(a) Whenever any person is convicted of any offense for which this act makes mandatory the revocation of the driver's license of the person by the office, the court in which the conviction is obtained shall require the surrender to it of all driver's licenses then held by the person so convicted and the court shall forward the licenses together with a record of the conviction to the office.
(b) Every court having jurisdiction over offenses committed under this act or any other law of this state regulating the operation of motor vehicles on highways shall forward to the office 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) For the purposes of this section, the term “conviction” shall mean 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.
History. Acts 1937, No. 280, § 28; Pope's Dig., § 6852; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-332; Acts 1993, No. 445, § 8.
Meaning of “this act”. Acts 1937, No. 280, codified as §§ 27-16-101, 27-16-102, 27-16-201 - 27-16-207, 27-16-301 - 27-16-306, 27-16-501, 27-16-502, 27-16-504, 27-16-506, 27-16-601 - 27-16-605, 27-16-701 - 27-16-705, 27-16-801 - 27-16-806, 27-16-901, 27-16-903 - 27-16-913, 27-16-1001 [repealed].
Cross References. Report of conviction of motorized cycle operators, § 27-20-112.
Case Notes
Cited: City of Fayetteville v. Bell, 205 Ark. 672, 170 S.W.2d 666 (1943).