{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-27-16-813","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 27-16-813","heading":"Medical exemption designation for seat belt use","body":"(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.\n\n(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 .\n\n(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.\n\n(A) Documentation from a physician as provided under § 27-37-702(b)(2) ; and\n\n(B) Payment of the fee for the driver's license or identification card authorized under this chapter.\n\n(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 .\n\n(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.\n\n(1) Determine the appropriate placement of the medical exemption designation on a driver's license or identification card authorized under this section; and\n\n(2) Promulgate the necessary rules for the administration of this section.\n\n(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.","path":["AR Code","Title 27","Chapter 16","Subchapter 8"],"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":"79f4032db7f60ab1483ba44a46320186a212496578f54a936158e42f3784c834","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-27-16-812","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-27-16-814"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}