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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 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-19-101 — 27-19-107) › Section 27-19-107 - Self-insurers

(a)
(1)
Except as described in subsection (d) of this section, a person or religious denomination may qualify as a self-insurer by obtaining a certificate of self-insurance issued by the Office of Motor Vehicle as described in subsection (b) of this section if:
(A)
The person is someone in whose name more than twenty-five (25) vehicles are registered in this state or any political subdivision or municipality of this state, individually or collectively; or
(B)
The religious denomination:
(i)
Has more than twenty-five (25) members who own motor vehicles registered in this state and discourages its members from purchasing insurance of any form as being contrary to its religious tenets; or
(ii)
(a)
Shares liability among members for liability insurance purposes.
(b)
The religious denomination described in subdivision (a)(1)(B)(ii)
(a)
of this section is considered an insurer for motor vehicle liability insurance purposes.
(2)
A person or religious denomination under subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall apply for a certificate of self-insurance annually, using the form prescribed by the Office of Motor Vehicle, and provide proof of his, her, or its ability to pay judgments against him, her, or it.
(b)
(1)
The Office of Motor Vehicle may, in its discretion, upon the annual application of the religious denomination, person, political subdivision, or municipality, individually or collectively, issue a certificate of self-insurance when it is satisfied that the religious denomination, person, political subdivision, or municipality is possessed and will continue to be possessed of ability to pay judgments against the religious denomination, person, political subdivision, or municipality.
(2)
The certificate may be issued authorizing a religious denomination, person, political subdivision, or municipality, individually or collectively, to act as a self-insurer for either property damage or bodily injury, or both.
(c)
(1)
Upon not less than five (5) days' notice and a hearing pursuant to the notice, the Office of Motor Vehicle may, upon reasonable grounds, cancel a certificate of self-insurance.
(2)
Failure to pay any judgment within thirty (30) days after the judgment is final shall constitute a reasonable ground for the cancellation of a certificate of self-insurance.
(d)
A taxicab, automobile, or similar vehicle used for hire, as described under §
27-14-1501
, shall not be a self-insurer.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 804,§ 3, eff. 1/1/2024.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 91,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 910,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 88; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1488; Acts 1987, No. 590, § 4; 1989, No. 189, § 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 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 27-19-201 — 27-19-214) › Section 27-19-201 - Definitions generally

As used in this chapter, the words and phrases defined in this subchapter shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them, unless the context otherwise requires.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1401.
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 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 27-19-201 — 27-19-214) › Section 27-19-202 - Commissioner

"Commissioner" means the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration acting in his or her capacity as Commissioner of Motor Vehicles of this state.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4684, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1403.
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 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 27-19-201 — 27-19-214) › Section 27-19-203 - Chauffeur

"Chauffeur" means every person who is employed for the principal purpose of operating a motor vehicle and every person who drives a motor vehicle while in use as a public or common carrier of persons or property except a person who operates a motor vehicle as a public or common carrier of persons over a regular route on a fixed schedule within the limits of any city or town or over a regular route on a fixed schedule between cities and towns where the boundaries between them are not more distant than five (5) miles.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 2; 1959, No. 307, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1402.
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 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 27-19-201 — 27-19-214) › Section 27-19-204 - Driver

"Driver" means every person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1405.
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 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 27-19-201 — 27-19-214) › Section 27-19-205 - License

"License" means any operator's or chauffeur's license or any other license or permit to operate a motor vehicle issued under the laws of this state, including:
(1)
Any temporary license or instruction permit;
(2)
The privilege of any person to drive a motor vehicle whether or not the person holds a valid license; and
(3)
Any nonresident's operating privilege as defined in §
27-19-208
.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1406.
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 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 27-19-201 — 27-19-214) › Section 27-19-206 - Motor vehicle

"Motor vehicle" means every vehicle which is self-propelled and every vehicle which is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires but not operated upon rails.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1407.
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 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 27-19-201 — 27-19-214) › Section 27-19-207 - Nonresident

"Nonresident" means every person who is not a resident of this state.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1408.
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 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 27-19-201 — 27-19-214) › Section 27-19-208 - Nonresident's operating privilege

"Nonresident's operating privilege" means the privilege conferred upon a nonresident by the laws of this state pertaining to the operation by the person of a motor vehicle or the use of a vehicle owned by the person, in this state.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1409.
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 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 27-19-201 — 27-19-214) › Section 27-19-209 - Office

"Office" means the Office of Driver Services of this state.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1404.
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 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 27-19-201 — 27-19-214) › Section 27-19-210 - Operator

"Operator" means every person other than a chauffeur, who drives or is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle upon a highway or who is exercising control over or steering a vehicle being towed by a motor vehicle.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 10; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1410.
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 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 27-19-201 — 27-19-214) › Section 27-19-211 - Owner

"Owner" means a person who holds the legal title of a vehicle, or in the event a vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof with the right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional vendee or lessee, or in the event a mortgagor of a vehicle is entitled to possession, then the conditional vendee or lessee or mortgagor shall be deemed the owner for the purpose of this chapter.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 11; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1411.
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 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 27-19-201 — 27-19-214) › Section 27-19-212 - Person

"Person" means every natural person, firm, copartnership, association, corporation, or any political subdivision of the State of Arkansas, individually or collectively, which shall include all counties, municipal corporations, public transit authorities, school districts, special improvement districts, and any other political subdivision.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 12; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1412; Acts 1987, No. 590, § 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 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 27-19-201 — 27-19-214) › Section 27-19-213 - Registration

"Registration" means the registration certificate or certificates and registration plates issued under the laws of this state pertaining to the registration of vehicles.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 13; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1413.
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 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 27-19-201 — 27-19-214) › Section 27-19-214 - Vehicle

"Vehicle" means every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, except devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 14; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1414.
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 3 - PENALTIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS (§§ 27-19-301 — 27-19-307) › Section 27-19-301 - Penalty generally

Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter for which no penalty is otherwise provided shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisoned not more than ninety (90) days, or both.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 84; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1484.
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 3 - PENALTIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS (§§ 27-19-301 — 27-19-307) › Section 27-19-302 - Penalty for failure to report accident

Failure to report a motor vehicle accident or to furnish additional information as required under §§
27-19-501
,
27-19-507
, and
27-19-509
, shall be punished by a fine not in excess of one hundred dollars ($100).
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 80; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1480.
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 3 - PENALTIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS (§§ 27-19-301 — 27-19-307) › Section 27-19-303 - Penalty for erroneous report or forgery

Any person who gives information required in a report or otherwise required for such purpose knowing or having reason to believe that the information is false or who shall forge, or, without authority, sign any evidence of proof of financial responsibility for the future or who files or offers for filing any such evidence of proof knowing or having reason to believe that it is forged or signed without authority, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisoned for not more than one (1) year, or both.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 81; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1481.
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 3 - PENALTIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS (§§ 27-19-301 — 27-19-307) › Section 27-19-304 - Penalty for operating motor vehicle when license or registration suspended or revoked

Any person whose license or registration has been suspended or revoked under this chapter and who, during the suspension or revocation, drives any motor vehicle upon any highway or knowingly permits any vehicle of a type subject to registration under the laws of this state owned by the person to be operated by another upon any highway, except as permitted under this chapter, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisoned not exceeding six (6) months, or both.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 82; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1482.
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 3 - PENALTIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS (§§ 27-19-301 — 27-19-307) › Section 27-19-305 - Penalty for failure to return license or registration

Any person willfully failing to return license or registration as required in §
27-19-306
shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisoned not to exceed thirty (30) days, or both.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 83; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1483.
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 3 - PENALTIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS (§§ 27-19-301 — 27-19-307) › Section 27-19-306 - Surrender of license and registration

(a)
Any person whose license or registration shall have been suspended under any provisions of this chapter, or whose policy of insurance or bond, when required under this chapter shall have been cancelled or terminated, shall immediately return his or her license and registration to the Office of Driver Services.
(b)
If any person shall fail to return to the Office of Driver Services the license or registration as provided in this section, the Office of Driver Services may direct any peace officer or person so designated by the Office of Driver Services to secure possession thereof and to return it to the Office of Driver Services.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 79; 1973, No. 585, § 6; 1975, No. 1007, § 14; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1479.
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 3 - PENALTIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS (§§ 27-19-301 — 27-19-307) › Section 27-19-307 - Transfer of registration to defeat provisions prohibited

(a)
If an owner's registration has been suspended under this chapter, the registration shall not be transferred nor the vehicle in respect to which the registration was issued be registered in any other name until the Office of Driver Services is satisfied that the transfer of registration is proposed in good faith and not for the purpose or with the effect of defeating the purposes of this chapter.
(b)
Nothing in this section shall in any wise affect the rights of any conditional vendor, chattel mortgagee, or lessor of a vehicle registered in the name of another as owner who becomes subject to the provisions of this chapter.
(c)
The Office of Driver Services shall suspend the registration of any vehicle transferred in violation of the provisions of this section.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 78; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1478.
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 4 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 27-19-401 — 27-19-408) › Section 27-19-401 - Responsibility

The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4685, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 15; 1973, No. 46, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1415.
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 4 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 27-19-401 — 27-19-408) › Section 27-19-402 - Rules

The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration may make rules necessary for the administration of this chapter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 3119, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4686, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 15; 1973, No. 46, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1415.
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 4 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 27-19-401 — 27-19-408) › Section 27-19-403 - Forms

The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall prescribe and provide suitable forms requisite or deemed necessary for the purposes of this chapter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4687, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 15; 1973, No. 46, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1415.
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 4 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 27-19-401 — 27-19-408) › Section 27-19-404 - Procedure for suspension of license

No suspension provided for under any of the provisions of this chapter shall be issued by the Office of Driver Services until the following provisions of this section have been complied with:
(1)
The Office of Driver Services shall incorporate in its notice of security requirement or suspension a warning that the licensee has the right to a hearing if he or she desires a hearing prior to the suspension of his or her license;
(2)
The only subject to be considered at this hearing shall be whether or not there is a reasonable possibility that a judgment could be rendered against the licensee in a lawsuit arising out of the accident;
(3)
A hearing officer appointed by the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall schedule a hearing in an office of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration designated by the secretary for the hearings. The hearing shall be in the office of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration in the county of residence of the licensee unless the secretary and licensee agree to another location for the hearing or agree that the hearing shall be held by telephone conference call;
(4)
(A)
The licensee may, if he or she wishes, submit his or her cause to the Office of Driver Services for determination upon the investigating officer's report, thereby waiving a formal hearing.
(B)
The determination shall have all of the force and effect of a formal hearing;
(5)
Any licensee desiring a hearing under the provisions of this section shall notify the Department of Finance and Administration in writing within twenty (20) days of receipt of the notice of security requirement or suspension. Hearings conducted under this section shall not be subject to the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, §
25-15-201
et seq.; and
(6)
(A)
The licensee may request a hearing after the twenty-day period has passed.
(B)
If the hearing is requested after the order of suspension has gone into effect, the request will not operate as a stay of the order of suspension which will remain in effect and be terminated only in the event a decision favorable to the licensee is rendered at the hearing.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4688, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 15; 1973, No. 46, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1415; Acts 1987, No. 976, § 3; 2001, No. 1057, § 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 19 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT (§§ 27-19-101 — 27-19-721) › Subchapter 4 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 27-19-401 — 27-19-408) › Section 27-19-405 - Requests of persons aggrieved

The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall receive and consider any pertinent information upon request of persons aggrieved by his or her orders or acts under any of the provisions of this chapter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4689, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 15; 1973, No. 46, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1415.
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 4 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 27-19-401 — 27-19-408) › Section 27-19-406 - Operating record to be furnished

(a)
The Office of Driver Services shall, upon request, furnish any person a certified abstract of the operating record of any person subject to the provisions of this chapter, which shall include enumeration of any motor vehicle accidents in which the person has been involved and reference to any convictions of the person for violation of the motor vehicle laws as reported to the Office of Driver Services, and a record of any vehicles registered in the name of the person.
(b)
The Office of Driver Services shall collect for each abstract the sum of fifty cents (50¢) for each page.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 17; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1417.
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 4 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 27-19-401 — 27-19-408) › Section 27-19-407 - Public inspection of records

All records of the Office of Driver Services shall be open to public inspection at any reasonable time.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 17; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1417.
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 4 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 27-19-401 — 27-19-408) › Section 27-19-408 - Court review

(a)
Any order or act of the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration under the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a de novo petition of review in the circuit court of the district in which any party of interest resides.
(b)
The filing of a petition of review shall not operate as an automatic stay of any order or act of the secretary.
(c)
A determination shall be made by the circuit judge on the issue of whether a stay should be granted.
(d)
The circuit judge is vested with the jurisdiction to determine whether the petitioner is entitled to a license or whether the act or order of the secretary should be affirmed, modified, or reversed.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4691, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4690, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 16; 1975, No. 1007, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1416; Acts 1987, No. 976, § 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 5 - ACCIDENT REPORTS (§§ 27-19-501 — 27-19-510) › Section 27-19-501 - Report required

The driver of a vehicle of a type subject to registration under the motor vehicle laws of this state that is in any manner involved in an accident within this state which accident has resulted in damage to the property of any one (1) person in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or in bodily injury to or in the death of any person shall report the accident to the Office of Driver Services within thirty (30) days after the accident on an electronic or paper form approved by the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration subject to the exemptions provided in §§
27-19-509
and
27-19-604
.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4692, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 18; 1973, No. 334, § 1; 1975, No. 1007, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1418; Acts 1991, No. 721, § 1; 2001, No. 1156, § 1; 2005, No. 199, § 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 5 - ACCIDENT REPORTS (§§ 27-19-501 — 27-19-510) › Section 27-19-502 - Form of report

The form of accident report prescribed by the Office of Driver Services shall contain information sufficient to enable the Office of Driver Services to determine whether the requirements for the deposit of security under this chapter are inapplicable by reason of the existence of insurance or other exceptions specified in this chapter.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 19; 1963, No. 180, § 1; 1973, No. 585, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1419.
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 5 - ACCIDENT REPORTS (§§ 27-19-501 — 27-19-510) › Section 27-19-503 - Presumption of uninsured

There shall be a presumption created that a motorist and the vehicle the motorist is operating are uninsured if the motorist has failed within ninety (90) days of the date of an accident to file or cause to be filed in his or her behalf a certificate proving that the motorist or the vehicle the motorist is operating is insured in at least minimum insurance limits as required by law, and any person alleging or contending that the motorist or the vehicle the motorist is operating is insured shall have the burden of proving that coverage.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 18; 1973, No. 334, § 1; 1975, No. 1007, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1418; Acts 2003, No. 1043, § 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 5 - ACCIDENT REPORTS (§§ 27-19-501 — 27-19-510) › Section 27-19-504 - Proof of insurance

The existence of insurance must be proved by means of an insurance report, which shall be on an electronic or paper form approved by the Office of Driver Services.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 19; 1963, No. 180, § 1; 1973, No. 585, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1419; Acts 2001, No. 1156, § 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 19 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT (§§ 27-19-101 — 27-19-721) › Subchapter 5 - ACCIDENT REPORTS (§§ 27-19-501 — 27-19-510) › Section 27-19-505 - Insurance report

Unless filed electronically, the insurance report must be signed in ink and forwarded to the Office of Driver Services by the liability insurance carrier or an authorized agent of the insurance carrier within fifty (50) days of the date of the accident.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 19; 1963, No. 180, § 1; 1973, No. 585, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1419; Acts 2001, No. 1156, § 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 5 - ACCIDENT REPORTS (§§ 27-19-501 — 27-19-510) › Section 27-19-506 - Failure of insurance carrier to file reports

When the Office of Driver Services has determined that an insurance carrier has failed to file insurance reports within the required fifty (50) days, the Office of Driver Services shall, in its discretion, determine whether the insurance carrier is negligent in filing the required reports and may refuse to accept any further filings of proof of financial responsibility from the insurance carrier.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 19; 1963, No. 180, § 1; 1973, No. 585, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1419.
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 5 - ACCIDENT REPORTS (§§ 27-19-501 — 27-19-510) › Section 27-19-507 - Additional information

The driver or the owner of the vehicle involved in the accident shall furnish any additional revenue information as the Office of Driver Services may require.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 21; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1421.
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 5 - ACCIDENT REPORTS (§§ 27-19-501 — 27-19-510) › Section 27-19-508 - Suspension for failure to report

The Office of Driver Services is authorized, in its discretion, to suspend the license of any person who fails to report an accident or to give correct information in connection with the report as required by the Office of Driver Services until the report has been filed and for a further period, not to exceed thirty (30) days, as the Office of Driver Services may determine.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 22; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1422.
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 5 - ACCIDENT REPORTS (§§ 27-19-501 — 27-19-510) › Section 27-19-509 - Incapacity to report

(a)
An accident report is not required under this subchapter from any person who is physically incapable of making a report during the period of incapacity.
(b)
If any driver is physically incapable of making a required accident report and is not the owner of the vehicle involved in the accident, then the owner of the vehicle shall, within five (5) days after he or she learns of the accident, make the report not made by the driver.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 20; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1420.
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 5 - ACCIDENT REPORTS (§§ 27-19-501 — 27-19-510) › Section 27-19-510 - Confidentiality of information

Accident reports and supplemental information in connection therewith required under this subchapter may be examined by any person named in the report or his or her representative designated in writing but shall not be open to general public inspection, nor shall copying of lists of accident reports be permitted.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 23; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1423.
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 27-19-601 - Applicability generally

The provisions of this subchapter requiring deposit of security and suspensions for failure to deposit security, subject to certain exemptions, shall apply to the driver and owner of any vehicle of a type subject to registration under the motor vehicle laws of this state which is in any manner involved in an accident within this state, which accident has resulted in bodily injury to or death of any person or damage to the property of any one (1) person in excess of five hundred dollars ($500).
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 24; 1973, No. 499, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1424; Acts 1991, No. 721, § 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 19 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT (§§ 27-19-101 — 27-19-721) › Subchapter 6 - SECURITY FOLLOWING ACCIDENT (§§ 27-19-601 — 27-19-621) › Section 27-19-602 - Applicability to nonresidents, unlicensed drivers, unregistered vehicles, and accidents in other states

(a)
In case the driver or the owner of a vehicle of a type subject to registration under the laws of this state involved in an accident within this state has no license or registration in this state, then the driver shall not be allowed a license, nor shall the owner be allowed to register any vehicle in this state until he or she has complied with the requirements of this subchapter, to the same extent that would be necessary if, at the time of the accident, he or she had held a license or been the owner of a vehicle registered in this state.
(b)
When a nonresident's operating privilege is suspended pursuant to §
27-19-610
, the Office of Driver Services shall transmit a certified copy of the record of the action to the official in charge of the issuance of licenses and registration certificates in the state in which the nonresident resides, if the law of the other state provides for action in relation thereto similar to that provided for in subsection (c) of this section.
(c)
(1)
Upon receipt of certification that the operating privilege of a resident of this state has been suspended or revoked in any other state pursuant to a law providing for its suspension or revocation for failure to deposit security for the payment of judgments arising out of a motor vehicle accident, under circumstances which would require the Office of Driver Services to suspend a nonresident's operating privilege had the accident occurred in this state, the Office of Driver Services shall suspend the license of the resident if he or she was the driver and all of his or her registrations if he or she was the owner of a motor vehicle involved in the accident.
(2)
The suspension shall continue until the resident furnishes evidence of his or her compliance with the law of the other state relating to the deposit of the security.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 36; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1436.
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 27-19-604 - Exceptions to security requirement

The requirements as to security and suspension in this subchapter shall not apply to:
(1)
The driver or owner if the owner had in effect at the time of the accident an automobile liability policy or bond with respect to the vehicle and the driver's operation of the vehicle involved in the accident providing the minimum coverage required under §
27-22-104
, except that a driver shall not be exempt under this subdivision (1) if at the time of the accident, the vehicle was being operated without the owner's permission, express or implied;
(2)
The driver, if not the owner of the vehicle involved in the accident, if there was in effect at the time of the accident an automobile liability policy or bond with respect to his or her driving of vehicles not owned by him or her;
(3)
A driver or owner whose liability for damages resulting from the accident is, in the judgment of the Office of Driver Services, covered by any other form of liability insurance policy or bond;
(4)
Any person qualifying as a self-insurer under §
27-19-107
or any person operating a vehicle for the self-insurer;
(5)
The driver or the owner of a vehicle involved in an accident wherein no injury or damage was caused to the person or property of anyone other than the driver or owner;
(6)
The driver or owner of a vehicle which at the time of the accident was parked, unless the vehicle was parked at a place where parking was at the time of the accident prohibited under any applicable law or ordinance;
(7)
The owner of a vehicle if at the time of the accident the vehicle was being operated without his or her permission, express or implied, or was parked by a person who had been operating the vehicle without permission;
(8)
The owner of a vehicle involved in an accident if at the time of the accident the vehicle was owned by or leased to the United States, this state, or any political subdivision of this state, or a municipality thereof, or the driver of the vehicle if operating the vehicle with permission; or
(9)
The driver or the owner of a vehicle in the event at the time of the accident the vehicle was being operated by or under the direction of a police officer who, in the performance of his or her duties, shall have assumed custody of the vehicle.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 26; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1426; Acts 2007, No. 485, §§ 7, 9.
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 27-19-605 - Requirements as to policy or bond

(a)
No policy or bond shall be effective under §
27-19-604
unless issued by an insurance company or surety company authorized to do business in this state except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, nor unless the policy or bond is subject, if the accident resulted in bodily injury or death, to a limit, exclusive of interest and costs, of not less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) because of bodily injury or death of one (1) person in any one (1) accident and subject to said limit for one (1) person, to a limit of not less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) because of bodily injury or death of two (2) or more persons in any one (1) accident, and if the accident has resulted in injury to or destruction of property, to a limit of not less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one (1) accident.
(b)
No policy or bond shall be effective under §
27-19-604
with respect to any vehicle which was not registered in this state or was a vehicle which was registered elsewhere than in this state at the effective date of the policy or bond or the most recent renewal thereof, unless the insurance company or surety company issuing the policy or bond is authorized to do business in this state, or if the company is not authorized to do business in this state, unless it shall execute a power of attorney authorizing the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration to accept service on its behalf of notice or process in any action upon the policy or bond arising out of an accident.
(c)
The Office of Driver Services may rely upon the accuracy of the information in a required report of an accident as to the existence of insurance or a bond unless and until the Office of Driver Services has reason to believe that the information is erroneous.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 4693, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 27; 1959, No. 307, § 18; 1981, No. 478, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1427; Acts 1999, No. 1527, § 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 19 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT (§§ 27-19-101 — 27-19-721) › Subchapter 6 - SECURITY FOLLOWING ACCIDENT (§§ 27-19-601 — 27-19-621) › Section 27-19-606 - Designation of persons covered

Every depositor of security shall designate in writing every person in whose name the deposit is made and may at any time change the designation, but any single deposit of security shall be applicable only on behalf of persons required to furnish security because of the same accident.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 28; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1428.
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 27-19-607 - Form and amount of security

The security required under this subchapter shall be in such form as the Office of Driver Services may require and shall be in such amount equal to the minimum amounts specified in §
27-19-605
based on the determination of whether the accident resulted in bodily injury or death to one (1) or more people, or injury to or destruction of property of others, or both.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 28; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1428; Acts 1993, No. 912, § 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 19 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY ACT (§§ 27-19-101 — 27-19-721) › Subchapter 6 - SECURITY FOLLOWING ACCIDENT (§§ 27-19-601 — 27-19-621) › Section 27-19-608 - Reduction in premium for certain persons completing accident prevention course

(a)
(1)
Any schedule of rates or rating plan for automobile liability and physical damage insurance submitted to or filed with the Insurance Commissioner shall provide for an appropriate reduction in premium charges for those insured who are fifty-five (55) years of age and older for a three-year period after successfully completing a motor vehicle accident prevention course meeting the Office of Motor Vehicle's criteria.
(2)
All insurance companies writing automobile liability and physical damage insurance in Arkansas shall allow an appropriate reduction in premium charges to all eligible persons subject to this section.
(b)
The approved course shall be taught by an instructor approved by the Office of Driver Services.
(c)
There shall be no reduction in premiums for a self-instructed course or a course which does not provide for actual classroom or field driving instruction for a minimum number of hours as determined by the Office of Driver Services.
(d)
Upon successfully completing the approved course, each participant shall be issued by the course's sponsoring agency a certificate which shall be the basis of qualification for the discount on insurance.
(e)
Each participant shall take an approved course each three (3) years to continue to be eligible for the discount on insurance.
Acts 1981, No. 718, §§ 1-5; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 75-1427.1 -- 75-1427.5; Acts 1992 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 12, § 1; 1992 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 14, § 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 27-19-609 - Authority to adjust amount limited

(a)
The Office of Driver Services may adjust the amount of security ordered in any case within six (6) months after the date of the accident, but only if and limited to the extent it determines a mistake was made in determining whether the accident resulted in bodily injury or death to one (1) person or two (2) or more persons in any one (1) accident or to the injury to or the destruction of property of others in any one (1) accident, or a combination of these.
(b)
In case the security originally ordered has been deposited, the excess deposit over the reduced amount ordered shall be returned to the depositor or his or her personal representative forthwith.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 37; 1975, No. 1007, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1437; Acts 1993, No. 912, § 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 6 - SECURITY FOLLOWING ACCIDENT (§§ 27-19-601 — 27-19-621) › Section 27-19-610 - Suspension for failure to deposit security

(a)
In the event that any person required to deposit security under this subchapter fails to deposit the security within twenty (20) days after the Office of Driver Services has sent the notice as provided in §
27-19-603
, the Office of Driver Services shall thereupon suspend:
(1)
The license of each driver in any manner involved in the accident;
(2)
The registration of all vehicles owned by the owner of each vehicle of a type subject to registration under the laws of this state;
(3)
If the driver is a nonresident, the privilege of operating within this state a vehicle of a type subject to registration under the laws of this state; and
(4)
If the owner is a nonresident, the privilege of the owner to operate or permit the operation within this state of a vehicle of a type subject to registration under the laws of this state.
(b)
Suspensions shall be made in respect to persons required by the Office of Driver Services to deposit security who fail to deposit the security, except as otherwise provided under this subchapter.
(c)
In the discretion of the Office of Driver Services, the suspension of the motor vehicle registration and driving privilege shall not wholly deprive innocent persons of their livelihood.
Acts 1953, No. 347, § 29; 1973, No. 585, § 3; 1975, No. 1007, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-1429.