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27-16-815. Communication impediment designation and decal.
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27-16-815. Communication impediment designation and decal.
(a)(1) A person, or the parent or guardian of a person, who meets the requirements of this section may apply to the Office of Driver Services for a communication impediment designation on the driver's license or identification card of the person by providing:
(A) Documentation from a physician that the person meets the requirements of this section; and
(B) Payment of the fee for the driver's license or identification card authorized under this chapter.
(2) If the person seeks a duplicate or substitute driver's license or identification card with the communication impediment designation and his or her driver's license or identification card has not expired, the fee shall be as provided under § 27-16-806.
(b)(1) A person who qualifies for the issuance of a communication impediment designation, or his or her parent or guardian, may purchase a communication impediment decal for his or her license plate for a fee of one dollar ($1.00).
(2) The Department of Finance and Administration shall design a decal to indicate that a person present in a motor vehicle displaying a license plate with a communication impediment decal under subdivision (b)(1) of this section has a medical condition that may impede his or her ability to communicate.
(3) The fee of one dollar ($1.00) authorized by subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall be used by the department to defray the cost of administering this section.
(c) The purpose of the communication impediment designation and decal is to facilitate communication during an encounter between a law enforcement officer, an emergency medical service provider, or a firefighter and a person present in a motor vehicle who has a medical condition that may impede his or her abil
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-16-815
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27-16-815. Communication impediment designation and decal.
(a)(1) A person, or the parent or guardian of a person, who meets the requirements of this section may apply to the Office of Driver Services for a communication impediment designation on the driver's license or identification card of the person by providing:
(A) Documentation from a physician that the person meets the requirements of this section; and
(B) Payment of the fee for the driver's license or identification card authorized under this chapter.
(2) If the person seeks a duplicate or substitute driver's license or identification card with the communication impediment designation and his or her driver's license or identification card has not expired, the fee shall be as provided under § 27-16-806.
(b)(1) A person who qualifies for the issuance of a communication impediment designation, or his or her parent or guardian, may purchase a communication impediment decal for his or her license plate for a fee of one dollar ($1.00).
(2) The Department of Finance and Administration shall design a decal to indicate that a person present in a motor vehicle displaying a license plate with a communication impediment decal under subdivision (b)(1) of this section has a medical condition that may impede his or her ability to communicate.
(3) The fee of one dollar ($1.00) authorized by subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall be used by the department to defray the cost of administering this section.
(c) The purpose of the communication impediment designation and decal is to facilitate communication during an encounter between a law enforcement officer, an emergency medical service provider, or a firefighter and a person present in a motor vehicle who has a medical condition that may impede his or her ability to communicate, including without limitation the following medical conditions:
(1) Alzheimer's disease;
(2) Autism spectrum disorders; or
(3) Down syndrome.
(d) The office may:
(1) Determine the appropriate placement of the communication impediment designation on a driver's license or identification card authorized under this section; and
(2) Promulgate the necessary rules for the administration of this section.
(e) This section does not require a person who has a communication impediment to obtain a driver's license or identification card with a communication impediment designation.
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27-16-806. Duplicates or substitutes.
(a) In the event that an instruction permit or driver's license issued under the provisions of this chapter is lost or destroyed, the person to whom it was issued may obtain a duplicate or substitute upon payment of five dollars ($5.00) and upon furnishing proof satisfactory to the Office of Driver Services that the permit or license has been lost or destroyed.
(b) Moneys collected under the provisions of this section shall be deposited into the State Treasury into the Constitutional Officers Fund and the State Central Services Fund, and the net amount shall be credited to the Department of Finance and Administration to be used to help defray the cost of the color photograph driver license program, which shall be payable therefrom.
(c) In addition to the fee imposed in subsection (a) of this section, an additional fee of five dollars ($5.00) shall be collected and deposited into the State Treasury as special revenues to the credit of the Division of Arkansas State Police Fund.
(d) When a duplicate driver's license is issued at the end of a period of license suspension pursuant to § 27-16-911, the fees imposed in subsections (a) and (c) of this section shall be collected and deposited in accordance with this section.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-16-806
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 27-16-806. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.