AR SB783

Persons arrested for or convicted of negligent homicide while intoxicated (under § 5-10-105(a)(1)(A) or (B)) must immediately surrender their driver's license to law enforcement and are subject to administrative suspension and revocation.

First offense negligent homicide results in 6-month license suspension, with minimum 45-day period before ignition interlock restricted license eligibility allowing driving only to employment, education, alcohol treatment courses, or interlock service.

Second offense within 5 years results in 24-month suspension with same 45-day minimum before restricted license eligibility; third offense results in 30-month suspension; fourth or subsequent offense results in 4-year revocation with no restricted permits.

Previous convictions or suspensions for negligent homicide or intoxicated driving within the 5-year lookback period are counted when determining offense number for suspension/revocation purposes.

Persons convicted of driving without a license when the underlying suspension was for negligent homicide may be restricted to ignition interlock-only driving for 1 year before license reinstatement.