Ark. Code Ann. § 5-65-121

Victim impact panel attendance — Fee

Known as the Omnibus DWI or BWI Act

The act spans §§ 5–5 (44 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Larry W. Walther, Director; Marla McHughes, Darryl Hall, and Melony Turner, in Their Official Capacities v. Mark Lewis (2021)

Most recently applied in Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Larry W. Walther, Director; Marla McHughes, Darryl Hall, and Melony Turner, in Their Official Capacities v. Mark Lewis (November 2021)

Acts 2009, No. 946, § 1; 2013, No. 1107, § 6; 2015, No. 299, § 6; 2017, No. 913, § 21.

(1) A person whose driving privileges are suspended or revoked for violating § 5-65-103, § 5-65-205, § 5-65-303, § 5-65-310, or § 3-3-203 shall attend a victim impact panel sponsored by an organization approved by the Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services of the Department of Human Services.

(2) The organization selected by the division shall be an organization that provides statewide services to victims of drunk driving.

(3) The organization approved by the division may collect a program fee of ten dollars ($10.00) per enrollee to offset program costs to be remitted to the organization.

(4) The organization approved by the division shall provide proof of attendance and completion to the person required to attend the victim impact panel upon completion of the victim impact panel.

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.