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AR Code § 27-76-705 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 76 - Regional Mobility Authority Act|Subchapter 7 - Tolling|§ 27-76-705. Surplus revenue

 (a) Each year, a regional mobility authority shall determine whether it has surplus revenue from tolls, fees, or fares collected from the operation of its transportation projects.  (b) If a regional mobility authority determines that it has surplus revenue, then it may either:  (1) Reduce the tolls, fees, or fares; or  (2) Spend the surplus revenue on other transportation projects in the counties or municipalities within the jurisdictional boundaries of the regional mobility authority as provided under subsection (c) of this section.    (c) Consistent with other laws and the rules and resolutions of the regional mobility authority, a regional mobility authority may spend surplus revenue on other transportation projects by:  (1) Constructing a transportation project located within the county or counties of the authority;  (2) Assisting in the financing of a toll or toll-free transportation project of another governmental entity; or  (3) Constructing a toll or toll-free transportation project and, on completion of the project, transferring the project to another governmental entity if:  (A) The other governmental entity authorizes the regional mobility authority to construct the project and agrees to assume all liability and responsibility for the maintenance and operation of the project on its transfer; and  (B) The project is constructed in compliance with all laws applicable to the governmental entity.
AR Code § 27-76-706 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 76 - Regional Mobility Authority Act|Subchapter 7 - Tolling|§ 27-76-706. Arkansas Department of Transportation contributions to toll road projects

 (a)  (1) A regional mobility authority and the Arkansas Department of Transportation and the State Highway Commission may agree to allow the department to contribute to the payment of costs of any of the following in regards to a toll road:  (A) A financial study;  (B) An engineering study;  (C) A traffic feasibility study; or  (D) The design, financing, acquisition, construction, operation, or maintenance of a toll road.    (2) The agreement shall not be inconsistent with the rights of the bondholders or persons operating the toll road under a lease or other contract.    (b) The department may use its engineering or other personnel, including consulting engineers or traffic engineers, to conduct feasibility studies under subsection (a) of this section.  (c)  (1) An obligation or expense incurred by a regional mobility authority or the department under this section is a part of the cost of the toll road for which the obligation or expense was incurred.  (2) A regional mobility authority may require money contributed under this section to be repaid from tolls or other revenue of the toll road on which the money was spent.  (3) Money repaid as required by a regional mobility authority or the department shall be deposited to the credit of the fund from which the contribution was made.    (d) A regional mobility authority or the department may use federal money for any purpose described by this chapter.  (e) A toll road developed by a regional mobility authority shall not be part of the state highway system unless the regional mobility authority and the commission so agree.  (f)  (1) The commission may grant or loan department money to a regional mobility authority for the acquisition of land for the construction, maintenance, or operation of a toll road.  (2) The commission may require the authority to repay money provided under this section from toll revenue or other sources on terms established by the commission.    (g) Money repaid as required by the commission shall be deposited to the credit of the fund from which the money was provided.
AR Code § 27-76-707 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 76 - Regional Mobility Authority Act|Subchapter 7 - Tolling|§ 27-76-707. Use and return of transponders

 A regional mobility authority may promulgate rules regarding the use and return of transponders.
AR Code § 27-76-708 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 76 - Regional Mobility Authority Act|Subchapter 7 - Tolling|§ 27-76-708. Requirement that an operator of a motor vehicle pay a toll

 (a)  (1) Except as provided under subdivisions (a)(2) and (3) of this section, the operator of a vehicle that is driven or towed through a toll collection facility of a toll road owned by a regional mobility authority shall pay the proper toll.  (2) An authorized emergency vehicle is not required to pay a toll.  (3) A regional mobility authority may waive the requirement of the payment of a toll or may authorize the payment of a reduced toll for any vehicle or class of vehicles.    (b)  (1) A violation of this section is an administrative offense and a Class B misdemeanor.  (2) The regional mobility authority or its designee shall attempt collection of the unpaid toll through the administrative procedures under §§ 27-76-710 — 27-76-712 before pursuing prosecution under § 27-76-713.  (3) If the regional mobility authority or its designee is unable to collect an unpaid toll through administrative procedures, then the matter shall be transferred to the appropriate prosecuting attorney.
AR Code § 27-76-709 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 76 - Regional Mobility Authority Act|Subchapter 7 - Tolling|§ 27-76-709. Presumption that the registered owner was the operator

 Except as provided under §§ 27-76-711 and 27-76-712, there is a rebuttable presumption that the registered owner of the motor vehicle was the operator of the motor vehicle when the offense occurred.
AR Code § 27-76-710 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 76 - Regional Mobility Authority Act|Subchapter 7 - Tolling|§ 27-76-710. General administrative procedure for collection of an unpaid toll

 (a)  (1) The regional mobility authority or its designee may attempt to collect an unpaid toll under § 27-76-708 and an administrative fee to recover the cost of collecting the unpaid toll.  (2) The administrative fee shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100).  (3) The registered owner shall pay a separate toll and administrative fee for each occurrence of nonpayment under this subsection (a).    (b)  (1) Upon the occurrence of the offense of failure to pay a toll, the regional mobility authority or its designee shall issue to the registered owner of the motor vehicle a written notice of nonpayment of the toll.  (2) The notice of nonpayment shall:  (A) Include a statement of the amount of the toll charges and the amount of the administrative fee for which the registered owner of the motor vehicle is liable;  (B) Be sent by first-class mail to the registered owner's address as shown in the motor vehicle registration records maintained by the Department of Finance and Administration;  (C) Be sent not later than thirty (30) days after the date of the alleged failure to pay; and  (D) State that payment is not required until thirty (30) days after the date that the notice was mailed.
AR Code § 27-76-711 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 76 - Regional Mobility Authority Act|Subchapter 7 - Tolling|§ 27-76-711. Administrative procedure when the registered owner is a lessor

 (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.
AR Code § 27-76-712 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 76 - Regional Mobility Authority Act|Subchapter 7 - Tolling|§ 27-76-712. Administrative procedure when the registered owner is a transferor

 (a) If the registered owner of a motor vehicle that was mailed notice of nonpayment of a toll under this section transferred ownership of the vehicle to another person before the offense of an unpaid toll under § 27-76-708 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 transferor of the motor vehicle, the transferor shall submit to the regional mobility authority or its designee a bill of sale or supporting documentation for the transfer of ownership.  (2) The name and address of the person in which the motor vehicle was transferred shall be clearly legible on the documents provided to the regional mobility authority or its designee.    (c)  (1) If the transferor of the motor vehicle provides the required information within the prescribed period, the regional mobility authority or its designee shall send a notice of nonpayment to the transferee.  (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 transferee is liable;  (B) Be sent by first-class mail to the transferee's address as shown in the bill of sale or supporting documentation;  (C) Be sent not later than thirty (30) days after the date of receipt of the required information from the transferor; and  (D) State that payment is not required until thirty (30) days after the date that the notice was mailed.      (d) The transferee shall pay a separate toll and administrative fee for each event of nonpayment.
AR Code § 27-76-713 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 5 - Highways, Roads, And Streets|Chapter 76 - Regional Mobility Authority Act|Subchapter 7 - Tolling|§ 27-76-713. Prosecution of failure to pay tolls

 (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.
AR Code § 27-86-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 6 - Bridges And Ferries|Chapter 86 - Bridges|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 27-86-101. Interstate toll bridges authorized

 The State Highway Commission is authorized to maintain, in whole or in part, highway toll bridges across rivers or waters bordering the State of Arkansas as a part of the state highway system.
AR Code § 27-86-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 6 - Bridges And Ferries|Chapter 86 - Bridges|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 27-86-102. Mail carrier toll exemption

 All carriers of the United States mails over a designated route shall, if the route crosses a state-owned toll bridge, be exempt and relieved from the payment of toll for the privilege of using and crossing the bridge. This exemption shall apply only while the operator is engaged in the performance of his or her official duties as a mail carrier in the postal service of the United States government.
AR Code § 27-86-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 6 - Bridges And Ferries|Chapter 86 - Bridges|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 27-86-103. Lights on toll bridges

 (a) Provisions are made for the regulation of the number of lights or bulbs and the monthly and annual expenditures for electric lights on all toll bridges in the State of Arkansas.  (b)  (1) No toll bridge in the State of Arkansas shall have more than four (4) electric lights or bulbs, known as navigation lights, except as otherwise provided for by the federal government.  (2) Each bulb or light shall not be in excess of seventy-five (75) watts.  (3) One (1) bulb shall be placed in the center of each bridge at the open end of the toll bridge or bridges, just above or in the center of a sign or poster, which name shall appear and be read and be known as “TOLL BRIDGE”, and the bulb shall fully display the sign or poster at night of its purpose.  (4) The other end of the toll bridge where the toll house is located shall not have in excess of three (3) bulbs, one (1) in each driveway or on either side of the toll house, including one (1) inside the toll house or left to the discretion of the Chief Engineer of the Arkansas Department of Transportation.  (5) Should more lights or bulbs exist than those mentioned in this section, their installation shall be invalid and any person or persons installing more lights shall be responsible for their expense.
AR Code § 27-86-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 6 - Bridges And Ferries|Chapter 86 - Bridges|Subchapter 2 - Private Franchises|§ 27-86-201. Power to grant

 (a) The several county courts through whose counties run any watercourse, lake, bay, or swamp which may be too burdensome to bridge and keep in repair by the inhabitants thereof are fully empowered to grant privileges to persons to build toll bridges over or turnpikes or causeways along them, or through any overflowed or wetland, whenever the interest of the county or the traveling public shall in their discretion demand the improvement.  (b) No privilege or franchise for the construction of a toll bridge over any navigable stream shall be effective until consent is obtained by the federal government for the construction of the bridge.
AR Code § 27-86-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 6 - Bridges And Ferries|Chapter 86 - Bridges|Subchapter 2 - Private Franchises|§ 27-86-202. Control by county court

 (a) The county court shall have a general superintending control of bridges, turnpikes, and causeways mentioned in this subchapter and the rates or tolls to be charged.  (b) The county court shall compel the bridges, turnpikes, and causeways to be kept in good repair at all times.  (c) The county court is required to fix the rate of tolls for crossing any bridge, turnpike, or causeway which may be built under the provision of this subchapter, the rates to be based on a reasonable return on the amount invested, having regard for reasonable operating expenses and reasonable depreciation.  (d) If, after granting the franchise or privilege and the rate of tolls fixed, it shall be made to appear that the rates fixed are inadequate to yield a fair return upon the investment or that the rates yield more than a fair return upon the investment, the county court shall have the right to revise the tolls as justice may require.
AR Code § 27-86-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 6 - Bridges And Ferries|Chapter 86 - Bridges|Subchapter 2 - Private Franchises|§ 27-86-203. Application — Notice — Hearing

 (a) Upon application being made to the county court for the granting of a franchise or privilege as herein provided, the applicant shall give notice by publication in some newspaper in the county or counties where the toll bridge, turnpike, or causeway is situated, having a bona fide circulation therein, once a week for two (2) weeks. The notice shall set forth the fact that application has been made for the granting of the franchise or privilege and give the name of the stream to be bridged or the location of the turnpike or causeway, and the date when the petition will be heard by the county court, which notice may be in the following form:  (b) Upon the date named in the notice, unless the hearing is continued for cause, the court shall hear all interested parties and in the event the franchise or privilege is granted an order of the county court shall be made fixing the rates or tolls to be charged, which shall be entered of record.    “Notice is hereby given that application has been made to the County Court for the privilege of constructing a toll bridge, (turnpike or causeway as the case may be), which bridge, (turnpike or causeway) is located at in County, which petition will be heard by the county court on the day of , 20 , at the hour of , M. Name of applicant”   Click to view form.
AR Code § 27-86-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 6 - Bridges And Ferries|Chapter 86 - Bridges|Subchapter 2 - Private Franchises|§ 27-86-204. Appeal

 Any interested party or any citizen of the county or counties to be affected may appeal from any order of the county court or courts provided for herein at any time within thirty (30) days from the rendition of the judgment and not thereafter; in the event of an appeal, the case shall be tried de novo by the circuit court as other cases appealed from the county court.
AR Code § 27-86-205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 6 - Bridges And Ferries|Chapter 86 - Bridges|Subchapter 2 - Private Franchises|§ 27-86-205. Franchise exclusive — Exception

 (a) After conferring the privileges of this subchapter upon any person, no county court shall again have power to confer the same or like privileges upon any other person to the injury of him or her upon whom the privileges were first conferred.  (b) However, privileges or franchises shall not be exclusive and effective against any county, counties, or the state. All privileges or franchises granted hereunder shall be subject to the rights of the county, counties, or the state to condemn them and acquire the property and franchise by condemnation proceedings which shall be exercised under the right of eminent domain as the same is now exercised by railroad, telegraph, and telephone companies.
AR Code § 27-86-206 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 6 - Bridges And Ferries|Chapter 86 - Bridges|Subchapter 2 - Private Franchises|§ 27-86-206. State's condemnation authority

 (a) The State Highway Commission, with the approval of the Governor and Attorney General of the state, is vested with authority to sue in the name of the state for the condemnation of any bridge, turnpike, or causeway which in their judgment should be acquired by the state.  (b) County judges are vested with authority to enter suit for condemnation on relation of the county or counties affected.
AR Code § 27-86-207 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 6 - Bridges And Ferries|Chapter 86 - Bridges|Subchapter 2 - Private Franchises|§ 27-86-207. Damages upon condemnation by state

 (a) In the event condemnation proceedings are instituted as herein provided by any county, counties, or the state, for the condemnation of property and franchise or privilege, the future value of any privilege or franchise or any prospective profits shall not be considered as an element of damage in the condemnation and purchase of the property.  (b) The amount of compensation or damage shall not exceed the actual cost of the bridge, turnpike, or causeway, the site for it, necessary improvements, and the moneys expended on approaches leading to the bridge and a reasonable amount expended for promotion and financing, less actual depreciation.
AR Code § 27-86-208 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 6 - Bridges And Ferries|Chapter 86 - Bridges|Subchapter 2 - Private Franchises|§ 27-86-208. Privileges granted jointly by two counties — Appeals

 (a) Where the watercourse is on the boundary line between counties, the county courts of the counties may act jointly in granting the privileges and exercising the powers conferred by this subchapter.  (b) Publication of notice shall be made in each county.  (c) The circuit court first acquiring jurisdiction of an appeal from the order of either county court shall also have jurisdiction of all appeals from the order of the other county court, and appeals shall be at once transferred to the circuit court first acquiring jurisdiction.
AR Code § 27-86-209 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 6 - Bridges And Ferries|Chapter 86 - Bridges|Subchapter 2 - Private Franchises|§ 27-86-209. No franchise for toll bridge on state highway

 No franchise shall be granted to any person, firm, or corporation to operate a toll bridge on any road in the state highway system.