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AR Code § 27-14-723 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 2 - Motor Vehicle Registration and Licensing|Chapter 14 - Motor Vehicle Administration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Act|Subchapter 7 - Registration and Certificates of Title|§ 27-14-723. Registration and license required upon presence in state

 (a) Within thirty (30) calendar days of becoming a resident, a person who is a resident of this state shall obtain an Arkansas motor vehicle registration and license in order to operate a motor vehicle upon the streets and highways of this state.  (b) A nonresident person who has been physically present in this state for a period of six (6) months shall obtain an Arkansas motor vehicle registration and license in order to operate a motor vehicle upon the streets and highways of this state.  (c)  (1)  (A) As used in this subsection, “entity” means a firm, corporation, association, partnership, or organization that transacts or conducts business in Arkansas and has a place of business in Arkansas.  (B) “Entity” does not include a firm, corporation, association, partnership, or organization engaged in one (1) or more of the following:  (i) Governmental operations, including municipal, county, state, or federal operations;  (ii) Utility operation, maintenance, or repair;  (iii) Construction;  (iv) Natural resource exploration, production, or mining, including without limitation oil, gas, gravel, and timber; or  (v) Agricultural operations.      (2)  (A)  (i) An entity that transacts or conducts business in Arkansas and has a place of business in Arkansas shall register a motor vehicle considered a pleasure vehicle under § 27-14-601(a)(1) that the entity owns and uses in its business operations in the state with the Office of Motor Vehicle within thirty (30) calendar days from the start of business in the state.  (ii) If an entity began transacting or conducting business in the state before July 31, 2009, the entity shall have thirty (30) calendar days to comply with this subsection.    (B)  (i) If a court of competent jurisdiction finds that an entity has failed to comply with subdivision (c)(2)(A) of this section, the court may assess a civil penalty against the entity not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000).  (ii) Proof that an employee or owner of the entity was found guilty of a violation of subdivision (c)(2)(A) of this section shall establish a prima facie case that the entity failed to comply with subdivision (c)(2)(A) of this section.  (iii) A penalty assessed under this subdivision (c)(2)(B) shall become a lien against the property owned by the entity in the state.  (iv) An entity may appeal the assessment of a civil penalty under this subdivision (c)(2)(B) to a circuit court of competent jurisdiction.        (d) A person who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is found guilty of operating a motor vehicle that is not in compliance with this section is guilty of a violation and punishable as provided under § 5-4-201(c).
AR Code § 27-14-801 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 2 - Motor Vehicle Registration and Licensing|Chapter 14 - Motor Vehicle Administration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Act|Subchapter 8 - Liens and Encumbrances|§ 27-14-801. Compliance required

 No conditional sale contract, conditional lease, chattel mortgage, or other lien or encumbrance or title retention instrument upon a vehicle, of a type subject to registration under the laws of this state other than a lien dependent upon possession, is valid as against the creditors of an owner acquiring a lien by levy or attachment or subsequent purchasers or encumbrances, with or without notice, until the requirements of this subchapter have been complied with.
AR Code § 27-14-802 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 2 - Motor Vehicle Registration and Licensing|Chapter 14 - Motor Vehicle Administration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Act|Subchapter 8 - Liens and Encumbrances|§ 27-14-802. Application and documents

 (a) There shall be deposited with the Office of Motor Vehicle a copy of the instrument creating and evidencing a lien or encumbrance, which instrument is to be executed in the manner required by the laws of this state and accompanied by the certificate of title last issued for the vehicle.  (b) If a vehicle is subject to a security interest when brought into this state, the validity of the security interest is determined by the law of the jurisdiction where the vehicle was when the security interest attached, subject to the following:  (1) If the parties understood at the time the security interest attached that the vehicle would be kept in this state and it was brought into this state within thirty (30) days thereafter for purposes other than transportation through this state, the validity of the security interest in this state is determined by the law of this state;  (2) If the security interest was perfected under the law of the jurisdiction where the vehicle was when the security interest attached, the following rules apply:  (A) If the name of the lienholder is shown on an existing certificate of title issued by that jurisdiction, the lienholder’s security interest continues perfected in this state;  (B) If the name of the lienholder is not shown on an existing certificate of title issued by that jurisdiction, the security interest continues perfected in this state for four (4) months after a first certificate of title of the vehicle is issued in this state and also thereafter if, within the four-month period, it is perfected in this state. The security interest may also be perfected in this state after the expiration of the four-month period. In that case, perfection dates from the time of perfection in this state;    (3) If the security interest was not perfected under the law of the jurisdiction where the vehicle was when the security interest attached, it may be perfected in this state. In that case, perfection dates from the time of perfection in this state;  (4) A security interest may be perfected either under subdivision (b)(2)(B) of this section or subdivision (b)(3) of this section as provided in subsection (a) of this section.    (c) If the vehicle is of a type subject to registration under this chapter, but has not been registered and no certificate of title has been issued therefor, then the certified copy of the instrument creating the lien or encumbrance shall be accompanied by an application by the owner in usual form for an original registration and issuance of an original certificate of title. In every such event, the application shall be accompanied by any fees as provided in this chapter.
AR Code § 27-14-803 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 2 - Motor Vehicle Registration and Licensing|Chapter 14 - Motor Vehicle Administration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Act|Subchapter 8 - Liens and Encumbrances|§ 27-14-803. Filing and certification

 Upon receipt of application and documents as provided in this subchapter, the Office of Motor Vehicle shall file them, endorsing thereon the date and hour received at the central office of the Office of Motor Vehicle. When satisfied as to the genuineness and regularity of the application, the office shall issue a new certificate of title in usual form giving the name of the owner and a statement of all liens or encumbrances certified to the office as provided in this section as existing against the vehicle.
AR Code § 27-14-804 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 2 - Motor Vehicle Registration and Licensing|Chapter 14 - Motor Vehicle Administration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Act|Subchapter 8 - Liens and Encumbrances|§ 27-14-804. Index

 The Office of Motor Vehicle shall maintain an appropriate index of all lien, encumbrance, or title retention instruments filed as provided in this subchapter.
AR Code § 27-14-805 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 2 - Motor Vehicle Registration and Licensing|Chapter 14 - Motor Vehicle Administration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Act|Subchapter 8 - Liens and Encumbrances|§ 27-14-805. Constructive notice

 (a) The filing and issuance of a new certificate of title as provided in this chapter shall constitute constructive notice of all liens and encumbrances against the vehicle described therein to creditors of the owner, subsequent purchasers, and encumbrancers, except those liens as may be authorized by law dependent upon possession.  (b)  (1) In the event the documents referred to in § 27-14-802 are received and filed in the Office of Motor Vehicle within thirty (30) days after the date the documents were executed, the lien is deemed to have been perfected on the date of the execution of the documents.  (2) Otherwise, constructive notice shall date from the time of receipt and filing of the documents by the office as shown by its endorsement thereon.
AR Code § 27-14-806 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 2 - Motor Vehicle Registration and Licensing|Chapter 14 - Motor Vehicle Administration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Act|Subchapter 8 - Liens and Encumbrances|§ 27-14-806. Optional means of recording

 (a)  (1) At his or her option, a lienholder may:  (A) Record the lien:  (i) On the manufacturer's statement of origin;  (ii) On an existing certificate of title; or  (iii) If the Office of Motor Vehicle determines it is technologically and economically feasible to offer the ability to electronically record a lien, through the electronic lien recording database established by the Department of Finance and Administration; and    (B) File with the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration a certified copy of the instrument creating and evidencing the lien or encumbrance.    (2) In the case of implements of husbandry, mobile homes or manufactured homes as defined in § 27-14-104, and all-terrain vehicles as defined in § 27-21-102, at his or her option, a lienholder may:  (A) Record the lien on the manufacturer's statement of origin;  (B) Record the lien on an existing certificate of title;  (C) File with the division a certified copy of the instrument creating and evidencing the lien or encumbrance; or  (D) If the office determines it is technologically and economically feasible to offer the ability to electronically record a lien, record the lien through the electronic lien recording database established by the department.    (3) He or she shall remit therewith a fee of one dollar ($1.00) for each lien to be filed.  (4) The recording or filing shall constitute constructive notice of the lien against the vehicle described therein to creditors of the owner, subsequent purchasers, and encumbrances, except those liens that are by law dependent upon possession.  (5) A photocopy of the manufacturer's statement of origin or of an existing certificate of title or of ownership, showing the lien recorded thereon and certified as a true and correct copy by the party recording the lien, shall be sufficient evidence of the recording.    (b)  (1)  (A) The lien shall be deemed perfected and the constructive notice shall be effective from the date of the execution of the instrument creating and evidencing the lien or encumbrance if it is filed as authorized in this section within thirty (30) days after the date of the execution thereof.  (B) If the instrument is filed more than thirty (30) days after the date of the execution thereof, the lien shall be deemed perfected and the constructive notice shall date from the time of the filing of the instrument.    (2) However, the filing of a lien under the provisions of this section by the lienholder and the payment of the fee therefor shall in no way relieve any person of the obligation of paying the fee required by law for filing a lien to be evidenced on a certificate of title of a motor vehicle.
AR Code § 27-14-807 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 2 - Motor Vehicle Registration and Licensing|Chapter 14 - Motor Vehicle Administration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Act|Subchapter 8 - Liens and Encumbrances|§ 27-14-807. Methods exclusive — Exception

 (a) The methods provided in this subchapter of giving constructive notice of a lien or encumbrance upon a registered vehicle shall be exclusive except as to liens dependent upon possession and manufactured homes or mobile homes for which the certificate of title has been cancelled under § 27-14-1603.  (b) A security interest, lien, or encumbrance on a manufactured home or mobile home for which the certificate of title has been cancelled under § 27-14-1603 shall be obtained in the same manner used to perfect a security interest, lien, or encumbrance against other real property.  (c) Any lien, or encumbrance, or title retention instrument filed as provided in this subchapter, and any documents evidencing them, are exempted from the provisions of law which otherwise require or relate to the recording or filing of instruments creating or evidencing title retention or other liens or encumbrances upon vehicles of the types subject to registration under this chapter.
AR Code § 27-14-901 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 2 - Motor Vehicle Registration and Licensing|Chapter 14 - Motor Vehicle Administration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Act|Subchapter 9 - Transfers of Title and Registration|§ 27-14-901. Penalty

 (a) It shall be a Class C misdemeanor for any person to fail or neglect to enter the transferee's name on a properly endorsed certificate of title, or fail or neglect to properly endorse and deliver a certificate of title to a transferee or owner lawfully entitled thereto.  (b) Any person found to be in possession of a vehicle with an improperly assigned title which fails to identify the transferee must immediately establish ownership of the vehicle, register the vehicle, and pay the requisite fees, taxes, and penalties.
AR Code § 27-14-902 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 2 - Motor Vehicle Registration and Licensing|Chapter 14 - Motor Vehicle Administration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Act|Subchapter 9 - Transfers of Title and Registration|§ 27-14-902. Transfer or assignment by owner or lessee generally

 (a)  (1) Whenever the owner or lessee of a registered vehicle transfers or assigns his or her title, or interest thereto, the registration of the vehicle shall expire.  (2) The owner or lessee shall remove the license plate or plates therefrom.  (3)  (A) The owner or lessee may have the plate or plates assigned to another vehicle upon payment of the fees required by law and subject to the rules of the Office of Motor Vehicle.  (B) Whenever the owner or lessee elects to assign the plate or plates to a replacement vehicle, the owner may display the plate or plates on the replacement vehicle prior to registering the vehicle within the time permitted by § 27-14-903 provided that the owner has complied with § 27-14-701(c).      (b)  (1) The owner or lessee shall pay a transfer fee of one dollar ($1.00).  (2) If the fee for registering and licensing the vehicle to be registered is greater than the registration fee paid for the vehicle originally licensed, then the office shall, in addition, collect an amount equal to the excess payable for the vehicle to be registered.  (3) No refund will be due in the event that the fee for registering and licensing the vehicle to be registered is less than that represented by the license to be transferred.    (c) The owner or lessee shall pay any additional fee which shall be required under the registration laws of this state.  (d) The owner shall endorse an assignment and warranty of title upon the certificate of title for the vehicle, and he or she shall deliver the certificate of title to the purchaser or transferee at the time of delivery of the vehicle, except as provided in §§ 27-14-906 and 27-14-909.
AR Code § 27-14-903 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 2 - Motor Vehicle Registration and Licensing|Chapter 14 - Motor Vehicle Administration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Act|Subchapter 9 - Transfers of Title and Registration|§ 27-14-903. Registration by transferee — Title retention notes

 (a)  (1) The transferee of any new or used vehicle required by law to be registered shall apply for, or cause to be applied for, the registration thereof within thirty (30) days after the date of the release of lien by a prior lienholder, as provided in § 27-14-909, or thirty (30) days after the date of the transfer if no lien exists.  (2) No vehicle shall be operated upon a public street or highway for more than thirty (30) days after the release of lien by a prior lienholder, as provided in § 27-14-909, or thirty (30) days after the transfer date if no lien exists, unless a valid registration plate is properly attached thereto.    (b) A transferee shall at the same time present the certificate of title, endorsed and assigned as provided in § 27-14-902, to the Office of Motor Vehicle and make application for and obtain a new certificate of title for the vehicle, except as otherwise provided in §§ 27-14-904 and 27-14-907.  (c)  (1)  (A) It shall be unlawful for a dealer or other person who sells or finances the purchase of a vehicle subject to registration in this state to use a title retention note to secure his or her interest in the vehicle.  (B) As used in this section, a “title retention note” shall mean any instrument that grants the purchaser the right to possession and use of the vehicle, but withholds assignment of ownership on the existing certificate of title and its delivery to the purchaser, until full payment has been made by the purchaser, thereby thwarting the purchaser's ability to comply with subsection (b) of this section.    (2) It shall be a Class C misdemeanor for a motor vehicle dealer or other seller to fail to comply with the provisions of this subsection.    (d) This section is not intended to limit the rights of a lienholder to perfect or record his or her security interest in a motor vehicle pursuant to the provisions of §§ 27-14-802 and 27-14-806.
AR Code § 27-14-904 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 2 - Motor Vehicle Registration and Licensing|Chapter 14 - Motor Vehicle Administration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Act|Subchapter 9 - Transfers of Title and Registration|§ 27-14-904. Transfers to dealers

 (a) When the transferee of a used vehicle is a dealer who holds it for resale and lawfully operates it under dealers' number plates or does not drive the vehicle or permit it to be driven upon the highways, the dealer shall not be required to obtain a new registration for the vehicle or be required to forward the certificate of title to the Office of Motor Vehicle, but the dealer, upon transferring his or her title or interest to another person, shall execute and acknowledge an assignment and warranty of title upon the certificate of title and deliver it to the person to whom the transfer is made, except as provided in § 27-14-906.  (b) No one in this state other than a dealer licensed by the Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission as a dealer in new motor vehicles, shall enter an assignment, or reassignment, of ownership on a manufacturer's certificate of origin to a motor vehicle. Any dealer in this state not licensed by the commission as a dealer in new motor vehicles who acquires a motor vehicle through an assignment or reassignment of ownership on a manufacturer's certificate of origin shall deliver the manufacturer's certificate of origin to the office and apply for registration and issuance of a certificate of title to the motor vehicle as required by § 27-14-903. A first violation of this section by any person shall constitute a Class A misdemeanor. A second violation of this section by any person shall constitute a Class D felony. A licensed used motor vehicle dealer who violates the provisions of this section shall also be deemed to have violated the provisions of the Used Motor Vehicle Buyers Protection Act, § 23-112-601 et seq.
AR Code § 27-14-906 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 2 - Motor Vehicle Registration and Licensing|Chapter 14 - Motor Vehicle Administration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Act|Subchapter 9 - Transfers of Title and Registration|§ 27-14-906. Dealer and lienholder applications for registration and title certificates

 (a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration may permit lienholders and motor vehicle dealers to make applications for registration and certificates of title and to furnish them to the Office of Motor Vehicle on behalf of the purchaser of a new or used motor vehicle.  (b) The secretary shall promulgate reasonable rules to be complied with by motor vehicle dealers and lienholders in making application for registration and certificates of title on behalf of purchasers of new or used motor vehicles and may, if the secretary deems necessary, require the dealer or lienholder to post bond to ensure faithful compliance with the rules.  (c)  (1) Any motor vehicle dealer or lienholder who has been authorized by the secretary to prepare applications for registration and certificates of title with respect to new or used motor vehicles shall transmit the applications to the secretary and shall attach thereto a copy of any conditional sales contract, conditional lease, chattel mortgage, or other lien or encumbrance or title retention instrument upon the motor vehicle.  (2) Upon receipt of the documents under subdivision (c)(1) of this section, the secretary shall file a lien and encumbrance, as provided in § 27-14-801 et seq., which from the date of filing shall be notice of the lien or encumbrance.    (d) On issuing the registration and certificate of title, the secretary shall mail the registration to the owner and the title to the lienholder, or to the owner if no lien exists.  (e) If the failure of a motor vehicle dealer or other lienholder to comply with the provisions of § 27-14-802 or § 27-14-806 results in the motor vehicle dealer or lienholder holding an unperfected security interest in the motor vehicle, no action shall lie against the Department of Finance and Administration for any damages resulting from the failure to perfect a security interest.
AR Code § 27-14-908 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 27 - Transportation|Subtitle 2 - Motor Vehicle Registration and Licensing|Chapter 14 - Motor Vehicle Administration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Act|Subchapter 9 - Transfers of Title and Registration|§ 27-14-908. Assignment by lienholder

 (a) Any person holding a lien or encumbrance upon a vehicle, other than a lien dependent solely upon possession, may assign his or her title or interest in or to the vehicle to a person other than the owner without the consent of the owner, and without affecting the interest of the owner or the registration of the vehicle, but in such event, he or she shall give to the owner a written notice of the assignment.  (b) The Office of Motor Vehicle, upon receiving a certificate of title assigned by the holder of a lien or encumbrance shown thereon and giving the name and address of the assignee, shall issue a new certificate of title as upon an original application.