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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023)
Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105)
Subtitle 4 - MOTOR VEHICULAR TRAFFIC (§§ 27-49-101 — 27-54-101)
Chapter 51 - OPERATION OF VEHICLES - RULES OF THE ROAD (§§ 27-51-101 — 27-51-2111)
Subchapter 16 - FEWER DISTRACTIONS MEAN SAFER DRIVING ACT (§§ 27-51-1601 — 27-51-1607)
Section 27-51-1604 - Restrictions on drivers at least 18 years of age but under 21 years of age
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AR Code § 27-51-1604 (2023)
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- (1) Except as provided under subsection (b) of this section, a driver of a motor vehicle who is at least eighteen (18) years of age but under twenty-one (21) years of age shall not use a wireless telecommunications device for wireless interactive communication while operating a motor vehicle.
- (2) A driver of a motor vehicle who is at least eighteen (18) years of age but under twenty-one (21) years of age may use a hands-free wireless telephone or device for wireless interactive communication while operating a motor vehicle.
- (b) A driver of a motor vehicle who is at least eighteen (18) years of age but under twenty-one (21) years of age may use a wireless telecommunications device for wireless interactive communication while operating a motor vehicle only in an emergency.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 738,§ 7, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 2009, No. 197, § 1; 2009, No. 247, § 1.
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