27-16-801. Licenses generally - Validity periods - Contents - Fees - Disposition of moneys.
27-16-802. Instruction permits.
27-16-804. Restricted licenses, learner's licenses, and intermediate licenses.
27-16-805. Identification purposes only.
27-16-806. Duplicates or substitutes.
27-16-807. Issuance to nonresident and military licensees.
27-16-808. Reinstatement charge.
27-16-809. Reciprocal recognition of foreign licenses.
27-16-811. Exception to disclosing residence address - Address confidentiality program.
Effective Dates. Acts 1939, No. 72, § 3: approved Feb. 10, 1939; Acts 1941, No. 370, § 3: approved Mar. 26, 1941. Emergency clauses provided: It is hereby determined that the State Police Department is in need of additional funds for the efficient operation of said department, and it is further determined that by this efficient operation of said department the death rate from motor vehicle accidents has been greatly reduced and that by employing additional police as members of the department, crime will be further deterred; therefore, an emergency is declared to exist, this act being necessary for the public peace, health, and safety shall be in force and effect from and after its passage.
Acts 1957, No. 24, §§ 1, 3: Jan. 1, 1958. Emergency clause provided: It has been found and is hereby declared by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas: (1) that traffic accidents resulting in injuries and deaths to persons and damages to property are increasing at an alarming rate, due in part to increased use of the highways; (2) that present appropriations and revenues for employment of personnel in the Department of Arkansas State Police are wholly inadequate to properly handle the problem of highway safety; and (3) that only the provisions of this act will provide funds in amounts sufficient to employ the necessary personnel to patrol the highways and thereby reduce the incidents of highway accidents. It has also been found and is hereby declared by the General Assembly that in order for the Department of Arkansas State Police to properly plan its program of operation in the light of the additional revenues to be derived under the provisions of this act, and in order that the necessary driver's license forms may be prepared, printed and made available for distribution, this act take effect without delay. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this act being necessary for the preservation of public peace, health and safety shall take effect and be in full force from and after the date of its passage and approval. Approved February 8, 1957.
Acts 1965, No. 493, § 10: Mar. 20, 1965. Emergency clause provided: It has been found and is hereby declared by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas: (a) that traffic accidents resulting in injuries and deaths of persons and damages to property are increasing at an alarming rate; (b) that present revenues for employment of personnel in the Department of Arkansas State Police are wholly inadequate to properly handle the problem of highway safety; and (c) that only the provisions of this act will tend to provide funds in amounts sufficient to employ the necessary personnel to patrol the highways and thereby reduce the incidence of highway accidents. Therefore an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this act being necessary for the preservation of public peace, health and safety shall take effect and be in full force on and after its passage and approval.
Acts 1963, No. 147, § 2: Mar. 4, 1963. Emergency clause provided: It is hereby found and determined by the General Assembly that there is no provision in the Arkansas law authorizing the issuance of driver's licenses without examination to persons holding a license issued by another state or the armed services; that the lack of such provision creates a hardship on new residents of this state and on persons returning to the state after serving their country in the armed services of the United States, and that this situation should be corrected immediately. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety shall be in effect from the date of its passage and approval.
Acts 1969, No. 276, § 5: Mar. 18, 1969. Emergency clause provided: It is hereby found and is hereby determined by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas that traffic accidents resulting in injuries and deaths to persons and damage to property are increasing at an alarming rate, due in part to increased use of the highways; that present appropriations and revenues for employment of personnel in the Department of Arkansas State Police are wholly inadequate to properly handle the problem of highway safety; and, that only the provisions of this act will provide funds in an amount sufficient to employ necessary personnel to patrol the highways and thereby reduce the incidents of highway accidents. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this act being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval.
Acts 1987, No. 274, § 5: Mar. 17, 1987. Emergency clause provided: It is hereby found and determined by the General Assembly that drivers' license numbers should be the same as Social Security numbers to the extent possible; that in order to accomplish this conversion approximately $150,000 will be required to cover the cost of the conversion; that this act levies an additonal license renewal fee in order to generate these revenues; the additional fee should become effective at the beginning of the next fiscal year and unless this emergency clause is adopted this act may not go into effect until after the beginning of the next fiscal year. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval.
Acts 1989, No. 193, § 12: July 1, 1989. Emergency clause provided: It is hereby found and determined by the Seventy-Seventh Arkansas General Assembly that Arkansas does not currently have any specific standards for testing the eyesight of motor vehicle and motorcycle operators; that after the initial eyesight test of an applicant for a motor vehicle or motorcycle operator's license, Arkansas does not require on renewal of the license any subsequent examination of any driver's eyesight; and therefore all drivers on the public streets and highways are endangered since many drivers with less than adequate visual acuity are able to receive or renew their motor vehicle or motorcycle operator's license. Further, it is found and determined that Arkansas driver's licenses can be renewed for a two year period or for a four year period; that this dual option for renewal of driver's licenses requires an excessive amount of administrative resources and therefore the renewal period for Arkansas driver's licenses should be limited to a single four year period for all drivers. In order to prevent any further endangerment of the driving public and to reduce the administrative cost of issuing driver's licenses, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this act being necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety shall be in full force from and after July 1, 1989.
Acts 1991, No. 782, § 6: July 1, 1991. Emergency clause provided: It is hereby found and determined by the Seventy-Eighth General Assembly that the effectiveness of this Act on July 1, 1991 is essential to the operation of the Arkansas State Police and the Department of Finance and Administration and that in the event of an extension of the Regular Session, the delay in the effective date of this Act beyond July 1, 1991 could work irreparable harm upon the proper administration and provision of essential governmental programs. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after July 1, 1991.
Acts 1993, No. 445, § 37: §§ 1-36 effective on and after January 1, 1994.
Acts 1993, No. 445, § 46: Mar. 10, 1993. Emergency clause provided: It is hereby found and determined by the Seventy-Ninth General Assembly of the State of Arkansas that the terms ‘operator's license’ and ‘chauffeur's license’ are obsolete and should be replaced with the term ‘driver's license’; that the chauffeur's license is no longer issued and has been replaced with the commercial driver's license; that federal law governing commercial driver's license authorizes the use of an assigned number on a commercial driver's license instead of the applicant's social security number; and that this act is necessary to eliminate obsolete references in the Arkansas Code and to be in compliance with federal law governing commercial driver's license. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this act being necessary for the preservation of public peace, health and safety shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval.
Acts 2001, No. 1500, § 2: May 1, 2001. Emergency clause provided: It is found and determined by the General Assembly that the State Police Insurance System is under-funded; that the failure of this act to provide immediate additional revenue for the system will disrupt the proper administration of the State Police Insurance System, and such a disruption could work irreparable harm upon the proper administration and coverage of essential insurance protection provided to officers of the Department of Arkansas State Police. Therefore, an emergency is declared to exist and this act being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety shall become effective on May 1, 2001.
Acts 2001, No. 1694, § 9: July 1, 2002.
Acts 2003, No. 1001, § 5: Apr. 1, 2003: Emergency clause provided: It is found and determined by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas that the state is experiencing severe revenue shortages which are affecting the operation of many state agencies; that the Department of Arkansas State Police has been hit hard by these shortages which have hampered its ability to replace worn out automobiles and other equipment, not to mention its ability to attract recruits because beginning salaries have remained below average; and that this act is immediately necessary because it provides some much needed additional monies to the Department of Arkansas State Police and should be given immediate effect. Therefore, an emergency is declared to exist and this act being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, and safety shall become effective on: (1) The date of its approval by the Governor; (2 If the bill is neither approved nor vetoed by the Governor, the expiration of the period of time during which the Governor may veto the bill; or (3) If the bill is vetoed by the Governor and the veto is overridden, the date the last house overrides the veto.
Acts 2005, No. 1992, § 6: Apr. 11, 2005. Emergency clause provided: It is found and determined by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas that currently there exists some confusion as to whether the fees collected for the reinstatement of a suspended or revoked driver's license should be collected for each offense or for each reinstatement; that due to the confusion, state agencies have not been allowed to collect the revenue that they anticipated for reinstatement fees which is causing a negative fiscal impact; and that this act is immediately necessary to clarify the law to prevent the impairment of agency operations due to a loss of anticipated revenue. Therefore, an emergency is declared to exist and this act being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, and safety shall become effective on: (1) The date of its approval by the Governor; (2) If the bill is neither approved nor vetoed by the Governor, the expiration of the period of time during which the Governor may veto the bill; or (3) If the bill is vetoed by the Governor and the veto is overridden, the date the last house overrides the veto.
Acts 2007, No. 839, § 10: April 3, 2007. Emergency clause provided: It is found and determined by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas that the donation of parts of human bodies provides a significant source for protecting the health and safety of the citizens of Arkansas; and that continuous advances in the technology of human transplants and the inherent limitations incident to transplantation from dead bodies require that this act become effective immediately. Therefore, an emergency is declared to exist and this act being necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, and safety shall become effective on: (1) The date of its approval by the Governor; (2) If the bill is neither approved nor vetoed by the Governor, the expiration of the period of time during which the Governor may veto the bill; or (3) If the bill is vetoed by the Governor and the veto is overridden, the date the last house overrides the veto.