{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-27-51-1605","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 27-51-1605","heading":"Restrictions in school zones","body":"(a) Except as provided under subsection (b) of this section, a driver of a motor vehicle shall not use a wireless telecommunications device while operating a motor vehicle when passing a school building or school zone during school hours when children are present and outside the building.\n\n(b) A driver of a motor vehicle who is passing a school building or school zone during school hours when children are present and outside the building may use a wireless telecommunications device while operating a motor vehicle only in an emergency.\n\n(c) This section does not apply to a law enforcement officer engaged in the performance of his or her official duties.","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":"13eb3dea66ca31af519746b61ef03142fdd8f30e0c34c597033987cbe7de1f35","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-27-51-1604","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-27-51-1606"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}