{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-27-51-1504","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 27-51-1504","heading":"Use of wireless telecommunications device when driving","body":"(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, a driver of a motor vehicle shall not operate a motor vehicle while using a wireless telecommunications device to: (A) Engage in texting; or (B) Access, read, or post to a social networking site. (2) A driver of a motor vehicle is not in violation of subdivision (a)(1) of this section if he or she reads, selects, or enters a telephone number or name in a wireless telecommunications device for the purpose of making a telephone call. (b) A person is exempt from the requirements of this section if he or she is: (1) Performing official duties as a certified law enforcement officer, firefighter, ambulance driver, or emergency medical technician; (2) Operating a motor vehicle while using a wireless telecommunications device to: (A) Report illegal activity; (B) Summon medical or other emergency assistance; or (C) Prevent injury to a person or property; or (3) A physician or healthcare provider using a wireless telecommunications device for emergency medical purposes. Amended by Act 2019, No. 738,§ 4, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2017, No. 706,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2017. Acts 2009, No. 181, § 1.\n\n(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, a driver of a motor vehicle shall not operate a motor vehicle while using a wireless telecommunications device to: (A) Engage in texting; or (B) Access, read, or post to a social networking site. (2) A driver of a motor vehicle is not in violation of subdivision (a)(1) of this section if he or she reads, selects, or enters a telephone number or name in a wireless telecommunications device for the purpose of making a telephone call.\n\n(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, a driver of a motor vehicle shall not operate a motor vehicle while using a wireless telecommunications device to: (A) Engage in texting; or (B) Access, read, or post to a social networking site.\n\n(A) Engage in texting; or\n\n(B) Access, read, or post to a social networking site.\n\n(2) A driver of a motor vehicle is not in violation of subdivision (a)(1) of this section if he or she reads, selects, or enters a telephone number or name in a wireless telecommunications device for the purpose of making a telephone call.\n\n(b) A person is exempt from the requirements of this section if he or she is: (1) Performing official duties as a certified law enforcement officer, firefighter, ambulance driver, or emergency medical technician; (2) Operating a motor vehicle while using a wireless telecommunications device to: (A) Report illegal activity; (B) Summon medical or other emergency assistance; or (C) Prevent injury to a person or property; or (3) A physician or healthcare provider using a wireless telecommunications device for emergency medical purposes.\n\n(1) Performing official duties as a certified law enforcement officer, firefighter, ambulance driver, or emergency medical technician;\n\n(2) Operating a motor vehicle while using a wireless telecommunications device to: (A) Report illegal activity; (B) Summon medical or other emergency assistance; or (C) Prevent injury to a person or property; or\n\n(A) Report illegal activity;\n\n(B) Summon medical or other emergency assistance; or\n\n(C) Prevent injury to a person or property; or\n\n(3) A physician or healthcare provider using a wireless telecommunications device for emergency medical purposes.","path":["AR Code","Title 27","Chapter 51","Subchapter 15"],"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":"b15e4f3c261831b1e2853068a36af73ef1a30fc750cacbc03807a4498b294968","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-27-51-1503","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-27-51-1505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}