Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
Act 984 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1984 3
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By: Representatives Hudson, Evans, Gazaway 5
By: Senators B. Davis, J. Scott 6
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO CREATE A DESIGNATION FOR A REGISTERED SEX 9
OFFENDER ON A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION 10
CARD; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE SEX OFFENDER 11
REGISTRATION ACT OF 1997; TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING 12
THE ISSUANCE OF LICENSES AND PERMITS; AND FOR OTHER 13
PURPOSES. 14
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TO CREATE A DESIGNATION FOR A REGISTERED 18
SEX OFFENDER ON A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR 19
IDENTIFICATION CARD. 20
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 22
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 12 -12-913(a), concerning a disclosure of a 24
person's status as a registered sex offender, is amended to add an additional 25
subdivision read as follows: 26
(4) Registration records shall be open to the Office of Motor 27
Vehicle of the Department of Finance and Administration for the issuance of a 28
driver's license or identification card to a registered sex offender under § 29
27-16-819. 30
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SECTION 2. Arkansas Code Title 27, Chapter 16, Subchapter 8, is 32
amended to add an additional section to read as follows: 33
27-16-819. Designation for registered sex offender. 34
(a)(1) Before the Office of Driver Services issues a driver's license 35
or identification card to an applicant, the applicant shall provide 36 HB1984
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information to the office concerning whether the applicant is: 1
(A) Required to register as a sex offender under the Sex 2
Offender Registration Act of 1997, § 12 -12-901 et seq.; 3
(B) Currently registered as a sex offender under the Sex 4
Offender Registration Act of 1997, § 12 -12-901 et seq.; and 5
(C) Classified as a Level 3 or Level 4 sex offender by the 6
Community Notification Assessment. 7
(2) The office shall place a designation on an applicant's 8
driver's license or identification card sufficient to enable a law 9
enforcement officer to identify the holder of the driver's license or 10
identification card as a registered sex offender subject to the Sex Offender 11
Registration Act of 1997, § 12 -12-901 et seq., if the applicant is: 12
(A) Required to register as a sex offender; and 13
(B) Classified as a Level 3 or Level 4 sex offender by the 14
Community Notification Assessment. 15
(3) Before the office issues a driver's license or 16
identification card to an applicant who is required to have a designation 17
placed on his or her driver's license or identification card under this 18
section and who has not previously had a designation placed on his or her 19
driver's license or identification card under this section, the applicant 20
shall provide proof to the office that the applicant is registered as a sex 21
offender in compliance with the Sex Offender Registration Act of 1997, § 12 -22
12-901 et seq. 23
(b) The office may: 24
(1) Determine the appropriate placement and design of the 25
registered sex offender designation on a driver's license or identification 26
card authorized under this section; and 27
(2) Promulgate rules for the administration of this section. 28
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