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27-20-107. Application for and issuance of motorcycle operator's license.
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27-20-107. Application for and issuance of motorcycle operator's license.
(a) Any person desiring to obtain a motorcycle operator's license shall make an application to the Office of Driver Services for the issuance of the license.
(b) Evidence that a person has applied for and satisfactorily qualified for a motorcycle operator's license as required in this section shall be a certificate issued by the Division of Arkansas State Police that the applicant for a motorcycle operator's license has satisfactorily passed all phases of the motorcycle operator's examination as required in § 27-20-108, if the applicant is sixteen (16) years of age or older.
(c) The license issued by the office may be a license limiting the named licensee to motorcycles, motor-driven cycles, or similarly classified motor vehicles, or, in the case where an applicant is sixteen (16) years of age or older and holds a current valid Class A, Class B, Class C, or Class D license, the office may endorse that license as evidence of proper qualification for the license as provided for by this subchapter.
(d)(1)(A) A motorcycle operator's license shall be issued for a period of four (4) years, and the fee for the license shall be the same as provided in § 27-16-801.
(B) The office shall have the authority, by rule, to shorten or lengthen the term of any motorcycle operator's license period, as necessary, and to make a pro rata adjustment of the fee charged.
(2) No fee will be required if the application is submitted at the time the applicant's Class A, Class B, Class C, or Class D license is renewed and the applicant has complied with all other provisions of this subchapter.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-20-107
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27-20-107. Application for and issuance of motorcycle operator's license.
(a) Any person desiring to obtain a motorcycle operator's license shall make an application to the Office of Driver Services for the issuance of the license.
(b) Evidence that a person has applied for and satisfactorily qualified for a motorcycle operator's license as required in this section shall be a certificate issued by the Division of Arkansas State Police that the applicant for a motorcycle operator's license has satisfactorily passed all phases of the motorcycle operator's examination as required in § 27-20-108, if the applicant is sixteen (16) years of age or older.
(c) The license issued by the office may be a license limiting the named licensee to motorcycles, motor-driven cycles, or similarly classified motor vehicles, or, in the case where an applicant is sixteen (16) years of age or older and holds a current valid Class A, Class B, Class C, or Class D license, the office may endorse that license as evidence of proper qualification for the license as provided for by this subchapter.
(d)(1)(A) A motorcycle operator's license shall be issued for a period of four (4) years, and the fee for the license shall be the same as provided in § 27-16-801.
(B) The office shall have the authority, by rule, to shorten or lengthen the term of any motorcycle operator's license period, as necessary, and to make a pro rata adjustment of the fee charged.
(2) No fee will be required if the application is submitted at the time the applicant's Class A, Class B, Class C, or Class D license is renewed and the applicant has complied with all other provisions of this subchapter.
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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
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27-20-108. Operator's examination.
(a) The Division of Arkansas State Police shall prescribe an appropriate examination to be taken by a person who desires to obtain a motorcycle operator's license as required by this subchapter.
(b) The examination shall include:
(1) A written examination designed to determine the applicant's knowledge of traffic laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations and other matters necessary to determine the applicant's knowledge of the operation of these motor vehicles;
(2) A vision test under standards established in § 27-16-704 to determine whether the applicant's eyesight is adequate to safely operate the vehicle;
(3) An actual road test designed to determine the applicant's familiarity with the controls of the motor vehicle and the applicant's ability to safely operate the motor vehicle both in and out of traffic. However, the road test shall be waived for applicants who have successfully completed the Motorcycle Safety Foundation's motorcycle rider course, Riding and Street Skills, or any successor curriculum. In order to qualify for this waiver, the applicant must submit proof of the course completion dated within ninety (90) days prior to the date of license application; and
(4) Such other tests as the division may deem necessary to assure safe operations on the streets and highways of this state.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-20-108
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 27-20-108. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.