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11 Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
2-Act 147 of the Regular Session
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64 95th General Assembly A Bill 2
75 Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1315 3
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97 By: Representatives Torres, Barnes, Barnett, A. Brown, N. Burkes, Childress, Eaton, Gonzales Worthen, 5
108 Hall, Henley, McGruder, Nazarenko, Steele 6
119 By: Senator Dees 7
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1412 AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE A BLOOD TYPE DESIGNATION TO BE 10
1513 PLACED ON A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION CARD; 11
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2018 TO AUTHORIZE A BLOOD TYPE DESIGNATION TO 16
2119 BE PLACED ON A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR 17
2220 IDENTIFICATION CARD. 18
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2422 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 20
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2624 SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 27, Chapter 16, Subchapter 8, is 22
2725 amended to add an additional section to read as follows: 23
2826 27-16-818. Blood type designation. 24
2927 (a)(1) A person, or the parent or guardian of a person, may apply to 25
3028 the Office of Driver Services to obtain a blood type designation on a 26
3129 driver's license or identification card issued under this subchapter by 27
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3331 (A) A signed form stating the blood type of the person; 29
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3533 (B) Payment of the fee for the driver's license or 31
3634 identification card authorized under this chapter. 32
3735 (2) If the person seeks a duplicate or substitute driver's 33
3836 license with the blood type designation and his or her driver's license has 34
3937 not expired, the fee shall be as provided under ยง 27 -16-806. 35
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4541 (1) Determine the appropriate placement of the blood type 1
4642 designation on a driver's license or identification card authorized under 2
4743 this section; and 3
4844 (2) Promulgate rules for the administration of this section. 4
4945 (c) This section does not require a person other than an applicant 5
5046 under this section to: 6
5147 (1) Provide his or her blood type to the Office of Driver 7
5248 Services; or 8
5349 (2) Have a blood type designation placed on his or her driver's 9
5450 license or identification card. 10
55- (d) An applicant under this section is exclusively responsible for: 11
56- (1) The accuracy of information submitted to the Office of 12
57-Driver Services; and 13
58- (2) Verification of the accuracy of the information placed on 14
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60-limitation the obligation to request an immediate correction if the 16
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63- SECTION 2. DO NOT CODIFY. Effective date. This act is effective on 19
64-and after January 1, 2026. 20
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