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AR Code § 27-14-704 (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|§ 27-14-704. Motor vehicles registered in foreign states

 (a) Any motor vehicle or motorcycle belonging to any person who is a nonresident of this state who has registered the motor vehicle or motorcycle in and who has complied with all the laws of the state, territory, District of Columbia, or any province or territory of Canada in which the owner resides with respect to the registration of motor vehicles and the display of registration numbers and who shall conspicuously display the registration number as required may be operated in this state as follows:  (1) If the motor vehicle is operated for the sole purpose of marketing farm products raised exclusively by the owner or other growers of the products associated with the owner in the raising of the farm products;  (2) A privately owned and duly registered motor vehicle not operated for hire but for the purpose of going to and from the owner's place of regular employment and the making of trips for the purchasing of goods, wares, and merchandise if the owner lives outside of this state;  (3)  (A) Any motor vehicle operated by a nonresident only making an occasional trip into this state shall have the right to make an occasional trip without the payment of any motor vehicle license fee to this state, if the motor vehicle is not operated for hire.  (B) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration may issue temporary permits without payment of license fees for motor vehicles operated for hire by a nonresident into and across the highways of this state when the vehicles are operated upon charters for casual, irregular, occasional, and nonscheduled sightseeing trips; and    (4) The secretary is authorized and empowered to enter into any agreement or issue any permit for the operation of any motor vehicles upon the highways of this state without payment of license fees when the vehicles are operated under and by the supervision of the proper authorities of the United States Army, United States Air Force, United States Navy, or United States Marine Corps during any period of emergency.    (b) The provisions of this section shall be operative as to a vehicle owned by a nonresident of this state only to the extent that under the laws of the state, territory, District of Columbia, or any province or territory of Canada, or other place of residence of the nonresident owner, like exemptions are granted to vehicles registered under the laws of, and owned by, residents of this state.
AR Code § 27-14-707 (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|§ 27-14-707. Application for specially constructed vehicles, reconstructed vehicles, or foreign vehicles

 (a)  (1) In the event the vehicle to be registered is a specially constructed vehicle, reconstructed vehicle, or foreign vehicle, that fact shall be stated in the application.  (2) With reference to every foreign vehicle which has been registered previously outside of this state, the owner shall surrender to the Office of Motor Vehicle all registration plates, registration cards, and certificates of title, or other evidence of foreign registration as may be in his or her possession or under his or her control, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section.    (b) Where in the course of interstate operation of a vehicle registered in another state it is desirable to retain registration of the vehicle in the other states, the applicant need not surrender, but shall submit for inspection, evidence of foreign registration, and the office, upon a proper showing, shall register the vehicle in this state but shall not issue a certificate of title for the vehicle.
AR Code § 27-14-708 (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|§ 27-14-708. Temporary permit pending registration

 The Office of Motor Vehicle, at its discretion, may grant a temporary permit to operate a vehicle for which application for registration and certificate of title has been made where the application is accompanied by the proper fee, pending action upon the application by the office.
AR Code § 27-14-709 (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|§ 27-14-709. Half-year license

 Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any motor vehicle for which the annual registration and licensing fee is one hundred dollars ($100) or more, for any twelve-month licensing period, may be licensed for the first six (6) months of the annual licensing period, upon payment of one-half (½) of the annual registration and licensing fee, plus an additional fee of five dollars ($5.00) to defray the administrative cost of issuing the half-year license, under such rules as the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration may promulgate.
AR Code § 27-14-710 (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|§ 27-14-710. Grounds for refusing registration or certificate of title

 The Office of Motor Vehicle shall refuse registration or issuance of a certificate of title or any transfer of registration upon any of the following grounds:   (1) That the application contains any false or fraudulent statement or that the applicant has failed to furnish required information or reasonable additional information requested by the office or that the applicant is not entitled to the issuance of a certificate of title or registration of the vehicle under this chapter;  (2) That the office has reasonable grounds to believe that the vehicle is a stolen or embezzled vehicle or that the granting of registration or the issuance of a certificate of title would constitute a fraud against the rightful owner or other person having valid lien upon the vehicle;  (3) That the registration of the vehicle stands suspended or revoked for any reason as provided in the motor vehicle laws of this state;  (4) That the required fee has not been paid; or  (5) That the owner of a commercial motor vehicle has had his or her authority to operate denied or suspended by the United States Department of Transportation for safety-related violations.
AR Code § 27-14-711 (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|§ 27-14-711. Examination of registration records and index of stolen and recovered vehicles

 The Office of Motor Vehicle, upon receiving application for original registration of a vehicle or any certificate of title, shall first check the engine and serial number, or other identifying number, shown in the application against the indexes of registered motor vehicles and against the index of stolen and recovered motor vehicles required to be maintained by this chapter.
AR Code § 27-14-712 (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|§ 27-14-712. Registration indexes

 The Office of Motor Vehicle shall file each application received and, when satisfied as to the genuineness and regularity thereof and that the applicant is entitled to register the vehicle and to the issuance of a certificate of title, shall register the vehicle therein described and keep a record thereof in suitable methods which ensure that the records will be available as follows:   (1) Under a distinctive registration number assigned to the vehicle;  (2) Alphabetically, under the name of the owner;  (3) Under the vehicle identification number, if available, otherwise any other identifying number of the vehicle; and  (4) In the discretion of the office, in any other manner it may deem desirable.
AR Code § 27-14-713 (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|§ 27-14-713. Issuance of registration certificates and certificates of title

 (a) The Office of Motor Vehicle, upon registering a vehicle, shall issue a registration certificate and a certificate of title. The registration certificate and the certificate of title shall be of a type which, as nearly as possible, prevents the document from being altered, counterfeited, duplicated, or simulated without ready detection.  (b)  (1) The registration certificate shall be delivered to the owner and shall display the date issued, the name and address of the owner, the registration number assigned to the vehicle, and the description of the vehicle as determined by the Office of Motor Vehicle.  (2) Upon the reverse side it shall contain a form for endorsement of notice to the office upon transfer of the vehicle.    (c)  (1)  (A) The certificate of title shall contain upon its face the identical information required upon the face of the registration certificate.  (B) In addition, it shall contain:  (i) A statement of the owner's title;  (ii) A statement of all liens and encumbrances on the vehicle therein described;  (iii) A statement as to whether possession is held by the owner under a lease, contract of conditional sale, or other like agreement; and  (iv) If a certificate of title is issued as a certificate of title with beneficiary, the information required under § 27-14-727.      (2) The certificate shall bear the seal of the office.    (d)  (1) The certificate of title shall contain upon the front side a space for the signature of the owner, and the owner shall write his or her name with pen and ink in the space upon receipt of the certificate, except when a surviving owner or a beneficiary applies for a new title under § 27-14-727.  (2) The certificate shall also contain upon the reverse side forms for assignment of title or interest and warranty thereof by the owner, with space for notation of liens and encumbrances upon the vehicle at the time of a transfer.    (e)  (1) The certificate of title shall be delivered to the owner in the event no lien or encumbrance appears thereon.  (2) Otherwise, the certificate of title shall be delivered either to the person holding the first lien or encumbrance upon the vehicle as shown in the certificate or to the person named to receive it in the application for the certificate.
AR Code § 27-14-714 (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|§ 27-14-714. Registration certificate to be signed, carried, and exhibited on demand

 (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.
AR Code § 27-14-715 (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|§ 27-14-715. Issuance of license plates

 (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 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.
AR Code § 27-14-716 (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|§ 27-14-716. Display of license plates generally

 (a)  (1) License plates issued for a motor vehicle other than a motorcycle shall be attached thereto, one (1) in the front and the other in the rear.  (2)  (A) When one (1) plate is issued, it shall be attached to the rear.  (B) License plates for trucks of one-ton capacity or larger may be displayed either on the front or rear of the vehicle.  (C) The license plate issued for a motorcycle required to be registered under this chapter shall be attached to the rear thereof.      (b) Every license plate shall, at all times, be securely fastened in a horizontal position to the vehicle for which it is issued so as to prevent the plate from swinging and at a height of not less than twelve inches (12") from the ground, measuring from the bottom of the plate, in a place and position to be clearly visible and shall be maintained free from foreign materials and in a condition to be clearly legible.  (c) Placing any type of cover over a license plate which makes the license plate more difficult to read or which reduces the reflective properties of the license plate is prohibited.
AR Code § 27-14-717 (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|§ 27-14-717. License plates for proper year alone to be displayed — Exception

 (a) There shall not be displayed on motor vehicles, trailers, or semitrailers any other motor vehicle license plates or other means of identification of the payment of the proper motor vehicle license fee other than that which has been issued for display and identification purposes at the proper time intended by the laws of the various states for such display and identification.  (b)  (1) The display of subsequent year license plates shall be strictly limited to those vehicles for which there have been purchased license plates for the current registration period.  (2) Nothing in this subsection (b) shall be construed so as to permit the operation of a motor vehicle on the streets and highways of Arkansas without the owner's having paid all registration fees applicable for the period of operation.    (c) Any person driving a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer in violation of this section shall, upon conviction, be fined in any sum not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than ten dollars ($10.00).
AR Code § 27-14-718 (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|§ 27-14-718. Application for renewal of registration

 Application for renewal of a vehicle registration shall be made by the owner, upon proper application and by payment of the registration fee for the vehicle, as provided by law.
AR Code § 27-14-719 (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|§ 27-14-719. No renewal of certificates of title

 Certificates of title need not be renewed annually but shall remain valid until cancelled by the Office of Motor Vehicle for cause or upon a transfer of any interest shown therein.
AR Code § 27-14-720 (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|§ 27-14-720. Lost or damaged certificates and plates

 (a) In the event any registration certificate or license plate is lost, mutilated, or becomes illegible, the owner or legal representative or successor in interest of the owner of the vehicle for which it was issued, as shown by the records of the Office of Motor Vehicle, shall immediately make application to the office for, and may obtain, a duplicate or a substitute or a new registration under a new registration number, as determined to be most advisable by the office, upon the applicant's furnishing information satisfactory to the office.  (b)  (1)  (A) In the event any certificate of title is lost, mutilated, or becomes illegible, the owner or legal representative or successor in interest of the owner of the vehicle for which it was issued, as shown by the records of the office, shall immediately make application to the office for and may obtain a duplicate if the conditions of this subdivision (b)(1) are satisfied.  (B) The following information shall be included in the application:  (i) The year, make, model, vehicle identification number, and body style of the vehicle;  (ii)  (a) The name of a lienholder; and  (b) A release if the applicant claims that the lien has been released; and    (iii) Other information required by the office.    (C) The fee for a duplicate title shall accompany the application.  (D) The office may issue a duplicate title without notice if the records of the office do not show that a lien exists against the vehicle.  (E)  (i)  (a) The office shall mail notice to a lienholder shown in the records of the office at the address shown in the records for the lienholder.  (b) The notice shall state that the lienholder must respond to the office within ten (10) business days from the date of the notice if the lien has not been released, or the duplicate title will be issued without recording the lien.    (ii)  (a) At the earlier of the time the lienholder responds indicating that the lien has been released or the expiration of the time for response by the lienholder, the office may issue a duplicate title without recording the name of the lienholder.  (b) If the lienholder responds within the time for response indicating that the lien has not been released, the office may issue a duplicate that places the name of the lienholder on the duplicate title.    (iii) The notice required under this subdivision (b)(1)(E) shall not apply to a motor vehicle dealer approved by the Department of Finance and Administration.      (2) Upon issuance of any duplicate certificate of title, the previous certificate last issued shall be void.
AR Code § 27-14-721 (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|§ 27-14-721. Assignment of new identifying numbers

 (a) The Office of Motor Vehicle is authorized to assign a distinguishing number to a motor vehicle whenever the serial number on the motor vehicle is destroyed or obliterated and to issue to the owner a special plate bearing the distinguishing number, which shall be affixed to the motor vehicle in a position to be determined by the Office of Motor Vehicle.  (b) The motor vehicle shall be registered under the distinguishing number in lieu of the former serial number.
AR Code § 27-14-722 (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|§ 27-14-722. Change of engines

 The Office of Motor Vehicle may adopt and enforce such registration rules as are necessary and compatible with the public interest with respect to the change or substitution of one engine in place of another in any motor vehicle.