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5-27-503. Possession of fraudulent or altered personal identification document unlawful.
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5-27-503. Possession of fraudulent or altered personal identification document unlawful.
(a) It is unlawful for:
(1) A person to possess a fraudulent or altered personal identification document for the purpose of providing a person under twenty-one (21) years of age identification that can be used for the purpose of purchasing an alcoholic beverage or other substance or material restricted for adult purchase or possession in accordance with existing law;
(2) A person under twenty-one (21) years of age to possess a fraudulent or altered personal identification document that can be used for the purpose of purchasing an alcoholic beverage or other substance or material restricted for adult purchase or possession in accordance with existing law; or
(3) A person under twenty-one (21) years of age to attempt to purchase an alcoholic beverage or use a fraudulent or altered personal identification document for the purpose of purchasing an alcoholic beverage illegally or other material or substance restricted to adult purchase or possession under existing law.
(b)(1)(A) If a seller of alcoholic beverages or the seller's employee has reasonable cause to believe that a person has violated subdivision (a)(3) of this section, the person may be detained in a reasonable manner and for a reasonable length of time by the seller of alcoholic beverages or the seller's employee in order that the seller of alcoholic beverages or the seller's employee may call for a certified law enforcement officer to conduct an investigation.
(B) The detention authorized under subdivision (b)(1)(A) of this section does not include a physical detention.
(2) If the seller of alcoholic beverages or the seller's employee attempts to verify the age of the person attempting to purchase an alcoholic
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 5-27-503
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5-27-503. Possession of fraudulent or altered personal identification document unlawful.
(a) It is unlawful for:
(1) A person to possess a fraudulent or altered personal identification document for the purpose of providing a person under twenty-one (21) years of age identification that can be used for the purpose of purchasing an alcoholic beverage or other substance or material restricted for adult purchase or possession in accordance with existing law;
(2) A person under twenty-one (21) years of age to possess a fraudulent or altered personal identification document that can be used for the purpose of purchasing an alcoholic beverage or other substance or material restricted for adult purchase or possession in accordance with existing law; or
(3) A person under twenty-one (21) years of age to attempt to purchase an alcoholic beverage or use a fraudulent or altered personal identification document for the purpose of purchasing an alcoholic beverage illegally or other material or substance restricted to adult purchase or possession under existing law.
(b)(1)(A) If a seller of alcoholic beverages or the seller's employee has reasonable cause to believe that a person has violated subdivision (a)(3) of this section, the person may be detained in a reasonable manner and for a reasonable length of time by the seller of alcoholic beverages or the seller's employee in order that the seller of alcoholic beverages or the seller's employee may call for a certified law enforcement officer to conduct an investigation.
(B) The detention authorized under subdivision (b)(1)(A) of this section does not include a physical detention.
(2) If the seller of alcoholic beverages or the seller's employee attempts to verify the age of the person attempting to purchase an alcoholic beverage by way of photographic identification and complies with subdivision (b)(1) of this section, the detention by a seller of alcoholic beverages or the seller's employee does not render the seller of alcoholic beverages or the seller's employee criminally or civilly liable for false arrest, false imprisonment, or unlawful detention.
(3) After conducting an investigation under subdivision (b)(1)(A) of this section and within twenty-four (24) hours of the call from a seller of alcoholic beverages or the seller's employee for the investigation, a certified law enforcement officer may arrest a person without a warrant upon probable cause for believing that the person has violated subdivision (a)(3) of this section.
(c)(1) A person who violates this section is deemed guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
(2) A subsequent violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
(d)(1) Except for a minor subject to the penalty authorized by § 5-27-504, in addition to any penalty authorized by subdivision (c)(1) or (2) of this section, at the time of arrest for a violation of subdivision (a)(3) of this section, the arrested person shall immediately surrender his or her license, permit, or other evidence of driving privilege to the arresting law enforcement officer as provided in § 5-65-402.
(2) The Office of Driver Services or its designated official shall suspend or revoke the driving privilege of the arrested person or shall suspend any nonresident driving privilege of the arrested person, as provided in § 5-65-402.
(3) The period of suspension or revocation of driving privilege of the arrested person shall be based on the number of previous offenses of the arrested person as follows:
(A) Suspension for sixty (60) days for a first offense under subdivision (a)(3) of this section;
(B) Suspension for one hundred twenty (120) days for a second offense under subdivision (a)(3) of this section; and
(C) Suspension for one (1) year for a third or subsequent offense under subdivision (a)(3) of this section.
(4) In order to determine the number of previous offenses under subdivision (d)(3) of this section to consider when suspending or revoking the arrested person's driving privileges, the office shall consider as a previous offense any conviction under subdivision (a)(3) of this section regardless of when the offense occurred.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
5-27-504. Denial of driving privileges.
(a)(1) If a minor pleads guilty, nolo contendere, or is found guilty of violation of § 5-27-503, or is found by a juvenile division of circuit court to have committed a violation of § 5-27-503, the court shall prepare and transmit to the Department of Finance and Administration within twenty-four (24) hours after the plea or finding an order of denial of driving privileges for the minor.
(2) In a case of extreme and unusual hardship, the order may provide for the issuance of a restricted driving permit to allow driving to and from a place of employment or driving to and from school.
(b) Upon receipt of an order of denial of driving privileges under this subchapter, the department shall suspend the motor vehicle operator's license of the minor for twelve (12) months or until the minor reaches eighteen (18) years of age, whichever period of time is shortest.
(c) A penalty prescribed in this section is in addition to a penalty prescribed by § 5-27-503.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 5-27-504
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 5-27-504. 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.