# Ark. Code Ann. § 27-16-1103: Time limit for requirements to be met

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ark. Code Ann. § 27-16-1103
- **Heading:** Time limit for requirements to be met
- **Jurisdiction:** Arkansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 16 / Subchapter 11 / Section 27-16-1103

## Text

(a) The Office of Driver Services shall implement the changes required by this subchapter for all new driver's licenses issued or renewed on or after January 31, 2006. (b) (1) Except as provided under subdivision (b)(2) of this section and subsection (d) of this section, beginning four (4) years after August 12, 2005, a state agency may not accept for any purpose a driver's license or identification card that was not issued under the requirements of this subchapter. (2) The limitation under subdivision (b)(1) of this section and other limitations under this subchapter shall not apply to members of the United States Armed Forces or their dependents under § 27-16-807 , § 27-16-902 , or other law. (c) On or before January 31, 2006, the Office of Driver Services shall obtain certification that it is in compliance with any and all federal laws regarding driver's license security and modernization. (d) The Department of Human Services may accept a driver's license or identification card that was not issued under the requirements of this subchapter for the sole purpose of establishing the identity of an individual applying for or receiving food stamps when no other documentary evidence is readily available for that purpose. Acts 2005, No. 2210, § 1.

(a) The Office of Driver Services shall implement the changes required by this subchapter for all new driver's licenses issued or renewed on or after January 31, 2006.

(b) (1) Except as provided under subdivision (b)(2) of this section and subsection (d) of this section, beginning four (4) years after August 12, 2005, a state agency may not accept for any purpose a driver's license or identification card that was not issued under the requirements of this subchapter. (2) The limitation under subdivision (b)(1) of this section and other limitations under this subchapter shall not apply to members of the United States Armed Forces or their dependents under § 27-16-807 , § 27-16-902 , or other law.

(1) Except as provided under subdivision (b)(2) of this section and subsection (d) of this section, beginning four (4) years after August 12, 2005, a state agency may not accept for any purpose a driver's license or identification card that was not issued under the requirements of this subchapter.

(2) The limitation under subdivision (b)(1) of this section and other limitations under this subchapter shall not apply to members of the United States Armed Forces or their dependents under § 27-16-807 , § 27-16-902 , or other law.

(c) On or before January 31, 2006, the Office of Driver Services shall obtain certification that it is in compliance with any and all federal laws regarding driver's license security and modernization.

(d) The Department of Human Services may accept a driver's license or identification card that was not issued under the requirements of this subchapter for the sole purpose of establishing the identity of an individual applying for or receiving food stamps when no other documentary evidence is readily available for that purpose.

Acts 2005, No. 2210, § 1.

## Nearby sections

- [Ark. Code Ann. § 27-16-1101 Title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T27_C16_S11_S27-16-1101.md)
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