27-23-131. Prohibition against use of hand-held mobile telephone while driving commercial motor vehicle.

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27-23-131. Prohibition against use of hand-held mobile telephone while driving commercial motor vehicle.

27-23-131. Prohibition against use of hand-held mobile telephone while driving commercial motor vehicle. (a)(1) For purposes of this section, “driving” means operating a commercial motor vehicle on a highway, including while temporarily stationary because of traffic, a traffic control device, or other momentary delays. (2) For purposes of this section, “driving” does not include operating a commercial motor vehicle if the driver has moved the vehicle to the side of, or off, a highway and has halted in a location where the vehicle can safely remain stationary. (b)(1) A driver shall not use a hand-held mobile telephone while driving a commercial motor vehicle. (2) However, use of a hand-held mobile telephone is permissible by a driver of a commercial motor vehicle when necessary to communicate with a law enforcement official or other emergency service. (c) A motor carrier shall not allow or require a driver to use a hand-held mobile telephone while driving a commercial motor vehicle. (d) A person who is convicted of violating this section is guilty of a violation.

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-23-131

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. A text match is a research starting point; applicability is not established.