Arkansas Code Title 27. Transportation § 27-23-107. Special license required--Violations

(A) The commercial learner's permit holder is at all times accompanied by the holder of a valid commercial driver license who has the proper commercial driver license group and endorsement or endorsements necessary to operate the commercial motor vehicle;

(B) The commercial driver license holder is at all times physically present in the front seat of the vehicle next to the commercial learner's permit holder or, in the case of a passenger vehicle, directly behind or in the first row behind the driver and has the commercial learner's permit holder under observation and direct supervision;

(C) The commercial learner's permit holder holds a valid driver's license issued by the same jurisdiction that issued the commercial learner's permit;

(D) The commercial learner's permit holder has taken and passed a general knowledge test that meets the federal vehicle groups and endorsements, required knowledge and skills, and testing standards, as required by this chapter, for the commercial motor vehicle that the person operates or expects to operate; and

(E) The commercial learner's permit holder is eighteen (18) years of age or older.