{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-16-504","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 23-16-504","heading":"Driver disqualification and limitations","body":"(a) A driver is disqualified from driving for a contract carrier under this subchapter if the driver has committed two (2) or more serious traffic violations under § 27-16-401 within a three-year period. (b) (1) A contract carrier shall not allow or require a driver to drive or remain on duty for more than: (A) Ten (10) hours after eight (8) consecutive hours off-duty; (B) Fifteen (15) hours of combined on-duty time and drive time since last obtaining eight (8) consecutive hours of off-duty time; or (C) Seventy (70) hours of on-duty and drive time in any period of eight (8) consecutive days. (2) After twenty-four (24) hours off-duty, a driver begins a new seven (7) consecutive day period, and on-duty time is reset to zero (0). (3) A transport vehicle driver who encounters an emergency and cannot, because of that emergency, safely complete a transportation assignment within the ten-hour maximum driving time permitted under this section may drive and be permitted or required to drive a transport motor vehicle for not more than two (2) additional hours in order to complete that transportation assignment or to reach a place offering safety for the occupants of the transport motor vehicle and security for the transport motor vehicle if the transportation assignment reasonably could have been completed within the ten-hour period absent the emergency. (c) A contract carrier shall maintain and retain for a period of six (6) months accurate time records that show: (1) The time the driver reports for duty each day; (2) The total number of hours of on-duty time for each driver for each day; (3) The time the driver is released from duty each day; and (4) The total number of hours driven each day. Acts 2009, No. 243, § 1.\n\n(a) A driver is disqualified from driving for a contract carrier under this subchapter if the driver has committed two (2) or more serious traffic violations under § 27-16-401 within a three-year period.\n\n(b) (1) A contract carrier shall not allow or require a driver to drive or remain on duty for more than: (A) Ten (10) hours after eight (8) consecutive hours off-duty; (B) Fifteen (15) hours of combined on-duty time and drive time since last obtaining eight (8) consecutive hours of off-duty time; or (C) Seventy (70) hours of on-duty and drive time in any period of eight (8) consecutive days. (2) After twenty-four (24) hours off-duty, a driver begins a new seven (7) consecutive day period, and on-duty time is reset to zero (0). (3) A transport vehicle driver who encounters an emergency and cannot, because of that emergency, safely complete a transportation assignment within the ten-hour maximum driving time permitted under this section may drive and be permitted or required to drive a transport motor vehicle for not more than two (2) additional hours in order to complete that transportation assignment or to reach a place offering safety for the occupants of the transport motor vehicle and security for the transport motor vehicle if the transportation assignment reasonably could have been completed within the ten-hour period absent the emergency.\n\n(1) A contract carrier shall not allow or require a driver to drive or remain on duty for more than: (A) Ten (10) hours after eight (8) consecutive hours off-duty; (B) Fifteen (15) hours of combined on-duty time and drive time since last obtaining eight (8) consecutive hours of off-duty time; or (C) Seventy (70) hours of on-duty and drive time in any period of eight (8) consecutive days.\n\n(A) Ten (10) hours after eight (8) consecutive hours off-duty;\n\n(B) Fifteen (15) hours of combined on-duty time and drive time since last obtaining eight (8) consecutive hours of off-duty time; or\n\n(C) Seventy (70) hours of on-duty and drive time in any period of eight (8) consecutive days.\n\n(2) After twenty-four (24) hours off-duty, a driver begins a new seven (7) consecutive day period, and on-duty time is reset to zero (0).\n(8) consecutive hours off-duty;\n\n(B) Fifteen (15) hours of combined on-duty time and drive time since last obtaining eight (8) consecutive hours of off-duty time; or\n\n(C) Seventy (70) hours of on-duty and drive time in any period of eight (8) consecutive days.\n\n(2) After twenty-four (24) hours off-duty, a driver begins a new seven (7) consecutive day period, and on-duty time is reset to zero (0).\n\n(3) A transport vehicle driver who encounters an emergency and cannot, because of that emergency, safely complete a transportation assignment within the ten-hour maximum driving time permitted under this section may drive and be permitted or required to drive a transport motor vehicle for not more than two (2) additional hours in order to complete that transportation assignment or to reach a place offering safety for the occupants of the transport motor vehicle and security for the transport motor vehicle if the transportation assignment reasonably could have been completed within the ten-hour period absent the emergency.\n\n(c) A contract carrier shall maintain and retain for a period of six (6) months accurate time records that show: (1) The time the driver reports for duty each day; (2) The total number of hours of on-duty time for each driver for each day; (3) The time the driver is released from duty each day; and (4) The total number of hours driven each day.\n\n(1) The time the driver reports for duty each day;\n\n(2) The total number of hours of on-duty time for each driver for each day;\n\n(3) The time the driver is released from duty each day; and\n\n(4) The total number of hours driven each day.","path":["AR Code","Title 23","Chapter 16","Subchapter 5"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"6b27f5f2aa0310fb3a6dc1700d6dc2ba0a0ebdc881c7202b436c04f6b7d07574","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-16-503","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-16-505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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