# Ark. Code Ann. § 27-16-505: Notification of incompetency

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ark. Code Ann. § 27-16-505
- **Heading:** Notification of incompetency
- **Jurisdiction:** Arkansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 16 / Subchapter 5 / Section 27-16-505

## Text

When any person is declared incompetent by reason other than minority in any county in the State of Arkansas, the probate clerk of the circuit court shall promptly notify the Office of Driver Services on such forms as the Office of Driver Services shall prescribe: (1) The date the person was declared incompetent; (2) The address of the incompetent person; (3) The person or institution having custody of the incompetent person; and (4) The name of the guardian. Acts 1967, No. 205, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-357.

When any person is declared incompetent by reason other than minority in any county in the State of Arkansas, the probate clerk of the circuit court shall promptly notify the Office of Driver Services on such forms as the Office of Driver Services shall prescribe:

(1) The date the person was declared incompetent;

(2) The address of the incompetent person;

(3) The person or institution having custody of the incompetent person; and

(4) The name of the guardian.

Acts 1967, No. 205, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-357.

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