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Committee advances bill to give more time for IDs, restricted licenses for people leaving custody
Summary
Senators advanced HB 1241, sponsored in the House by Rep. Tosh, after Department of Arkansas Community Corrections representative Kevin Murphy said the bill expands time before and after release to obtain driver's licenses or ID cards, allows restricted licenses on the back end, and aims to reduce credential loss that hampers employment.
Senator Urban introduced HB 1241 (by Rep. Tosh) and said probation and community corrections officers asked for the change to help people leaving custody get identification and access to work. "We need to make sure that when people are released, parolees ... need to be able to have jobs. They need to find a job. But we also need to make sure that they have a license or an ID," the sponsor said.
Kevin Murphy of the Department of Arkansas…
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