2020 Arkansas Code
Title 27 - Transportation
Subtitle 4 - Motor Vehicular Traffic
Chapter 51 - Operation Of Vehicles — Rules Of The Road
Subchapter 16 - Fewer Distractions Mean Safer Driving Act
§ 27-51-1602. Definitions

As used in this subchapter:

1. (1) “Emergency” means a situation in which a person is in need of assistance from any of the following:

   1. (A) Law enforcement personnel;

   2. (B) Fire department personnel;

   3. (C) Public safety personnel;

   4. (D) Emergency medical personnel; or

   5. (E) A 911 public safety communications center;

2. (2) “Texting” means reading from or manually entering data into a wireless telecommunications device, including doing so for the purpose of short message service texting, emailing, instant messaging, or engaging in another form of electronic data retrieval or electronic data communication;

3. (3) “Wireless interactive communication” means talking, typing, texting, emailing, or accessing information on the internet via Wi-Fi, cellular data, or similar means; and

4. (4)

   1. (A) “Wireless telecommunications device” means a handheld cellular telephone, a text-messaging device, a personal digital assistant, a stand-alone computer, or a substantially similar wireless device that is readily removable from a vehicle and is used to talk or type, send, or read text or data through manual input.

   2. (B) “Wireless telecommunications device” does not include a:

      1. (i) Citizens band radio;

      2. (ii) Citizens band radio hybrid;

      3. (iii) Commercial two-way radio communication device;

      4. (iv) Two-way radio transmitter or receiver used by a licensee of the Federal Communications Commission in the Amateur Radio Service;

      5. (v) Hands-free wireless telephone or device; or

      6. (vi) Global positioning or navigation device system.