Arkansas 2025 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas House Bill HB1315 Draft / Bill

Filed 01/30/2025

                    Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law. 
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State of Arkansas     1 
95th General Assembly A Bill     2 
Regular Session, 2025  	HOUSE BILL 1315 3 
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By: Representatives Torres, Barnes, Barnett, A. Brown, N. Burkes, Childress, Eaton, Gonzales Worthen, 5 
Hall, Henley, McGruder, Nazarenko, Steele 6 
By: Senator Dees 7 
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For An Act To Be Entitled 9 
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE A BLOOD TYPE DESIGNATION TO BE 10 
PLACED ON A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION CARD; 11 
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12 
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TO AUTHORIZE A BLOOD TYPE DESIGNATION TO 16 
BE PLACED ON A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR 17 
IDENTIFICATION CARD. 18 
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 20 
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 SECTION 1.  Arkansas Code Title 27, Chapter 16, Subchapter 8, is 22 
amended to add an additional section to read as follows: 23 
 27-16-818.  Blood type designation. 24 
 (a)(1)  A person, or the parent or guardian of a person, may apply to 25 
the Office of Driver Services to obtain a blood type designation on a 26 
driver's license or identification card issued under this subchapter by 27 
providing: 28 
 (A)  A signed form stating the blood type of the person; 29 
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 (B)  Payment of the fee for the driver's license or 31 
identification card authorized under this chapter. 32 
 (2)  If the person seeks a duplicate or substitute driver's 33 
license with the blood type designation and his or her driver's license has 34 
not expired, the fee shall be as provided under ยง 27 -16-806. 35 
 (b)  The Office of Driver Services may: 36    	HB1315 
 
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 (1)  Determine the appropriate placement of the blood type 1 
designation on a driver's license or identification card authorized under 2 
this section; and 3 
 (2)  Promulgate rules for the administration of this section. 4 
 (c)  This section does not require a person other than an applicant 5 
under this section to: 6 
 (1)  Provide his or her blood type to the Office of Driver 7 
Services; or  8 
 (2)  Have a blood type designation placed on his or her driver's 9 
license or identification card. 10 
 (d)  An applicant under this section is exclusively responsible for the 11 
accuracy of the information submitted to the Office of Driver Services under 12 
this section. 13 
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