may apply to the Division of Arkansas State Police for an instruction permit.(2) (A) After the applicant has successfully passed the written examination, the division may issue to the applicant an instruction permit wh…

A.C.A. § 27-16-803Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

(a) The Office of Driver Services, upon issuing any driver's license, shall have authority, whenever good cause appears, to impose restrictions suitable to the licensee's driving ability with respect to the type of or special mechanical control devices required on a motor vehicle…

(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) In the event that an instruction permit or driver's license issued under the provisions of this chapter is lost or destroyed, the person to whom it was issued may obtain a duplicate or substitute upon payment of five dollars ($5.00) and upon furnishing proof satisfactory to t…

(a) (1) A person sixteen (16) years of age or older who shall present to the Office of Driver Services, or an authorized agent thereof, a valid driver's license issued to the person by another state or by a branch of the United States Armed Forces that is currently valid or that …

(a) The Office of Driver Services shall charge a fee to be calculated as provided under subsection (c) of this section for reinstating a driver's license suspended because of a conviction for any violation or offense. (b) All proceeds remitted to the Office of Driver Services und…

The Department of Finance and Administration is authorized to enter into driver license agreements or other cooperative arrangements with foreign countries for the reciprocal recognition of driver's licenses.

A.C.A. § 27-16-810Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Domestic violence” means:(A) Physical harm, bodily harm causing injury, or an assault against a person caused by:(i) A family or household member; or(ii) Another person with whom the victim is in a dating relationship;(B) Mental or emotional harm …

(a) (1) A person may apply to the Office of Driver Services to obtain a veteran designation on a driver's license or identification card issued under this subchapter by providing:(A) A military discharge document that shows a discharge status of “honorable” or “general under hono…

(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); a…

(a) (1) A person may apply to the Office of Driver Services to obtain a living will designation on a driver's license or identification card issued under this subchapter by providing:(A) A signed form stating that he or she has executed a living will; and(B) Payment of the fee fo…

(a) (1) A person, or the parent or guardian of a person, who meets the requirements of this section may apply to the Office of Driver Services for a communication impediment designation on the driver's license or identification card of the person by providing:(A) Documentation fr…

(a) (1) If a person is on probation, parole, or post-release supervision, or is within ninety (90) days of release on probation, parole, or post-release supervision, for an offense that did not involve the operation of a motor vehicle, the person may be eligible for a restricted …

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Current status” means the record maintained by the Office of Driver Services reflecting a driver's license or identification card holder's present status, including without limitation whether the driver's license or identification card is:(A) Vali…

(a) (1) A person, or the parent or guardian of a person, may apply to the Office of Driver Services to obtain a blood type designation on a driver's license or identification card issued under this subchapter by providing:(A) A signed form stating the blood type of the person; an…

(a) (1) Before the Office of Driver Services issues a driver's license or identification card to an applicant, the applicant shall provide information to the Office of Driver Services concerning whether the applicant is:(A) Required to register as a sex offender under the Sex Off…

(a) (1) (A) Except for the intermediate driver's license and the learner's license, every driver's license shall expire at the end of the month in which it was issued eight (8) years from its date of initial issuance unless the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administr…

(a) As used in this section, “military member” means an active duty member of:(1) The Air National Guard, including a member on state active duty;(2) The Army National Guard, including a member on state active duty;(3) A reserve component of the United States Armed Forces; or(4) …

(a) (1) (A) The Office of Driver Services is authorized to cancel any driver's license or identification card upon determining that:(i) The licensee was not entitled to the issuance of the driver's license or identification card under this chapter;(ii) The applicant failed to giv…

(a) The Office of Driver Services, upon receipt of satisfactory evidence of the death of the person who signed the application of a minor for a license, shall cancel the license and shall not issue a new license until such time as a new application, duly signed and verified, is m…

(1) The Office of Driver Services shall forthwith revoke the license of any driver upon receiving a record of the driver's conviction of any of the following offenses, when the conviction has become final:(1) Manslaughter or negligent homicide resulting from the operation of a mo…

A.C.A. § 27-16-906Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

(a) The Office of Driver Services may suspend the license of a driver for up to one (1) year upon a showing by its records or other sufficient evidence that the licensee is a habitual violator of the traffic laws. (b) The Office of Driver Services may suspend the license of a dri…

The privilege of driving a motor vehicle on the highways of this state given to a nonresident under this chapter shall be subject to suspension or revocation by the Office of Driver Services in like manner and for like cause as a driver's license issued under this chapter may be …

(a) (1) The Office of Driver Services, having good cause to believe that a licensed driver is incompetent or otherwise not qualified to be licensed, may, upon written notice of at least five (5) days to the licensee, require the licensee to submit to an initial evaluation by a he…

Any resident or nonresident whose driver's license or right or privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this state has been suspended or revoked as provided in this subchapter shall not operate a motor vehicle in this state under a license, permit, or registration certificate issu…

(a) The Office of Driver Services, upon suspending or revoking a license, shall require that the license be surrendered to the Office of Driver Services. (b) (1) At the end of the period of suspension, the Office of Driver Services shall issue a duplicate driver's license upon:(A…

Except as provided in § 27-16-907(c)(2)(C), the Office of Driver Services shall not grant a person's application for a new license until the expiration of one (1) year after the revocation of the person's license.