{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-27-51-1206","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 27-51-1206","heading":"Pedestrians prohibited on controlled-access highway - Definitions","body":"(a) As used in this section: (1) \"Construction personnel\" means an employee of the Arkansas Department of Transportation or a contractor of the State Highway Commission; (2) \"Controlled-access highway\" means a state highway or street that: (A) Is designed for an unhindered flow of traffic without intersections, traffic signals, or property access; and (B) Regulates the ingress and egress of a motor vehicle; (3) \"Highway work zone\" means an area upon or adjacent to a highway or street of this state where construction, reconstruction, maintenance, or any other type of work is being performed by construction personnel; and (4) (A) \"Pedestrian\" means a person afoot. (B) \"Pedestrian\" does not include a person who is the driver or passenger of a motor vehicle traveling on a controlled-access highway. (b) A pedestrian shall not be within the property boundaries of a controlled-access highway unless he or she is: (1) Directed by a police officer; or (2) Construction personnel in a highway work zone. (c) A person who violates this section, upon conviction shall pay a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100). (d) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the pedestrian was first within a motor vehicle upon the controlled-access highway and exited the motor vehicle due to a mechanical breakdown, a motor vehicle accident, or other emergency. Added by Act 2023, No. 779,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.\n\n(a) As used in this section: (1) \"Construction personnel\" means an employee of the Arkansas Department of Transportation or a contractor of the State Highway Commission; (2) \"Controlled-access highway\" means a state highway or street that: (A) Is designed for an unhindered flow of traffic without intersections, traffic signals, or property access; and (B) Regulates the ingress and egress of a motor vehicle; (3) \"Highway work zone\" means an area upon or adjacent to a highway or street of this state where construction, reconstruction, maintenance, or any other type of work is being performed by construction personnel; and (4) (A) \"Pedestrian\" means a person afoot. (B) \"Pedestrian\" does not include a person who is the driver or passenger of a motor vehicle traveling on a controlled-access highway.\n\n(1) \"Construction personnel\" means an employee of the Arkansas Department of Transportation or a contractor of the State Highway Commission;\n\n(2) \"Controlled-access highway\" means a state highway or street that: (A) Is designed for an unhindered flow of traffic without intersections, traffic signals, or property access; and (B) Regulates the ingress and egress of a motor vehicle;\n\n(A) Is designed for an unhindered flow of traffic without intersections, traffic signals, or property access; and\n\n(B) Regulates the ingress and egress of a motor vehicle;\n\n(3) \"Highway work zone\" means an area upon or adjacent to a highway or street of this state where construction, reconstruction, maintenance, or any other type of work is being performed by construction personnel; and\n\n(4) (A) \"Pedestrian\" means a person afoot. (B) \"Pedestrian\" does not include a person who is the driver or passenger of a motor vehicle traveling on a controlled-access highway.\n\n(A) \"Pedestrian\" means a person afoot.\n\n(B) \"Pedestrian\" does not include a person who is the driver or passenger of a motor vehicle traveling on a controlled-access highway.\n\n(b) A pedestrian shall not be within the property boundaries of a controlled-access highway unless he or she is: (1) Directed by a police officer; or (2) Construction personnel in a highway work zone.\n\n(1) Directed by a police officer; or\n\n(2) Construction personnel in a highway work zone.\n\n(c) A person who violates this section, upon conviction shall pay a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100).\npedestrian shall not be within the property boundaries of a controlled-access highway unless he or she is: (1) Directed by a police officer; or (2) Construction personnel in a highway work zone.\n\n(1) Directed by a police officer; or\n\n(2) Construction personnel in a highway work zone.\n\n(c) A person who violates this section, upon conviction shall pay a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100).\n\n(d) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the pedestrian was first within a motor vehicle upon the controlled-access highway and exited the motor vehicle due to a mechanical breakdown, a motor vehicle accident, or other emergency.","path":["AR Code","Title 27","Chapter 51","Subchapter 12"],"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":"83e5dccf8efd40b7ff8478266484a0634c4620ee1c9532afc9b184f2cd21aa47","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-27-51-1205","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-27-51-1301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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