{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-27-51-1604","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 27-51-1604","heading":"Restrictions on drivers at least 18 years of age but under 21 years of age","body":"(a) (1) Except as provided under subsection (b) of this section, a driver of a motor vehicle who is at least eighteen (18) years of age but under twenty-one (21) years of age shall not use a wireless telecommunications device for wireless interactive communication while operating a motor vehicle. (2) A driver of a motor vehicle who is at least eighteen (18) years of age but under twenty-one (21) years of age may use a hands-free wireless telephone or device for wireless interactive communication while operating a motor vehicle. (b) A driver of a motor vehicle who is at least eighteen (18) years of age but under twenty-one (21) years of age may use a wireless telecommunications device for wireless interactive communication while operating a motor vehicle only in an emergency. Amended by Act 2019, No. 738,§ 7, eff. 7/24/2019. Acts 2009, No. 197, § 1; 2009, No. 247, § 1.\n\n(a) (1) Except as provided under subsection (b) of this section, a driver of a motor vehicle who is at least eighteen (18) years of age but under twenty-one (21) years of age shall not use a wireless telecommunications device for wireless interactive communication while operating a motor vehicle. (2) A driver of a motor vehicle who is at least eighteen (18) years of age but under twenty-one (21) years of age may use a hands-free wireless telephone or device for wireless interactive communication while operating a motor vehicle.\n\n(1) Except as provided under subsection (b) of this section, a driver of a motor vehicle who is at least eighteen (18) years of age but under twenty-one (21) years of age shall not use a wireless telecommunications device for wireless interactive communication while operating a motor vehicle.\n\n(2) A driver of a motor vehicle who is at least eighteen (18) years of age but under twenty-one (21) years of age may use a hands-free wireless telephone or device for wireless interactive communication while operating a motor vehicle.\n\n(b) A driver of a motor vehicle who is at least eighteen (18) years of age but under twenty-one (21) years of age may use a wireless telecommunications device for wireless interactive communication while operating a motor vehicle only in an emergency.","path":["AR Code","Title 27","Chapter 51","Subchapter 16"],"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":"314d816f747093cceb6b3a3d1994b796b36098a24cde34b86b9b76560b504ac6","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-27-51-1603","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-27-51-1605"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}