Title 27 — Transportation

This chapter may be cited as the “Motor Vehicle Driver's License Act”.

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.

(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 s…

(1) 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 …

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Driver's License Security and Modernization Act”.

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Driver's license” means a motor vehicle operator's license, as defined in 49 U.S.C. § 30301, as in effect on February 1, 2005;(2) “Identification card” means a personal identification card, as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 1028(d), as in effect on Feb…

(a) The Office of Driver Services shall implement the changes required by this subchapter for all new driver's licenses issued or renewed on or after January 31, 2006. (b) (1) Except as provided under subdivision (b)(2) of this section and subsection (d) of this section, beginnin…

(a) As used in this section:(1) (A) “Applicant” means a person who has applied to the Office of Driver Services for issuance or renewal of an Arkansas driver’s license or identification card.(B) “Applicant” includes without limitation a person who has applied to the Office of Dri…

(a) (1) Except as provided under subdivisions (a)(2) and (3) and (b)(1) of this section regarding the renewal, duplication, or reissuance of a driver's license or identification card, to meet the requirements of this section the Office of Driver Services shall require at a minimu…

(1) To meet the requirements of this section regarding the issuance of driver's licenses and identification cards, the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall:(1) Retain for a minimum of five (5) years paper copies or images of source documents presented;(…

(a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall ensure that the State of Arkansas is eligible to receive any grant or other type of financial assistance made available under federal law regarding driver's license security and modernization. (b) The secreta…

The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this subchapter.

No provision of this subchapter shall apply to the issuance or production of Medicaid identification cards by either the Department of Human Services or the Office of Driver Services.

(a) The General Assembly finds that:(1) Currently, driver's licenses and identification cards are valid for a standard statutory period of time;(2) An applicant for the issuance or renewal of a driver's license or identification card who is not a citizen of the United States may …

(a) If an applicant for a driver's license under this chapter is not a citizen of the United States as provided under § 27-16-1105(a)(1)(D)(ii)-(xi), the expiration date of the driver's license shall be the shortest of:(1) The period provided for under § 27-16-901(a)(1)(A); or(2)…

(a) If an applicant for an identification card under this chapter is not a citizen of the United States as provided under § 27-16-1105(a)(1)(D)(ii)-(xi), the expiration date of the identification card shall be the shorter of:(1) The period provided for under § 27-16-805(b); or(2)…

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Voluntary Enhanced Security Driver's License and Identification Card Act”.

(1) The purpose of this subchapter is:(1) To ensure that as an alternative to a driver's license or identification card otherwise issued under this Title 27 of the Arkansas Code, Arkansas citizens may have the option of obtaining a driver's license or identification card with add…

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Department” means the Department of Finance and Administration;(2) “Voluntary enhanced security commercial driver's license” means a commercial motor vehicle operator's license issued under this subchapter;(3) “Voluntary enhanced security drive…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration may perform any system development necessary to implement the requirements of this subchapter. (b) As used in this section, “system development” includes without limitati…

(a) (1) In addition to the requirements of this subchapter, the issuance, renewal, and use of a voluntary enhanced security driver's license shall be subject to the requirements and fees for obtaining, renewing, and using a driver's license otherwise issued under this Title 27 of…

(a) As an alternative to applying for the standard driver's license, commercial driver's license, or identification card under other subchapters of this chapter, a person may apply for a voluntary enhanced security driver's license, voluntary enhanced security commercial driver's…

(a) In addition to the information required under § 27-16-1105, an applicant for a voluntary enhanced security driver's license, voluntary enhanced security commercial driver's license, or voluntary enhanced security identification card under this subchapter must present two (2) …

(1) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall require before issuing a voluntary enhanced security driver's license, voluntary enhanced security commercial driver's license, or voluntary enhanced security identification card valid documentary evidence th…

(a) A voluntary enhanced security driver's license, voluntary enhanced security commercial driver's license, and voluntary enhanced security identification card issued to a United States citizen or United States national under this subchapter shall expire at the time provided for…

(a) The fee for the initial issuance of a voluntary enhanced security driver's license, voluntary enhanced security commercial driver's license, or voluntary enhanced security identification card under this subchapter is the same as the fee for initial issuance of other driver's …

The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration may promulgate any necessary rules to carry out this subchapter, subject to the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.

(1) This subchapter shall be effective and shall be implemented only if the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration:(1) Determines that the voluntary enhanced identification and security features under this subchapter are necessary to ensure secure commerce and …

A.C.A. § 27-16-1213Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Emergency Contact Information System Act”.

The purpose of this subchapter is to create an emergency contact information system to assist law enforcement in notification of next of kin or other designated emergency contact of an eligible participant in times of emergency.

The Division of Arkansas State Police in conjunction with other entities, including without limitation the Department of Finance and Administration, may establish an emergency contact information system.

(1) As used in this subchapter, “emergency”:(1) Means a circumstance in which:(A) A person:(i) Sustains injuries that render him or her unable to independently communicate with emergency contacts; or(ii) Exhibits a symptom that renders him or her unable to independently communica…

(a) Information in an emergency contact information system shall be accessible only to law enforcement for emergency notification purposes or by a court order and shall not be used in a criminal investigation or for any other purpose. (b) Law enforcement may share information con…

The Division of Arkansas State Police, the Department of Finance and Administration, and any other entity that establishes an emergency contact information system may promulgate rules to implement and administer the purpose and intent of this subchapter.

A.C.A. § 27-16-1307Current 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) Participation in an emergency contact information system is voluntary. (b) A person who holds a valid Arkansas driver's license or identification card is eligible to participate in the system.

(a) Each participant has the exclusive responsibility for:(1) Initiating, entering, modifying, and deleting emergency contact records in an emergency contact information system; and(2) The accuracy and completeness of all information submitted. (1) Initiating, entering, modifying…

(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…

(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 obtai…

(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, suspende…

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.

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.

(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 othe…

(1) 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 Offi…

(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 p…

A.C.A. § 27-16-403Current 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.C.A. § 27-16-404Current 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 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 n…

(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…