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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 2 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING (§§ 27-13-101 — 27-25-113) › Chapter 14 - UNIFORM MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION, CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, AND ANTITHEFT ACT (§§ 27-14-101 — 27-14-2401) › Subchapter 7 - REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 27-14-701 — 27-14-727) › Section 27-14-703 - Vehicles subject to registration - Exceptions

Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer when driven or moved upon a highway and every mobile home shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter except:
(1)
Any vehicle driven or moved upon a highway in conformance with the provisions of this chapter relating to manufacturers, transporters, dealers, lienholders, or nonresidents or under a temporary registration permit issued by the Office of Motor Vehicle as authorized in §
27-14-708
;
(2)
Any vehicle which is driven or moved upon a highway only for the purpose of crossing the highway from one (1) property to another;
(3)
(A)
Any implement of husbandry that is only incidentally operated or moved upon a highway whether or not it is subject to registration under this chapter.
(B)
Incidental use may be established by an affidavit of the owner of the implement of husbandry submitted to the Department of Finance and Administration along with payment of the gross receipts or use tax imposed on the implement of husbandry when the owner applies for and receives a certificate of title to the implement of husbandry.
(C)
The transportation of logs or timber upon a highway from the point of severance to a point in this state at which the logs or timber first undergo any processing, preparation for processing, conversion, or transformation from their natural or severed state shall not be incidental operation of the implement of husbandry upon a highway.
(D)
An affidavit to establish incidental use is not required if the implement of husbandry was originally manufactured as an implement of husbandry;
(4)
Any special mobile equipment as defined in §
27-14-104
;
(5)
Any vehicle which is propelled exclusively by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires, though not operated upon rails;
(6)
Manufactured homes or mobile homes for which the certificate of title has been cancelled under §
27-14-1603
; and
(7)
No certificates of title need be obtained for any vehicle of a type subject to registration owned by the United States Government.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 394,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1949, No. 142, § 32; 1973, No. 596, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-132; Acts 2005, No. 1991, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 2 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING (§§ 27-13-101 — 27-25-113) › Chapter 14 - UNIFORM MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION, CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, AND ANTITHEFT ACT (§§ 27-14-101 — 27-14-2401) › Subchapter 7 - REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 27-14-701 — 27-14-727) › Section 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 motor 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 motor 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 motor vehicles registered under the laws of, and owned by, residents of this state.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4530, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4529, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1931, No. 246, §§ 1, 2; Pope's Dig., §§ 6633, 6634; Acts 1941, No. 392, § 1; 1943, No. 143, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 75-238, 75-239; Acts 1993, No. 445, § 41; 2003, No. 832, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 2 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING (§§ 27-13-101 — 27-25-113) › Chapter 14 - UNIFORM MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION, CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, AND ANTITHEFT ACT (§§ 27-14-101 — 27-14-2401) › Subchapter 7 - REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 27-14-701 — 27-14-727) › Section 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 of Motor Vehicle, upon a proper showing, shall register the vehicle in this state but shall not issue a certificate of title for the vehicle.
Acts 1949, No. 142, § 34; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-134.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 2 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING (§§ 27-13-101 — 27-25-113) › Chapter 14 - UNIFORM MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION, CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, AND ANTITHEFT ACT (§§ 27-14-101 — 27-14-2401) › Subchapter 7 - REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 27-14-701 — 27-14-727) › Section 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 of Motor Vehicle.
Acts 1949, No. 142, § 35; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-135.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 2 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING (§§ 27-13-101 — 27-25-113) › Chapter 14 - UNIFORM MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION, CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, AND ANTITHEFT ACT (§§ 27-14-101 — 27-14-2401) › Subchapter 7 - REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 27-14-701 — 27-14-727) › Section 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.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 3092, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4532, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1965 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 38, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-282.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 2 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING (§§ 27-13-101 — 27-25-113) › Chapter 14 - UNIFORM MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION, CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, AND ANTITHEFT ACT (§§ 27-14-101 — 27-14-2401) › Subchapter 7 - REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 27-14-701 — 27-14-727) › Section 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 of Motor Vehicle 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 of Motor Vehicle 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.
Acts 1949, No. 142, § 36; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-136; Acts 2003, No. 854, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 2 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING (§§ 27-13-101 — 27-25-113) › Chapter 14 - UNIFORM MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION, CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, AND ANTITHEFT ACT (§§ 27-14-101 — 27-14-2401) › Subchapter 7 - REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 27-14-701 — 27-14-727) › Section 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.
Acts 1949, No. 142, § 37; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-137.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 2 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING (§§ 27-13-101 — 27-25-113) › Chapter 14 - UNIFORM MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION, CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, AND ANTITHEFT ACT (§§ 27-14-101 — 27-14-2401) › Subchapter 7 - REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 27-14-701 — 27-14-727) › Section 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 of Motor Vehicle, in any other manner it may deem desirable.
Acts 1949, No. 142, § 38; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-138; Acts 1997, No. 809, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 2 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING (§§ 27-13-101 — 27-25-113) › Chapter 14 - UNIFORM MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION, CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, AND ANTITHEFT ACT (§§ 27-14-101 — 27-14-2401) › Subchapter 7 - REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 27-14-701 — 27-14-727) › Section 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 of Motor Vehicle 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 of Motor Vehicle.
(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.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 448,§ 9, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1949, No. 142, § 39; 1981, No. 697, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-139; Acts 2007, No. 171, § 1; 2011, No. 335, §§ 2, 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 2 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING (§§ 27-13-101 — 27-25-113) › Chapter 14 - UNIFORM MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION, CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, AND ANTITHEFT ACT (§§ 27-14-101 — 27-14-2401) › Subchapter 7 - REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 27-14-701 — 27-14-727) › Section 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.
Acts 1949, No. 142, § 40; 1965 (2nd Ex. Sess.), No. 4, §§ 1, 3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 75-140, 75-140.1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 2 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING (§§ 27-13-101 — 27-25-113) › Chapter 14 - UNIFORM MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION, CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, AND ANTITHEFT ACT (§§ 27-14-101 — 27-14-2401) › Subchapter 7 - REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 27-14-701 — 27-14-727) › Section 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 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.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 2 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING (§§ 27-13-101 — 27-25-113) › Chapter 14 - UNIFORM MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION, CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, AND ANTITHEFT ACT (§§ 27-14-101 — 27-14-2401) › Subchapter 7 - REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 27-14-701 — 27-14-727) › Section 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)
(1)
Except as provided in subdivision (c)(2) of this section, 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.
(2)
However, if installed according to manufacturer specification or generally accepted installation practices, the following devices or the cargo the device is carrying may obscure a license plate on the vehicle:
(A)
A trailer hitch;
(B)
A trailer being towed by the motor vehicle;
(C)
A wheelchair lift or wheelchair carrier; or
(D)
A bicycle rack.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 538,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1949, No. 142, § 42; 1985, No. 1065, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-142; Acts 2001, No. 1378, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 2 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING (§§ 27-13-101 — 27-25-113) › Chapter 14 - UNIFORM MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION, CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, AND ANTITHEFT ACT (§§ 27-14-101 — 27-14-2401) › Subchapter 7 - REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 27-14-701 — 27-14-727) › Section 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 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).
Acts 1945, No. 117, §§ 1, 3; 1983, No. 178, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 75-226, 75-228; Acts 1999, No. 385, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 2 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING (§§ 27-13-101 — 27-25-113) › Chapter 14 - UNIFORM MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION, CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, AND ANTITHEFT ACT (§§ 27-14-101 — 27-14-2401) › Subchapter 7 - REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 27-14-701 — 27-14-727) › Section 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.
Acts 1949, No. 142, § 44; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-144.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 2 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING (§§ 27-13-101 — 27-25-113) › Chapter 14 - UNIFORM MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION, CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, AND ANTITHEFT ACT (§§ 27-14-101 — 27-14-2401) › Subchapter 7 - REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 27-14-701 — 27-14-727) › Section 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.
Acts 1949, No. 142, § 43; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-143.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 2 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING (§§ 27-13-101 — 27-25-113) › Chapter 14 - UNIFORM MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION, CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, AND ANTITHEFT ACT (§§ 27-14-101 — 27-14-2401) › Subchapter 7 - REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 27-14-701 — 27-14-727) › Section 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.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 448,§ 10, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1949, No. 142, § 46; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-146.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 2 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING (§§ 27-13-101 — 27-25-113) › Chapter 14 - UNIFORM MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION, CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, AND ANTITHEFT ACT (§§ 27-14-101 — 27-14-2401) › Subchapter 7 - REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 27-14-701 — 27-14-727) › Section 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.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 3093, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 448,§ 11, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1949, No. 142, § 47; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-147.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 2 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING (§§ 27-13-101 — 27-25-113) › Chapter 14 - UNIFORM MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION, CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, AND ANTITHEFT ACT (§§ 27-14-101 — 27-14-2401) › Subchapter 7 - REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATES OF TITLE (§§ 27-14-701 — 27-14-727) › Section 27-14-723 - Registration and license required upon presence in state - Definition

(a)
Within sixty (60) 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)
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 sixty (60) calendar days from the start of business in the state.
(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)
.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 41,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 41,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Acts 1993, No. 445, § 42; 1999, No. 912, § 2; 2009, No. 945, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 2 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING (§§ 27-13-101 — 27-25-113) › Chapter 14 - UNIFORM MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION, CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, AND ANTITHEFT ACT (§§ 27-14-101 — 27-14-2401) › Subchapter 8 - LIENS AND ENCUMBRANCES (§§ 27-14-801 — 27-14-807) › Section 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.
Acts 1949, No. 142, § 60; 1951, No. 208, § 1; 1959, No. 307, § 9; 1973, No. 596, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-160.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 2 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING (§§ 27-13-101 — 27-25-113) › Chapter 14 - UNIFORM MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION, CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, AND ANTITHEFT ACT (§§ 27-14-101 — 27-14-2401) › Subchapter 8 - LIENS AND ENCUMBRANCES (§§ 27-14-801 — 27-14-807) › Section 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; and
(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; and
(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.
Acts 1949, No. 142, § 60; 1951, No. 208, § 1; 1959, No. 307, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-160; Acts 1989, No. 251, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 2 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING (§§ 27-13-101 — 27-25-113) › Chapter 14 - UNIFORM MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION, CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, AND ANTITHEFT ACT (§§ 27-14-101 — 27-14-2401) › Subchapter 8 - LIENS AND ENCUMBRANCES (§§ 27-14-801 — 27-14-807) › Section 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 of Motor Vehicle 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 of Motor Vehicle as provided in this section as existing against the vehicle.
Acts 1949, No. 142, § 60; 1951, No. 208, § 1; 1959, No. 307, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-160.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 2 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING (§§ 27-13-101 — 27-25-113) › Chapter 14 - UNIFORM MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION, CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, AND ANTITHEFT ACT (§§ 27-14-101 — 27-14-2401) › Subchapter 8 - LIENS AND ENCUMBRANCES (§§ 27-14-801 — 27-14-807) › Section 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.
Acts 1949, No. 142, § 60; 1951, No. 208, § 1; 1959, No. 307, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-160.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 2 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING (§§ 27-13-101 — 27-25-113) › Chapter 14 - UNIFORM MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION, CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, AND ANTITHEFT ACT (§§ 27-14-101 — 27-14-2401) › Subchapter 8 - LIENS AND ENCUMBRANCES (§§ 27-14-801 — 27-14-807) › Section 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 of Motor Vehicle as shown by its endorsement thereon.
Acts 1981, No. 326, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-161; Acts 1991, No. 579, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 2 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING (§§ 27-13-101 — 27-25-113) › Chapter 14 - UNIFORM MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION, CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, AND ANTITHEFT ACT (§§ 27-14-101 — 27-14-2401) › Subchapter 8 - LIENS AND ENCUMBRANCES (§§ 27-14-801 — 27-14-807) › Section 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.
Acts 1981, No. 326, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-161; Acts 2005, No. 1991, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 2 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING (§§ 27-13-101 — 27-25-113) › Chapter 14 - UNIFORM MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION, CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, AND ANTITHEFT ACT (§§ 27-14-101 — 27-14-2401) › Subchapter 9 - TRANSFERS OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION (§§ 27-14-901 — 27-14-917) › Section 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.
Acts 1949, No. 142, § 56; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-156; Acts 1989, No. 939, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 2 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING (§§ 27-13-101 — 27-25-113) › Chapter 14 - UNIFORM MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION, CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, AND ANTITHEFT ACT (§§ 27-14-101 — 27-14-2401) › Subchapter 9 - TRANSFERS OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION (§§ 27-14-901 — 27-14-917) › Section 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 of Motor Vehicle 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
.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 3094, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1949, No. 142, § 48; 1955, No. 110, § 2; 1967, No. 465, § 23; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-148; Acts 1995, No. 268, § 3; 1999, No. 461, § 1; 1999, No. 1106, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 2 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING (§§ 27-13-101 — 27-25-113) › Chapter 14 - UNIFORM MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION, CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, AND ANTITHEFT ACT (§§ 27-14-101 — 27-14-2401) › Subchapter 9 - TRANSFERS OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION (§§ 27-14-901 — 27-14-917) › Section 27-14-903 - Registration by transferee - Title retention notes - Definition

(a)
(1)
The transferee of a new or used vehicle required by law to be registered shall apply for the registration of the vehicle within sixty (60) days after the date of the release of lien by a prior lienholder, as provided in §
27-14-909
, or sixty (60) days after the date of the transfer if no lien exists.
(2)
A vehicle shall not be operated upon a public street or highway for more than sixty (60) days after the release of lien by a prior lienholder, as provided in §
27-14-909
, or sixty (60) days after the transfer date if no lien exists, unless a valid registration plate is properly attached to the vehicle.
(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
.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 41,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2023.
Acts 1949, No. 142, § 49; 1971, No. 158, § 1; 1983, No. 252, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-149; Acts 1991, No. 737, § 1; 1995, No. 268, § 1; 1999, No. 1307, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 2 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING (§§ 27-13-101 — 27-25-113) › Chapter 14 - UNIFORM MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION, CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, AND ANTITHEFT ACT (§§ 27-14-101 — 27-14-2401) › Subchapter 9 - TRANSFERS OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION (§§ 27-14-901 — 27-14-917) › Section 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 of Motor Vehicle 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.
Acts 1949, No. 142, § 50; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-150; Acts 1989, No. 251, § 2; 1997, No. 998, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 2 - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING (§§ 27-13-101 — 27-25-113) › Chapter 14 - UNIFORM MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION, CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, AND ANTITHEFT ACT (§§ 27-14-101 — 27-14-2401) › Subchapter 9 - TRANSFERS OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION (§§ 27-14-901 — 27-14-917) › Section 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.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4533, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 448,§ 13, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1949, No. 142, § 53; 1971, No. 469, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-153; Acts 1989, No. 251, § 1; 1991, No. 293, § 1.