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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 19 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT (§§ 27-19-101 — 27-19-721) › Subchapter 6 - SECURITY FOLLOWING ACCIDENT (§§ 27-19-601 — 27-19-621) › Section 27-19-611 - Duration of suspension

Unless a suspension is terminated under other provisions of this subchapter, any order of suspension by the Office of Driver Services under this subchapter shall remain in effect and no license shall be renewed for or issued to any person whose license is so suspended and no registration shall be renewed for or issued to any person whose vehicle registration is so suspended until:
(1)
The person shall deposit or there shall be deposited on his or her behalf the security required under this subchapter; or
(2)
(A)
One (1) year shall have elapsed following the date of the suspension, and evidence satisfactory to the Office of Driver Services has been filed with it that during the period no action for damages arising out of the accident resulting in the suspension has been instituted.
(B)
(i)
An affidavit of the applicant that no action at law for damages arising out of the accident has been filed against him or her or, if filed, that it is not still pending shall be prima facie evidence of that fact.
(ii)
The Office of Driver Services may take whatever steps are necessary to verify the statement set forth in any affidavit.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 35; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1435.
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 19 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT (§§ 27-19-101 — 27-19-721) › Subchapter 6 - SECURITY FOLLOWING ACCIDENT (§§ 27-19-601 — 27-19-621) › Section 27-19-612 - Agreements for payment of damages

(a)
Any two (2) or more of the persons involved in, or affected by, an accident as described in §
27-19-601
may, at any time, enter into a written agreement for the payment of an agreed amount with respect to all claims of any of such persons because of bodily injury or death or property damage arising from the accident, which may provide for payment in installments, and may file a signed copy thereof with the Office of Driver Services.
(b)
In the event any such written agreement is filed with the Office of Driver Services, the Office of Driver Services shall not require the deposit of security and shall terminate any prior order of suspension, or, if security has previously been deposited, the Office of Driver Services shall immediately return the security to the depositor or his or her personal representative.
(c)
(1)
In the event of a default in any payment under the agreement and upon notice of default within one (1) year, the Office of Driver Services shall take action suspending the license or the registration or both the license and registration of the person in default as would be appropriate in the event of failure of the person to deposit security when required under this subchapter.
(2)
The suspension shall remain in effect and the license or registration shall not be restored unless and until:
(A)
Security is deposited as required under this subchapter in such amount as the Office of Driver Services may then determine is required under this subchapter;
(B)
When, following any such default and suspension, the person in default has paid the balance of the agreed amount; or
(C)
One (1) year has elapsed following the effective date of the suspension, and evidence satisfactory to the Office of Driver Services has been filed with the Office of Driver Services that during that period no action at law upon the agreement has been instituted and is pending.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 32; 1975, No. 1007, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1432; Acts 1993, No. 912, § 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 19 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT (§§ 27-19-101 — 27-19-721) › Subchapter 6 - SECURITY FOLLOWING ACCIDENT (§§ 27-19-601 — 27-19-621) › Section 27-19-613 - Release from liability

(a)
A person shall be relieved from the requirement for deposit of security for the benefit or protection of another person injured or damaged in the accident in the event he or she is released from liability by the other person.
(b)
A covenant not to sue shall relieve the parties thereto as to each other from the security requirements of this subchapter.
(c)
In the event the Office of Driver Services determines the injuries or damage to any minor is less than the amount required for depositing security for an accident under §
27-19-601
, the Office of Driver Services may accept, for the purposes of this subchapter only, evidence of a release from liability executed by a natural guardian or a legal guardian on behalf of the minor without the approval of any court or judge.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 30; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1430; Acts 1993, No. 912, § 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 19 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT (§§ 27-19-101 — 27-19-721) › Subchapter 6 - SECURITY FOLLOWING ACCIDENT (§§ 27-19-601 — 27-19-621) › Section 27-19-614 - Adjudication of nonliability

A person shall be relieved from the requirement for deposit of security in respect to a claim for injury or damage arising out of the accident in the event the person has been finally adjudicated not to be liable in respect to such claim.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 31; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1431.
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 19 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT (§§ 27-19-101 — 27-19-721) › Subchapter 6 - SECURITY FOLLOWING ACCIDENT (§§ 27-19-601 — 27-19-621) › Section 27-19-615 - Payment upon judgment

The payment of a judgment arising out of an accident or the payment upon the judgment of an amount equal to the maximum amount which could be required for deposit under this subchapter shall, for the purposes of this subchapter, release the judgment debtor from the liability evidenced by the judgment.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 33; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1433.
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 19 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT (§§ 27-19-101 — 27-19-721) › Subchapter 6 - SECURITY FOLLOWING ACCIDENT (§§ 27-19-601 — 27-19-621) › Section 27-19-616 - Termination of security requirements

(a)
The Office of Driver Services, if satisfied as to the existence of any fact which under §§
27-19-612
-
27-19-615
would entitle a person to be relieved from the security requirements of this subchapter, shall not require the deposit of security by the person so relieved from the requirements and shall terminate any prior order of suspension in regard to the person, or, if security has previously been deposited by the person, the Office of Driver Services shall immediately return the deposit to him or her or to his or her personal representative.
(b)
If any person under suspension has received a settlement from the adverse party or his or her liability insurance carrier reimbursing him or her for his or her property damages and personal injuries, then the Office of Driver Services shall not suspend his or her license and registration, and if his or her license and registration have been suspended, they shall be reinstated, and, if any such person has deposited security with the Office of Driver Services and a settlement is subsequently made, he or she shall be entitled to the return of his or her security deposit upon proof satisfactory to the Office of Driver Services of the settlement.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 34; 1959, No. 60, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1434.
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 19 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT (§§ 27-19-101 — 27-19-721) › Subchapter 6 - SECURITY FOLLOWING ACCIDENT (§§ 27-19-601 — 27-19-621) › Section 27-19-617 - Disposition of security

(a)
Security provided under this subchapter shall be applicable and available only for:
(1)
The payment of any settlement agreement covering any claim arising out of the accident upon instruction of the person who made the deposit; or
(2)
The payment of a judgment rendered against the person required to make the deposit for damages arising out of the accident in an action at law begun not later than one (1) year after the deposit of the security, or within one (1) year after the date of deposit of any security following failure to make payments under an agreement to pay.
(b)
Every distribution of funds from the security deposits shall be subject to the limits of the amounts required under this subchapter.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 40; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1440; Acts 1993, No. 912, § 6.
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 19 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT (§§ 27-19-101 — 27-19-721) › Subchapter 6 - SECURITY FOLLOWING ACCIDENT (§§ 27-19-601 — 27-19-621) › Section 27-19-618 - Return of deposit

(a)
Upon the expiration of one (1) year from the date of any deposit of security, any security remaining on deposit shall be returned to the person who made the deposit, or to his or her personal representative, if an affidavit or other evidence satisfactory to the Office of Driver Services has been filed with it that:
(1)
No action for damages arising out of the accident for which deposit was made is pending against any person on whose behalf the deposit was made; and
(2)
There does not exist any unpaid judgment rendered against any person in such an action.
(b)
Subsection (a) of this section shall not be construed to limit the return of any deposit of security under any other provision of this subchapter authorizing the return.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 41; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1441.
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 19 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT (§§ 27-19-101 — 27-19-721) › Subchapter 6 - SECURITY FOLLOWING ACCIDENT (§§ 27-19-601 — 27-19-621) › Section 27-19-619 - Forfeiture when not claimed within certain period

(a)
(1)
Whenever any person shall be required to deposit security for the payment of damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident as described in this chapter and the requirement for the depositing of the security is terminated, the Office of Driver Services shall, by ordinary mail at his or her last known address, notify the person within ninety (90) days that he or she may claim the deposit.
(2)
(A)
If the person fails to claim the deposit within five (5) years from the date of the termination of the requirement for the deposit of the security, then the amount so deposited shall be forfeited to the State of Arkansas.
(B)
Any and all amounts forfeited shall be deposited into the State Treasury to the credit of the General Revenue Fund Account of the State Apportionment Fund.
(3)
Not less than ninety (90) days before the expiration of the five-year period, the Office of Driver Services shall notify the owner of the deposit by certified or registered mail at his or her last known address that unless he or she claims the deposit within ninety (90) days, it shall be forfeited to the state.
(b)
If any person whose deposit of security is forfeited pursuant to this section makes request therefor and furnishes to the Office of Driver Services satisfactory proof that he or she was an active member of the United States Armed Forces at the time of the forfeiture, the Office of Driver Services shall by memorandum so notify the Auditor of State, and the amount of the forfeited deposit shall be paid to the depositor upon voucher and warrant drawn upon and payable from any funds appropriated for miscellaneous tax refunds.
Acts 1969, No. 296, § 1; 1975, No. 1007, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1441.1.
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 19 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT (§§ 27-19-101 — 27-19-721) › Subchapter 6 - SECURITY FOLLOWING ACCIDENT (§§ 27-19-601 — 27-19-621) › Section 27-19-620 - Corrective administrative action

(a)
Whenever the Office of Driver Services has taken any action or has failed to take any action under this subchapter by reason of having received erroneous information or by reason of having received insufficient information, then correcting information may be submitted within one (1) year of the accident, if an accident report has been filed, whereupon the Office of Driver Services shall take appropriate action to carry out the purposes and effect of this chapter.
(b)
Subsection (a) of this section shall not, however, be deemed to require the Office of Driver Services to either redetermine the amount of any deposit required under this subchapter or to act upon any accident report not filed pursuant to §§
27-19-501
and
27-19-509
.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 38; 1975, No. 1007, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1438; Acts 1993, No. 912, § 7.
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 19 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT (§§ 27-19-101 — 27-19-721) › Subchapter 6 - SECURITY FOLLOWING ACCIDENT (§§ 27-19-601 — 27-19-621) › Section 27-19-621 - Matters not to be evidence in civil actions

The report required following an accident, the action taken by the Office of Driver Services pursuant to this chapter, the findings, if any, of the Office of Driver Services upon which the action is based, and the security filed as provided in this chapter shall not be referred to in any way, and shall not be any evidence of the negligence or due care of either party, at the trial of any civil action to recover damages.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 42; 1975, No. 1007, § 10; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1442.
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 19 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT (§§ 27-19-101 — 27-19-721) › Subchapter 7 - PROOF OF FUTURE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 27-19-701 — 27-19-721) › Section 27-19-701 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Judgment" means any judgment which shall have become final by expiration without appeal of the time within which an appeal might have been perfected, or by final affirmation on appeal, rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction of any state or of the United States, upon a cause of action arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of any vehicle of a type subject to registration under the laws of this state, for damages, including damages for care and loss of services, because of bodily injury to or death of any person, or for damages because of injury to or destruction of property, including the loss of use thereof, or upon a cause of action on an agreement of settlement for damages;
(2)
(A)
"Proof of financial responsibility for the future" means proof of ability to respond in damages for liability, on account of accidents occurring subsequently to the effective date of the proof, arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of a vehicle of a type subject to registration under the laws of this state, in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) because of bodily injury to or death of one (1) person in any one (1) accident, and subject to the limit for one (1) person, in the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) because of bodily injury to or death of two (2) or more persons in any one (1) accident, and in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one (1) accident.
(B)
Wherever used in this subchapter, the terms "proof of financial responsibility" or "proof" shall be synonymous with the term "proof of financial responsibility for the future"; and
(3)
"State" means any state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or any province or territory of Canada.
Acts 1953, No. 347, §§ 44, 45; 1959, No. 307, § 19; 1981, No. 478, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 75-1444, 75-1445; Acts 1999, No. 1527, § 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 19 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT (§§ 27-19-101 — 27-19-721) › Subchapter 7 - PROOF OF FUTURE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 27-19-701 — 27-19-721) › Section 27-19-702 - Applicability

The provisions of this subchapter requiring the deposit of proof of financial responsibility for the future, subject to certain exemptions, shall apply with respect to persons who have been convicted of or forfeited bail for certain offenses under motor vehicle laws or who have failed to pay judgments upon causes of action arising out of ownership, maintenance, or use of vehicles of a type subject to registration under the laws of this state.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 43; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1443.
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 19 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT (§§ 27-19-101 — 27-19-721) › Subchapter 7 - PROOF OF FUTURE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 27-19-701 — 27-19-721) › Section 27-19-703 - Suspension or revocation of license for conviction or bail forfeiture - Exceptions

(a)
Whenever, under any law of this state, the license of any person is suspended or revoked by reason of a conviction or a forfeiture of bail, the Office of Driver Services shall suspend the registration of all vehicles registered in the name of the person as owner, except that:
(1)
If the owner has previously given or shall immediately give and thereafter maintains proof of financial responsibility for the future with respect to all vehicles registered by the person as the owner, the Office of Driver Services shall not suspend the registration unless otherwise required by law; or
(2)
If a conviction arose out of the operation, with permission, of a vehicle owned by or leased to the United States, this state, or any political subdivision of this state, or a municipality thereof, the Office of Driver Services shall suspend or revoke the license only with respect to the operation of vehicles not so owned or leased and shall not suspend the registration of any vehicle so owned or leased.
(b)
The suspension or revocation required in subsection (a) of this section shall remain in effect and the Office of Driver Services shall not issue to the person any new or renewal of license or register or reregister in the name of the person as owner any vehicle until permitted under the motor vehicle laws of this state, and not then unless and until the person shall give and thereafter maintain proof of financial responsibility for the future.
Acts 1953, No. 347, §§ 46, 47; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 75-1446, 75-1447.
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 19 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT (§§ 27-19-101 — 27-19-721) › Subchapter 7 - PROOF OF FUTURE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 27-19-701 — 27-19-721) › Section 27-19-704 - Action as to unlicensed person

If a person has no license, but by final order or judgment is convicted of or forfeits any bail or collateral deposited to secure an appearance for trial for any offense requiring the suspension or revocation of license or for driving a motor vehicle upon the highways without being licensed to do so or for driving an unregistered vehicle upon the highways, no license shall be thereafter issued to the person and no vehicle shall continue to be registered or thereafter be registered in the name of the person as owner unless he or she shall give and thereafter maintain proof of financial responsibility for the future.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 48; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1448.
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 19 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT (§§ 27-19-101 — 27-19-721) › Subchapter 7 - PROOF OF FUTURE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 27-19-701 — 27-19-721) › Section 27-19-705 - Action as to nonresidents

(a)
Whenever the Office of Driver Services suspends or revokes a nonresident's operating privilege by reason of a conviction or forfeiture of bail, the privilege shall remain so suspended or revoked unless the person shall have previously given or shall immediately give and thereafter maintain proof of financial responsibility for the future.
(b)
If the defendant named in any certified copy of a judgment reported to the Office of Driver Services is a nonresident, the Office of Driver Services shall transmit a certified copy of the judgment to the official in charge of the issuance of licenses and registrations of the state of which the defendant is a resident.
Acts 1953, No. 347, §§ 49, 51; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 75-1449, 75-1451.
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 19 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT (§§ 27-19-101 — 27-19-721) › Subchapter 7 - PROOF OF FUTURE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 27-19-701 — 27-19-721) › Section 27-19-706 - Courts to report nonpayment of judgments

(a)
Whenever any person fails within thirty (30) days to satisfy any judgment in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000), then, upon the written request of the judgment creditor or his or her attorney, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the court, or of the judge of a court which has no clerk, in which the judgment is rendered within this state to forward to the Office of Driver Services a certified copy of the judgment.
(b)
The certified copy shall contain information sufficient for the Office of Driver Services to determine if the judgment shall apply to this subchapter.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 50; 1973, No. 585, § 4; 1975, No. 1007, § 11; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1450; Acts 1991, No. 721, § 3; 2007, No. 673, § 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 19 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT (§§ 27-19-101 — 27-19-721) › Subchapter 7 - PROOF OF FUTURE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 27-19-701 — 27-19-721) › Section 27-19-708 - Effect of discharge in bankruptcy

Upon receipt by the Office of Driver Services of proper notification from the bankruptcy court, a discharge in bankruptcy following the rendering of any judgment shall relieve the judgment debtor from any of the requirements of this subchapter.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 57; 1975, No. 1007, § 13; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1457.
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 19 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT (§§ 27-19-101 — 27-19-721) › Subchapter 7 - PROOF OF FUTURE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 27-19-701 — 27-19-721) › Section 27-19-709 - Payments sufficient to satisfy judgments

(a)
Judgments shall, for the purpose of this chapter only, be deemed satisfied when:
(1)
Twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of bodily injury to or death of one (1) person as the result of any one (1) accident;
(2)
Subject to a limit of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) because of bodily injury to or death of one (1) person, the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of bodily injury to or death of two (2) or more persons as the result of any one (1) accident; or
(3)
Twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of injury to or destruction of property of others as a result of any one (1) accident.
(b)
Payments made in settlements of any claims because of bodily injury, death, or property damage arising from the accident shall be credited in reduction of the amounts provided for in this section.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 58; 1959, No. 307, § 20; 1981, No. 478, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1458; Acts 1999, No. 1527, § 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 19 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT (§§ 27-19-101 — 27-19-721) › Subchapter 7 - PROOF OF FUTURE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 27-19-701 — 27-19-721) › Section 27-19-710 - Payment in installments

(a)
A judgment debtor, upon due notice to the judgment creditor, may apply to the court in which the judgment was rendered for the privilege of paying the judgment in installments, and the court, in its discretion and without prejudice to any other legal remedies which the judgment creditor may have, may so order and fix the amounts and times of payment of the installments.
(b)
The Office of Driver Services shall not suspend a license, registration, or nonresident's operating privilege and shall restore any license, registration, or nonresident's operating privilege suspended following nonpayment of a judgment, when the judgment debtor gives proof of financial responsibility and obtains an order permitting the payment of the judgment in installments, and while the payment of any installments is not in default.
(c)
In the event the judgment debtor fails to pay any installment as specified by the order, then, upon notice of default, the Office of Driver Services shall forthwith suspend the license, registration, or nonresident's operating privilege of the judgment debtor until the judgment is satisfied, as provided in this chapter.
Acts 1953, No. 347, §§ 59, 60; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 75-1459, 75-1460.
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 19 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT (§§ 27-19-101 — 27-19-721) › Subchapter 7 - PROOF OF FUTURE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 27-19-701 — 27-19-721) › Section 27-19-711 - Proof to be furnished for each vehicle

(a)
No vehicle shall be, or continue to be, registered in the name of any person required to file proof of financial responsibility for the future unless proof is furnished for the vehicle.
(b)
Proof of financial responsibility when required under this chapter, with respect to the vehicle or with respect to a person who is not the owner of the vehicle, may be given by filing:
(1)
A certificate of insurance as provided in §
27-19-712
; or
(2)
A certificate of self-insurance, as provided in §
27-19-107
, supplemented by an agreement by the self-insurer that, with respect to accidents occurring while the certificate is in force, he or she will pay the same amounts that an insurer would have been obliged to pay under an owner's motor vehicle liability policy if it had issued such a policy to the self-insurer.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 1158,§ 5, eff. 7/22/2015.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1142,§ 3, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1953, No. 347, §§ 61, 62; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 75-1461, 75-1462.
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 19 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT (§§ 27-19-101 — 27-19-721) › Subchapter 7 - PROOF OF FUTURE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 27-19-701 — 27-19-721) › Section 27-19-712 - Certificate of insurance as proof

(a)
(1)
Proof of financial responsibility for the future may be furnished by filing with the Office of Driver Services the written certificate of any insurance carrier duly authorized to do business in this state certifying that there is in effect a motor vehicle liability policy for the benefit of the person required to furnish proof of financial responsibility.
(2)
The certificate shall give the effective date of the motor vehicle liability policy, which date shall be the same as the effective date of the certificate, and shall designate by explicit description or by appropriate reference all vehicles covered thereby, unless the policy is issued to a person who is not the owner of a motor vehicle.
(b)
(1)
A nonresident may give proof of financial responsibility by filing with the Office of Driver Services a written certificate of an insurance carrier authorized to transact business in the state in which the vehicle owned by the nonresident is registered, or in the state in which the nonresident resides, if he or she does not own a vehicle, provided the certificate otherwise conforms with the provisions of this subchapter.
(2)
The Office of Driver Services shall accept the certificate upon condition that the insurance carrier complies with the following provisions with respect to the policies so certified:
(A)
The insurance carrier shall execute a power of attorney authorizing the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration to accept on its behalf service of notice or process in any action arising out of a motor vehicle accident in this state; and
(B)
The insurance carrier shall agree in writing that the policies shall be deemed to conform with the laws of this state relating to the terms of motor vehicle liability policies issued therein.
(c)
If any insurance carrier not authorized to transact business in this state, which has qualified to furnish proof of financial responsibility, defaults in any such undertakings or agreements, the Office of Driver Services shall not thereafter accept as proof any certificate of the carrier, whether theretofore filed or thereafter tendered, as proof, so long as the default continues.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4694, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1953, No. 347, §§ 63-65; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 75-1463 -- 75-1465.
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 19 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT (§§ 27-19-101 — 27-19-721) › Subchapter 7 - PROOF OF FUTURE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 27-19-701 — 27-19-721) › Section 27-19-715 - Other policies not affected

(a)
This chapter shall not be held to apply to or affect policies of automobile insurance against liability which may be required by any other law of this state, and these policies, if they contain an agreement or are endorsed to conform with the requirements of this chapter, may be certified as proof of financial responsibility under this chapter.
(b)
This chapter shall not be held to apply to or affect policies insuring solely the insured named in the policy against liability resulting from the maintenance or use by persons in the insured's employ or on his or her behalf of vehicles not owned by the insured.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 68; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1468.
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 19 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT (§§ 27-19-101 — 27-19-721) › Subchapter 7 - PROOF OF FUTURE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 27-19-701 — 27-19-721) › Section 27-19-717 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1142,§ 4, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1953, No. 347, §§ 72, 73; 1959, No. 307, § 22; 1983, No. 888, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 75-1472, 75-1473; Acts 2003, No. 333, § 3; 2005, No. 506, § 51.
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 19 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT (§§ 27-19-101 — 27-19-721) › Subchapter 7 - PROOF OF FUTURE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 27-19-701 — 27-19-721) › Section 27-19-718 - Owner may give proof for others

(a)
The owner of a motor vehicle may give proof of financial responsibility on behalf of his or her employee or a member of his or her immediate family or household in lieu of the furnishing of proof by any person.
(b)
The furnishing of proof shall permit the person to operate only a motor vehicle covered by the proof.
(c)
The Office of Driver Services shall endorse appropriate restrictions on the face of the license held by the person or may issue a new license containing the restrictions.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 74; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1474.
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 19 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT (§§ 27-19-101 — 27-19-721) › Subchapter 7 - PROOF OF FUTURE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 27-19-701 — 27-19-721) › Section 27-19-719 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1142,§ 5, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 75; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1475; Acts 2005, No. 506, § 52.
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 19 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT (§§ 27-19-101 — 27-19-721) › Subchapter 7 - PROOF OF FUTURE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 27-19-701 — 27-19-721) › Section 27-19-720 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1142,§ 5, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 76; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1476.
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 19 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT (§§ 27-19-101 — 27-19-721) › Subchapter 7 - PROOF OF FUTURE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 27-19-701 — 27-19-721) › Section 27-19-721 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2013, No. 1142,§ 5, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 77; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1477; Acts 2003, No. 333, § 4; 2005, No. 506, § 53.
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 20 - OPERATION OF MOTORIZED CYCLES AND ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES (§§ 27-20-101 — 27-20-308) › Subchapter 1 - MOTORCYCLES, MOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLES, AND MOTORIZED BICYCLES (§§ 27-20-101 — 27-20-120) › Section 27-20-101 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Motorcycle" means every motor vehicle having a seat or saddle for use of the rider and designed to travel on no more than three (3) wheels in contact with the ground and having a motor which displaces more than two hundred fifty cubic centimeters (250 cc);
(2)
"Motor-driven cycle" means every motor vehicle having a seat or saddle for use of the rider and designed to travel on no more than three (3) wheels in contact with the ground and having a motor which displaces two hundred fifty cubic centimeters (250 cc) or less, but this definition shall not include a motorized bicycle;
(3)
(A)
"Motorized bicycle" means a bicycle with an automatic transmission and a motor which does not displace in excess of fifty cubic centimeters (50 cc).
(B)
"Motorized bicycle" does not include an electric bicycle as defined in §
27-51-1702
; and
(4)
"Street or highway" means the entire width between property lines of every way or place of whatever nature when any part thereof is open to the use of the public, as a matter of right, for purposes of vehicular traffic.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 956,§ 1, eff. 4/7/2017.
Acts 1959, No. 201, § 1; 1975, No. 206, § 1; 1977, No. 561, § 1; 1985, No. 972, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1701; Acts 2005, No. 1942, § 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 20 - OPERATION OF MOTORIZED CYCLES AND ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES (§§ 27-20-101 — 27-20-308) › Subchapter 1 - MOTORCYCLES, MOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLES, AND MOTORIZED BICYCLES (§§ 27-20-101 — 27-20-120) › Section 27-20-102 - Penalty

Any person violating the provisions of this subchapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00) or imprisoned not more than thirty (30) days, or shall be both fined and imprisoned.
Acts 1959, No. 201, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1709.
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 20 - OPERATION OF MOTORIZED CYCLES AND ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES (§§ 27-20-101 — 27-20-308) › Subchapter 1 - MOTORCYCLES, MOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLES, AND MOTORIZED BICYCLES (§§ 27-20-101 — 27-20-120) › Section 27-20-103 - Prohibited sales to persons under age sixteen

(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to sell to any person in this state under the age of sixteen (16) years any motor-driven cycle having less than two hundred fifty cubic centimeter (250 cc) displacement unless the person has a current valid license to operate the motor-driven cycle as authorized in this subchapter.
(b)
It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or to offer for sale to any person in this state under sixteen (16) years of age any motorcycle or any motor-driven cycle having in excess of two hundred fifty cubic centimeter (250 cc) displacement.
Acts 1959, No. 201, § 7; 1975, No. 206, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1707.
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 20 - OPERATION OF MOTORIZED CYCLES AND ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES (§§ 27-20-101 — 27-20-308) › Subchapter 1 - MOTORCYCLES, MOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLES, AND MOTORIZED BICYCLES (§§ 27-20-101 — 27-20-120) › Section 27-20-104 - Standard equipment required

(a)
After July 5, 1977, all motor-driven cycles and all motorcycles used upon the public streets and highways of this state shall be equipped with the following standard equipment:
(1)
At least one (1), but not more than two (2), headlights that in the dark emit a white light visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet (500') in front;
(2)
A red reflector on the rear that is visible from a distance of three hundred feet (300') to the rear when directly in front of a lawful upper-beam headlamp of a motor vehicle;
(3)
A lamp that emits a red light visible from a distance of five hundred feet (500') to the rear must be used in addition to the red reflector provided above;
(4)
Good hand or foot brakes;
(5)
A horn in good working order, but no bell, siren, or whistle shall be permitted;
(6)
A standard muffler;
(7)
Handholds and support for the passenger's feet when designed to carry more than one (1) person, unless it is equipped with a sidecar; and
(8)
Electrical turn signals that meet the requirements of §
27-36-216(b)
.
(b)
All passengers and operators of motorcycles, motor-driven cycles, and motorized bicycles used upon the public streets and highways of this state shall be equipped with the following equipment under standards set forth by the Office of Motor Vehicle:
(1)
Protective headgear unless the person is twenty-one (21) years of age or older; and
(2)
Protective glasses, goggles, or transparent face shields.
(c)
The provisions of this section shall not apply to three-wheel motorcycles equipped with a cab and a windshield which do not exceed twenty horsepower (20 hp) when the motorcycles are used by municipal police departments.
(d)
After July 5, 1977, all motorized bicycles used upon the public streets of this state shall be equipped with the following standard equipment:
(1)
At least one (1), but not more than two (2), headlights that in the dark emit a white light visible from a distance of at least two hundred fifty feet (250') in front;
(2)
A red reflector on the rear that is visible from a distance of one hundred fifty feet (150') to the rear when directly in front of a lawful upper-beam headlamp of a motor vehicle;
(3)
A lamp emitting a red light visible from a distance of two hundred fifty feet (250') to the rear must be used in addition to the red reflector provided above;
(4)
Good hand or foot brakes;
(5)
A horn in good working order, provided that no bell, siren, or whistle shall be permitted;
(6)
A standard muffler; and
(7)
Electrical turn signals that meet the requirements of §
27-36-216(b)
.
Acts 1959, No. 201, § 3; 1967, No. 296, § 1; 1973, No. 78, § 1; 1977, No. 561, § 2; 1985, No. 972, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1703; Acts 1997, No. 453, § 1; 2005, No. 1762, § 2; 2011, No. 759, §§ 1, 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 20 - OPERATION OF MOTORIZED CYCLES AND ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES (§§ 27-20-101 — 27-20-308) › Subchapter 1 - MOTORCYCLES, MOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLES, AND MOTORIZED BICYCLES (§§ 27-20-101 — 27-20-120) › Section 27-20-105 - Registration - Renewal periods

(a)
The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall establish a system for the registration of motorcycles and motor-driven cycles on a monthly series basis to distribute the work of registering motorcycles and motor-driven cycles as uniformly as practicable throughout the twelve (12) months of the calendar year.
(b)
When a person applies for the registration of a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle and the issuance of a permanent license plate, the decals issued by the secretary for attachment to the permanent license plate to evidence the registration period shall be decals for the current month in which application is made for registration, regardless of the day of the month on which application is made.
(c)
The secretary shall, upon request, assign to any owner of two (2) or more vehicles the same registration period.
(d)
The registration shall be valid for one (1) year from the date thereof and shall continue from year to year thereafter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4695, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1977, No. 797, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1715; Acts 1989, No. 250, § 1; 1993, No. 135, § 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 20 - OPERATION OF MOTORIZED CYCLES AND ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES (§§ 27-20-101 — 27-20-308) › Subchapter 1 - MOTORCYCLES, MOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLES, AND MOTORIZED BICYCLES (§§ 27-20-101 — 27-20-120) › Section 27-20-106 - Operator's license required - Special license

(a)
No person who is sixteen (16) years of age or older shall operate a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, or similarly classified motor vehicle which is subject to registration in this state upon the public streets and highways of this state unless the person holds a current valid motorcycle operator's license.
(b)
(1)
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle in this state unless the person has a current valid motorcycle operator's license. However, any person fourteen (14) years of age or older who is under the lawful age to obtain a motorcycle operator's license may operate a motor-driven cycle if that person has obtained a special license provided for in this section.
(2)
(A)
Any person fourteen (14) years of age, but under sixteen (16) years of age, may obtain a license to operate a motor-driven cycle if the motor of the motor-driven cycle displaces two hundred fifty cubic centimeters (250 cc) or less. This license shall expire upon the licensee's sixteenth birthday.
(B)
(i)
All such licenses shall be issued by the Office of Driver Services.
(ii)
(a)
Before any such license may be issued, the applicant shall furnish the Office of Driver Services a copy of a certificate issued by the Division of Arkansas State Police showing that the applicant has taken and passed an examination given by the division to determine the applicant's eligibility for a license.
(b)
The division shall prescribe a written examination and a road test examination which shall be satisfactorily completed by each applicant for a special license before any such license may be issued to the applicant by the Office of Driver Services.
(iii)
(a)
The Office of Driver Services shall charge a fee of two dollars ($2.00) for each such special license issued.
(b)
Proceeds from the fees charged for these special licenses shall be deposited into the State Treasury as special revenues and shall be credited to the Division of Arkansas State Police Fund.
Acts 1975, No. 176, § 1; 1975 (Extended Sess., 1976), No. 1236, § 1; 1985, No. 972, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 75-1709.1, 75-1710; reen Acts 1987, No. 1019, § 1.
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 20 - OPERATION OF MOTORIZED CYCLES AND ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES (§§ 27-20-101 — 27-20-308) › Subchapter 1 - MOTORCYCLES, MOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLES, AND MOTORIZED BICYCLES (§§ 27-20-101 — 27-20-120) › Section 27-20-107 - Application for and issuance of motorcycle operator's license

(a)
Any person desiring to obtain a motorcycle operator's license shall make an application to the Office of Driver Services for the issuance of the license.
(b)
Evidence that a person has applied for and satisfactorily qualified for a motorcycle operator's license as required in this section shall be a certificate issued by the Division of Arkansas State Police that the applicant for a motorcycle operator's license has satisfactorily passed all phases of the motorcycle operator's examination as required in §
27-20-108
, if the applicant is sixteen (16) years of age or older.
(c)
The license issued by the Office of Driver Services may be a license limiting the named licensee to motorcycles, motor-driven cycles, or similarly classified motor vehicles, or, in the case where an applicant is sixteen (16) years of age or older and holds a current valid Class A, Class B, Class C, or Class D license, the Office of Driver Services may endorse that license as evidence of proper qualification for the license as provided for by this subchapter.
(d)
(1)
(A)
A motorcycle operator's license shall be issued for a period of four (4) years, and the fee for the license shall be the same as provided in §
27-16-801
.
(B)
The Office of Driver Services shall have the authority, by rule, to shorten or lengthen the term of any motorcycle operator's license period, as necessary, and to make a pro rata adjustment of the fee charged.
(2)
No fee will be required if the application is submitted at the time the applicant's Class A, Class B, Class C, or Class D license is renewed and the applicant has complied with all other provisions of this subchapter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 3120, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1975, No. 176, § 2; 1975 (Extended Sess., 1976), No. 1236, § 2; 1985, No. 972, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1711; reen. Acts 1987, No. 1019, § 2; Acts 1989, No. 193, § 8; 1993, No. 445, § 34.