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27-16-911. Surrender and replacement of license.
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27-16-911. Surrender and replacement of license.
(a) The Office of Driver Services, upon suspending or revoking a license, shall require that the license be surrendered to the office.
(b)(1) At the end of the period of suspension, the office shall issue a duplicate driver's license upon:
(A) Proof that the licensee has satisfied all legal requirements for the re-issuance of a driver's license; and
(B) Payment of the fees imposed by § 27-16-806(d).
(2)(A) If the end of the period of suspension falls within one (1) year of the date the driver's license is eligible to be renewed, the office, at the discretion of the licensee, may renew the suspended license upon receipt of a completed application for renewal, payment of fees imposed under § 27-16-801, and passage of the eyesight test required in § 27-16-704.
(B) If the driver elects to renew the suspended license instead of receiving a duplicate license, the driver shall not be required to pay the fees imposed by § 27-16-806(d).
(c) Payment of the fees imposed by § 27-16-806(d) shall not be required if the suspension or revocation of the license is reversed and the license is reinstated under § 5-65-402(d)(2)(B)(ii).
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-16-911
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27-16-911. Surrender and replacement of license.
(a) The Office of Driver Services, upon suspending or revoking a license, shall require that the license be surrendered to the office.
(b)(1) At the end of the period of suspension, the office shall issue a duplicate driver's license upon:
(A) Proof that the licensee has satisfied all legal requirements for the re-issuance of a driver's license; and
(B) Payment of the fees imposed by § 27-16-806(d).
(2)(A) If the end of the period of suspension falls within one (1) year of the date the driver's license is eligible to be renewed, the office, at the discretion of the licensee, may renew the suspended license upon receipt of a completed application for renewal, payment of fees imposed under § 27-16-801, and passage of the eyesight test required in § 27-16-704.
(B) If the driver elects to renew the suspended license instead of receiving a duplicate license, the driver shall not be required to pay the fees imposed by § 27-16-806(d).
(c) Payment of the fees imposed by § 27-16-806(d) shall not be required if the suspension or revocation of the license is reversed and the license is reinstated under § 5-65-402(d)(2)(B)(ii).
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27-16-704. Examinations of applicants.
(a) Every applicant for a driver's license, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, shall be examined in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(b)(1) The examination shall be held within not more than thirty (30) days from the date that application is made.
(2) The examination shall include a test of the applicant's eyesight, ability to read and understand the highway traffic laws of this state, an actual demonstration of the applicant's ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the operation of a motor vehicle, and any further physical and mental examination deemed necessary by the Office of Driver Services to operate a motor vehicle safely upon the highways.
(3) The test of the applicant's eyesight shall examine his or her visual acuity to read road signs and identify objects at a distance.
(4) The applicant shall have a minimum uncorrected visual acuity of 20/40 for an unrestricted license and a minimum corrected visual acuity of 20/70 for a restricted license. The applicant's field of vision shall be at least one hundred forty degrees (140°) for a person with two (2) functional eyes and at least one hundred five degrees (105°) for a person with one (1) functional eye.
(5) Applicants who fail the eyesight test shall be instructed that they should have their eyes examined by an eye care professional and secure corrective lenses, if necessary.
(6) The test of the applicant's eyesight shall be made on an optical testing instrument approved under standards established by the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration and the Division of Arkansas State Police.
(7) In addition, the applicant for a learner's license and an intermediate driver's license shall have the student's
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-16-704
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 27-16-704. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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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.
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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.
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5-65-402. Surrender of license or permit to arresting officer.
(a)(1)(A) At the time of arrest for violating § 3-3-203(a), § 5-27-503(a)(3), § 5-65-103, § 5-65-205, § 5-65-303, § 5-65-310, § 27-23-114(a)(1), § 27-23-114(a)(2), or § 27-23-114(a)(5), the arrested person shall immediately surrender his or her license, permit, or other evidence of driving privilege to the arresting law enforcement officer.
(B) The arresting law enforcement officer shall seize the license, permit, or other evidence of driving privilege surrendered by the arrested person or found on the arrested person during a search.
(C)(i) If a juvenile, as defined in the Arkansas Juvenile Code of 1989, § 9-27-301 et seq., is arrested for violating § 3-3-203(a) or § 5-27-503(a)(3), the arresting officer shall issue the juvenile a citation to appear for a juvenile intake with a juvenile intake officer.
(ii) The arresting officer shall forward a copy of the citation and the license, permit, or other evidence of the driving privilege to the juvenile office before the scheduled juvenile intake.
(iii) Juveniles subject to the jurisdiction of the circuit court under the Arkansas Juvenile Code of 1989, § 9-27-301 et seq., shall not be subject to this section, except as provided in this subdivision (a)(1).
(2)(A)(i) If the license, permit, or other evidence of driving privilege seized by the arresting law enforcement officer has not expired and otherwise appears valid to the arresting law enforcement officer, the arresting law enforcement officer shall issue to the arrested person a dated receipt for that license, permit, or other evidence of driving privilege on a form prescribed by the Office of Driver Services.
(ii) This receipt shall be recognized as a license and authorizes the arrested person t
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 5-65-402
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 5-65-402. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.