Ark. Code Ann. § 27-16-1304 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 16 / Subchapter 13 / Section 27-16-1304
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this subchapter, "emergency": (1) Means a circumstance in which: (A) A person: (i) Sustains injuries that render him or her unable to independently communicate with emergency contacts; or (ii) Exhibits a symptom that renders him or her unable to independently communicate with emergency contacts, including without limitation: (a) Memory loss; (b) Loss of ability to understand or express speech; (c) Disorientation; or (d) Confusion and agitation; (B) Contact information for next of kin or other designated emergency contact is not otherwise available; and (C) Immediate communication with a next of kin or other designated emergency contact is necessary to support the provision of notification by law enforcement; and (2) Includes without limitation: (A) A motor vehicle accident; (B) An accident involving another mode of transportation; (C) A natural disaster; or (D) Being a victim of a criminal act. Amended by Act 2017, No. 626,§ 3, eff. 1/29/2018. Added by Act 2013, No. 590,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.

As used in this subchapter, "emergency":

(1) Means a circumstance in which: (A) A person: (i) Sustains injuries that render him or her unable to independently communicate with emergency contacts; or (ii) Exhibits a symptom that renders him or her unable to independently communicate with emergency contacts, including without limitation: (a) Memory loss; (b) Loss of ability to understand or express speech; (c) Disorientation; or (d) Confusion and agitation; (B) Contact information for next of kin or other designated emergency contact is not otherwise available; and (C) Immediate communication with a next of kin or other designated emergency contact is necessary to support the provision of notification by law enforcement; and

(A) A person: (i) Sustains injuries that render him or her unable to independently communicate with emergency contacts; or (ii) Exhibits a symptom that renders him or her unable to independently communicate with emergency contacts, including without limitation: (a) Memory loss; (b) Loss of ability to understand or express speech; (c) Disorientation; or (d) Confusion and agitation;

(i) Sustains injuries that render him or her unable to independently communicate with emergency contacts; or

(ii) Exhibits a symptom that renders him or her unable to independently communicate with emergency contacts, including without limitation: (a) Memory loss; (b) Loss of ability to understand or express speech; (c) Disorientation; or (d) Confusion and agitation;

(a) Memory loss;

(b) Loss of ability to understand or express speech;

(c) Disorientation; or

(d) Confusion and agitation;

(B) Contact information for next of kin or other designated emergency contact is not otherwise available; and

(C) Immediate communication with a next of kin or other designated emergency contact is necessary to support the provision of notification by law enforcement; and

(2) Includes without limitation: (A) A motor vehicle accident; (B) An accident involving another mode of transportation; (C) A natural disaster; or (D) Being a victim of a criminal act.

(A) A motor vehicle accident;

(B) An accident involving another mode of transportation;

(C) A natural disaster; or

(D) Being a victim of a criminal act.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 626,§ 3, eff. 1/29/2018.

Added by Act 2013, No. 590,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-33-105 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 33 / Section 27-33-105
Cooperation by state entities
Status: in_force

(a) Within appropriations available therefor, the departments, agencies, and officers of the government of this state may cooperate with and assist the Vehicle Equipment Safety Commission within the scope contemplated by Article III(h) of the Vehicle Equipment Safety Compact. (b) The departments, agencies, and officers of the government of this state are authorized generally to cooperate with the commission. Acts 1965, No. 5, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-2005.

(a) Within appropriations available therefor, the departments, agencies, and officers of the government of this state may cooperate with and assist the Vehicle Equipment Safety Commission within the scope contemplated by Article III(h) of the Vehicle Equipment Safety Compact.

(b) The departments, agencies, and officers of the government of this state are authorized generally to cooperate with the commission.

Acts 1965, No. 5, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-2005.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-67-210 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 67 / Subchapter 2 / Section 27-67-210
Sales and severance tax exemption - Sand and gravel
Status: in_force

When the Arkansas Department of Transportation, by lease or by oral or written agreement with the landowner, enters upon the land and severs sand and gravel for the purpose of using the sand and gravel in the repair, maintenance, or construction of state highways, then the department as the producer and the owner of the land shall not be liable for, nor shall they pay to the State of Arkansas, any sales or gross receipts taxes or severance taxes upon the sand and gravel. Amended by Act 2017, No. 707,§ 386, eff. 8/1/2017. Acts 1953, No. 345, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-243.

When the Arkansas Department of Transportation, by lease or by oral or written agreement with the landowner, enters upon the land and severs sand and gravel for the purpose of using the sand and gravel in the repair, maintenance, or construction of state highways, then the department as the producer and the owner of the land shall not be liable for, nor shall they pay to the State of Arkansas, any sales or gross receipts taxes or severance taxes upon the sand and gravel.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 707,§ 386, eff. 8/1/2017.

Acts 1953, No. 345, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-243.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-116-502 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 116 / Subchapter 5 / Section 27-116-502
Acts constituting offense - Inspection
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits the offense of operation of a prohibited aircraft if the person knowingly: (1) Operates an aircraft that does not have aircraft identification numbers that comply with identification and registration marking regulations adopted by the Federal Aviation Administration, 14 C.F.R. Part 45 ; (2) Operates or navigates an aircraft that is not properly registered under Federal Aviation Administration aircraft registration regulations, 45 C.F.R. Part 47 ; or (3) Operates an aircraft equipped with a fuel tank, bladder, drum, or other container for fuel that does not conform to federal aviation regulations or that has not been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration by inspection or special permit under regulations adopted by the Federal Aviation Administration, 14 C.F.R. Parts 21, 43, or 91. (b) Operation of a prohibited aircraft is a Class C felony. (c) (1) The failure to properly display on an aircraft identification numbers in compliance with federal aviation regulations shall be probable cause for a law enforcement officer to inspect the aircraft to determine the identity of the owner. (2) A law enforcement officer may inspect an aircraft under this section if the aircraft is located: (A) On public property; or (B) On private property, if the officer has the consent of the property owner. Acts 1989, No. 516, § 2.

(a) A person commits the offense of operation of a prohibited aircraft if the person knowingly: (1) Operates an aircraft that does not have aircraft identification numbers that comply with identification and registration marking regulations adopted by the Federal Aviation Administration, 14 C.F.R. Part 45 ; (2) Operates or navigates an aircraft that is not properly registered under Federal Aviation Administration aircraft registration regulations, 45 C.F.R. Part 47 ; or (3) Operates an aircraft equipped with a fuel tank, bladder, drum, or other container for fuel that does not conform to federal aviation regulations or that has not been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration by inspection or special permit under regulations adopted by the Federal Aviation Administration, 14 C.F.R. Parts 21, 43, or 91.

(1) Operates an aircraft that does not have aircraft identification numbers that comply with identification and registration marking regulations adopted by the Federal Aviation Administration, 14 C.F.R. Part 45 ;

(2) Operates or navigates an aircraft that is not properly registered under Federal Aviation Administration aircraft registration regulations, 45 C.F.R. Part 47 ; or

(3) Operates an aircraft equipped with a fuel tank, bladder, drum, or other container for fuel that does not conform to federal aviation regulations or that has not been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration by inspection or special permit under regulations adopted by the Federal Aviation Administration, 14 C.F.R. Parts 21, 43, or 91.

(b) Operation of a prohibited aircraft is a Class C felony.

(c) (1) The failure to properly display on an aircraft identification numbers in compliance with federal aviation regulations shall be probable cause for a law enforcement officer to inspect the aircraft to determine the identity of the owner. (2) A law enforcement officer may inspect an aircraft under this section if the aircraft is located: (A) On public property; or (B) On private property, if the officer has the consent of the property owner.

(1) The failure to properly display on an aircraft identification numbers in compliance with federal aviation regulations shall be probable cause for a law enforcement officer to inspect the aircraft to determine the identity of the owner.

(2) A law enforcement officer may inspect an aircraft under this section if the aircraft is located: (A) On public property; or (B) On private property, if the officer has the consent of the property owner.

(A) On public property; or

(B) On private property, if the officer has the consent of the property owner.

Acts 1989, No. 516, § 2.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-15-2207 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 15 / Subchapter 22 / Section 27-15-2207
Storage regulation
Status: in_force

Subject to land use regulations of a county or municipality, a collector may store any vehicles, licensed or unlicensed, operable or inoperable, on his or her property if: (1) The vehicles, parts cars, and any outdoor storage areas are maintained in such a manner that they do not constitute a health hazard; and (2) The vehicles are located away from ordinary public view or are screened from ordinary public view by means of natural objects, fences, plantings, opaque covering, or other appropriate means. Acts 1975, No. 334, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-201.11; Acts 2005, No. 2202, § 2.

Subject to land use regulations of a county or municipality, a collector may store any vehicles, licensed or unlicensed, operable or inoperable, on his or her property if:

(1) The vehicles, parts cars, and any outdoor storage areas are maintained in such a manner that they do not constitute a health hazard; and

(2) The vehicles are located away from ordinary public view or are screened from ordinary public view by means of natural objects, fences, plantings, opaque covering, or other appropriate means.

Acts 1975, No. 334, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-201.11; Acts 2005, No. 2202, § 2.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-15-4903 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 15 / Subchapter 49 / Section 27-15-4903
Fees
Status: in_force

(a) Upon payment of the fee required by law for the registration of the motor vehicle, payment of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to cover the design-use contribution fee, and payment of an additional ten-dollar handling and administrative fee for the issuance of the special In God We Trust license plate, the Department of Finance and Administration shall issue to the motor vehicle owner an In God We Trust license plate which shall bear the approved design. (b) (1) (A) The handling and administrative fee of ten dollars ($10.00) shall be deposited into the State Central Services Fund for the benefit of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration. (B) The fee shall not be considered or credited to the division as direct revenues. (2) The design-use contribution fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be deposited as special revenues into the State Treasury to the credit of the In God We Trust License Plate Fund. Acts 2005, No. 727, § 1.

(a) Upon payment of the fee required by law for the registration of the motor vehicle, payment of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to cover the design-use contribution fee, and payment of an additional ten-dollar handling and administrative fee for the issuance of the special In God We Trust license plate, the Department of Finance and Administration shall issue to the motor vehicle owner an In God We Trust license plate which shall bear the approved design.

(b) (1) (A) The handling and administrative fee of ten dollars ($10.00) shall be deposited into the State Central Services Fund for the benefit of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration. (B) The fee shall not be considered or credited to the division as direct revenues. (2) The design-use contribution fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be deposited as special revenues into the State Treasury to the credit of the In God We Trust License Plate Fund.

(1) (A) The handling and administrative fee of ten dollars ($10.00) shall be deposited into the State Central Services Fund for the benefit of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration. (B) The fee shall not be considered or credited to the division as direct revenues.

(A) The handling and administrative fee of ten dollars ($10.00) shall be deposited into the State Central Services Fund for the benefit of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration.

(B) The fee shall not be considered or credited to the division as direct revenues.

(2) The design-use contribution fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be deposited as special revenues into the State Treasury to the credit of the In God We Trust License Plate Fund.

Acts 2005, No. 727, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-17-104 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 17 / Section 27-17-104
Compensation of administrator
Status: in_force

The compact administrator provided for in Article VII of the compact shall not be entitled to any additional compensation on account of his or her service as such administrator but shall be entitled to expenses incurred in connection with his or her duties and responsibilities as the administrator, in the same manner as for expenses incurred in connection with any other duties or responsibilities of his or her office or employment. Acts 1969, No. 142, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-2203.

The compact administrator provided for in Article VII of the compact shall not be entitled to any additional compensation on account of his or her service as such administrator but shall be entitled to expenses incurred in connection with his or her duties and responsibilities as the administrator, in the same manner as for expenses incurred in connection with any other duties or responsibilities of his or her office or employment.

Acts 1969, No. 142, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-2203.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-19-211 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 19 / Subchapter 2 / Section 27-19-211
Owner
Status: in_force

"Owner" means a person who holds the legal title of a vehicle, or in the event a vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof with the right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional vendee or lessee, or in the event a mortgagor of a vehicle is entitled to possession, then the conditional vendee or lessee or mortgagor shall be deemed the owner for the purpose of this chapter. Acts 1953, No. 347, § 11; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1411.

"Owner" means a person who holds the legal title of a vehicle, or in the event a vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof with the right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional vendee or lessee, or in the event a mortgagor of a vehicle is entitled to possession, then the conditional vendee or lessee or mortgagor shall be deemed the owner for the purpose of this chapter.

Acts 1953, No. 347, § 11; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1411.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-21-102 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 21 / Section 27-21-102
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter: (1) (A) "All-terrain vehicle" means a vehicle that: (i) Has three (3), four (4), or six (6) wheels; (ii) Is fifty inches (50") or less in width; (iii) Is equipped with nonhighway tires; (iv) Is designed primarily for off-road recreational use; and (v) Has an engine displacement of no more than one thousand cubic centimeters (1,000 cc). (B) "All-terrain vehicle" includes a recreational off-highway vehicle. (C) "All-terrain vehicle" does not include a golf cart, riding lawnmower, or lawn or garden tractor; (2) "Nonhighway tire" means a pneumatic tire: (A) Six inches (6") or more in width; (B) Designed for use on a wheel with a rim diameter of fourteen inches (14") or less; and (C) That uses an operating pressure of twenty pounds per square inch (20 psi) or less as recommended by the vehicle manufacturer; (3) "Public streets and highways" means the part of the street, road, or highway, including the improved road shoulder, that is open to vehicular traffic and that is maintained by the state or by a political subdivision of the State of Arkansas and includes any federal highways; and (4) (A) "Recreational off-highway vehicle" means a vehicle that: (i) Has four (4) or six (6) wheels; (ii) Is seventy-five inches (75") or less in width; (iii) Is equipped with nonhighway tires; (iv) Is designed primarily for off-road recreational use; and (v) Has an engine displacement of no more than one thousand cubic centimeters (1,000 cc). (B) "Recreational off-highway vehicle" includes a: (i) Multipurpose off-highway utility vehicle; and (ii) Utility task vehicle. (C) "Recreational off-highway vehicle" does not include a golf cart, riding lawnmower, or lawn or garden tractor. Amended by Act 2017, No. 272,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017. Acts 1987, No. 804, § 2; 2007, No. 305, § 9; 2011, No. 583, § 1.

As used in this chapter:

(1) (A) "All-terrain vehicle" means a vehicle that: (i) Has three (3), four (4), or six (6) wheels; (ii) Is fifty inches (50") or less in width; (iii) Is equipped with nonhighway tires; (iv) Is designed primarily for off-road recreational use; and (v) Has an engine displacement of no more than one thousand cubic centimeters (1,000 cc). (B) "All-terrain vehicle" includes a recreational off-highway vehicle. (C) "All-terrain vehicle" does not include a golf cart, riding lawnmower, or lawn or garden tractor;

(A) "All-terrain vehicle" means a vehicle that: (i) Has three (3), four (4), or six (6) wheels; (ii) Is fifty inches (50") or less in width; (iii) Is equipped with nonhighway tires; (iv) Is designed primarily for off-road recreational use; and (v) Has an engine displacement of no more than one thousand cubic centimeters (1,000 cc).

(i) Has three (3), four (4), or six (6) wheels;

(ii) Is fifty inches (50") or less in width;

(iii) Is equipped with nonhighway tires;

(iv) Is designed primarily for off-road recreational use; and

(v) Has an engine displacement of no more than one thousand cubic centimeters (1,000 cc).

(B) "All-terrain vehicle" includes a recreational off-highway vehicle.

(C) "All-terrain vehicle" does not include a golf cart, riding lawnmower, or lawn or garden tractor;

(2) "Nonhighway tire" means a pneumatic tire: (A) Six inches (6") or more in width; (B) Designed for use on a wheel with a rim diameter of fourteen inches (14") or less; and (C) That uses an operating pressure of twenty pounds per square inch (20 psi) or less as recommended by the vehicle manufacturer;

(A) Six inches (6") or more in width;

(B) Designed for use on a wheel with a rim diameter of fourteen inches (14") or less; and

(C) That uses an operating pressure of twenty pounds per square inch (20 psi) or less as recommended by the vehicle manufacturer;

(3) "Public streets and highways" means the part of the street, road, or highway, including the improved road shoulder, that is open to vehicular traffic and that is maintained by the state or by a political subdivision of the State of Arkansas and includes any federal highways; and

(4) (A) "Recreational off-highway vehicle" means a vehicle that: (i) Has four (4) or six (6) wheels; (ii) Is seventy-five inches (75") or less in width; (iii) Is equipped with nonhighway tires; (iv) Is designed primarily for off-road recreational use; and (v) Has an engine displacement of no more than one thousand cubic centimeters (1,000 cc). (B) "Recreational off-highway vehicle" includes a: (i) Multipurpose off-highway utility vehicle; and (ii) Utility task vehicle. (C) "Recreational off-highway vehicle" does not include a golf cart, riding lawnmower, or lawn or garden tractor.

(A) "Recreational off-highway vehicle" means a vehicle that: (i) Has four (4) or six (6) wheels; (ii) Is seventy-five inches (75") or less in width; (iii) Is equipped with nonhighway tires; (iv) Is designed primarily for off-road recreational use; and (v) Has an engine displacement of no more than one thousand cubic centimeters (1,000 cc).

(i) Has four (4) or six (6) wheels;

(ii) Is seventy-five inches (75") or less in width;

(iii) Is equipped with nonhighway tires;

(iv) Is designed primarily for off-road recreational use; and

(v) Has an engine displacement of no more than one thousand cubic centimeters (1,000 cc).

(B) "Recreational off-highway vehicle" includes a: (i) Multipurpose off-highway utility vehicle; and (ii) Utility task vehicle.

(i) Multipurpose off-highway utility vehicle; and

(ii) Utility task vehicle.

(C) "Recreational off-highway vehicle" does not include a golf cart, riding lawnmower, or lawn or garden tractor.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 272,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.

Acts 1987, No. 804, § 2; 2007, No. 305, § 9; 2011, No. 583, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-20-119 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 20 / Subchapter 1 / Section 27-20-119
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 689,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017. Acts 2009, No. 636, § 2.

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 689,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.

Acts 2009, No. 636, § 2.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-19-702 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 19 / Subchapter 7 / Section 27-19-702
Applicability
Status: in_force

The provisions of this subchapter requiring the deposit of proof of financial responsibility for the future, subject to certain exemptions, shall apply with respect to persons who have been convicted of or forfeited bail for certain offenses under motor vehicle laws or who have failed to pay judgments upon causes of action arising out of ownership, maintenance, or use of vehicles of a type subject to registration under the laws of this state. Acts 1953, No. 347, § 43; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1443.

The provisions of this subchapter requiring the deposit of proof of financial responsibility for the future, subject to certain exemptions, shall apply with respect to persons who have been convicted of or forfeited bail for certain offenses under motor vehicle laws or who have failed to pay judgments upon causes of action arising out of ownership, maintenance, or use of vehicles of a type subject to registration under the laws of this state.

Acts 1953, No. 347, § 43; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1443.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-51-1306 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 51 / Subchapter 13 / Section 27-51-1306
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 50,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023. Acts 1937, No. 300, § 94; Pope's Dig., § 6751; Acts 1959, No. 307, § 40; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-651.

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 50,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.

Acts 1937, No. 300, § 94; Pope's Dig., § 6751; Acts 1959, No. 307, § 40; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-651.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-67-227 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 67 / Subchapter 2 / Section 27-67-227
Arkansas Delta highway designations - Legislative findings
Status: in_force

(a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) Eastern Arkansas, commonly referred to as the "Arkansas Delta", is known for its rich musical heritage; (2) Some of the most influential musicians in the development of blues, soul, country, rockabilly, rhythm and blues, gospel, and prison music were from, or achieved musical milestones in, the Arkansas Delta, including: (A) Johnny Cash; (B) Levon Helm: (C) Louis Jordan; and (D) Sister Rosetta Tharpe; (3) The Arkansas Delta includes a portion of the Americana Music Triangle, which was a particularly fertile region during the development of American popular music in the middle decades of the twentieth century; and (4) The designation of certain highways in the Arkansas Delta is essential to preserve the region's history, promote music heritage tourism in the area, and provide a highway travel route for the music enthusiast. (b) The route along Highway 17 from Dyess, Arkansas, to Wilson, Arkansas, where the boyhood home of Johnny Cash is located, is designated the "Johnny Cash Memorial Highway". (c) The route along U.S. Highway 49 from Marvell, Arkansas, to Helena, Arkansas, where the boyhood home of Levon Helm is located, is designated the "Levon Helm Memorial Highway". (d) The route along U.S. Highway 49 from Brinkley, Arkansas, the birthplace of Louis Jordan, to Marvell, Arkansas, is designated the "Louis Jordan Memorial Highway". (e) The route along Highway 17 from Cotton Plant, Arkansas, the birthplace of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, to Brinkley, Arkansas, is designated the "Sister Rosetta Tharpe Memorial Highway". (f) The route along U.S. Highway 61 from West Memphis, Arkansas, to Blytheville, Arkansas, a region recognized for its role in the development of Americana music, is designated the "Americana Music Highway". (g) The Arkansas Department of Transportation shall erect appropriate signs along: (1) Highway 17 from Dyess, Arkansas, to Wilson, Arkansas, designating the route as the "Johnny Cash Memorial Highway"; (2) U.S. Highway 49 from Marvell, Arkansas, to Helena, Arkansas, designating the route as the "Levon Helm Memorial Highway"; (3) U.S. Highway 49 from Brinkley, Arkansas, to Marvell, Arkansas, designating the route as the "Louis Jordan Memorial Highway"; (4) Highway 17 from Cotton Plant, Arkansas, to Brinkley, Arkansas, designating the route as the "Sister Rosetta Tharpe Memorial Highway"; and (5) U.S. Highway 61 from West Memphis, Arkansas, to Blytheville, Arkansas, designating the route as the "Americana Music Highway". Added by Act 2017, No. 810,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.

(a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) Eastern Arkansas, commonly referred to as the "Arkansas Delta", is known for its rich musical heritage; (2) Some of the most influential musicians in the development of blues, soul, country, rockabilly, rhythm and blues, gospel, and prison music were from, or achieved musical milestones in, the Arkansas Delta, including: (A) Johnny Cash; (B) Levon Helm: (C) Louis Jordan; and (D) Sister Rosetta Tharpe; (3) The Arkansas Delta includes a portion of the Americana Music Triangle, which was a particularly fertile region during the development of American popular music in the middle decades of the twentieth century; and (4) The designation of certain highways in the Arkansas Delta is essential to preserve the region's history, promote music heritage tourism in the area, and provide a highway travel route for the music enthusiast.

(1) Eastern Arkansas, commonly referred to as the "Arkansas Delta", is known for its rich musical heritage;

(2) Some of the most influential musicians in the development of blues, soul, country, rockabilly, rhythm and blues, gospel, and prison music were from, or achieved musical milestones in, the Arkansas Delta, including: (A) Johnny Cash; (B) Levon Helm: (C) Louis Jordan; and (D) Sister Rosetta Tharpe;

(A) Johnny Cash;

(B) Levon Helm:

(C) Louis Jordan; and

(D) Sister Rosetta Tharpe;

(3) The Arkansas Delta includes a portion of the Americana Music Triangle, which was a particularly fertile region during the development of American popular music in the middle decades of the twentieth century; and

(4) The designation of certain highways in the Arkansas Delta is essential to preserve the region's history, promote music heritage tourism in the area, and provide a highway travel route for the music enthusiast.

(b) The route along Highway 17 from Dyess, Arkansas, to Wilson, Arkansas, where the boyhood home of Johnny Cash is located, is designated the "Johnny Cash Memorial Highway".

(c) The route along U.S. Highway 49 from Marvell, Arkansas, to Helena, Arkansas, where the boyhood home of Levon Helm is located, is designated the "Levon Helm Memorial Highway".

(d) The route along U.S. Highway 49 from Brinkley, Arkansas, the birthplace of Louis Jordan, to Marvell, Arkansas, is designated the "Louis Jordan Memorial Highway".

(e) The route along Highway 17 from Cotton Plant, Arkansas, the birthplace of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, to Brinkley, Arkansas, is designated the "Sister Rosetta Tharpe Memorial Highway".

(f) The route along U.S. Highway 61 from West Memphis, Arkansas, to Blytheville, Arkansas, a region recognized for its role in the development of Americana music, is designated the "Americana Music Highway".

(g) The Arkansas Department of Transportation shall erect appropriate signs along: (1) Highway 17 from Dyess, Arkansas, to Wilson, Arkansas, designating the route as the "Johnny Cash Memorial Highway"; (2) U.S. Highway 49 from Marvell, Arkansas, to Helena, Arkansas, designating the route as the "Levon Helm Memorial Highway"; (3) U.S. Highway 49 from Brinkley, Arkansas, to Marvell, Arkansas, designating the route as the "Louis Jordan Memorial Highway"; (4) Highway 17 from Cotton Plant, Arkansas, to Brinkley, Arkansas, designating the route as the "Sister Rosetta Tharpe Memorial Highway"; and (5) U.S. Highway 61 from West Memphis, Arkansas, to Blytheville, Arkansas, designating the route as the "Americana Music Highway".

(1) Highway 17 from Dyess, Arkansas, to Wilson, Arkansas, designating the route as the "Johnny Cash Memorial Highway";

(2) U.S. Highway 49 from Marvell, Arkansas, to Helena, Arkansas, designating the route as the "Levon Helm Memorial Highway";

(3) U.S. Highway 49 from Brinkley, Arkansas, to Marvell, Arkansas, designating the route as the "Louis Jordan Memorial Highway";

(4) Highway 17 from Cotton Plant, Arkansas, to Brinkley, Arkansas, designating the route as the "Sister Rosetta Tharpe Memorial Highway"; and

(5) U.S. Highway 61 from West Memphis, Arkansas, to Blytheville, Arkansas, designating the route as the "Americana Music Highway".

Added by Act 2017, No. 810,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-76-711 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 76 / Subchapter 7 / Section 27-76-711
Administrative procedure when registered owner is lessor
Status: in_force

(a) If the registered owner of the motor vehicle is the lessor of a vehicle and the lessor claims it is not liable for an unpaid toll under § 27-76-708 because the vehicle was under a rental contract on the date the offense of nonpayment occurred, then the procedures of this section apply. (b) (1) Not later than thirty (30) days after the date that the notice of nonpayment was mailed to the registered owner, the lessor shall provide to the regional mobility authority or its designee a copy of the rental, lease, or other contract document covering the vehicle on the date of the nonpayment under subsection (a) of this section. (2) The name and address of the lessee shall be clearly legible on the documents provided to the regional mobility authority or its designee. (c) (1) If the lessor provides the required information within the prescribed period, the regional mobility authority or its designee shall send a notice of nonpayment to the lessee. (2) The notice of nonpayment shall: (A) Include a statement of the amount of the toll charges and the amount of administrative fee for which the lessee of the motor vehicle is liable; (B) Be sent by first-class mail to the lessee's address as shown on the rental, lease, or other contract document provided by the lessor; (C) Be sent not later than thirty (30) days after the date of receipt of the required information from the lessor; and (D) State that payment is not required until thirty (30) days after the date that the notice was mailed. (d) The lessee shall pay a separate toll and administrative fee for each event of nonpayment. Acts 2007, No. 389, § 1.

(a) If the registered owner of the motor vehicle is the lessor of a vehicle and the lessor claims it is not liable for an unpaid toll under § 27-76-708 because the vehicle was under a rental contract on the date the offense of nonpayment occurred, then the procedures of this section apply.

(b) (1) Not later than thirty (30) days after the date that the notice of nonpayment was mailed to the registered owner, the lessor shall provide to the regional mobility authority or its designee a copy of the rental, lease, or other contract document covering the vehicle on the date of the nonpayment under subsection (a) of this section. (2) The name and address of the lessee shall be clearly legible on the documents provided to the regional mobility authority or its designee.

(1) Not later than thirty (30) days after the date that the notice of nonpayment was mailed to the registered owner, the lessor shall provide to the regional mobility authority or its designee a copy of the rental, lease, or other contract document covering the vehicle on the date of the nonpayment under subsection (a) of this section.

(2) The name and address of the lessee shall be clearly legible on the documents provided to the regional mobility authority or its designee.

(c) (1) If the lessor provides the required information within the prescribed period, the regional mobility authority or its designee shall send a notice of nonpayment to the lessee. (2) The notice of nonpayment shall: (A) Include a statement of the amount of the toll charges and the amount of administrative fee for which the lessee of the motor vehicle is liable; (B) Be sent by first-class mail to the lessee's address as shown on the rental, lease, or other contract document provided by the lessor; (C) Be sent not later than thirty (30) days after the date of receipt of the required information from the lessor; and (D) State that payment is not required until thirty (30) days after the date that the notice was mailed.

(1) If the lessor provides the required information within the prescribed period, the regional mobility authority or its designee shall send a notice of nonpayment to the lessee.

(2) The notice of nonpayment shall: (A) Include a statement of the amount of the toll charges and the amount of administrative fee for which the lessee of the motor vehicle is liable; (B) Be sent by first-class mail to the lessee's address as shown on the rental, lease, or other contract document provided by the lessor; (C) Be sent not later than thirty (30) days after the date of receipt of the required information from the lessor; and (D) State that payment is not required until thirty (30) days after the date that the notice was mailed.

(A) Include a statement of the amount of the toll charges and the amount of administrative fee for which the lessee of the motor vehicle is liable;

(B) Be sent by first-class mail to the lessee's address as shown on the rental, lease, or other contract document provided by the lessor;

(C) Be sent not later than thirty (30) days after the date of receipt of the required information from the lessor; and

(D) State that payment is not required until thirty (30) days after the date that the notice was mailed.

(d) The lessee shall pay a separate toll and administrative fee for each event of nonpayment.

Acts 2007, No. 389, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-16-914 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 16 / Subchapter 9 / Section 27-16-914
Suspension of driver's license of minor
Status: in_force

Upon receipt of an order of denial of driving privileges under § 5-65-116 [repealed] or § 5-64-710 , the Department of Finance and Administration shall: (1) Suspend the motor vehicle operator's license of the minor for twelve (12) months, or until the minor reaches eighteen (18) years of age, whichever is longer; (2) In the event the minor's driver's license is under suspension by the department for another offense or other violations, the minor's driver's license shall be suspended an additional twelve (12) months, or until the minor reaches eighteen (18) years of age, whichever is longer; or (3) If the minor has not been issued a driver's license, the issuance of a license shall be delayed for an additional twelve (12) months after the minor applies for a license, or until the minor reaches eighteen (18) years of age, whichever is longer. Acts 1989 (3rd Ex. Sess.), No. 93, § 2; 1993, No. 1257, § 3.

Upon receipt of an order of denial of driving privileges under § 5-65-116 [repealed] or § 5-64-710 , the Department of Finance and Administration shall:

(1) Suspend the motor vehicle operator's license of the minor for twelve (12) months, or until the minor reaches eighteen (18) years of age, whichever is longer;

(2) In the event the minor's driver's license is under suspension by the department for another offense or other violations, the minor's driver's license shall be suspended an additional twelve (12) months, or until the minor reaches eighteen (18) years of age, whichever is longer; or

(3) If the minor has not been issued a driver's license, the issuance of a license shall be delayed for an additional twelve (12) months after the minor applies for a license, or until the minor reaches eighteen (18) years of age, whichever is longer.

Acts 1989 (3rd Ex. Sess.), No. 93, § 2; 1993, No. 1257, § 3.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-90-209 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 90 / Subchapter 2 / Section 27-90-209
Execution
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds shall be executed by the manual or facsimile signatures of the chair of the State Highway Commission and the secretary of the commission or otherwise as specified in the resolution authorizing the bonds. (b) In case any of the officers or the secretary whose signatures appear on the bonds or coupons shall cease to be officers or the secretary before the delivery date of the bonds, their signatures nevertheless shall be valid and sufficient for all purposes. Acts 2003, No. 296, § 5.

(a) Bonds shall be executed by the manual or facsimile signatures of the chair of the State Highway Commission and the secretary of the commission or otherwise as specified in the resolution authorizing the bonds.

(b) In case any of the officers or the secretary whose signatures appear on the bonds or coupons shall cease to be officers or the secretary before the delivery date of the bonds, their signatures nevertheless shall be valid and sufficient for all purposes.

Acts 2003, No. 296, § 5.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-38-101 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 38 / Subchapter 1 / Section 27-38-101
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this subchapter: (1) "Methanol" means the products commonly known as methanol and methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood naphtha, methyl hydroxide, and methyl hydrate; and (2) "Person" means natural persons, partnerships, associations, and corporations. Acts 1931, No. 165, § 4; Pope's Dig., § 3456; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1304.

As used in this subchapter:

(1) "Methanol" means the products commonly known as methanol and methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood naphtha, methyl hydroxide, and methyl hydrate; and

(2) "Person" means natural persons, partnerships, associations, and corporations.

Acts 1931, No. 165, § 4; Pope's Dig., § 3456; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1304.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-16-1203 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 16 / Subchapter 12 / Section 27-16-1203
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this subchapter: (1) "Department" means the Department of Finance and Administration; (2) "Voluntary enhanced security commercial driver's license" means a commercial motor vehicle operator's license issued under this subchapter; (3) "Voluntary enhanced security driver's license" means a motor vehicle operator's license issued under this subchapter; and (4) "Voluntary enhanced security identification card" means a personal identification card described in this subchapter. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4676, eff. 7/1/2019. Acts 2009, No. 1308, § 1.

As used in this subchapter:

(1) "Department" means the Department of Finance and Administration;

(2) "Voluntary enhanced security commercial driver's license" means a commercial motor vehicle operator's license issued under this subchapter;

(3) "Voluntary enhanced security driver's license" means a motor vehicle operator's license issued under this subchapter; and

(4) "Voluntary enhanced security identification card" means a personal identification card described in this subchapter.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4676, eff. 7/1/2019.

Acts 2009, No. 1308, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-76-713 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 76 / Subchapter 7 / Section 27-76-713
Prosecution of failure to pay tolls
Status: in_force

(a) In the prosecution of a violation of § 27-76-708 , the prosecuting attorney shall establish that: (1) The vehicle passed through a toll collection facility without payment of the proper toll; and (2) The defendant was either of the following when the failure to pay the toll occurred: (A) The registered owner of the motor vehicle; or (B) The operator of the motor vehicle. (b) The court may consider sworn testimony from any of the following: (1) A law enforcement officer; (2) A regional mobility authority employee; (3) An employee of the designee of the regional mobility authority; or (4) An employee of the Department of Finance and Administration. (c) The court may consider any other reasonable evidence, including without limitation: (1) Video surveillance; or (2) Evidence obtained by automated enforcement technology. (d) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the motor vehicle in question was stolen before the failure to pay the proper toll occurred and was not recovered by the time of the failure to pay, but only if the theft was reported to the appropriate law enforcement authority before the earlier of: (1) The occurrence of the failure to pay; or (2) Eight (8) hours after the discovery of the theft. (e) A person who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is found guilty of violating § 27-76-708 is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. (f) The court in which a person is convicted of an offense under this section shall also collect the proper toll and administrative fee and forward the toll and fee to the regional mobility authority. Acts 2007, No. 389, § 1.

(a) In the prosecution of a violation of § 27-76-708 , the prosecuting attorney shall establish that: (1) The vehicle passed through a toll collection facility without payment of the proper toll; and (2) The defendant was either of the following when the failure to pay the toll occurred: (A) The registered owner of the motor vehicle; or (B) The operator of the motor vehicle.

(1) The vehicle passed through a toll collection facility without payment of the proper toll; and

(2) The defendant was either of the following when the failure to pay the toll occurred: (A) The registered owner of the motor vehicle; or (B) The operator of the motor vehicle.

(A) The registered owner of the motor vehicle; or

(B) The operator of the motor vehicle.

(b) The court may consider sworn testimony from any of the following: (1) A law enforcement officer; (2) A regional mobility authority employee; (3) An employee of the designee of the regional mobility authority; or (4) An employee of the Department of Finance and Administration.

(1) A law enforcement officer;

(2) A regional mobility authority employee;

(3) An employee of the designee of the regional mobility authority; or

(4) An employee of the Department of Finance and Administration.

(c) The court may consider any other reasonable evidence, including without limitation: (1) Video surveillance; or (2) Evidence obtained by automated enforcement technology.

(1) Video surveillance; or

(2) Evidence obtained by automated enforcement technology.

(d) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the motor vehicle in question was stolen before the failure to pay the proper toll occurred and was not recovered by the time of the failure to pay, but only if the theft was reported to the appropriate law enforcement authority before the earlier of: (1) The occurrence of the failure to pay; or (2) Eight (8) hours after the discovery of the theft.

(1) The occurrence of the failure to pay; or

(2) Eight (8) hours after the discovery of the theft.

(e) A person who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is found guilty of violating § 27-76-708 is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.

(f) The court in which a person is convicted of an offense under this section shall also collect the proper toll and administrative fee and forward the toll and fee to the regional mobility authority.

Acts 2007, No. 389, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-19-204 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 19 / Subchapter 2 / Section 27-19-204
Driver
Status: in_force

"Driver" means every person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle. Acts 1953, No. 347, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1405.

"Driver" means every person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle.

Acts 1953, No. 347, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1405.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-88-119 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 88 / Section 27-88-119
Contracts with United States or other states
Status: in_force

For the purpose of carrying into effect the objects and purposes of this chapter, the State Highway Commission shall have full power and authority to negotiate and enter into contracts with the United States and any of its agencies and with the state highway commission or other comparable authority of any adjoining state where a bridge or ferry, or the approaches thereto may be located and to contract for the joint ownership of any bridge or ferry and the approaches thereto and the means and manner of operating and maintaining the bridge or ferry and the approaches thereto. Acts 1953, No. 104, § 14; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-630.

For the purpose of carrying into effect the objects and purposes of this chapter, the State Highway Commission shall have full power and authority to negotiate and enter into contracts with the United States and any of its agencies and with the state highway commission or other comparable authority of any adjoining state where a bridge or ferry, or the approaches thereto may be located and to contract for the joint ownership of any bridge or ferry and the approaches thereto and the means and manner of operating and maintaining the bridge or ferry and the approaches thereto.

Acts 1953, No. 104, § 14; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-630.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-14-1102 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 14 / Subchapter 11 / Section 27-14-1102
Applications - Priority
Status: in_force

(a) Any automobile owner or motorcycle owner desiring to obtain a special personalized prestige license plate for his or her automobile or motorcycle must make a new application each year and pay the additional fee prescribed in § 27-14-1101 . (b) Once an automobile owner or motorcycle owner makes application for and obtains a special personalized prestige license plate for his or her automobile or motorcycle as provided in § 27-14-1101 , the person shall have first priority on the combination of numbers or letters contained on the special personalized prestige license plate for each following year for which he or she makes proper and timely application therefor. Acts 1967, No. 194, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-201.4; Acts 1989, No. 31, § 2.

(a) Any automobile owner or motorcycle owner desiring to obtain a special personalized prestige license plate for his or her automobile or motorcycle must make a new application each year and pay the additional fee prescribed in § 27-14-1101 .

(b) Once an automobile owner or motorcycle owner makes application for and obtains a special personalized prestige license plate for his or her automobile or motorcycle as provided in § 27-14-1101 , the person shall have first priority on the combination of numbers or letters contained on the special personalized prestige license plate for each following year for which he or she makes proper and timely application therefor.

Acts 1967, No. 194, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-201.4; Acts 1989, No. 31, § 2.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-35-107 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 35 / Subchapter 1 / Section 27-35-107
Registration of gross weight
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Upon registering any vehicle under the laws of this state, which vehicle is designed and used primarily for the transportation of property or for the transportation of ten (10) or more persons, the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration may require such information and may make such investigation or test as necessary to enable him or her to determine whether the vehicle may safely be operated upon the highways in compliance with all the provisions of this chapter. (2) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall register every such vehicle for a permissible gross weight not exceeding the limitation set forth in this chapter. (3) Every such vehicle shall be equipped with brakes as required in §§ 27-37-501 and 27-37-502 . (b) (1) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall insert in the registration card issued for every such vehicle the gross weight for which it is registered. If it is a motor vehicle to be used for propelling other vehicles, the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall separately insert the total permissible gross weight of that motor vehicle and other vehicles to be propelled by it. (2) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration may also issue a special plate with the gross weight or weights stated thereon which shall be attached to the vehicle and displayed at all times. (3) A wrecker or tow vehicle shall be required to register only for the gross weight of that wrecker or tow vehicle without inclusion of the weight of the vehicle being towed by the wrecker or tow vehicle. In the registration card issued for a wrecker or tow vehicle, the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall only insert the total permissible gross weight of the wrecker or tow vehicle. (c) (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle or combination of vehicles of a gross weight in excess of that for which registered by the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration or in excess of the limitations set forth in this chapter. (2) In determining the gross weight of a wrecker or tow vehicle, only the gross weight of the wrecker or tow vehicle shall be considered without inclusion of the weight of the vehicle being towed. (d) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall implement rules and regulations issued by the United States Secretary of Transportation pertaining to federal use tax payments. Acts 1937, No. 300, § 146; Pope's Dig., § 6806; Acts 1939, No. 340, § 1; 1983, No. 7, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-809; Acts 1995, No. 851, § 2; 2007, No. 1412, § 4.

(a) (1) Upon registering any vehicle under the laws of this state, which vehicle is designed and used primarily for the transportation of property or for the transportation of ten (10) or more persons, the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration may require such information and may make such investigation or test as necessary to enable him or her to determine whether the vehicle may safely be operated upon the highways in compliance with all the provisions of this chapter. (2) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall register every such vehicle for a permissible gross weight not exceeding the limitation set forth in this chapter. (3) Every such vehicle shall be equipped with brakes as required in §§ 27-37-501 and 27-37-502 .

(1) Upon registering any vehicle under the laws of this state, which vehicle is designed and used primarily for the transportation of property or for the transportation of ten (10) or more persons, the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration may require such information and may make such investigation or test as necessary to enable him or her to determine whether the vehicle may safely be operated upon the highways in compliance with all the provisions of this chapter.

(2) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall register every such vehicle for a permissible gross weight not exceeding the limitation set forth in this chapter.

(3) Every such vehicle shall be equipped with brakes as required in §§ 27-37-501 and 27-37-502 .

(b) (1) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall insert in the registration card issued for every such vehicle the gross weight for which it is registered. If it is a motor vehicle to be used for propelling other vehicles, the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall separately insert the total permissible gross weight of that motor vehicle and other vehicles to be propelled by it. (2) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration may also issue a special plate with the gross weight or weights stated thereon which shall be attached to the vehicle and displayed at all times. (3) A wrecker or tow vehicle shall be required to register only for the gross weight of that wrecker or tow vehicle without inclusion of the weight of the vehicle being towed by the wrecker or tow vehicle. In the registration card issued for a wrecker or tow vehicle, the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall only insert the total permissible gross weight of the wrecker or tow vehicle.

(1) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall insert in the registration card issued for every such vehicle the gross weight for which it is registered. If it is a motor vehicle to be used for propelling other vehicles, the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall separately insert the total permissible gross weight of that motor vehicle and other vehicles to be propelled by it.

(2) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration may also issue a special plate with the gross weight or weights stated thereon which shall be attached to the vehicle and displayed at all times.

(3) A wrecker or tow vehicle shall be required to register only for the gross weight of that wrecker or tow vehicle without inclusion of the weight of the vehicle being towed by the wrecker or tow vehicle. In the registration card issued for a wrecker or tow vehicle, the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall only insert the total permissible gross weight of the wrecker or tow vehicle.

(c) (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle or combination of vehicles of a gross weight in excess of that for which registered by the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration or in excess of the limitations set forth in this chapter. (2) In determining the gross weight of a wrecker or tow vehicle, only the gross weight of the wrecker or tow vehicle shall be considered without inclusion of the weight of the vehicle being towed.

(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle or combination of vehicles of a gross weight in excess of that for which registered by the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration or in excess of the limitations set forth in this chapter.

(2) In determining the gross weight of a wrecker or tow vehicle, only the gross weight of the wrecker or tow vehicle shall be considered without inclusion of the weight of the vehicle being towed.

(d) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall implement rules and regulations issued by the United States Secretary of Transportation pertaining to federal use tax payments.

Acts 1937, No. 300, § 146; Pope's Dig., § 6806; Acts 1939, No. 340, § 1; 1983, No. 7, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-809; Acts 1995, No. 851, § 2; 2007, No. 1412, § 4.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-101-106 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 101 / Subchapter 1 / Section 27-101-106
Jurisdiction
Status: in_force

Jurisdiction to try offenses under this subchapter shall be in the courts of the county where the person owning or operating the boat resides or in the county where the offense is committed or in any county through or by which the boat is being run or operated on the waters of this state at the time of the violation of this chapter. Acts 1959, No. 453, § 22; A.S.A. 1947, § 21-242; Acts 2003, No. 1774, § 4.

Jurisdiction to try offenses under this subchapter shall be in the courts of the county where the person owning or operating the boat resides or in the county where the offense is committed or in any county through or by which the boat is being run or operated on the waters of this state at the time of the violation of this chapter.

Acts 1959, No. 453, § 22; A.S.A. 1947, § 21-242; Acts 2003, No. 1774, § 4.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-65-131 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 65 / Section 27-65-131
Bonds - Suppliers and employees
Status: in_force

(a) Every person who shall have charge of any supplies, materials, or equipment of any kind, exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) in aggregate value at any time, when deemed expedient by the State Highway Commission, shall furnish a surety bond in an amount equal to the value thereof, conditioned upon the proper care and use of it and the prompt delivery thereof or accounting therefor when required. The commission may require bonds of other employees as it may deem expedient. (b) Every contractor for work in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000) shall be required to furnish a bond to be approved by a majority of the commission in an amount at least equal to the amount of the contract, conditioned as the commission may require. These bonds shall also be liable for material, labor, supplies, and expenses used in or incidental to the work, including that which may become due to subcontractors, for which an action may be maintained on the bond by the parties to whom payments may be due. (c) All bonds required by this act of officials or employees of the commission or required by the commission of its employees shall be executed by a solvent surety company authorized to do business in the state and approved by the commission and filed with the Secretary of State, and the premium shall be paid out of the State Highway and Transportation Department Fund. The commission may itself take surety bonds on any or all employees and pay the premium thereon. Acts 1929, No. 65, §§ 14, 15, 53; Pope's Dig., §§ 6492, 6493, 6903; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 76-217, 76-219, 76-220.

(a) Every person who shall have charge of any supplies, materials, or equipment of any kind, exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) in aggregate value at any time, when deemed expedient by the State Highway Commission, shall furnish a surety bond in an amount equal to the value thereof, conditioned upon the proper care and use of it and the prompt delivery thereof or accounting therefor when required. The commission may require bonds of other employees as it may deem expedient.

(b) Every contractor for work in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000) shall be required to furnish a bond to be approved by a majority of the commission in an amount at least equal to the amount of the contract, conditioned as the commission may require. These bonds shall also be liable for material, labor, supplies, and expenses used in or incidental to the work, including that which may become due to subcontractors, for which an action may be maintained on the bond by the parties to whom payments may be due.

(c) All bonds required by this act of officials or employees of the commission or required by the commission of its employees shall be executed by a solvent surety company authorized to do business in the state and approved by the commission and filed with the Secretary of State, and the premium shall be paid out of the State Highway and Transportation Department Fund. The commission may itself take surety bonds on any or all employees and pay the premium thereon.

Acts 1929, No. 65, §§ 14, 15, 53; Pope's Dig., §§ 6492, 6493, 6903; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 76-217, 76-219, 76-220.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-14-714 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 14 / Subchapter 7 / Section 27-14-714
Registration certificate to be signed, carried, and exhibited on demand
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Every owner, upon receipt of a registration certificate, shall write his or her signature thereon, with pen and ink in the space provided. Every such registration certificate shall be, at all times, carried in the vehicle to which it refers or shall be carried by the person driving or in control of the vehicle, who shall display it upon demand of a police officer or any officer or employee of the Office of Motor Vehicle. (2) No person charged with violating this section shall be convicted if he or she produces in a court a registration certificate for the vehicle which was issued prior to, and in effect at, the time of the arrest. (b) The provisions of this section requiring that a registration certificate be carried in the vehicle to which it refers or by the person driving it shall not apply when the certificate is used for the purpose of making application for renewal of registration or upon a transfer of registration of the vehicle. (c) (1) The provisions of this section shall not be construed to amend or repeal the requirement contained in § 27-14-601 which makes it unlawful for any truck to be operated upon the highways of Arkansas without the license registration card or certificate being at all times in the possession of the operator thereof and subject to inspection. (2) Possession of a photocopy of the license registration card or certificate shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of this section. Acts 1949, No. 142, § 40; 1965 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 4, §§ 1, 3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 75-140, 75-140.1.

(a) (1) Every owner, upon receipt of a registration certificate, shall write his or her signature thereon, with pen and ink in the space provided. Every such registration certificate shall be, at all times, carried in the vehicle to which it refers or shall be carried by the person driving or in control of the vehicle, who shall display it upon demand of a police officer or any officer or employee of the Office of Motor Vehicle. (2) No person charged with violating this section shall be convicted if he or she produces in a court a registration certificate for the vehicle which was issued prior to, and in effect at, the time of the arrest.

(1) Every owner, upon receipt of a registration certificate, shall write his or her signature thereon, with pen and ink in the space provided. Every such registration certificate shall be, at all times, carried in the vehicle to which it refers or shall be carried by the person driving or in control of the vehicle, who shall display it upon demand of a police officer or any officer or employee of the Office of Motor Vehicle.

(2) No person charged with violating this section shall be convicted if he or she produces in a court a registration certificate for the vehicle which was issued prior to, and in effect at, the time of the arrest.

(b) The provisions of this section requiring that a registration certificate be carried in the vehicle to which it refers or by the person driving it shall not apply when the certificate is used for the purpose of making application for renewal of registration or upon a transfer of registration of the vehicle.

(c) (1) The provisions of this section shall not be construed to amend or repeal the requirement contained in § 27-14-601 which makes it unlawful for any truck to be operated upon the highways of Arkansas without the license registration card or certificate being at all times in the possession of the operator thereof and subject to inspection. (2) Possession of a photocopy of the license registration card or certificate shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of this section.

(1) The provisions of this section shall not be construed to amend or repeal the requirement contained in § 27-14-601 which makes it unlawful for any truck to be operated upon the highways of Arkansas without the license registration card or certificate being at all times in the possession of the operator thereof and subject to inspection.

(2) Possession of a photocopy of the license registration card or certificate shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of this section.

Acts 1949, No. 142, § 40; 1965 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 4, §§ 1, 3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 75-140, 75-140.1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-20-103 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 20 / Subchapter 1 / Section 27-20-103
Prohibited sales to persons under age sixteen
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to sell to any person in this state under the age of sixteen (16) years any motor-driven cycle having less than two hundred fifty cubic centimeter (250 cc) displacement unless the person has a current valid license to operate the motor-driven cycle as authorized in this subchapter. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or to offer for sale to any person in this state under sixteen (16) years of age any motorcycle or any motor-driven cycle having in excess of two hundred fifty cubic centimeter (250 cc) displacement. Acts 1959, No. 201, § 7; 1975, No. 206, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1707.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to sell to any person in this state under the age of sixteen (16) years any motor-driven cycle having less than two hundred fifty cubic centimeter (250 cc) displacement unless the person has a current valid license to operate the motor-driven cycle as authorized in this subchapter.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or to offer for sale to any person in this state under sixteen (16) years of age any motorcycle or any motor-driven cycle having in excess of two hundred fifty cubic centimeter (250 cc) displacement.

Acts 1959, No. 201, § 7; 1975, No. 206, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1707.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-51-1501 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 51 / Subchapter 15 / Section 27-51-1501
Title
Status: in_force

This subchapter is known and may be cited as "Paul's Law: To Prohibit Drivers From Using a Wireless Communications Device While Operating a Motor Vehicle". Amended by Act 2017, No. 706,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017. Acts 2009, No. 181, § 1.

This subchapter is known and may be cited as "Paul's Law: To Prohibit Drivers From Using a Wireless Communications Device While Operating a Motor Vehicle".

Amended by Act 2017, No. 706,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.

Acts 2009, No. 181, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-16-1213 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 16 / Subchapter 12 / Section 27-16-1213
[Repealed]
Status: repealed

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 464,§ 1, eff. 3/13/2017. Amended by Act 2015, No. 173,§ 1, eff. 2/23/2015. Amended by Act 2013, No. 487,§ 1, eff. 6/30/2012. Acts 2009, No. 1308, § 1; 2011, No. 350, § 1.

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 464,§ 1, eff. 3/13/2017.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 173,§ 1, eff. 2/23/2015.

Amended by Act 2013, No. 487,§ 1, eff. 6/30/2012.

Acts 2009, No. 1308, § 1; 2011, No. 350, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-102-105 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 102 / Section 27-102-105
Advertisement of property recovered
Status: in_force

(a) Within twenty (20) days after making the affidavit, the taker up shall cause to be inserted in some newspaper printed in this state, for three (3) weeks successively, a correct account of the time and place when and where the property was taken up and the description and valuation thereof. He or she shall also put up three (3) advertisements to the same effect at the most public places in the neighborhood where the property may have been taken up. (b) If the amount of the property taken up does not exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) in value, no publication in the newspaper is necessary. (c) Persons taking up property and failing to give notice as required by this section shall forfeit all claims to salvage. Rev. Stat., ch. 134, §§ 5-7; C. & M. Dig., §§ 8737-8739; Pope's Dig., §§ 11430-11432; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 21-305 -- 21-307.

(a) Within twenty (20) days after making the affidavit, the taker up shall cause to be inserted in some newspaper printed in this state, for three (3) weeks successively, a correct account of the time and place when and where the property was taken up and the description and valuation thereof. He or she shall also put up three (3) advertisements to the same effect at the most public places in the neighborhood where the property may have been taken up.

(b) If the amount of the property taken up does not exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) in value, no publication in the newspaper is necessary.

(c) Persons taking up property and failing to give notice as required by this section shall forfeit all claims to salvage.

Rev. Stat., ch. 134, §§ 5-7; C. & M. Dig., §§ 8737-8739; Pope's Dig., §§ 11430-11432; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 21-305 -- 21-307.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-53-208 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 53 / Subchapter 2 / Section 27-53-208
Use of accident and supplemental reports
Status: in_force

(a) (1) All required accident reports and supplemental reports shall be without prejudice to the individual so reporting and are for the use of the Division of Arkansas State Police. (2) (A) The division may disclose the identity of a person involved in an accident when the identity is not otherwise known or when the person denies his or her presence at the accident. (B) Except as provided under § 27-53-202(b)(2)(B) , the division may disclose to any person involved in the accident or to his or her attorney or agent the name and address of any occupants and passengers in any of the vehicles involved in the accident as may be shown by the reports. (b) (1) No report shall be used as evidence in any civil or criminal trial arising out of an accident. (2) The division shall furnish the report upon the demand of any person who has made or claims to have made the report or, upon demand of any court, a certificate showing that a specified accident report has or has not been made to the division solely to prove a compliance or a failure to comply with the requirement that the report be made to the division. Amended by Act 2013, No. 1229,§ 3, eff. 1/1/2015. Acts 1937, No. 300, § 45; Pope's Dig., § 6703; Acts 1949, No. 464, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-910.

(a) (1) All required accident reports and supplemental reports shall be without prejudice to the individual so reporting and are for the use of the Division of Arkansas State Police. (2) (A) The division may disclose the identity of a person involved in an accident when the identity is not otherwise known or when the person denies his or her presence at the accident. (B) Except as provided under § 27-53-202(b)(2)(B) , the division may disclose to any person involved in the accident or to his or her attorney or agent the name and address of any occupants and passengers in any of the vehicles involved in the accident as may be shown by the reports.

(1) All required accident reports and supplemental reports shall be without prejudice to the individual so reporting and are for the use of the Division of Arkansas State Police.

(2) (A) The division may disclose the identity of a person involved in an accident when the identity is not otherwise known or when the person denies his or her presence at the accident. (B) Except as provided under § 27-53-202(b)(2)(B) , the division may disclose to any person involved in the accident or to his or her attorney or agent the name and address of any occupants and passengers in any of the vehicles involved in the accident as may be shown by the reports.

(A) The division may disclose the identity of a person involved in an accident when the identity is not otherwise known or when the person denies his or her presence at the accident.

(B) Except as provided under § 27-53-202(b)(2)(B) , the division may disclose to any person involved in the accident or to his or her attorney or agent the name and address of any occupants and passengers in any of the vehicles involved in the accident as may be shown by the reports.

(b) (1) No report shall be used as evidence in any civil or criminal trial arising out of an accident. (2) The division shall furnish the report upon the demand of any person who has made or claims to have made the report or, upon demand of any court, a certificate showing that a specified accident report has or has not been made to the division solely to prove a compliance or a failure to comply with the requirement that the report be made to the division.

(1) No report shall be used as evidence in any civil or criminal trial arising out of an accident.

(2) The division shall furnish the report upon the demand of any person who has made or claims to have made the report or, upon demand of any court, a certificate showing that a specified accident report has or has not been made to the division solely to prove a compliance or a failure to comply with the requirement that the report be made to the division.

Amended by Act 2013, No. 1229,§ 3, eff. 1/1/2015.

Acts 1937, No. 300, § 45; Pope's Dig., § 6703; Acts 1949, No. 464, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-910.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-14-2211 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 14 / Subchapter 22 / Section 27-14-2211
Altering or changing engine or other numbers
Status: in_force

(a) (1) No person shall, with fraudulent intent, deface, destroy, or alter the manufacturer's serial or engine number or other distinguishing number or identification mark of a motor vehicle, nor shall any person place or stamp any serial, engine, or other number or mark upon a motor vehicle except one assigned by the Office of Motor Vehicle. (2) Any violation of this subsection is a Class C felony. (b) This section shall not prohibit the restoration by an owner of an original serial, engine, or other number or mark when the restoration is made under permit issued by the Office of Motor Vehicle or prevent any manufacturer from placing, in the ordinary course of business, numbers or marks upon motor vehicles or parts thereof. Acts 1949, No. 142, § 74; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-174; Acts 2003, No. 199, § 1.

(a) (1) No person shall, with fraudulent intent, deface, destroy, or alter the manufacturer's serial or engine number or other distinguishing number or identification mark of a motor vehicle, nor shall any person place or stamp any serial, engine, or other number or mark upon a motor vehicle except one assigned by the Office of Motor Vehicle. (2) Any violation of this subsection is a Class C felony.

(1) No person shall, with fraudulent intent, deface, destroy, or alter the manufacturer's serial or engine number or other distinguishing number or identification mark of a motor vehicle, nor shall any person place or stamp any serial, engine, or other number or mark upon a motor vehicle except one assigned by the Office of Motor Vehicle.

(2) Any violation of this subsection is a Class C felony.

(b) This section shall not prohibit the restoration by an owner of an original serial, engine, or other number or mark when the restoration is made under permit issued by the Office of Motor Vehicle or prevent any manufacturer from placing, in the ordinary course of business, numbers or marks upon motor vehicles or parts thereof.

Acts 1949, No. 142, § 74; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-174; Acts 2003, No. 199, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-67-201 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 67 / Subchapter 2 / Section 27-67-201
Designation generally
Status: in_force

(a) State highways are declared to be those primary roads and secondary roads and connecting roads heretofore designated by the State Highway Commission, as shown by a map on file in the office of the commission, entitled "Map of the State of Arkansas Showing State Highway System", and marked "Revised March 1, 1929", including those portions of roads extending into or through incorporated towns and cities. The commission is required to preserve the map as a permanent record. (b) The commission is empowered, with any necessary consent of the proper federal authorities, to make, from time to time, necessary changes and additions to the roads designated as state highways that it may deem proper, and changes or additions shall become effective immediately upon the filing of a new map as a permanent and official record in the office of the commission. However, the commission shall not have authority to eliminate any part of the highway system. Acts 1929, No. 65, § 3; Pope's Dig., § 6523; Acts 1941, No. 6, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-501.

(a) State highways are declared to be those primary roads and secondary roads and connecting roads heretofore designated by the State Highway Commission, as shown by a map on file in the office of the commission, entitled "Map of the State of Arkansas Showing State Highway System", and marked "Revised March 1, 1929", including those portions of roads extending into or through incorporated towns and cities. The commission is required to preserve the map as a permanent record.

(b) The commission is empowered, with any necessary consent of the proper federal authorities, to make, from time to time, necessary changes and additions to the roads designated as state highways that it may deem proper, and changes or additions shall become effective immediately upon the filing of a new map as a permanent and official record in the office of the commission. However, the commission shall not have authority to eliminate any part of the highway system.

Acts 1929, No. 65, § 3; Pope's Dig., § 6523; Acts 1941, No. 6, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-501.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-50-803 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 50 / Subchapter 8 / Section 27-50-803
Notification when minor convicted
Status: in_force

Whenever any court in this state shall convict any person under eighteen (18) years of age of any moving traffic violation under the laws of this state, or under any municipal ordinance, whether the fine and sentence imposed shall be collected or whether it may be suspended, the convicting court shall notify in writing the parents, guardian, or other person who signed the application of the person for an instructor's permit or operator's license as required by the provisions of § 27-16-702 . If the convicted person does not have an instructor's permit or operator's license, the court shall notify the father or mother of the person, if living, or the guardian or other person having custody of the person of the conviction. Acts 1967, No. 92, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1044.

Whenever any court in this state shall convict any person under eighteen (18) years of age of any moving traffic violation under the laws of this state, or under any municipal ordinance, whether the fine and sentence imposed shall be collected or whether it may be suspended, the convicting court shall notify in writing the parents, guardian, or other person who signed the application of the person for an instructor's permit or operator's license as required by the provisions of § 27-16-702 . If the convicted person does not have an instructor's permit or operator's license, the court shall notify the father or mother of the person, if living, or the guardian or other person having custody of the person of the conviction.

Acts 1967, No. 92, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1044.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-2-108 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 2 / Section 27-2-108
Conformity with Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act
Status: in_force

All rules proposed and adopted by the Arkansas Department of Transportation under this chapter and all other actions of the department taken under the authority and responsibility prescribed in this chapter shall be in conformity with the provisions of the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq. Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 3084, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2017, No. 707,§ 317, eff. 8/1/2017. Acts 1977, No. 421, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-2904.

All rules proposed and adopted by the Arkansas Department of Transportation under this chapter and all other actions of the department taken under the authority and responsibility prescribed in this chapter shall be in conformity with the provisions of the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 3084, eff. 7/24/2019.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 707,§ 317, eff. 8/1/2017.

Acts 1977, No. 421, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-2904.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-16-816 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 16 / Subchapter 8 / Section 27-16-816
Restricted permits for persons on probation, parole, or post-release supervision
Status: in_force

(a) (1) If a person is on probation, parole, or post-release supervision, or is within ninety (90) days of release on probation, parole, or post-release supervision, for an offense that did not involve the operation of a motor vehicle, the person may be eligible for a restricted driving permit under this section that permits the holder to drive a motor vehicle directly to and directly home from: (A) A place where he or she is employed; (B) A place where he or she, or his or her minor child, attends school; (C) A scheduled meeting with his or her community supervision officer; or (D) Any place, location, or meeting that the person's community supervision officer has directed the person on probation or parole to travel to or attend. (2) This section does not apply to a person with an expired driver's license or a person who has failed to comply with license reinstatement requirements under § 5-65-115(a) and § 5-65-121 . (3) A person is required to be qualified to operate a motor vehicle under the laws of this state in order to be eligible to apply for a restricted driving permit under this section. (4) The Department of Corrections shall provide access to the programs required under § 5-65-115(a) and § 5-65-121 to inmates. (b) (1) (A) The application for a restricted driving permit under this section by a person on probation, parole, or post-release supervision may be submitted electronically to the Department of Finance and Administration by a community supervision officer employed by the Division of Community Correction. (B) The Department of Finance and Administration shall determine whether the restricted driving permit that allows a person on probation, parole, or post-release supervision to drive a motor vehicle to and from a place listed under subsection (a) of this section shall be issued. (2) (A) A restricted driving permit issued under this section shall be a standardized permit, and the person possessing a restricted driving permit under this section shall have the restricted driving permit in his or her possession at all times when the person is operating a motor vehicle until the person's driver's license is no longer suspended. (B) (i) A restricted driving permit shall include the address of the person's residence and the address of each location to and from where the person is permitted to drive under this section. (ii) The person's name and address on a restricted driving permit under this section shall match the person's name and address as listed on a valid state-issued identification in the person's possession. (3) [Repealed.] (c) A person who knowingly creates a fraudulent restricted driving permit, the purpose of which is to be used as a restricted driving permit under this section upon conviction is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (d) A motor vehicle liability insurance carrier may provide liability insurance for a person issued a restricted driving permit under this section but is not required to issue an insurance policy for a person who has been issued a restricted driving permit under this section. (e) (1) A person on probation, parole, or post-release supervision who has been issued a restricted driving permit under this section shall continue to have his or her driver's license suspended until the person has satisfied all the requirements necessary to remove his or her driver's license from suspension. (2) Once the person on probation, parole, or post-release supervision has his or her driver's license removed from suspension, he or she shall be free from the restrictions placed on him or her under this section. (f) (1) A restricted driving permit issued under this section is valid for one (1) year from the date the restricted driving permit was issued and may be renewed annually upon the submission of an application by a community supervision officer as required by subdivision (b)(1) of this section. (2) The Department of Finance and Administration may revoke a restricted driving permit issued under this section at the request of a community supervision officer employed by the division. (g) The division and the Department of Finance and Administration may promulgate rules to implement this section. Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 249, eff. 1/1/2024. Amended by Act 2023, No. 396,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2023, No. 396,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2023, No. 396,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2019, No. 69,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019. Added by Act 2017, No. 1012,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.

(a) (1) If a person is on probation, parole, or post-release supervision, or is within ninety (90) days of release on probation, parole, or post-release supervision, for an offense that did not involve the operation of a motor vehicle, the person may be eligible for a restricted driving permit under this section that permits the holder to drive a motor vehicle directly to and directly home from: (A) A place where he or she is employed; (B) A place where he or she, or his or her minor child, attends school; (C) A scheduled meeting with his or her community supervision officer; or (D) Any place, location, or meeting that the person's community supervision officer has directed the person on probation or parole to travel to or attend. (2) This section does not apply to a person with an expired driver's license or a person who has failed to comply with license reinstatement requirements under § 5-65-115(a) and § 5-65-121 . (3) A person is required to be qualified to operate a motor vehicle under the laws of this state in order to be eligible to apply for a restricted driving permit under this section. (4) The Department of Corrections shall provide access to the programs required under § 5-65-115(a) and § 5-65-121 to inmates.

(1) If a person is on probation, parole, or post-release supervision, or is within ninety (90) days of release on probation, parole, or post-release supervision, for an offense that did not involve the operation of a motor vehicle, the person may be eligible for a restricted driving permit under this section that permits the holder to drive a motor vehicle directly to and directly home from: (A) A place where he or she is employed; (B) A place where he or she, or his or her minor child, attends school; (C) A scheduled meeting with his or her community supervision officer; or (D) Any place, location, or meeting that the person's community supervision officer has directed the person on probation or parole to travel to or attend.

(A) A place where he or she is employed;

(B) A place where he or she, or his or her minor child, attends school;

(C) A scheduled meeting with his or her community supervision officer; or

(D) Any place, location, or meeting that the person's community supervision officer has directed the person on probation or parole to travel to or attend.

(2) This section does not apply to a person with an expired driver's license or a person who has failed to comply with license reinstatement requirements under § 5-65-115(a) and § 5-65-121 .

(3) A person is required to be qualified to operate a motor vehicle under the laws of this state in order to be eligible to apply for a restricted driving permit under this section.

(4) The Department of Corrections shall provide access to the programs required under § 5-65-115(a) and § 5-65-121 to inmates.

(b) (1) (A) The application for a restricted driving permit under this section by a person on probation, parole, or post-release supervision may be submitted electronically to the Department of Finance and Administration by a community supervision officer employed by the Division of Community Correction. (B) The Department of Finance and Administration shall determine whether the restricted driving permit that allows a person on probation, parole, or post-release supervision to drive a motor vehicle to and from a place listed under subsection (a) of this section shall be issued. (2) (A) A restricted driving permit issued under this section shall be a standardized permit, and the person possessing a restricted driving permit under this section shall have the restricted driving permit in his or her possession at all times when the person is operating a motor vehicle until the person's driver's license is no longer suspended. (B) (i) A restricted driving permit shall include the address of the person's residence and the address of each location to and from where the person is permitted to drive under this section. (ii) The person's name and address on a restricted driving permit under this section shall match the person's name and address as listed on a valid state-issued identification in the person's possession. (3) [Repealed.]

(1) (A) The application for a restricted driving permit under this section by a person on probation, parole, or post-release supervision may be submitted electronically to the Department of Finance and Administration by a community supervision officer employed by the Division of Community Correction. (B) The Department of Finance and Administration shall determine whether the restricted driving permit that allows a person on probation, parole, or post-release supervision to drive a motor vehicle to and from a place listed under subsection (a) of this section shall be issued.

(A) The application for a restricted driving permit under this section by a person on probation, parole, or post-release supervision may be submitted electronically to the Department of Finance and Administration by a community supervision officer employed by the Division of Community Correction.

(B) The Department of Finance and Administration shall determine whether the restricted driving permit that allows a person on probation, parole, or post-release supervision to drive a motor vehicle to and from a place listed under subsection (a) of this section shall be issued.

(2) (A) A restricted driving permit issued under this section shall be a standardized permit, and the person possessing a restricted driving permit under this section shall have the restricted driving permit in his or her possession at all times when the person is operating a motor vehicle until the person's driver's license is no longer suspended. (B) (i) A restricted driving permit shall include the address of the person's residence and the address of each location to and from where the person is permitted to drive under this section. (ii) The person's name and address on a restricted driving permit under this section shall match the person's name and address as listed on a valid state-issued identification in the person's possession.

(A) A restricted driving permit issued under this section shall be a standardized permit, and the person possessing a restricted driving permit under this section shall have the restricted driving permit in his or her possession at all times when the person is operating a motor vehicle until the person's driver's license is no longer suspended.

(B) (i) A restricted driving permit shall include the address of the person's residence and the address of each location to and from where the person is permitted to drive under this section. (ii) The person's name and address on a restricted driving permit under this section shall match the person's name and address as listed on a valid state-issued identification in the person's possession.

(i) A restricted driving permit shall include the address of the person's residence and the address of each location to and from where the person is permitted to drive under this section.

(ii) The person's name and address on a restricted driving permit under this section shall match the person's name and address as listed on a valid state-issued identification in the person's possession.

(3) [Repealed.]

(c) A person who knowingly creates a fraudulent restricted driving permit, the purpose of which is to be used as a restricted driving permit under this section upon conviction is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

(d) A motor vehicle liability insurance carrier may provide liability insurance for a person issued a restricted driving permit under this section but is not required to issue an insurance policy for a person who has been issued a restricted driving permit under this section.

(e) (1) A person on probation, parole, or post-release supervision who has been issued a restricted driving permit under this section shall continue to have his or her driver's license suspended until the person has satisfied all the requirements necessary to remove his or her driver's license from suspension. (2) Once the person on probation, parole, or post-release supervision has his or her driver's license removed from suspension, he or she shall be free from the restrictions placed on him or her under this section.

(1) A person on probation, parole, or post-release supervision who has been issued a restricted driving permit under this section shall continue to have his or her driver's license suspended until the person has satisfied all the requirements necessary to remove his or her driver's license from suspension.

(2) Once the person on probation, parole, or post-release supervision has his or her driver's license removed from suspension, he or she shall be free from the restrictions placed on him or her under this section.

(f) (1) A restricted driving permit issued under this section is valid for one (1) year from the date the restricted driving permit was issued and may be renewed annually upon the submission of an application by a community supervision officer as required by subdivision (b)(1) of this section. (2) The Department of Finance and Administration may revoke a restricted driving permit issued under this section at the request of a community supervision officer employed by the division.

(1) A restricted driving permit issued under this section is valid for one (1) year from the date the restricted driving permit was issued and may be renewed annually upon the submission of an application by a community supervision officer as required by subdivision (b)(1) of this section.

(2) The Department of Finance and Administration may revoke a restricted driving permit issued under this section at the request of a community supervision officer employed by the division.

(g) The division and the Department of Finance and Administration may promulgate rules to implement this section.

Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 249, eff. 1/1/2024.

Amended by Act 2023, No. 396,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2023.

Amended by Act 2023, No. 396,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2023.

Amended by Act 2023, No. 396,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 69,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.

Added by Act 2017, No. 1012,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-50-602 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 50 / Subchapter 6 / Section 27-50-602
Cases in which person arrested must be taken immediately before magistrate
Status: in_force

Whenever any person is arrested for any violation of this act punishable as a misdemeanor, the arrested person shall be immediately taken before a magistrate or other proper officer within the county in which the offense charged is alleged to have been committed and who has jurisdiction of the offense and is nearest or most accessible with reference to the place where the arrest is made, in any of the following cases: (1) When a person arrested demands an immediate appearance before a magistrate; (2) When the person is arrested and charged with an offense under this act causing or contributing to an accident resulting in injury or death to any person; (3) When the person is arrested upon a charge of negligent homicide; (4) When the person is arrested upon a charge of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotic drugs; (5) When the person is arrested upon a charge of failure to stop in the event of an accident causing death, personal injuries, or damage to property; or (6) In any other event when the person arrested refuses to give his or her promise to appear in court as provided. Acts 1937, No. 300, § 154; Pope's Dig., § 6814; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1007; Acts 2011, No. 908, § 4.

Whenever any person is arrested for any violation of this act punishable as a misdemeanor, the arrested person shall be immediately taken before a magistrate or other proper officer within the county in which the offense charged is alleged to have been committed and who has jurisdiction of the offense and is nearest or most accessible with reference to the place where the arrest is made, in any of the following cases:

(1) When a person arrested demands an immediate appearance before a magistrate;

(2) When the person is arrested and charged with an offense under this act causing or contributing to an accident resulting in injury or death to any person;

(3) When the person is arrested upon a charge of negligent homicide;

(4) When the person is arrested upon a charge of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotic drugs;

(5) When the person is arrested upon a charge of failure to stop in the event of an accident causing death, personal injuries, or damage to property; or

(6) In any other event when the person arrested refuses to give his or her promise to appear in court as provided.

Acts 1937, No. 300, § 154; Pope's Dig., § 6814; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1007; Acts 2011, No. 908, § 4.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-72-405 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 72 / Subchapter 4 / Section 27-72-405
State aid engineer
Status: in_force

(a) The State Aid Division shall be headed by a state aid engineer. (b) The state aid engineer shall be a registered engineer with at least three (3) years' experience as a highway engineer and a thorough knowledge of municipal street problems. (c) The state aid engineer under the direction of the Arkansas Department of Transportation shall: (1) Advise the mayors and chief executive officers of the several municipalities on all matters of policy, use of funds, minimum standards for state aid streets, safeguards in accounting methods, and other related matters and cooperate with the mayors and chief executive officers on all matters connected with the layout and construction of state aid streets; (2) Promulgate uniform and reasonable rules as he or she may deem necessary to: (A) Effectuate a proper designation of state aid streets to be constructed in each municipality; and (B) Develop the methods for determining priority of construction, the making of surveys, and the preparation of plans and specifications for the construction of state aid streets; (3) Provide a uniform system of accounting in the expenditure of moneys from the State Aid Street Fund; (4) (A) Prepare and promulgate practical uniform design standards and specifications for the construction of state aid streets. (B) The minimum design standards and specifications may be modified or amended from time to time as the state aid engineer deems necessary; provided, however, that in any municipality with design standards as part of its adopted master street plan, any project proposed as part of the state aid streets program according to those adopted municipal design standards shall be deemed to have met the design standards for state aid streets; (5) Advise and cooperate with the mayors and chief executive officers: (A) In the selection and designation of the municipal streets that are to be made a part of the state aid street system, as provided for in this subchapter; and (B) To approve or disapprove the selection of streets to be made a part of the state aid street system by the respective mayors and chief executive officers; (6) Prepare and submit to the State Highway Commission all proposed contracts to be let for the construction or reconstruction of state aid streets, but before submitting the contracts to the commission, he or she shall submit them to the mayor or chief executive officer of the municipality in which the work is to be performed so that the mayor or chief executive officer may determine that they include in all respects the work the municipality desires to be done in the municipality to be paid from state aid funds; and (7) (A) To personally, or through his or her designated assistants, supervise and inspect all state aid street projects as the work progresses. (B) (i) Upon final completion of any project, the state aid engineer shall cause a final inspection to be made of the project for the purpose of determining whether the project has been completed satisfactorily in accordance with the plans and specifications. (ii) If satisfactorily completed, the state aid engineer shall approve payment of the final estimate on the project. (C) Progress or final estimate either on a contract or a force account project shall not be paid unless approved in such manner by the state aid engineer. (d) (1) The state aid engineer shall be subject to the direction of the department. (2) However, both the state aid engineer and the department shall be bound by the provisions of this section. Amended by Act 2017, No. 707,§ 420, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2017, No. 457,§ 6, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2017, No. 457,§ 5, eff. 8/1/2017. Amended by Act 2017, No. 457,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2017. Acts 1973, No. 445, Title II, § 3, as added by Acts 1975, No. 982, § 1; 1977, No. 809, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-465; Acts 2011, No. 1032, § 2.

(a) The State Aid Division shall be headed by a state aid engineer.

(b) The state aid engineer shall be a registered engineer with at least three (3) years' experience as a highway engineer and a thorough knowledge of municipal street problems.

(c) The state aid engineer under the direction of the Arkansas Department of Transportation shall: (1) Advise the mayors and chief executive officers of the several municipalities on all matters of policy, use of funds, minimum standards for state aid streets, safeguards in accounting methods, and other related matters and cooperate with the mayors and chief executive officers on all matters connected with the layout and construction of state aid streets; (2) Promulgate uniform and reasonable rules as he or she may deem necessary to: (A) Effectuate a proper designation of state aid streets to be constructed in each municipality; and (B) Develop the methods for determining priority of construction, the making of surveys, and the preparation of plans and specifications for the construction of state aid streets; (3) Provide a uniform system of accounting in the expenditure of moneys from the State Aid Street Fund; (4) (A) Prepare and promulgate practical uniform design standards and specifications for the construction of state aid streets. (B) The minimum design standards and specifications may be modified or amended from time to time as the state aid engineer deems necessary; provided, however, that in any municipality with design standards as part of its adopted master street plan, any project proposed as part of the state aid streets program according to those adopted municipal design standards shall be deemed to have met the design standards for state aid streets; (5) Advise and cooperate with the mayors and chief executive officers: (A) In the selection and designation of the municipal streets that are to be made a part of the state aid street system, as provided for in this subchapter; and (B) To approve or disapprove the selection of streets to be made a part of the state aid street system by the respective mayors and chief executive officers; (6) Prepare and submit to the State Highway Commission all proposed contracts to be let for the construction or reconstruction of state aid streets, but before submitting the contracts to the commission, he or she shall submit them to the mayor or chief executive officer of the municipality in which the work is to be performed so that the mayor or chief executive officer may determine that they include in all respects the work the municipality desires to be done in the municipality to be paid from state aid funds; and (7) (A) To personally, or through his or her designated assistants, supervise and inspect all state aid street projects as the work progresses. (B) (i) Upon final completion of any project, the state aid engineer shall cause a final inspection to be made of the project for the purpose of determining whether the project has been completed satisfactorily in accordance with the plans and specifications. (ii) If satisfactorily completed, the state aid engineer shall approve payment of the final estimate on the project. (C) Progress or final estimate either on a contract or a force account project shall not be paid unless approved in such manner by the state aid engineer.

(1) Advise the mayors and chief executive officers of the several municipalities on all matters of policy, use of funds, minimum standards for state aid streets, safeguards in accounting methods, and other related matters and cooperate with the mayors and chief executive officers on all matters connected with the layout and construction of state aid streets;

(2) Promulgate uniform and reasonable rules as he or she may deem necessary to: (A) Effectuate a proper designation of state aid streets to be constructed in each municipality; and (B) Develop the methods for determining priority of construction, the making of surveys, and the preparation of plans and specifications for the construction of state aid streets;

(A) Effectuate a proper designation of state aid streets to be constructed in each municipality; and

(B) Develop the methods for determining priority of construction, the making of surveys, and the preparation of plans and specifications for the construction of state aid streets;

(3) Provide a uniform system of accounting in the expenditure of moneys from the State Aid Street Fund;

(4) (A) Prepare and promulgate practical uniform design standards and specifications for the construction of state aid streets. (B) The minimum design standards and specifications may be modified or amended from time to time as the state aid engineer deems necessary; provided, however, that in any municipality with design standards as part of its adopted master street plan, any project proposed as part of the state aid streets program according to those adopted municipal design standards shall be deemed to have met the design standards for state aid streets;

(A) Prepare and promulgate practical uniform design standards and specifications for the construction of state aid streets.

(B) The minimum design standards and specifications may be modified or amended from time to time as the state aid engineer deems necessary; provided, however, that in any municipality with design standards as part of its adopted master street plan, any project proposed as part of the state aid streets program according to those adopted municipal design standards shall be deemed to have met the design standards for state aid streets;

(5) Advise and cooperate with the mayors and chief executive officers: (A) In the selection and designation of the municipal streets that are to be made a part of the state aid street system, as provided for in this subchapter; and (B) To approve or disapprove the selection of streets to be made a part of the state aid street system by the respective mayors and chief executive officers;

(A) In the selection and designation of the municipal streets that are to be made a part of the state aid street system, as provided for in this subchapter; and

(B) To approve or disapprove the selection of streets to be made a part of the state aid street system by the respective mayors and chief executive officers;

(6) Prepare and submit to the State Highway Commission all proposed contracts to be let for the construction or reconstruction of state aid streets, but before submitting the contracts to the commission, he or she shall submit them to the mayor or chief executive officer of the municipality in which the work is to be performed so that the mayor or chief executive officer may determine that they include in all respects the work the municipality desires to be done in the municipality to be paid from state aid funds; and

(7) (A) To personally, or through his or her designated assistants, supervise and inspect all state aid street projects as the work progresses. (B) (i) Upon final completion of any project, the state aid engineer shall cause a final inspection to be made of the project for the purpose of determining whether the project has been completed satisfactorily in accordance with the plans and specifications. (ii) If satisfactorily completed, the state aid engineer shall approve payment of the final estimate on the project. (C) Progress or final estimate either on a contract or a force account project shall not be paid unless approved in such manner by the state aid engineer.

(A) To personally, or through his or her designated assistants, supervise and inspect all state aid street projects as the work progresses.

(B) (i) Upon final completion of any project, the state aid engineer shall cause a final inspection to be made of the project for the purpose of determining whether the project has been completed satisfactorily in accordance with the plans and specifications. (ii) If satisfactorily completed, the state aid engineer shall approve payment of the final estimate on the project.

(i) Upon final completion of any project, the state aid engineer shall cause a final inspection to be made of the project for the purpose of determining whether the project has been completed satisfactorily in accordance with the plans and specifications.

(ii) If satisfactorily completed, the state aid engineer shall approve payment of the final estimate on the project.

(C) Progress or final estimate either on a contract or a force account project shall not be paid unless approved in such manner by the state aid engineer.

(d) (1) The state aid engineer shall be subject to the direction of the department. (2) However, both the state aid engineer and the department shall be bound by the provisions of this section.

(1) The state aid engineer shall be subject to the direction of the department.

(2) However, both the state aid engineer and the department shall be bound by the provisions of this section.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 707,§ 420, eff. 8/1/2017.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 457,§ 6, eff. 8/1/2017.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 457,§ 5, eff. 8/1/2017.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 457,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2017.

Acts 1973, No. 445, Title II, § 3, as added by Acts 1975, No. 982, § 1; 1977, No. 809, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-465; Acts 2011, No. 1032, § 2.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-101-307 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 101 / Subchapter 3 / Section 27-101-307
Registration after purchase of an outboard motor
Status: in_force

When a motorboat is licensed pursuant to this subchapter, if the owner has since the previous registration of a boat purchased an outboard motor for use on the boat, then as a condition of registering the boat, the owner shall furnish the serial number of the motor to the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration. Acts 1973, No. 395, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 21-249.

When a motorboat is licensed pursuant to this subchapter, if the owner has since the previous registration of a boat purchased an outboard motor for use on the boat, then as a condition of registering the boat, the owner shall furnish the serial number of the motor to the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration.

Acts 1973, No. 395, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 21-249.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-34-101 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 34 / Section 27-34-101
Title
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known as the "Child Passenger Protection Act". Acts 1983, No. 749, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-2601.

This chapter shall be known as the "Child Passenger Protection Act".

Acts 1983, No. 749, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-2601.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-101-205 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 101 / Subchapter 2 / Section 27-101-205
Collision or accident
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be the duty of the operator of a vessel involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty, so far as he or she can do so without serious danger to his or her own vessel, crew, and passengers, if any, to render to other persons affected by the collision, accident, or other casualty the assistance that may be practicable and that may be necessary in order to save them from or minimize any danger caused by the collision, accident, or other casualty and also to give his or her name, address, and identification of his or her vessel in writing to any person injured and to the owner of any property damaged in the collision, accident, or other casualty. (b) In the case of collision, accident, or other casualty involving a vessel, if the collision, accident, or other casualty results in death or injury to a person or damage to property in excess of two thousand dollars ($2,000) or the disappearance of a person from a vessel under circumstances that indicate death or injury, the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission or local sheriff's department having an established water patrol shall be immediately notified in order for an investigation to be conducted. In addition, the operator of the vessel shall submit a United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard Form CG-3865 to the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission Boating Safety Office within ten (10) working days. (c) A law enforcement officer shall request and a person shall submit to a chemical test of the person's blood, breath, saliva, or urine as required by § 5-65-208 , even if the person is fatally injured, for the purpose of determining the alcohol concentration or controlled substance content of his or her blood, breath, saliva, or urine if: (1) The person is operating a vessel and is involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty resulting in loss of human life or when there is reason to believe death may result; or (2) The law enforcement officer has reasonable cause to believe that the person was operating a vessel while: (A) Intoxicated or under the influence of any narcotic drug, barbiturate, or marijuana; or (B) Under any physical or mental disability so as to be incapable of operating the vessel safely under the prevailing circumstances. (d) In accordance with any request duly made by an authorized official or agency of the United States, any information compiled or otherwise available to the commission pursuant to this section shall be transmitted to that official or agency of the United States. (e) Any law enforcement agency in the State of Arkansas investigating a boating accident will forward a copy of the completed accident report to the office within thirty (30) days of the accident. (f) (1) It shall be unlawful for any person involved in a boating accident to purposely leave the scene of the accident without complying with the requirements in subsections (a) and (b) of this section. (2) Violation of this subsection shall be punishable with a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500). (3) In the event the accident resulted in grave personal injury or death, violations of this section shall be a Class D felony and upon conviction punished accordingly. Amended by Act 2015, No. 694,§ 2, eff. 7/22/2015. Amended by Act 2015, No. 299,§ 36, eff. 7/22/2015. Amended by Act 2013, No. 361,§ 21, eff. 8/16/2013. Acts 1959, No. 453, §§ 10, 11; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 21-230, 21-231; Acts 1995, No. 517, § 12; 2009, No. 693, § 2.

(a) It shall be the duty of the operator of a vessel involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty, so far as he or she can do so without serious danger to his or her own vessel, crew, and passengers, if any, to render to other persons affected by the collision, accident, or other casualty the assistance that may be practicable and that may be necessary in order to save them from or minimize any danger caused by the collision, accident, or other casualty and also to give his or her name, address, and identification of his or her vessel in writing to any person injured and to the owner of any property damaged in the collision, accident, or other casualty.

(b) In the case of collision, accident, or other casualty involving a vessel, if the collision, accident, or other casualty results in death or injury to a person or damage to property in excess of two thousand dollars ($2,000) or the disappearance of a person from a vessel under circumstances that indicate death or injury, the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission or local sheriff's department having an established water patrol shall be immediately notified in order for an investigation to be conducted. In addition, the operator of the vessel shall submit a United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard Form CG-3865 to the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission Boating Safety Office within ten (10) working days.

(c) A law enforcement officer shall request and a person shall submit to a chemical test of the person's blood, breath, saliva, or urine as required by § 5-65-208 , even if the person is fatally injured, for the purpose of determining the alcohol concentration or controlled substance content of his or her blood, breath, saliva, or urine if: (1) The person is operating a vessel and is involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty resulting in loss of human life or when there is reason to believe death may result; or (2) The law enforcement officer has reasonable cause to believe that the person was operating a vessel while: (A) Intoxicated or under the influence of any narcotic drug, barbiturate, or marijuana; or (B) Under any physical or mental disability so as to be incapable of operating the vessel safely under the prevailing circumstances.

(1) The person is operating a vessel and is involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty resulting in loss of human life or when there is reason to believe death may result; or

(2) The law enforcement officer has reasonable cause to believe that the person was operating a vessel while: (A) Intoxicated or under the influence of any narcotic drug, barbiturate, or marijuana; or (B) Under any physical or mental disability so as to be incapable of operating the vessel safely under the prevailing circumstances.

(A) Intoxicated or under the influence of any narcotic drug, barbiturate, or marijuana; or

(B) Under any physical or mental disability so as to be incapable of operating the vessel safely under the prevailing circumstances.

(d) In accordance with any request duly made by an authorized official or agency of the United States, any information compiled or otherwise available to the commission pursuant to this section shall be transmitted to that official or agency of the United States.

(e) Any law enforcement agency in the State of Arkansas investigating a boating accident will forward a copy of the completed accident report to the office within thirty (30) days of the accident.

(f) (1) It shall be unlawful for any person involved in a boating accident to purposely leave the scene of the accident without complying with the requirements in subsections (a) and (b) of this section. (2) Violation of this subsection shall be punishable with a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500). (3) In the event the accident resulted in grave personal injury or death, violations of this section shall be a Class D felony and upon conviction punished accordingly.

(1) It shall be unlawful for any person involved in a boating accident to purposely leave the scene of the accident without complying with the requirements in subsections (a) and (b) of this section.

(2) Violation of this subsection shall be punishable with a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).

(3) In the event the accident resulted in grave personal injury or death, violations of this section shall be a Class D felony and upon conviction punished accordingly.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 694,§ 2, eff. 7/22/2015.

Amended by Act 2015, No. 299,§ 36, eff. 7/22/2015.

Amended by Act 2013, No. 361,§ 21, eff. 8/16/2013.

Acts 1959, No. 453, §§ 10, 11; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 21-230, 21-231; Acts 1995, No. 517, § 12; 2009, No. 693, § 2.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-16-1301 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 16 / Subchapter 13 / Section 27-16-1301
Title
Status: in_force

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Emergency Contact Information System Act". Amended by Act 2017, No. 626,§ 1, eff. 1/29/2018. Added by Act 2013, No. 590,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Emergency Contact Information System Act".

Amended by Act 2017, No. 626,§ 1, eff. 1/29/2018.

Added by Act 2013, No. 590,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-14-715 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 14 / Subchapter 7 / Section 27-14-715
Issuance of license plates
Status: in_force

(a) The Office of Motor Vehicle, upon registering a vehicle, shall issue to the owner one (1) license plate for a motorcycle, trailer, or semitrailer and one (1) or two (2) license plates for every other motor vehicle. (b) Every license plate shall have displayed upon it the registration number assigned to the vehicle for which it is issued, also the name of this state, which may be abbreviated, and the year number for which it is issued or the date of expiration thereof. (c) The license plates and required letters and numerals thereon, except the year number for which issued, shall be of sufficient size to be plainly readable from a distance of one hundred feet (100') during daylight. (d) The Office of Motor Vehicle shall issue for every passenger motor vehicle rented without a driver the same type of license plates as the type of plates issued for a private passenger vehicle. Acts 1949, No. 142, § 41; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-141.

(a) The Office of Motor Vehicle, upon registering a vehicle, shall issue to the owner one (1) license plate for a motorcycle, trailer, or semitrailer and one (1) or two (2) license plates for every other motor vehicle.

(b) Every license plate shall have displayed upon it the registration number assigned to the vehicle for which it is issued, also the name of this state, which may be abbreviated, and the year number for which it is issued or the date of expiration thereof.

(c) The license plates and required letters and numerals thereon, except the year number for which issued, shall be of sufficient size to be plainly readable from a distance of one hundred feet (100') during daylight.

(d) The Office of Motor Vehicle shall issue for every passenger motor vehicle rented without a driver the same type of license plates as the type of plates issued for a private passenger vehicle.

Acts 1949, No. 142, § 41; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-141.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-115-104 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 115 / Section 27-115-104
Qualifications of director
Status: in_force

Any person employed as Director of the Division of Aeronautics shall possess the qualifications of a multi-engine commercial pilot. No other flight or pilot qualification shall be required for such director. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 637, eff. 7/1/2019. Acts 1969, No. 519, § 4.

Any person employed as Director of the Division of Aeronautics shall possess the qualifications of a multi-engine commercial pilot. No other flight or pilot qualification shall be required for such director.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 637, eff. 7/1/2019.

Acts 1969, No. 519, § 4.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-25-108 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 27-25-108
Consumer protection disclosures
Status: in_force

A peer-to-peer car-sharing program agreement made in this state shall disclose to a shared-vehicle owner and a shared-vehicle driver: (1) Any right of the peer-to-peer car-sharing program to seek indemnification from a shared-vehicle owner or a shared-vehicle driver for economic loss sustained by the peer-to-peer car-sharing program resulting from a breach of the terms and conditions of the peer-to-peer car-sharing program agreement; (2) That a motor vehicle liability insurance policy issued to a shared-vehicle owner for the shared vehicle or to a shared-vehicle driver does not provide a defense or indemnification for a claim asserted by a peer-to-peer car-sharing program; (3) That a peer-to-peer car-sharing program's insurance coverage of a shared-vehicle owner and a shared-vehicle driver is in effect only during each car-sharing period and that, for any use of the shared vehicle by the shared-vehicle driver after the car-sharing termination time, the shared-vehicle driver and the shared-vehicle owner may not have insurance coverage; (4) The daily rate, fees, and, if applicable, any insurance or protection package costs that are charged to a shared-vehicle owner or a shared-vehicle driver; (5) That a shared-vehicle owner's motor vehicle liability insurance policy may not provide coverage for a shared vehicle; (6) An emergency telephone number to personnel capable of fielding matters related to roadside assistance and other customer service inquiries; and (7) Whether or not there are conditions under which a shared-vehicle driver shall maintain a personal motor vehicle liability insurance policy with certain applicable coverage limits on a primary basis in order to reserve or book a shared vehicle. Added by Act 2023, No. 686,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2023.

A peer-to-peer car-sharing program agreement made in this state shall disclose to a shared-vehicle owner and a shared-vehicle driver:

(1) Any right of the peer-to-peer car-sharing program to seek indemnification from a shared-vehicle owner or a shared-vehicle driver for economic loss sustained by the peer-to-peer car-sharing program resulting from a breach of the terms and conditions of the peer-to-peer car-sharing program agreement;

(2) That a motor vehicle liability insurance policy issued to a shared-vehicle owner for the shared vehicle or to a shared-vehicle driver does not provide a defense or indemnification for a claim asserted by a peer-to-peer car-sharing program;

(3) That a peer-to-peer car-sharing program's insurance coverage of a shared-vehicle owner and a shared-vehicle driver is in effect only during each car-sharing period and that, for any use of the shared vehicle by the shared-vehicle driver after the car-sharing termination time, the shared-vehicle driver and the shared-vehicle owner may not have insurance coverage;

(4) The daily rate, fees, and, if applicable, any insurance or protection package costs that are charged to a shared-vehicle owner or a shared-vehicle driver;

(5) That a shared-vehicle owner's motor vehicle liability insurance policy may not provide coverage for a shared vehicle;

(6) An emergency telephone number to personnel capable of fielding matters related to roadside assistance and other customer service inquiries; and

(7) Whether or not there are conditions under which a shared-vehicle driver shall maintain a personal motor vehicle liability insurance policy with certain applicable coverage limits on a primary basis in order to reserve or book a shared vehicle.

Added by Act 2023, No. 686,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2023.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-14-1217 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 14 / Subchapter 12 / Section 27-14-1217
Report of change of address
Status: in_force

(a) Every owner of a trailer subject to this subchapter shall report to the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration any change of address from that listed when the trailer was registered. (b) The willful failure or neglect of an owner to report a change of address shall: (1) Be a misdemeanor; (2) Subject the owner to the penalties provided by § 27-14-301 ; and (3) Relieve the secretary of any obligation of notifying the owner of expiration of his or her trailer license and registration. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4586, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4585, eff. 7/1/2019. Acts 1979, No. 671, § 13; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-253.13.

(a) Every owner of a trailer subject to this subchapter shall report to the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration any change of address from that listed when the trailer was registered.

(b) The willful failure or neglect of an owner to report a change of address shall: (1) Be a misdemeanor; (2) Subject the owner to the penalties provided by § 27-14-301 ; and (3) Relieve the secretary of any obligation of notifying the owner of expiration of his or her trailer license and registration.

(1) Be a misdemeanor;

(2) Subject the owner to the penalties provided by § 27-14-301 ; and

(3) Relieve the secretary of any obligation of notifying the owner of expiration of his or her trailer license and registration.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4586, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4585, eff. 7/1/2019.

Acts 1979, No. 671, § 13; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-253.13.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-24-1316 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 24 / Subchapter 13 / Section 27-24-1316
Support of law enforcement
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Department of Finance and Administration shall create and issue a special license plate for support of law enforcement under this section. (2) The procedures regarding costs under § 27-24-1404(c)(1)(A) shall apply. (b) (1) The department shall seek the advice of the Arkansas Municipal Police Association regarding the design of the special license plate under this section. (2) The association may submit up to three (3) designs to the department for its consideration. (c) Any motor vehicle owner may apply for and annually renew a special license plate created by this section. (d) (1) The department shall issue a special license plate under this section upon payment of: (A) The fee required by law for registration of the motor vehicle; (B) Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to cover the design-use contribution; and (C) A handling and administrative fee of ten dollars ($10.00). (2) (A) The handling and administrative fee shall be: (i) Deposited into the State Central Services Fund for the benefit of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration; and (ii) Credited to the division as supplemental and in addition to all other funds that may be deposited for the benefit of the division. (B) The handling and administrative fee shall not be considered or credited to the division as direct revenue. (3) The department shall remit the design-use contribution fee required under subdivision (d)(1)(B) of this section monthly to the association. (e) (1) The special license plate issued under this section may be renewed annually or replaced under the procedures set out in § 27-24-1405 . (2) However, the division shall remit the fees collected under § 27-24-1405(b)(2) on a monthly basis to the association. Added by Act 2013, No. 1270,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.

(a) (1) The Department of Finance and Administration shall create and issue a special license plate for support of law enforcement under this section. (2) The procedures regarding costs under § 27-24-1404(c)(1)(A) shall apply.

(1) The Department of Finance and Administration shall create and issue a special license plate for support of law enforcement under this section.

(2) The procedures regarding costs under § 27-24-1404(c)(1)(A) shall apply.

(b) (1) The department shall seek the advice of the Arkansas Municipal Police Association regarding the design of the special license plate under this section. (2) The association may submit up to three (3) designs to the department for its consideration.

(1) The department shall seek the advice of the Arkansas Municipal Police Association regarding the design of the special license plate under this section.

(2) The association may submit up to three (3) designs to the department for its consideration.

(c) Any motor vehicle owner may apply for and annually renew a special license plate created by this section.

(d) (1) The department shall issue a special license plate under this section upon payment of: (A) The fee required by law for registration of the motor vehicle; (B) Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to cover the design-use contribution; and (C) A handling and administrative fee of ten dollars ($10.00). (2) (A) The handling and administrative fee shall be: (i) Deposited into the State Central Services Fund for the benefit of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration; and (ii) Credited to the division as supplemental and in addition to all other funds that may be deposited for the benefit of the division. (B) The handling and administrative fee shall not be considered or credited to the division as direct revenue. (3) The department shall remit the design-use contribution fee required under subdivision (d)(1)(B) of this section monthly to the association.

(1) The department shall issue a special license plate under this section upon payment of: (A) The fee required by law for registration of the motor vehicle; (B) Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to cover the design-use contribution; and (C) A handling and administrative fee of ten dollars ($10.00).

(A) The fee required by law for registration of the motor vehicle;

(B) Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to cover the design-use contribution; and

(C) A handling and administrative fee of ten dollars ($10.00).

(2) (A) The handling and administrative fee shall be: (i) Deposited into the State Central Services Fund for the benefit of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration; and (ii) Credited to the division as supplemental and in addition to all other funds that may be deposited for the benefit of the division. (B) The handling and administrative fee shall not be considered or credited to the division as direct revenue.

(A) The handling and administrative fee shall be: (i) Deposited into the State Central Services Fund for the benefit of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration; and (ii) Credited to the division as supplemental and in addition to all other funds that may be deposited for the benefit of the division.

(i) Deposited into the State Central Services Fund for the benefit of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration; and

(ii) Credited to the division as supplemental and in addition to all other funds that may be deposited for the benefit of the division.

(B) The handling and administrative fee shall not be considered or credited to the division as direct revenue.

(3) The department shall remit the design-use contribution fee required under subdivision (d)(1)(B) of this section monthly to the association.

(e) (1) The special license plate issued under this section may be renewed annually or replaced under the procedures set out in § 27-24-1405 . (2) However, the division shall remit the fees collected under § 27-24-1405(b)(2) on a monthly basis to the association.

(1) The special license plate issued under this section may be renewed annually or replaced under the procedures set out in § 27-24-1405 .

(2) However, the division shall remit the fees collected under § 27-24-1405(b)(2) on a monthly basis to the association.

Added by Act 2013, No. 1270,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-16-306 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 16 / Subchapter 3 / Section 27-16-306
Perjury
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who makes any false affidavit, or knowingly swears or affirms falsely to any matter or thing required by the terms of this chapter to be sworn to or affirmed, is guilty of perjury. (b) Upon conviction, an offender shall be punishable by fine or imprisonment as other persons committing perjury are punishable. Acts 1937, No. 280, § 36; Pope's Dig., § 6860; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-340.

(a) Any person who makes any false affidavit, or knowingly swears or affirms falsely to any matter or thing required by the terms of this chapter to be sworn to or affirmed, is guilty of perjury.

(b) Upon conviction, an offender shall be punishable by fine or imprisonment as other persons committing perjury are punishable.

Acts 1937, No. 280, § 36; Pope's Dig., § 6860; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-340.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-101-1003 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 101 / Subchapter 10 / Section 27-101-1003
Registration and titling requirements generally
Status: in_force

It is a Class A misdemeanor for a person to operate upon the waters of this state a motorboat of a type required to be titled under this subchapter that is not registered with a certificate of number under § 27-101-301 et seq., or for which a certificate of title, if applicable, has not been issued or applied for, or for which all required fees have not been paid when and as required under this chapter. Added by Act 2019, No. 733,§ 16, eff. 7/24/2019.

It is a Class A misdemeanor for a person to operate upon the waters of this state a motorboat of a type required to be titled under this subchapter that is not registered with a certificate of number under § 27-101-301 et seq., or for which a certificate of title, if applicable, has not been issued or applied for, or for which all required fees have not been paid when and as required under this chapter.

Added by Act 2019, No. 733,§ 16, eff. 7/24/2019.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-52-202 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 52 / Subchapter 2 / Section 27-52-202
Penalty
Status: in_force

Any person violating the provisions of this subchapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Acts 1959, No. 143, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-513.

Any person violating the provisions of this subchapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Acts 1959, No. 143, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-513.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-53-210 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 53 / Subchapter 2 / Section 27-53-210
Copies - Fee
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided under § 27-53-202(b)(2)(B) , photostatic or written copies of reports and records may be obtained from the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police, or from his or her duly designated assistants, by any person who makes a written request for them to the Division of Arkansas State Police. (b) (1) In order to partially reimburse the division for the cost of making photostatic or written copies of motor vehicle accident reports and copies of records of traffic violations, there shall be charged a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for each copy of a basic accident report and a fee of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per page for each copy of a supplemental report. (2) All funds collected under this subsection shall immediately be paid over by the division to the Treasurer of State and shall be credited by him or her as a special revenue to the Division of Arkansas State Police Fund. (c) (1) In order to partially reimburse county and municipal law enforcement agencies for the cost of making copies of motor vehicle accident reports and copies of records of traffic violations, there shall be charged a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for each copy of a basic accident report and a fee of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per page for each copy of a supplemental report. (2) All funds collected under this subsection shall be retained by the municipality or county for the support of the law enforcement agency. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6049, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2013, No. 1229,§ 5, eff. 1/1/2015. Acts 1953, No. 90, §§ 1, 2; 1963, No. 272, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 75-916, 75-917; Acts 1993, No. 606, § 1; 2005, No. 2158, § 1.

(a) Except as provided under § 27-53-202(b)(2)(B) , photostatic or written copies of reports and records may be obtained from the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police, or from his or her duly designated assistants, by any person who makes a written request for them to the Division of Arkansas State Police.

(b) (1) In order to partially reimburse the division for the cost of making photostatic or written copies of motor vehicle accident reports and copies of records of traffic violations, there shall be charged a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for each copy of a basic accident report and a fee of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per page for each copy of a supplemental report. (2) All funds collected under this subsection shall immediately be paid over by the division to the Treasurer of State and shall be credited by him or her as a special revenue to the Division of Arkansas State Police Fund.

(1) In order to partially reimburse the division for the cost of making photostatic or written copies of motor vehicle accident reports and copies of records of traffic violations, there shall be charged a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for each copy of a basic accident report and a fee of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per page for each copy of a supplemental report.

(2) All funds collected under this subsection shall immediately be paid over by the division to the Treasurer of State and shall be credited by him or her as a special revenue to the Division of Arkansas State Police Fund.

(c) (1) In order to partially reimburse county and municipal law enforcement agencies for the cost of making copies of motor vehicle accident reports and copies of records of traffic violations, there shall be charged a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for each copy of a basic accident report and a fee of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per page for each copy of a supplemental report. (2) All funds collected under this subsection shall be retained by the municipality or county for the support of the law enforcement agency.

(1) In order to partially reimburse county and municipal law enforcement agencies for the cost of making copies of motor vehicle accident reports and copies of records of traffic violations, there shall be charged a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for each copy of a basic accident report and a fee of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per page for each copy of a supplemental report.

(2) All funds collected under this subsection shall be retained by the municipality or county for the support of the law enforcement agency.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 6049, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2013, No. 1229,§ 5, eff. 1/1/2015.

Acts 1953, No. 90, §§ 1, 2; 1963, No. 272, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 75-916, 75-917; Acts 1993, No. 606, § 1; 2005, No. 2158, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-35-101 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 35 / Subchapter 1 / Section 27-35-101
Violations
Status: in_force

It is a misdemeanor for any person to drive or move, or for the owner to cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved, on any highway, any vehicle of a size or weight exceeding the limitations stated in this chapter or otherwise in violation of this chapter. Acts 1937, No. 300, § 139; Pope's Dig., § 6799; Acts 1959, No. 307, § 53; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-801.

It is a misdemeanor for any person to drive or move, or for the owner to cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved, on any highway, any vehicle of a size or weight exceeding the limitations stated in this chapter or otherwise in violation of this chapter.

Acts 1937, No. 300, § 139; Pope's Dig., § 6799; Acts 1959, No. 307, § 53; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-801.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-51-305 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 51 / Subchapter 3 / Section 27-51-305
Following too closely - Definition
Status: in_force

(a) The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having regard for the speed of vehicles and the traffic upon and the condition of the highway. (b) (1) The driver of any motor truck or any motor vehicle drawing another vehicle when traveling upon a roadway outside of a business or residence district shall not follow within two hundred feet (200') of another motor vehicle. (2) This subsection does not prevent overtaking and passing. (c) Vehicles equipped with driver-assistive truck platooning systems may follow other vehicles closer than allowed under subsection (a) of this section and subdivision (b)(1) of this section. (d) As used in this chapter, "driver-assistive truck platooning system" means technology that integrates sensor array, wireless communication, vehicle controls, and specialized software to coordinate acceleration and braking between two (2) or more vehicles with a human operator in the lead vehicle. Amended by Act 2023, No. 94,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023. Amended by Act 2017, No. 797,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017. Acts 1937, No. 300, § 63; Pope's Dig., § 6721; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-614; Acts 2001, No. 998, § 1.

(a) The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having regard for the speed of vehicles and the traffic upon and the condition of the highway.

(b) (1) The driver of any motor truck or any motor vehicle drawing another vehicle when traveling upon a roadway outside of a business or residence district shall not follow within two hundred feet (200') of another motor vehicle. (2) This subsection does not prevent overtaking and passing.

(1) The driver of any motor truck or any motor vehicle drawing another vehicle when traveling upon a roadway outside of a business or residence district shall not follow within two hundred feet (200') of another motor vehicle.

(2) This subsection does not prevent overtaking and passing.

(c) Vehicles equipped with driver-assistive truck platooning systems may follow other vehicles closer than allowed under subsection (a) of this section and subdivision (b)(1) of this section.

(d) As used in this chapter, "driver-assistive truck platooning system" means technology that integrates sensor array, wireless communication, vehicle controls, and specialized software to coordinate acceleration and braking between two (2) or more vehicles with a human operator in the lead vehicle.

Amended by Act 2023, No. 94,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 797,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.

Acts 1937, No. 300, § 63; Pope's Dig., § 6721; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-614; Acts 2001, No. 998, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-74-409 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 74 / Subchapter 4 / Section 27-74-409
Highway Clean-up Grant Program
Status: in_force

(a) There is created the "Highway Clean-up Grant Program", to be administered by the State Highway Commission. (b) The program shall provide grants to cities and counties to assist local law enforcement, county prosecuting attorneys, and city attorneys with the enforcement of this section. (c) (1) The commission shall promulgate the rules necessary for the implementation of the program. (2) The rules shall include: (A) The procedure for making an application for a grant; (B) The selection criteria for a grant; (C) The limitations on use of grant money; and (D) A procedure to provide for accountability of grant recipients and the monitoring of expenditures by grant recipients. (d) This section shall be contingent on the appropriation and availability of funding for the program. Acts 2005, No. 2147, § 4.

(a) There is created the "Highway Clean-up Grant Program", to be administered by the State Highway Commission.

(b) The program shall provide grants to cities and counties to assist local law enforcement, county prosecuting attorneys, and city attorneys with the enforcement of this section.

(c) (1) The commission shall promulgate the rules necessary for the implementation of the program. (2) The rules shall include: (A) The procedure for making an application for a grant; (B) The selection criteria for a grant; (C) The limitations on use of grant money; and (D) A procedure to provide for accountability of grant recipients and the monitoring of expenditures by grant recipients.

(1) The commission shall promulgate the rules necessary for the implementation of the program.

(2) The rules shall include: (A) The procedure for making an application for a grant; (B) The selection criteria for a grant; (C) The limitations on use of grant money; and (D) A procedure to provide for accountability of grant recipients and the monitoring of expenditures by grant recipients.

(A) The procedure for making an application for a grant;

(B) The selection criteria for a grant;

(C) The limitations on use of grant money; and

(D) A procedure to provide for accountability of grant recipients and the monitoring of expenditures by grant recipients.

(d) This section shall be contingent on the appropriation and availability of funding for the program.

Acts 2005, No. 2147, § 4.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-16-908 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 16 / Subchapter 9 / Section 27-16-908
Nonresidents also subject to suspension or revocation
Status: in_force

The privilege of driving a motor vehicle on the highways of this state given to a nonresident under this chapter shall be subject to suspension or revocation by the Office of Driver Services in like manner and for like cause as a driver's license issued under this chapter may be suspended or revoked. Acts 1937, No. 280, § 26; Pope's Dig., § 6850; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-330; Acts 1993, No. 445, § 29.

The privilege of driving a motor vehicle on the highways of this state given to a nonresident under this chapter shall be subject to suspension or revocation by the Office of Driver Services in like manner and for like cause as a driver's license issued under this chapter may be suspended or revoked.

Acts 1937, No. 280, § 26; Pope's Dig., § 6850; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-330; Acts 1993, No. 445, § 29.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-51-1402 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 51 / Subchapter 14 / Section 27-51-1402
Driving through safety zone prohibited
Status: in_force

No vehicle shall at any time be driven through or within a safety zone. Acts 1937, No. 300, § 83; Pope's Dig., § 6741; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-636.

No vehicle shall at any time be driven through or within a safety zone.

Acts 1937, No. 300, § 83; Pope's Dig., § 6741; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-636.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-15-2206 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 15 / Subchapter 22 / Section 27-15-2206
Limitations on use
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Historic or special interest vehicles may be used for the same purposes and under the same conditions as other motor vehicles of the same type except that, under ordinary circumstances, the historic or special interest vehicles may not be used to transport passengers for hire. (2) At special events that are sponsored or in which participation is by organized clubs, the historic or special interest vehicles may transport passengers for hire only if money received is to be used for club activities or to be donated to a charitable nonprofit organization. (b) Trucks of such classification may not haul material of more than one thousand pounds (1,000 lbs.) nor be used regularly in a business in lieu of other vehicles with regular license plates. Acts 1975, No. 334, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-201.10; Acts 2005, No. 2202, § 2.

(a) (1) Historic or special interest vehicles may be used for the same purposes and under the same conditions as other motor vehicles of the same type except that, under ordinary circumstances, the historic or special interest vehicles may not be used to transport passengers for hire. (2) At special events that are sponsored or in which participation is by organized clubs, the historic or special interest vehicles may transport passengers for hire only if money received is to be used for club activities or to be donated to a charitable nonprofit organization.

(1) Historic or special interest vehicles may be used for the same purposes and under the same conditions as other motor vehicles of the same type except that, under ordinary circumstances, the historic or special interest vehicles may not be used to transport passengers for hire.

(2) At special events that are sponsored or in which participation is by organized clubs, the historic or special interest vehicles may transport passengers for hire only if money received is to be used for club activities or to be donated to a charitable nonprofit organization.

(b) Trucks of such classification may not haul material of more than one thousand pounds (1,000 lbs.) nor be used regularly in a business in lieu of other vehicles with regular license plates.

Acts 1975, No. 334, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-201.10; Acts 2005, No. 2202, § 2.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-20-106 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 20 / Subchapter 1 / Section 27-20-106
Operator's license required - Special license
Status: in_force

(a) No person who is sixteen (16) years of age or older shall operate a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, or similarly classified motor vehicle which is subject to registration in this state upon the public streets and highways of this state unless the person holds a current valid motorcycle operator's license. (b) (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle in this state unless the person has a current valid motorcycle operator's license. However, any person fourteen (14) years of age or older who is under the lawful age to obtain a motorcycle operator's license may operate a motor-driven cycle if that person has obtained a special license provided for in this section. (2) (A) Any person fourteen (14) years of age, but under sixteen (16) years of age, may obtain a license to operate a motor-driven cycle if the motor of the motor-driven cycle displaces two hundred fifty cubic centimeters (250 cc) or less. This license shall expire upon the licensee's sixteenth birthday. (B) (i) All such licenses shall be issued by the Office of Driver Services. (ii) (a) Before any such license may be issued, the applicant shall furnish the Office of Driver Services a copy of a certificate issued by the Division of Arkansas State Police showing that the applicant has taken and passed an examination given by the division to determine the applicant's eligibility for a license. (b) The division shall prescribe a written examination and a road test examination which shall be satisfactorily completed by each applicant for a special license before any such license may be issued to the applicant by the Office of Driver Services. (iii) (a) The Office of Driver Services shall charge a fee of two dollars ($2.00) for each such special license issued. (b) Proceeds from the fees charged for these special licenses shall be deposited into the State Treasury as special revenues and shall be credited to the Division of Arkansas State Police Fund. Acts 1975, No. 176, § 1; 1975 (Extended Sess., 1976), No. 1236, § 1; 1985, No. 972, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 75-1709.1, 75-1710; reen Acts 1987, No. 1019, § 1.

(a) No person who is sixteen (16) years of age or older shall operate a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, or similarly classified motor vehicle which is subject to registration in this state upon the public streets and highways of this state unless the person holds a current valid motorcycle operator's license.

(b) (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle in this state unless the person has a current valid motorcycle operator's license. However, any person fourteen (14) years of age or older who is under the lawful age to obtain a motorcycle operator's license may operate a motor-driven cycle if that person has obtained a special license provided for in this section. (2) (A) Any person fourteen (14) years of age, but under sixteen (16) years of age, may obtain a license to operate a motor-driven cycle if the motor of the motor-driven cycle displaces two hundred fifty cubic centimeters (250 cc) or less. This license shall expire upon the licensee's sixteenth birthday. (B) (i) All such licenses shall be issued by the Office of Driver Services. (ii) (a) Before any such license may be issued, the applicant shall furnish the Office of Driver Services a copy of a certificate issued by the Division of Arkansas State Police showing that the applicant has taken and passed an examination given by the division to determine the applicant's eligibility for a license. (b) The division shall prescribe a written examination and a road test examination which shall be satisfactorily completed by each applicant for a special license before any such license may be issued to the applicant by the Office of Driver Services. (iii) (a) The Office of Driver Services shall charge a fee of two dollars ($2.00) for each such special license issued. (b) Proceeds from the fees charged for these special licenses shall be deposited into the State Treasury as special revenues and shall be credited to the Division of Arkansas State Police Fund.

(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle in this state unless the person has a current valid motorcycle operator's license. However, any person fourteen (14) years of age or older who is under the lawful age to obtain a motorcycle operator's license may operate a motor-driven cycle if that person has obtained a special license provided for in this section.

(2) (A) Any person fourteen (14) years of age, but under sixteen (16) years of age, may obtain a license to operate a motor-driven cycle if the motor of the motor-driven cycle displaces two hundred fifty cubic centimeters (250 cc) or less. This license shall expire upon the licensee's sixteenth birthday. (B) (i) All such licenses shall be issued by the Office of Driver Services. (ii) (a) Before any such license may be issued, the applicant shall furnish the Office of Driver Services a copy of a certificate issued by the Division of Arkansas State Police showing that the applicant has taken and passed an examination given by the division to determine the applicant's eligibility for a license. (b) The division shall prescribe a written examination and a road test examination which shall be satisfactorily completed by each applicant for a special license before any such license may be issued to the applicant by the Office of Driver Services. (iii) (a) The Office of Driver Services shall charge a fee of two dollars ($2.00) for each such special license issued. (b) Proceeds from the fees charged for these special licenses shall be deposited into the State Treasury as special revenues and shall be credited to the Division of Arkansas State Police Fund.

(A) Any person fourteen (14) years of age, but under sixteen (16) years of age, may obtain a license to operate a motor-driven cycle if the motor of the motor-driven cycle displaces two hundred fifty cubic centimeters (250 cc) or less. This license shall expire upon the licensee's sixteenth birthday.

(B) (i) All such licenses shall be issued by the Office of Driver Services. (ii) (a) Before any such license may be issued, the applicant shall furnish the Office of Driver Services a copy of a certificate issued by the Division of Arkansas State Police showing that the applicant has taken and passed an examination given by the division to determine the applicant's eligibility for a license. (b) The division shall prescribe a written examination and a road test examination which shall be satisfactorily completed by each applicant for a special license before any such license may be issued to the applicant by the Office of Driver Services. (iii) (a) The Office of Driver Services shall charge a fee of two dollars ($2.00) for each such special license issued. (b) Proceeds from the fees charged for these special licenses shall be deposited into the State Treasury as special revenues and shall be credited to the Division of Arkansas State Police Fund.

(i) All such licenses shall be issued by the Office of Driver Services.

(ii) (a) Before any such license may be issued, the applicant shall furnish the Office of Driver Services a copy of a certificate issued by the Division of Arkansas State Police showing that the applicant has taken and passed an examination given by the division to determine the applicant's eligibility for a license. (b) The division shall prescribe a written examination and a road test examination which shall be satisfactorily completed by each applicant for a special license before any such license may be issued to the applicant by the Office of Driver Services.

(a) Before any such license may be issued, the applicant shall furnish the Office of Driver Services a copy of a certificate issued by the Division of Arkansas State Police showing that the applicant has taken and passed an examination given by the division to determine the applicant's eligibility for a license.

(b) The division shall prescribe a written examination and a road test examination which shall be satisfactorily completed by each applicant for a special license before any such license may be issued to the applicant by the Office of Driver Services.

(iii) (a) The Office of Driver Services shall charge a fee of two dollars ($2.00) for each such special license issued. (b) Proceeds from the fees charged for these special licenses shall be deposited into the State Treasury as special revenues and shall be credited to the Division of Arkansas State Police Fund.

(a) The Office of Driver Services shall charge a fee of two dollars ($2.00) for each such special license issued.

(b) Proceeds from the fees charged for these special licenses shall be deposited into the State Treasury as special revenues and shall be credited to the Division of Arkansas State Police Fund.

Acts 1975, No. 176, § 1; 1975 (Extended Sess., 1976), No. 1236, § 1; 1985, No. 972, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 75-1709.1, 75-1710; reen Acts 1987, No. 1019, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-36-214 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 36 / Subchapter 2 / Section 27-36-214
Spot lamps, fog lamps, and auxiliary passing and driving lamps
Status: in_force

(a) Spot Lamps. (1) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two (2) spot lamps. (2) Every lighted spot lamp shall be so aimed and used upon approaching another vehicle that no part of the high-intensity portion of the beam will be directed to the left of the prolongation of the extreme left side of the vehicle nor more than one hundred feet (100') ahead of the vehicle. (b) Fog Lamps. (1) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two (2) fog lamps mounted on the front at a height not less than twelve inches (12") nor more than thirty inches (30") above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands. (2) The fog lamps shall be so aimed that when the vehicle is not loaded, none of the high-intensity portion of the light to the left of the center of the vehicle shall, at a distance of twenty-five feet (25') ahead, project higher than a level of four inches (4") below the level of the center of the lamp from which it comes. (3) Lighted fog lamps meeting these requirements may be used with lower headlamp beams as specified in § 27-36-210(b)(2) . (c) Auxiliary Passing Lamps. (1) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two (2) auxiliary passing lamps mounted on the front at a height not less than twenty-four inches (24") nor more than forty-two inches (42") above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands. (2) The provisions of § 27-36-210 shall apply to any combination of headlamps and auxiliary passing lamps. (d) Auxiliary Driving Lamps. (1) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two (2) auxiliary driving lamps mounted on the front at a height not less than sixteen inches (16") nor more than forty-two inches (42") above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands. (2) The provisions of § 27-36-210 shall apply to any combination of headlamps and auxiliary driving lamps. (e) Ornamental Light-emitting Diodes White Lights. No motor vehicle may be equipped with more than two (2) ornamental light-emitting diodes white lights mounted on the front of the vehicle. Acts 1937, No. 300, § 112; Pope's Dig., § 6772; Acts 1959, No. 307, § 46; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-710; Acts 2003, No. 1096, § 1.

(a) Spot Lamps. (1) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two (2) spot lamps. (2) Every lighted spot lamp shall be so aimed and used upon approaching another vehicle that no part of the high-intensity portion of the beam will be directed to the left of the prolongation of the extreme left side of the vehicle nor more than one hundred feet (100') ahead of the vehicle.

(1) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two (2) spot lamps.

(2) Every lighted spot lamp shall be so aimed and used upon approaching another vehicle that no part of the high-intensity portion of the beam will be directed to the left of the prolongation of the extreme left side of the vehicle nor more than one hundred feet (100') ahead of the vehicle.

(b) Fog Lamps. (1) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two (2) fog lamps mounted on the front at a height not less than twelve inches (12") nor more than thirty inches (30") above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands. (2) The fog lamps shall be so aimed that when the vehicle is not loaded, none of the high-intensity portion of the light to the left of the center of the vehicle shall, at a distance of twenty-five feet (25') ahead, project higher than a level of four inches (4") below the level of the center of the lamp from which it comes. (3) Lighted fog lamps meeting these requirements may be used with lower headlamp beams as specified in § 27-36-210(b)(2) .

(1) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two (2) fog lamps mounted on the front at a height not less than twelve inches (12") nor more than thirty inches (30") above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands.

(2) The fog lamps shall be so aimed that when the vehicle is not loaded, none of the high-intensity portion of the light to the left of the center of the vehicle shall, at a distance of twenty-five feet (25') ahead, project higher than a level of four inches (4") below the level of the center of the lamp from which it comes.

(3) Lighted fog lamps meeting these requirements may be used with lower headlamp beams as specified in § 27-36-210(b)(2) .

(c) Auxiliary Passing Lamps. (1) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two (2) auxiliary passing lamps mounted on the front at a height not less than twenty-four inches (24") nor more than forty-two inches (42") above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands. (2) The provisions of § 27-36-210 shall apply to any combination of headlamps and auxiliary passing lamps.

(1) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two (2) auxiliary passing lamps mounted on the front at a height not less than twenty-four inches (24") nor more than forty-two inches (42") above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands.

(2) The provisions of § 27-36-210 shall apply to any combination of headlamps and auxiliary passing lamps.

(d) Auxiliary Driving Lamps. (1) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two (2) auxiliary driving lamps mounted on the front at a height not less than sixteen inches (16") nor more than forty-two inches (42") above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands. (2) The provisions of § 27-36-210 shall apply to any combination of headlamps and auxiliary driving lamps.

(1) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two (2) auxiliary driving lamps mounted on the front at a height not less than sixteen inches (16") nor more than forty-two inches (42") above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands.

(2) The provisions of § 27-36-210 shall apply to any combination of headlamps and auxiliary driving lamps.

(e) Ornamental Light-emitting Diodes White Lights. No motor vehicle may be equipped with more than two (2) ornamental light-emitting diodes white lights mounted on the front of the vehicle.

Acts 1937, No. 300, § 112; Pope's Dig., § 6772; Acts 1959, No. 307, § 46; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-710; Acts 2003, No. 1096, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-49-104 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 49 / Subchapter 1 / Section 27-49-104
Penalty
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise declared in this act with respect to particular offenses, it is a misdemeanor for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required in this act. Acts 1937, No. 300, § 21; Pope's Dig., § 6679; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-421.

Unless otherwise declared in this act with respect to particular offenses, it is a misdemeanor for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required in this act.

Acts 1937, No. 300, § 21; Pope's Dig., § 6679; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-421.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-16-1107 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 16 / Subchapter 11 / Section 27-16-1107
Linking of databases
Status: in_force

(a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall ensure that the State of Arkansas is eligible to receive any grant or other type of financial assistance made available under federal law regarding driver's license security and modernization. (b) The secretary shall implement and oversee a motor vehicle database that contains at a minimum the following information: (1) All data fields printed on driver's licenses and identification cards issued by the Office of Driver Services; and (2) Motor vehicle driver's histories, including motor vehicle violations, suspensions, and points on licenses. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4674, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4673, eff. 7/1/2019. Acts 2005, No. 2210, § 1.

(a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall ensure that the State of Arkansas is eligible to receive any grant or other type of financial assistance made available under federal law regarding driver's license security and modernization.

(b) The secretary shall implement and oversee a motor vehicle database that contains at a minimum the following information: (1) All data fields printed on driver's licenses and identification cards issued by the Office of Driver Services; and (2) Motor vehicle driver's histories, including motor vehicle violations, suspensions, and points on licenses.

(1) All data fields printed on driver's licenses and identification cards issued by the Office of Driver Services; and

(2) Motor vehicle driver's histories, including motor vehicle violations, suspensions, and points on licenses.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4674, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4673, eff. 7/1/2019.

Acts 2005, No. 2210, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-24-108 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 24 / Subchapter 1 / Section 27-24-108
Compliance with other laws
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, the issuance and renewal of special license plates under this chapter shall comply with all other laws and rules regarding the licensing and registration of motor vehicles. Acts 2005, No. 2202, § 1.

Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, the issuance and renewal of special license plates under this chapter shall comply with all other laws and rules regarding the licensing and registration of motor vehicles.

Acts 2005, No. 2202, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-74-204 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 74 / Subchapter 2 / Section 27-74-204
Permitted advertising
Status: in_force

(a) With the exception of and excluding those highways, or portions of highways, which are designated by the State Highway Commission as scenic byways, nothing contained in this chapter shall prohibit the erection and maintenance of outdoor advertising signs, displays, and devices consistent with customary use within six hundred sixty feet (660') of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of interstate, primary, and other state highways designated by the commission: (1) Within those areas which are zoned industrial or commercial under authority of the laws of this state; or (2) Within those unzoned commercial or industrial areas which may be determined by agreement between the commission and the United States Secretary of Transportation. (b) Neither shall these prohibitions apply to signs, displays, and devices: (1) Advertising the sale or lease of property upon which they are located; (2) Advertising activities conducted on the property upon which they are located; (3) Which locate, identify, mark, or warn of the presence of pipelines, utility lines, or rail lines, and appurtenances thereto, including, but not limited to, markers used in maintenance, operation, observation, and safety; and (4) Granted an exemption by the United States Secretary of Transportation pursuant to 23 U.S.C. § 131(o) . (c) The erection of outdoor advertising signs, displays, and devices along a scenic byway shall be limited to those permitted by 23 U.S.C. § 131(c) . Acts 1967, No. 640, Art. 1, § 5; 1977, No. 386, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-2506; Acts 1993, No. 554, § 2; 1993, No. 691, § 2.

(a) With the exception of and excluding those highways, or portions of highways, which are designated by the State Highway Commission as scenic byways, nothing contained in this chapter shall prohibit the erection and maintenance of outdoor advertising signs, displays, and devices consistent with customary use within six hundred sixty feet (660') of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of interstate, primary, and other state highways designated by the commission: (1) Within those areas which are zoned industrial or commercial under authority of the laws of this state; or (2) Within those unzoned commercial or industrial areas which may be determined by agreement between the commission and the United States Secretary of Transportation.

(1) Within those areas which are zoned industrial or commercial under authority of the laws of this state; or

(2) Within those unzoned commercial or industrial areas which may be determined by agreement between the commission and the United States Secretary of Transportation.

(b) Neither shall these prohibitions apply to signs, displays, and devices: (1) Advertising the sale or lease of property upon which they are located; (2) Advertising activities conducted on the property upon which they are located; (3) Which locate, identify, mark, or warn of the presence of pipelines, utility lines, or rail lines, and appurtenances thereto, including, but not limited to, markers used in maintenance, operation, observation, and safety; and (4) Granted an exemption by the United States Secretary of Transportation pursuant to 23 U.S.C. § 131(o) .

(1) Advertising the sale or lease of property upon which they are located;

(2) Advertising activities conducted on the property upon which they are located;

(3) Which locate, identify, mark, or warn of the presence of pipelines, utility lines, or rail lines, and appurtenances thereto, including, but not limited to, markers used in maintenance, operation, observation, and safety; and

(4) Granted an exemption by the United States Secretary of Transportation pursuant to 23 U.S.C. § 131(o) .

(c) The erection of outdoor advertising signs, displays, and devices along a scenic byway shall be limited to those permitted by 23 U.S.C. § 131(c) .

Acts 1967, No. 640, Art. 1, § 5; 1977, No. 386, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-2506; Acts 1993, No. 554, § 2; 1993, No. 691, § 2.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-14-403 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 14 / Subchapter 4 / Section 27-14-403
Powers and duties
Status: in_force

(a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration is vested with the power and is charged with the duty of observing, administering, and enforcing the provisions of this chapter and of all laws regulating the operation of vehicles or the use of the highways, the enforcement or administration of which is vested in the Office of Motor Vehicle. (b) The secretary may adopt and enforce such rules as necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter and any other laws, the enforcement and administration of which are vested in the Office of Motor Vehicle. (c) The secretary may adopt an official seal for the use of the Office of Motor Vehicle. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4491, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2017, No. 448,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2017. Acts 1949, No. 142, § 20; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-120.

(a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration is vested with the power and is charged with the duty of observing, administering, and enforcing the provisions of this chapter and of all laws regulating the operation of vehicles or the use of the highways, the enforcement or administration of which is vested in the Office of Motor Vehicle.

(b) The secretary may adopt and enforce such rules as necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter and any other laws, the enforcement and administration of which are vested in the Office of Motor Vehicle.

(c) The secretary may adopt an official seal for the use of the Office of Motor Vehicle.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4491, eff. 7/1/2019.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 448,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2017.

Acts 1949, No. 142, § 20; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-120.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-49-113 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 49 / Subchapter 1 / Section 27-49-113
Funeral processions - Right-of-way - Definitions
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section: (1) "Funeral escort vehicle" means a motor vehicle that leads or facilitates the movement of a funeral procession and is equipped as required by § 27-36-306(a)(1) , including without limitation: (A) A hearse; (B) A motor vehicle owned by a funeral home or private funeral escort company; or (C) A motorcycle owned by a funeral home or private funeral escort company; (2) "Funeral procession" means a funeral escort vehicle and one (1) or more motor vehicles accompanying the body or cremated remains of a deceased person from a funeral home, church, or other location to the burial site or cemetery; (3) "Immediate hazard" means any motor vehicle approaching so near or so quickly that a reasonably careful person would realize that there is a danger of collision or accident; and (4) "Motor vehicle" means a vehicle that is self-propelled and used to transport a person or property upon a street or highway, including without limitation a motorcycle. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a funeral procession may proceed through an intersection without stopping after a funeral escort vehicle has proceeded into the intersection in compliance with any official traffic control device governing the traffic in the intersection. (c) (1) A funeral procession has the right-of-way at an intersection as described under subsection (b) of this section, except that a funeral escort vehicle or a motor vehicle that is a part of a funeral procession shall yield the right-of-way: (A) To an authorized emergency vehicle if the authorized emergency vehicle is displaying its rotating or flashing emergency lights; (B) When directed to yield or stop by a law enforcement officer; (C) To an approaching railroad train; or (D) To oncoming traffic that constitutes an immediate hazard. (2) If a motor vehicle that is a part of a funeral procession becomes separated from the funeral procession so that the funeral procession is no longer continuous, the driver of the motor vehicle shall: (A) Proceed to his or her destination; and (B) Obey all official traffic control devices and general rules of the road. (d) A motor vehicle that is a part of a funeral procession shall: (1) Display its lighted: (A) Headlamps; (B) Tail lamps; and (C) Flashing lights as provided in § 27-36-208(c) ; and (2) Follow the preceding motor vehicle in the funeral procession as closely as is reasonable and prudent to keep the motor vehicles in the funeral procession together. Amended by Act 2019, No. 394,§ 7, eff. 7/24/2019. Added by Act 2017, No. 816,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2017.

(a) As used in this section: (1) "Funeral escort vehicle" means a motor vehicle that leads or facilitates the movement of a funeral procession and is equipped as required by § 27-36-306(a)(1) , including without limitation: (A) A hearse; (B) A motor vehicle owned by a funeral home or private funeral escort company; or (C) A motorcycle owned by a funeral home or private funeral escort company; (2) "Funeral procession" means a funeral escort vehicle and one (1) or more motor vehicles accompanying the body or cremated remains of a deceased person from a funeral home, church, or other location to the burial site or cemetery; (3) "Immediate hazard" means any motor vehicle approaching so near or so quickly that a reasonably careful person would realize that there is a danger of collision or accident; and (4) "Motor vehicle" means a vehicle that is self-propelled and used to transport a person or property upon a street or highway, including without limitation a motorcycle.

(1) "Funeral escort vehicle" means a motor vehicle that leads or facilitates the movement of a funeral procession and is equipped as required by § 27-36-306(a)(1) , including without limitation: (A) A hearse; (B) A motor vehicle owned by a funeral home or private funeral escort company; or (C) A motorcycle owned by a funeral home or private funeral escort company;

(A) A hearse;

(B) A motor vehicle owned by a funeral home or private funeral escort company; or

(C) A motorcycle owned by a funeral home or private funeral escort company;

(2) "Funeral procession" means a funeral escort vehicle and one (1) or more motor vehicles accompanying the body or cremated remains of a deceased person from a funeral home, church, or other location to the burial site or cemetery;

(3) "Immediate hazard" means any motor vehicle approaching so near or so quickly that a reasonably careful person would realize that there is a danger of collision or accident; and

(4) "Motor vehicle" means a vehicle that is self-propelled and used to transport a person or property upon a street or highway, including without limitation a motorcycle.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a funeral procession may proceed through an intersection without stopping after a funeral escort vehicle has proceeded into the intersection in compliance with any official traffic control device governing the traffic in the intersection.

(c) (1) A funeral procession has the right-of-way at an intersection as described under subsection (b) of this section, except that a funeral escort vehicle or a motor vehicle that is a part of a funeral procession shall yield the right-of-way: (A) To an authorized emergency vehicle if the authorized emergency vehicle is displaying its rotating or flashing emergency lights; (B) When directed to yield or stop by a law enforcement officer; (C) To an approaching railroad train; or (D) To oncoming traffic that constitutes an immediate hazard. (2) If a motor vehicle that is a part of a funeral procession becomes separated from the funeral procession so that the funeral procession is no longer continuous, the driver of the motor vehicle shall: (A) Proceed to his or her destination; and (B) Obey all official traffic control devices and general rules of the road.

(1) A funeral procession has the right-of-way at an intersection as described under subsection (b) of this section, except that a funeral escort vehicle or a motor vehicle that is a part of a funeral procession shall yield the right-of-way: (A) To an authorized emergency vehicle if the authorized emergency vehicle is displaying its rotating or flashing emergency lights; (B) When directed to yield or stop by a law enforcement officer; (C) To an approaching railroad train; or (D) To oncoming traffic that constitutes an immediate hazard.

(A) To an authorized emergency vehicle if the authorized emergency vehicle is displaying its rotating or flashing emergency lights;

(B) When directed to yield or stop by a law enforcement officer;

(C) To an approaching railroad train; or

(D) To oncoming traffic that constitutes an immediate hazard.

(2) If a motor vehicle that is a part of a funeral procession becomes separated from the funeral procession so that the funeral procession is no longer continuous, the driver of the motor vehicle shall: (A) Proceed to his or her destination; and (B) Obey all official traffic control devices and general rules of the road.

(A) Proceed to his or her destination; and

(B) Obey all official traffic control devices and general rules of the road.

(d) A motor vehicle that is a part of a funeral procession shall: (1) Display its lighted: (A) Headlamps; (B) Tail lamps; and (C) Flashing lights as provided in § 27-36-208(c) ; and (2) Follow the preceding motor vehicle in the funeral procession as closely as is reasonable and prudent to keep the motor vehicles in the funeral procession together.

(1) Display its lighted: (A) Headlamps; (B) Tail lamps; and (C) Flashing lights as provided in § 27-36-208(c) ; and

(A) Headlamps;

(B) Tail lamps; and

(C) Flashing lights as provided in § 27-36-208(c) ; and

(2) Follow the preceding motor vehicle in the funeral procession as closely as is reasonable and prudent to keep the motor vehicles in the funeral procession together.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 394,§ 7, eff. 7/24/2019.

Added by Act 2017, No. 816,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2017.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-51-213 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 51 / Subchapter 2 / Section 27-51-213
Erection and maintenance of required signs in school zones
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A school zone shall include a distance of three hundred feet (300') on either side of a school building or school grounds and shall be posted with appropriate signs showing: "SCHOOL - 25 M.P.H. WHEN CHILDREN ARE PRESENT". (2) At an appropriate distance before reaching this sign, a school advance sign shall be erected. (3) A third sign at the end of the school zone shall designate the speed limit the motor vehicle may resume. (b) (1) (A) It shall be the duty of the Arkansas Department of Transportation, county road department, city street department, or any other agency having the responsibility of maintaining the streets or roadways to erect the signs required by subsection (a) of this section unless a special traffic engineering study for a specific school zone produces other recommendations for that school zone. (B) The maximum speed limit shall not be increased above the limitation provided in subsection (a) of this section. (2) Signs shall be maintained and replaced using the same criteria that is used to maintain and replace "STOP" signs and other warning signs. (3) All signs and signing locations will be in accordance with the regulations contained in the current Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Amended by Act 2017, No. 707,§ 349, eff. 8/1/2017. Acts 1977, No. 229, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-601.6.

(a) (1) A school zone shall include a distance of three hundred feet (300') on either side of a school building or school grounds and shall be posted with appropriate signs showing: "SCHOOL - 25 M.P.H. WHEN CHILDREN ARE PRESENT". (2) At an appropriate distance before reaching this sign, a school advance sign shall be erected. (3) A third sign at the end of the school zone shall designate the speed limit the motor vehicle may resume.

(1) A school zone shall include a distance of three hundred feet (300') on either side of a school building or school grounds and shall be posted with appropriate signs showing: "SCHOOL - 25 M.P.H. WHEN CHILDREN ARE PRESENT".

(2) At an appropriate distance before reaching this sign, a school advance sign shall be erected.

(3) A third sign at the end of the school zone shall designate the speed limit the motor vehicle may resume.

(b) (1) (A) It shall be the duty of the Arkansas Department of Transportation, county road department, city street department, or any other agency having the responsibility of maintaining the streets or roadways to erect the signs required by subsection (a) of this section unless a special traffic engineering study for a specific school zone produces other recommendations for that school zone. (B) The maximum speed limit shall not be increased above the limitation provided in subsection (a) of this section. (2) Signs shall be maintained and replaced using the same criteria that is used to maintain and replace "STOP" signs and other warning signs. (3) All signs and signing locations will be in accordance with the regulations contained in the current Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.

(1) (A) It shall be the duty of the Arkansas Department of Transportation, county road department, city street department, or any other agency having the responsibility of maintaining the streets or roadways to erect the signs required by subsection (a) of this section unless a special traffic engineering study for a specific school zone produces other recommendations for that school zone. (B) The maximum speed limit shall not be increased above the limitation provided in subsection (a) of this section.

(A) It shall be the duty of the Arkansas Department of Transportation, county road department, city street department, or any other agency having the responsibility of maintaining the streets or roadways to erect the signs required by subsection (a) of this section unless a special traffic engineering study for a specific school zone produces other recommendations for that school zone.

(B) The maximum speed limit shall not be increased above the limitation provided in subsection (a) of this section.

(2) Signs shall be maintained and replaced using the same criteria that is used to maintain and replace "STOP" signs and other warning signs.

(3) All signs and signing locations will be in accordance with the regulations contained in the current Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.

Amended by Act 2017, No. 707,§ 349, eff. 8/1/2017.

Acts 1977, No. 229, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-601.6.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-72-503 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 72 / Subchapter 5 / Section 27-72-503
Maintenance
Status: in_force

Maintenance of such facilities, utility adjustments, and right-of-way acquisitions shall be the responsibility of the incorporated town. Acts 1989 (3rd Ex. Sess.), No. 24, § 1.

Maintenance of such facilities, utility adjustments, and right-of-way acquisitions shall be the responsibility of the incorporated town.

Acts 1989 (3rd Ex. Sess.), No. 24, § 1.
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-51-705 — AR Code / Title 27 / Chapter 51 / Subchapter 7 / Section 27-51-705
Moving heavy equipment at crossings
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall operate or move any crawler-type tractor, steam shovel, derrick, roller, or any equipment or structure having a normal operating speed of up to ten miles per hour (10 m.p.h.) or a vertical body or load clearance of less than one-half inch (½") per foot of the distance between any two (2) adjacent axles or, in any event, of less than nine inches (9"), measured above the level surface of a roadway, upon or across any tracks at a railroad grade crossing without first complying with this section. (b) Notice of any intended crossing shall be given to a station agent of the railroad, and a reasonable time shall be given to the railroad to provide proper protection at the crossing. (c) Before making any crossing, the person operating or moving a vehicle or equipment described in subsection (a) of this section shall: (1) First stop not less than fifteen feet (15') nor more than fifty feet (50') from the nearest rail of the railroad; and (2) While stopped that person shall listen and look in both directions along the tracks for any approaching train or other on-track equipment and for signals indicating the approach of a train or other on-track equipment and shall not proceed until the crossing can be made safely. (d) (1) No crossing shall be made when warning is given by automatic signal or crossing gates or a flagger or otherwise of the immediate approach of a railroad train or car or other on-track equipment. (2) If a flagger is provided by the railroad, movement over the crossing shall be under his or her direction. Amended by Act 2021, No. 754,§ 4, eff. 7/28/2021. Acts 1937, No. 300, § 87; Pope's Dig., § 6744; Acts 1951, No. 182, § 3; 1959, No. 307, § 30; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-639.

(a) No person shall operate or move any crawler-type tractor, steam shovel, derrick, roller, or any equipment or structure having a normal operating speed of up to ten miles per hour (10 m.p.h.) or a vertical body or load clearance of less than one-half inch (½") per foot of the distance between any two (2) adjacent axles or, in any event, of less than nine inches (9"), measured above the level surface of a roadway, upon or across any tracks at a railroad grade crossing without first complying with this section.

(b) Notice of any intended crossing shall be given to a station agent of the railroad, and a reasonable time shall be given to the railroad to provide proper protection at the crossing.

(c) Before making any crossing, the person operating or moving a vehicle or equipment described in subsection (a) of this section shall: (1) First stop not less than fifteen feet (15') nor more than fifty feet (50') from the nearest rail of the railroad; and (2) While stopped that person shall listen and look in both directions along the tracks for any approaching train or other on-track equipment and for signals indicating the approach of a train or other on-track equipment and shall not proceed until the crossing can be made safely.

(1) First stop not less than fifteen feet (15') nor more than fifty feet (50') from the nearest rail of the railroad; and

(2) While stopped that person shall listen and look in both directions along the tracks for any approaching train or other on-track equipment and for signals indicating the approach of a train or other on-track equipment and shall not proceed until the crossing can be made safely.

(d) (1) No crossing shall be made when warning is given by automatic signal or crossing gates or a flagger or otherwise of the immediate approach of a railroad train or car or other on-track equipment. (2) If a flagger is provided by the railroad, movement over the crossing shall be under his or her direction.

(1) No crossing shall be made when warning is given by automatic signal or crossing gates or a flagger or otherwise of the immediate approach of a railroad train or car or other on-track equipment.

(2) If a flagger is provided by the railroad, movement over the crossing shall be under his or her direction.

Amended by Act 2021, No. 754,§ 4, eff. 7/28/2021.

Acts 1937, No. 300, § 87; Pope's Dig., § 6744; Acts 1951, No. 182, § 3; 1959, No. 307, § 30; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-639.