27-20-103. Prohibited sales to persons under age.
27-20-104. Standard equipment required.
27-20-105. Registration - Renewal periods.
27-20-106. Operator's license required - Special license.
27-20-107. Application for and issuance of motorcycle operator's license.
27-20-108. Operator's examination.
27-20-109. Operator instruction.
27-20-111. Operation of motorized bicycles regulated - Certificate.
27-20-112. Report of convictions required.
27-20-113. Suspension of license.
27-20-114. Rules and regulations.
27-20-117. Automatic issuance of operator's license.
27-20-118. Restrictions on young children.
A.C.R.C. Notes. References to “this subchapter” in §§ 27-20-101 - 27-20-116 may not apply to § 27-20-117 which was enacted subsequently.
Effective Dates. Acts 1959, No. 201, § 11: July 1, 1959.
Acts 1977, No. 797, § 2: Jan. 1, 1978.
Acts 1985, No. 972, § 7: July 1, 1985. Emergency clause provided: “It is hereby found and determined by the General Assembly that this Act should go into effect on July 1, 1985, and that unless this emergency clause is adopted the Act will not go into effect until after that date. Therefore, 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 and effect from and after July 1, 1985.”
Acts 1987, No. 1019, § 6: April 14, 1987. Emergency clause provided: “It is hereby found and determined by the General Assembly that because of the case Ricarte v. State, CR 86-31, a question has arisen over the validity of Act 1236 of the Extended Session of 1976; that this Act is a reenactment of the former law; and that the immediate passage of this Act is necessary to clarify the state of the law on this issue. 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 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 1989, No. 250, § 4: June 1, 1989. Emergency clause provided: “It is hereby found and determined by the General Assembly that present laws inadequately regulate the registration of motorcycles and motor-driven cycles; that in order to prevent the loss of revenue to the State of Arkansas an extended registration period is necessary and should be given effect immediately. Therefore, an emergency is declared to exist. This Act, being necessary to the orderly administration of the law, to prevent loss of revenue, and to protect the public welfare, shall be in full force and effect on and after June 1, 1989.”
Acts 1993, No. 135, § 2: effective for renewal of motorcycle and motordriven cycle registrations expiring on June 30, 1994.
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 1993, No. 1257, § 11: Apr. 20, 1993. Emergency clause provided: “It is hereby found and determined by the Seventy-Ninth General Assembly that federal mandates require the loss of federal highway funds without implementation of a system of suspending the driving privileges of persons holding such privileges granted by this State and found guilty of certain drug offenses, whether such finding occurred in this state or out-of-state, and that additional enforcement provisions are urgently needed to deter persons illegally using or dealing in drugs; that this Act will provide that additional enforcement mechanism; and that this Act should go into effect immediately in order to meet the requirements of the federal law and to grant law enforcement officers and courts greater flexibility in dealing with the illegal use and sale of drugs. 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.”