Underage drinking law — Arkansas Permit Test

Underage drinking law on the Arkansas permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

In Arkansas, you cannot buy or consume alcohol under the age of 21.

Young drivers are still learning, and alcohol makes their mistakes far more likely and far more deadly.

In Arkansas, you cannot buy or consume alcohol under the age of twenty-one (21).

Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p.75

In Arkansas, a driver under 21 can be arrested for Underage Driving Under the Influence with an alcohol concentration of 0.02%.

A driver under 21 may not drink at all, so the limit is set at barely more than a trace.

You can be arrested for Underage Driving Under the Influence if your alcohol concentration is 0.02%breath or blood alcohol concentration.

Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p.75

A driver under 21 found guilty of Underage Driving Under the Influence could have their license revoked until they reach 21 years of age.

Losing the license until 21 is a penalty a young driver feels, and it keeps a proven drinking driver off the road.

If you are found guilty after the proper test(s), you could have your license revoked until you reach twenty-one (21) years of age and could be fined $2000.

Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p.75

A driver under 21 found guilty of Underage Driving Under the Influence could be fined $2000.

A large fine for a young driver makes the cost of drinking before driving impossible to ignore.

If you are found guilty after the proper test(s), you could have your license revoked until you reach twenty-one (21) years of age and could be fined $2000.

Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p.75

Any person under 21 convicted of purchasing or being in possession of alcohol will have their driving privileges suspended, revoked or disqualified.

The license is tied to staying away from alcohol, so even buying it, without driving, costs a young person their driving.

In addition, any person under twenty-one (21) years of age convicted of purchasing or being in possession of alcohol will have their driving privileges suspended, revoked, or disqualified.

Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p.75

On the test

In Arkansas, under what age can you not buy or consume alcohol?

Under 21. Young drivers are still learning, and alcohol makes their mistakes far more likely and far more deadly. Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p.75: “In Arkansas, you cannot buy or consume alcohol under the age of twenty-one (21).”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, published by the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.