Rule 006.05.16-002 - Implementation Date of the Arkansas Voluntary Enhanced Security Driver's License and Identification Card Act

The Director of the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration ('-Director"), pursuant to his authority under Ark. Code Ann. §27-16-1212 does hereby issue the following rule:

The Director has determined that the voluntary enhanced identification and security features under Ark. Code Ann. §27-16-1201 et seq. are necessary to ensure secure commerce and travel by Arkansas citizens within and throughout the State of Arkansas, the United States, and abroad;

The Director has determined that Congress has not repealed the REAL ID Act of 2005, Pub. L. No. 109-13; and

The date of implementation of the Arkansas Voluntary Enhanced Security Driver's License and Identification Card Act shall be October 1, 2016.