Prohibition against use of hand-held mobile telephone while driving commercial motor vehicle

  1. Law
  2. Arkansas Code
  3. Transportation
  4. Motor Vehicle Registration and Licensing
  5. Commercial Driver License
  6. Arkansas Uniform Commercial Driver License Act
  7. Prohibition against use of hand-held mobile telephone while driving commercial motor vehicle

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  1. (a)

    1. (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. (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.

  2. (b)

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

    2. (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.

  3. (c) A motor carrier shall not allow or require a driver to use a hand-held mobile telephone while driving a commercial motor vehicle.

  4. (d) A person who is convicted of violating this section is guilty of a violation.


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