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27-20-108. Operator's examination.
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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
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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.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
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
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