(a) Except as provided under subsection (b) of this section, a driver of a motor vehicle shall not use a wireless telecommunications device while operating a motor vehicle when passing a school building or school zone during school hours when children are present and outside the building.
(b) A driver of a motor vehicle who is passing a school building or school zone during school hours when children are present and outside the building may use a wireless telecommunications device while operating a motor vehicle only in an emergency.
(c) This section does not apply to a law enforcement officer engaged in the performance of his or her official duties.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 4 - Motor Vehicular Traffic
Chapter 51 - Operation Of Vehicles — Rules Of The Road
Subchapter 16 - Fewer Distractions Mean Safer Driving Act
§ 27-51-1603. Restrictions on drivers under 18 years of age
§ 27-51-1604. Restrictions on drivers at least 18 years of age but under 21 years of age
§ 27-51-1605. Restrictions in school zones
§ 27-51-1606. Restrictions in highway work zones — Definitions