Statutes > Arkansas Statutes > Title 27 - Transportation > Subtitle 4 - Motor Vehicular Traffic > Chapter 51 - Operation Of Vehicles -- Rules Of The Road > Subchapter 16 - Fewer Distractions Mean Safer Driving Act > § 27-51-1604 - Restrictions on drivers at least 18 but under 21 years of age.

§ 27-51-1604 - Restrictions on drivers at least 18 but under 21 years of age.

27-51-1604. Restrictions on drivers at least 18 but under 21 years of age.

(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the driver of a motor vehicle who is at least eighteen (18) but under twenty-one (21) years of age shall not use a handheld wireless telephone for wireless interactive communication while operating a motor vehicle.

(2) The driver of a motor vehicle who is at least eighteen (18) 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) but under twenty-one (21) years of age may use a handheld wireless telephone for wireless interactive communication while operating a motor vehicle for an emergency purpose only.