Arkansas Code
Subchapter 16 - Fewer Distractions Mean Safer Driving Act
§ 27-51-1602. Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Emergency” means a situation in which a person is in need of assistance from any of the following:
(A) Law enforcement personnel;
(B) Fire department personnel;
(C) Public safety personnel;
(D) Emergency medical personnel; or
(E) A 911 public safety communications center;

(2) “Texting” means reading from or manually entering data into a wireless telecommunications device, including doing so for the purpose of short message service texting, emailing, instant messaging, or engaging in another form of electronic data retrieval or electronic data communication;
(3) “Wireless interactive communication” means talking, typing, texting, emailing, or accessing information on the internet via Wi-Fi, cellular data, or similar means; and
(4)
(A) “Wireless telecommunications device” means a handheld cellular telephone, a text-messaging device, a personal digital assistant, a stand-alone computer, or a substantially similar wireless device that is readily removable from a vehicle and is used to talk or type, send, or read text or data through manual input.
(B) “Wireless telecommunications device” does not include a:
(i) Citizens band radio;
(ii) Citizens band radio hybrid;
(iii) Commercial two-way radio communication device;
(iv) Two-way radio transmitter or receiver used by a licensee of the Federal Communications Commission in the Amateur Radio Service;
(v) Hands-free wireless telephone or device; or
(vi) Global positioning or navigation device system.