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Ark. Code Ann. § 27-16-1206: Application for voluntary enhanced security driver's license or identification card
Where this section sits in the code
- AR Code
- Title 27
- Chapter 16
- Subchapter 12
(a) As an alternative to applying for the standard driver's license, commercial driver's license, or identification card under other subchapters of this chapter, a person may apply for a voluntary enhanced security driver's license, voluntary enhanced security commercial driver's license, or voluntary enhanced security identification card under this subchapter. (b) The Office of Driver Services shall not include an electronic chip or any type of radio frequency identification tag or chip in any driver's license or identification card or enhanced security driver's license or identification card issued by the Department of Finance and Administration. (c) The Office of Driver Services shall not collect the following biometric data from applicants for any driver's license, identification card, enhanced security driver's license, or enhanced security identification card issued by the department: (1) Voice data used to compare live speech; (2) Iris recognition data such as iris scans, texture patterns, or retinal scans; (3) Keystroke dynamics that measure pressure applied to key pads; (4) Hand geometry that measures hand characteristics, including the shape and length of fingers in three (3) dimensions; and (5) Deoxyribonucleic acid or ribonucleic acid. Acts 2009, No. 1308, § 1.
(a) As an alternative to applying for the standard driver's license, commercial driver's license, or identification card under other subchapters of this chapter, a person may apply for a voluntary enhanced security driver's license, voluntary enhanced security commercial driver's license, or voluntary enhanced security identification card under this subchapter.
(b) The Office of Driver Services shall not include an electronic chip or any type of radio frequency identification tag or chip in any driver's license or identification card or enhanced security driver's license or identification card issued by the Department of Finance and Administration.
(c) The Office of Driver Services shall not collect the following biometric data from applicants for any driver's license, identification card, enhanced security driver's license, or enhanced security identification card issued by the department: (1) Voice data used to compare live speech; (2) Iris recognition data such as iris scans, texture patterns, or retinal scans; (3) Keystroke dynamics that measure pressure applied to key pads; (4) Hand geometry that measures hand characteristics, including the shape and length of fingers in three (3) dimensions; and (5) Deoxyribonucleic acid or ribonucleic acid.
(1) Voice data used to compare live speech;
(2) Iris recognition data such as iris scans, texture patterns, or retinal scans;
(3) Keystroke dynamics that measure pressure applied to key pads;
(4) Hand geometry that measures hand characteristics, including the shape and length of fingers in three (3) dimensions; and
(5) Deoxyribonucleic acid or ribonucleic acid.
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