Arkansas Code Title 27. Transportation § 27-23-131. Prohibition against use of hand-held mobile telephone while driving commercial motor vehicle

(a)(1) For purposes of this section, “driving” means operating a commercial motor vehicle on a highway, including while temporarily stationary because of traffic, a traffic control device, or other momentary delays.

(2) For purposes of this section, “driving” does not include operating a commercial motor vehicle if the driver has moved the vehicle to the side of, or off, a highway and has halted in a location where the vehicle can safely remain stationary.

(b)(1) A driver shall not use a hand-held mobile telephone while driving a commercial motor vehicle.

(2) However, use of a hand-held mobile telephone is permissible by a driver of a commercial motor vehicle when necessary to communicate with a law enforcement official or other emergency service.