Arkansas Code Title 27. Transportation § 27-23-130. Prohibition against texting

(a)(1) For purposes of this section, “driving” means operating a commercial motor vehicle with the motor running, including while temporarily stationary because of traffic, a traffic control device, or another momentary delay.

(2) For purposes of this section, “driving” does not include operating a commercial motor vehicle with or without the motor running when the driver moves the vehicle to the side of, or off, a highway, as defined in 49 C.F.R. § 390.5, as in effect on January 1, 2011, and halts in a location in which the vehicle can safely remain stationary.

(b)(1) A driver of a commercial motor vehicle shall not engage in texting while driving.

(2) However, texting while driving is permissible by a driver of a commercial motor vehicle when necessary to communicate with a law enforcement official or other emergency service.

(1) Guilty of a violation; and

(2) Fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00).