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Ark. Code Ann. § 27-16-813: Medical exemption designation for seat belt use

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  1. AR Code
  2. Title 27
  3. Chapter 16
  4. Subchapter 8

(a) (1) A person may apply to the Office of Driver Services to obtain a medical exemption designation for seat belt use on a driver's license or identification card issued under this subchapter by providing: (A) Documentation from a physician as provided under § 27-37-702(b)(2) ; and (B) Payment of the fee for the driver's license or identification card authorized under this chapter. (2) If the person seeks a duplicate or substitute driver's license with the medical exemption designation and his or her driver's license has not expired, the fee shall be as provided under § 27-16-806 . (b) The Office of Driver Services may: (1) Determine the appropriate placement of the medical exemption designation on a driver's license or identification card authorized under this section; and (2) Promulgate the necessary rules for the administration of this section. (c) This section does not require a person who has a medical condition that contraindicates the use of a seat belt under § 27-37-702(b)(2) to obtain a driver's license or identification card under this section with a medical exemption designation. Acts 2011, No. 601, § 1.

(a) (1) A person may apply to the Office of Driver Services to obtain a medical exemption designation for seat belt use on a driver's license or identification card issued under this subchapter by providing: (A) Documentation from a physician as provided under § 27-37-702(b)(2) ; and (B) Payment of the fee for the driver's license or identification card authorized under this chapter. (2) If the person seeks a duplicate or substitute driver's license with the medical exemption designation and his or her driver's license has not expired, the fee shall be as provided under § 27-16-806 .

(1) A person may apply to the Office of Driver Services to obtain a medical exemption designation for seat belt use on a driver's license or identification card issued under this subchapter by providing: (A) Documentation from a physician as provided under § 27-37-702(b)(2) ; and (B) Payment of the fee for the driver's license or identification card authorized under this chapter.

(A) Documentation from a physician as provided under § 27-37-702(b)(2) ; and

(B) Payment of the fee for the driver's license or identification card authorized under this chapter.

(2) If the person seeks a duplicate or substitute driver's license with the medical exemption designation and his or her driver's license has not expired, the fee shall be as provided under § 27-16-806 .

(b) The Office of Driver Services may: (1) Determine the appropriate placement of the medical exemption designation on a driver's license or identification card authorized under this section; and (2) Promulgate the necessary rules for the administration of this section.

(1) Determine the appropriate placement of the medical exemption designation on a driver's license or identification card authorized under this section; and

(2) Promulgate the necessary rules for the administration of this section.

(c) This section does not require a person who has a medical condition that contraindicates the use of a seat belt under § 27-37-702(b)(2) to obtain a driver's license or identification card under this section with a medical exemption designation.

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