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Ark. Code Ann. § 27-16-1304

Definitions

Known as the Motor Vehicle Driver's License Act

The act spans §§ 27-16-1001 to 27-16-915 (100 sections).

Acts 2013, No. 590, § 1; 2017, No. 626, § 3.

As used in this subchapter, “emergency”:

(1) Means a circumstance in which: A person: Sustains injuries that render him or her unable to independently communicate with emergency contacts; or

(2) Exhibits a symptom that renders him or her unable to independently communicate with emergency contacts, including without limitation: Memory loss;

(3) Loss of ability to understand or express speech;

(4) Disorientation; or

(5) Confusion and agitation;

(6) Contact information for next of kin or other designated emergency contact is not otherwise available; and

(7) Immediate communication with a next of kin or other designated emergency contact is necessary to support the provision of notification by law enforcement; and

(8) Includes without limitation: A motor vehicle accident;

(9) An accident involving another mode of transportation;

(10) A natural disaster; or

(11) Being a victim of a criminal act.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.