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27-16-601. Driver's license to be carried and exhibited on demand.
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27-16-601. Driver's license to be carried and exhibited on demand.
(a) A licensee shall have his or her driver's license or a digital copy of the driver's license provided by the Office of Driver Services under § 27-16-801 in his or her immediate possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle and shall display the driver's license or a digital copy of the driver's license upon demand of a justice of the peace, a peace officer, or an employee of the office.
(b) No person charged with violating this section shall be convicted if he or she produces in court a driver's license issued to him or her and valid at the time of his or her arrest.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-16-601
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Source file: gov.ar.code.title.27.odt
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27-16-601. Driver's license to be carried and exhibited on demand.
(a) A licensee shall have his or her driver's license or a digital copy of the driver's license provided by the Office of Driver Services under § 27-16-801 in his or her immediate possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle and shall display the driver's license or a digital copy of the driver's license upon demand of a justice of the peace, a peace officer, or an employee of the office.
(b) No person charged with violating this section shall be convicted if he or she produces in court a driver's license issued to him or her and valid at the time of his or her arrest.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
27-16-801. Licenses generally — Validity periods — Contents — Fees — Disposition of moneys — Definitions.
(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 eighteen (18) or more years of age, for a period of eight (8) years, upon payment of twenty-four dollars ($24.00);
(ii) An intermediate Class D license or an intermediate Class M license to each applicant between sixteen (16) and eighteen (18) years of age, for a period of up to two (2) years, upon payment of twelve dollars ($12.00);
(iii) A learner's Class D license to each applicant between fourteen (14) and sixteen (16) years of age, for a period of up to two (2) years, upon payment of twelve dollars ($12.00); and
(iv) A Class MD license to each qualified applicant, for a period of not more than two (2) years, upon payment of two dollars ($2.00).
(B) A Class D license or a Class M license shall be issued for a period to be elected by the applicant of either four (4) years upon payment of twelve dollars ($12.00) or eight (8) years upon payment of twenty-four dollars ($24.00) to a qualified applicant who:
(i) Is seventy (70) or more years of age; and
(ii) Has an expired Class D license or Class M license.
(2)(A) Each applicant for a Class D license, Class M license, or Class MD license under § 27-16-704, § 27-16-807, or § 27-20-108 shall pay an examination fee of five dollars ($5.00) for each written examination taken.
(B) The examination fee shall be remitted in a manner prescribed by the commissioner.
(3) Each license shall include:
(A) A distinguishing number assigned t
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-16-801
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 27-16-801. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.