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Arkansas Code Title 27. Transportation § 27-16-807. Recognition of nonresident licenses

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a)(1) A person sixteen (16) years of age or older who shall present to the Office of Driver Services, or an authorized agent thereof, a valid driver's license issued to the person by another state or by a branch of the United States Armed Forces that is currently valid or that expired not more than thirty-one (31) days prior to the date presented shall be issued an Arkansas driver's license if he or she:

(A) Surrenders the license to the Office of Driver Services;

(B) Pays the license fee prescribed in § 27-16-801(a);

(C) Pays the other fees required by § 27-16-801(e);

(D) Pays a transfer fee of five dollars ($5.00); and

(E) Is tested and passes the minimum requirements of the eyesight test prescribed in this chapter.

(2) A person sixteen (16) years of age or older who shall present to the Office of Driver Services a driver's license issued to the person by another state or by a branch of the United States Armed Forces that expired more than thirty-one (31) days prior to the date presented shall be issued an Arkansas driver's license if he or she:

(A) Is an active duty military member, the spouse of an active duty military member, or the dependent of an active duty military member;

(B) Surrenders the license to the Office of Driver Services;

(C) Pays the license fee prescribed in § 27-16-801(a);

(D) Pays the other fees required by § 27-16-801(e);

(E) Pays a transfer fee of five dollars ($5.00);

(F) Is tested and passes the minimum requirements of the eyesight test prescribed in this chapter; and

(G) Presents his or her unexpired military identification card or dependent's military identification card.

(b) The five dollar ($5.00) transfer fee is to be paid in lieu of the fees prescribed by § 27-16-801(a)(1)(C), but shall be collected and deposited in the same manner as prescribed by § 27-16-801(d).

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