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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 3 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR EQUIPMENT (§§ 27-32-101 — 27-38-204) › Chapter 35 - SIZE AND LOAD REGULATIONS (§§ 27-35-101 — 27-35-310) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-35-101 — 27-35-113) › Section 27-35-102 - Certain vehicles exempted - Definition

(a)
As used in this subchapter, "emergency vehicle" means a motor vehicle designed to be used under emergency conditions to:
(1)
Transport personnel and equipment; and
(2)
Support the suppression of fires and mitigation of other hazardous situations.
(b)
The provisions of this subchapter governing size, weight, and load shall not apply to emergency vehicles, road machinery, or to implements of husbandry, including farm tractors, temporarily moved upon a highway, or to a vehicle operated under the terms of a special permit issued as provided in this chapter.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 619,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1937, No. 300, § 139; Pope's Dig., § 6799; Acts 1959, No. 307, § 53; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-801.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 3 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR EQUIPMENT (§§ 27-32-101 — 27-38-204) › Chapter 35 - SIZE AND LOAD REGULATIONS (§§ 27-35-101 — 27-35-310) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-35-101 — 27-35-113) › Section 27-35-103 - Scope and effect of regulations

(a)
The maximum size and weight of vehicles specified in this chapter shall be lawful throughout this state, and local authorities shall have no power or authority to alter these limitations, except as provided in this chapter.
(b)
Local authorities, with respect to highways under their jurisdiction, by ordinance or resolution, may prohibit the operation of vehicles upon any highway or impose restrictions as to the weight of vehicles to be operated upon any highway, for a total period of not to exceed ninety (90) days in any one (1) calendar year, whenever the highway, by reason of deterioration, rain, snow, or other climatic conditions will be seriously damaged or destroyed unless the use of vehicles thereon is prohibited or the permissible weights thereof reduced.
(c)
(1)
The local authority enacting any such ordinance or resolution shall erect, or cause to be erected and maintained, signs designating the provisions of the ordinance or resolution at each end of that portion of any highway affected thereby.
(2)
The ordinance or resolution shall not be effective unless and until signs are erected and maintained.
(d)
(1)
Local authorities, with respect to highways under their jurisdiction, by ordinance or resolution, may also prohibit the operation of trucks or other commercial vehicles or may impose limitations as to the weight thereof on designated highways.
(2)
The prohibitions and limitations shall be designated by appropriate signs placed on such highways.
(e)
(1)
The State Highway Commission shall likewise have authority as granted in this section to local authorities to determine by resolution and to impose restrictions as to the weight of vehicles operated upon any highways under the jurisdiction of the commission.
(2)
The restrictions shall be effective when signs giving notice thereof are erected upon the highway or portion of any highway affected by such resolution.
Acts 1937, No. 300, § 139; Pope's Dig., § 6799; Acts 1959, No. 307, § 53; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-801; Acts 1995, No. 851, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 3 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR EQUIPMENT (§§ 27-32-101 — 27-38-204) › Chapter 35 - SIZE AND LOAD REGULATIONS (§§ 27-35-101 — 27-35-310) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-35-101 — 27-35-113) › Section 27-35-104 - Riding in spaces not for passengers

(a)
No person shall ride on any vehicle upon any portion of the vehicle not designed or intended for the use of passengers.
(b)
This section shall not apply to any employee engaged in the necessary discharge of a duty or to persons riding within bodies of trucks in space intended for merchandise.
Acts 1937, No. 300, § 141; Pope's Dig., § 6801; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-803.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 3 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR EQUIPMENT (§§ 27-32-101 — 27-38-204) › Chapter 35 - SIZE AND LOAD REGULATIONS (§§ 27-35-101 — 27-35-310) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-35-101 — 27-35-113) › Section 27-35-105 - Projecting loads on passenger vehicles

No passenger-type vehicle shall be operated on any highway with any load carried thereon extending beyond the line of the fenders on the left side of the vehicle nor extending more than six inches (6") beyond the line of the fenders on the right side.
Acts 1937, No. 300, § 141; Pope's Dig., § 6801; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-803.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 3 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR EQUIPMENT (§§ 27-32-101 — 27-38-204) › Chapter 35 - SIZE AND LOAD REGULATIONS (§§ 27-35-101 — 27-35-310) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-35-101 — 27-35-113) › Section 27-35-106 - Extension of load beyond vehicle front

The load upon any vehicle operated alone, or the load upon the front vehicle of a combination of vehicles, shall not extend more than three feet (3') beyond the front wheels of the vehicle or the front bumper of the vehicle if it is equipped with such a bumper.
Acts 1937, No. 300, § 142; Pope's Dig., § 6802; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-804.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 3 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR EQUIPMENT (§§ 27-32-101 — 27-38-204) › Chapter 35 - SIZE AND LOAD REGULATIONS (§§ 27-35-101 — 27-35-310) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-35-101 — 27-35-113) › Section 27-35-107 - Registration of gross weight

(a)
(1)
Upon registering any vehicle under the laws of this state, which vehicle is designed and used primarily for the transportation of property or for the transportation of ten (10) or more persons, the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration may require such information and may make such investigation or test as necessary to enable him or her to determine whether the vehicle may safely be operated upon the highways in compliance with all the provisions of this chapter.
(2)
The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall register every such vehicle for a permissible gross weight not exceeding the limitation set forth in this chapter.
(3)
Every such vehicle shall be equipped with brakes as required in §§
27-37-501
and
27-37-502
.
(b)
(1)
The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall insert in the registration card issued for every such vehicle the gross weight for which it is registered. If it is a motor vehicle to be used for propelling other vehicles, the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall separately insert the total permissible gross weight of that motor vehicle and other vehicles to be propelled by it.
(2)
The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration may also issue a special plate with the gross weight or weights stated thereon which shall be attached to the vehicle and displayed at all times.
(3)
A wrecker or tow vehicle shall be required to register only for the gross weight of that wrecker or tow vehicle without inclusion of the weight of the vehicle being towed by the wrecker or tow vehicle. In the registration card issued for a wrecker or tow vehicle, the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall only insert the total permissible gross weight of the wrecker or tow vehicle.
(c)
(1)
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle or combination of vehicles of a gross weight in excess of that for which registered by the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration or in excess of the limitations set forth in this chapter.
(2)
In determining the gross weight of a wrecker or tow vehicle, only the gross weight of the wrecker or tow vehicle shall be considered without inclusion of the weight of the vehicle being towed.
(d)
The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall implement rules and regulations issued by the United States Secretary of Transportation pertaining to federal use tax payments.
Acts 1937, No. 300, § 146; Pope's Dig., § 6806; Acts 1939, No. 340, § 1; 1983, No. 7, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-809; Acts 1995, No. 851, § 2; 2007, No. 1412, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 3 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR EQUIPMENT (§§ 27-32-101 — 27-38-204) › Chapter 35 - SIZE AND LOAD REGULATIONS (§§ 27-35-101 — 27-35-310) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-35-101 — 27-35-113) › Section 27-35-108 - Authority to weigh vehicles and require removal of excess loads

(a)
(1)
Any police officer having reason to believe that the weight of a vehicle and load is unlawful is authorized to require the driver to stop and submit to a weighing, by means of either portable or stationary scales, and may require that the vehicle be driven to the nearest public scales in the event the scales are within two (2) miles.
(2)
The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to vehicles owned and operated by the State of Arkansas or any city or county of this state.
(b)
(1)
Whenever an officer, upon weighing a vehicle and load as provided in subsection (a) of this section, determines that the weight is unlawful, the officer may require the driver to stop the vehicle in a suitable place and remain standing until such portion of the load is removed as may be necessary to reduce the gross weight of the vehicle to the limit permitted under this chapter.
(2)
All material so unloaded shall be cared for by the owner or operator of the vehicle at the risk of the owner or operator.
(c)
Any driver of a vehicle who fails or refuses to stop and submit the vehicle and load to a weighing, or who fails or refuses when directed by an officer upon a weighing of the vehicle to stop the vehicle and otherwise comply with the provisions of this section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(d)
It shall also be the duty of county sheriffs or any other state or local police officers to enforce, or to cooperate in enforcing, the weight limits specified in this chapter or authorized on any public way in this state and to prevent overloading of vehicles or other violations of the traffic laws upon the public highways within their respective jurisdictions.
Acts 1937, No. 300, § 147; Pope's Dig., § 6807; Acts 1939, No. 340, § 2; 1963, No. 274, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-810; Acts 1993, No. 1266, § 2; 1995, No. 435, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 3 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR EQUIPMENT (§§ 27-32-101 — 27-38-204) › Chapter 35 - SIZE AND LOAD REGULATIONS (§§ 27-35-101 — 27-35-310) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-35-101 — 27-35-113) › Section 27-35-109 - Liability for damage to highway or structure

(a)
Any person driving any vehicle, object, or contrivance upon any highway or highway structure shall be liable for all damage which the highway or structure may sustain as a result of any careless, negligent, or illegal operation, driving, or moving of that vehicle, object, or contrivance, or as a result of operation, driving, or moving of any vehicle, object, or contrivance of excessive width or weighing in excess of the maximum weight in this chapter, even though authorized by a special permit issued as provided in §
27-35-210
.
(b)
A person driving a vehicle upon a highway shall be liable for all damages to structures spanning the highway, or a part of the highway, by reason of load heights in excess of that which the structure will permit, when the clearance height of the structure is posted, and in any event where the height of the vehicle and load is in excess of fourteen feet (14').
(c)
Whenever the driver is not the owner of the vehicle, object, or contrivance, but is operating, driving, or moving it with the express or implied permission of the owner, then the owner and driver shall be jointly and severally liable for any damage.
(d)
Damage may be recovered in a civil action brought by the authorities in control of the highway or highway structure.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 871,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1937, No. 300, § 150; Pope's Dig., § 6809; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-812; Acts 1995, No. 851, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 3 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR EQUIPMENT (§§ 27-32-101 — 27-38-204) › Chapter 35 - SIZE AND LOAD REGULATIONS (§§ 27-35-101 — 27-35-310) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-35-101 — 27-35-113) › Section 27-35-110 - Spilling loads on highways prohibited - Covers required for loads of sand, gravel, and rock - Exceptions

(a)
No vehicle shall be driven or moved on any highway unless the vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking, or otherwise escaping therefrom.
(b)
Sand may be dropped for the purpose of securing traction, or water or other substance may be sprinkled on a roadway in cleaning or maintaining the roadway.
(c)
For a motor vehicle or a trailer with an open bed manufactured after September 30, 2001, no sand, gravel, or rock shall be transported on the paved public streets and highways of this state in a motor vehicle or trailer with an open bed unless the open bed is securely covered with a material which will prevent the load from dropping, sifting, leaking, or otherwise escaping therefrom. The cover shall be securely fastened to prevent the covering from becoming loose, detached, or in any manner a hazard to other users of the highway.
(d)
For a motor vehicle or a trailer with an open bed manufactured on or before September 30, 2001, a vehicle with an open bed transporting sand, gravel, or rock is required to be covered as prescribed in subsection (c) of this section unless six inches (6") of freeboard is maintained at the perimeter of the load within the open bed of the vehicle or trailer carrying the load. Measurements are to be taken at the perimeter of the vehicle's or trailer's bed and measured from the top edge of the bed down to the sand, gravel, or rock being transported.
Acts 1937, No. 300, § 143; Pope's Dig., § 6803; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-805; Acts 1997, No. 425, § 1; 2001, No. 1706, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 3 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR EQUIPMENT (§§ 27-32-101 — 27-38-204) › Chapter 35 - SIZE AND LOAD REGULATIONS (§§ 27-35-101 — 27-35-310) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-35-101 — 27-35-113) › Section 27-35-111 - Trailers and towed vehicles

(a)
(1)
When one (1) vehicle is towing another, the drawbar or other connection shall be of sufficient strength to pull all weight towed. The drawbar or other connection shall not exceed fifteen feet (15') from one (1) vehicle to the other, except the connection between any two (2) vehicles transporting poles, pipe, machinery, or other objects of structural nature which cannot readily be diminished.
(2)
When one (1) vehicle is towing another, there shall be an additional connection between the vehicles sufficient to hold the vehicle being towed in the event the drawbar or other regular connection should break or become disconnected.
(3)
When one (1) vehicle is towing another and the connection consists of a chain, rope, or cable, there shall be displayed upon the connection a white flag or cloth not less than twelve inches (12") square.
(4)
The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to the drawbar or other connection between a motor vehicle and a pole or pipe dolly.
(b)
(1)
No person shall operate a vehicle towing another when the towed vehicle swerves from side to side dangerously or unreasonably or fails to follow substantially in the path of the towing vehicle.
(2)
No person shall occupy any house trailer while it is being moved upon the highway.
Acts 1937, No. 300, § 144; Pope's Dig., § 6804; Acts 1959, No. 307, § 39; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-806.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 3 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR EQUIPMENT (§§ 27-32-101 — 27-38-204) › Chapter 35 - SIZE AND LOAD REGULATIONS (§§ 27-35-101 — 27-35-310) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-35-101 — 27-35-113) › Section 27-35-112 - Towing vehicles licensed in other states

(a)
(1)
A vehicle licensed in another state for use as a wrecker or similar towing vehicle may be used to tow an automobile or truck in this state only if:
(A)
The wrecker or similar towing vehicle licensed in another state is requested by the owner or operator of the vehicle to be towed;
(B)
The vehicle is not being towed as a result of a collision that occurred within this state; and
(C)
The vehicle is being towed:
(i)
In either direction across the border between Arkansas and a neighboring state; or
(ii)
Through Arkansas in transit to another state.
(2)
Subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall not apply to a vehicle used as a wrecker or similar towing vehicle if the vehicle:
(A)
Is licensed in an incorporated city or town in a state adjoining an Arkansas city or incorporated town that is divided by a state line; and
(B)
The city or town in the adjoining state is of greater population than the Arkansas city or town.
(b)
(1)
The owner or operator of any wrecker or similar towing vehicle licensed in another state that is used to tow any automobile or truck in this state in violation of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined at least one hundred dollars ($100) but not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(2)
Each violation shall constitute a separate offense.
(c)
The Arkansas Towing and Recovery Board may promulgate rules for the enforcement of this section, including the imposition of civil penalties as set forth in §
27-50-1204
.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 3134, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 998,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1979, No. 430, § 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 75-806.1, 75-806.2; Acts 2007, No. 607, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 3 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR EQUIPMENT (§§ 27-32-101 — 27-38-204) › Chapter 35 - SIZE AND LOAD REGULATIONS (§§ 27-35-101 — 27-35-310) › Subchapter 2 - WEIGHTS AND DIMENSIONS (§§ 27-35-201 — 27-35-213) › Section 27-35-201 - Operating vehicle exceeding size or weight limitations unlawful

Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, it shall be unlawful for any person to drive, operate, or move, or for the owner to cause or permit to be driven or moved upon any road or highway within the state, any vehicle, or combination of vehicles, of a size or weight exceeding the limitations stated in this subchapter, or to transport over any road or highway within this state, whether paved or otherwise, any load or loads exceeding the weights or dimensions prescribed by this subchapter.
Acts 1955, No. 98, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-813.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 3 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR EQUIPMENT (§§ 27-32-101 — 27-38-204) › Chapter 35 - SIZE AND LOAD REGULATIONS (§§ 27-35-101 — 27-35-310) › Subchapter 2 - WEIGHTS AND DIMENSIONS (§§ 27-35-201 — 27-35-213) › Section 27-35-207 - Height of vehicles

A vehicle operated upon the highways of this state, unladen or with load, shall not exceed a height of fourteen feet (14') unless a greater height is authorized by a special permit issued by competent authority as provided in §
27-35-210
.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 871,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1955, No. 98, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-815.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 3 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR EQUIPMENT (§§ 27-32-101 — 27-38-204) › Chapter 35 - SIZE AND LOAD REGULATIONS (§§ 27-35-101 — 27-35-310) › Subchapter 2 - WEIGHTS AND DIMENSIONS (§§ 27-35-201 — 27-35-213) › Section 27-35-209 - Forestry machinery exemptions

(a)
Forestry machinery shall be exempt from the width and height limitations imposed by this subchapter, and all other statutes limiting the width and height of vehicles operating upon the state's highways.
(b)
This section shall have no application to forest machinery traveling on federal interstate highways.
Acts 1981, No. 515, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-837.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 3 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR EQUIPMENT (§§ 27-32-101 — 27-38-204) › Chapter 35 - SIZE AND LOAD REGULATIONS (§§ 27-35-101 — 27-35-310) › Subchapter 2 - WEIGHTS AND DIMENSIONS (§§ 27-35-201 — 27-35-213) › Section 27-35-211 - Disposition of fees and penalties

All fees and penalties collected under the provisions of §§
27-35-202
and
27-35-210
shall be remitted by the tenth day of each month to the Administration of Justice Funds Section on a form provided by that section for deposit into the State Highway and Transportation Department Fund.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 594,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1971, No. 264, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-834; Acts 2005, No. 1934, § 22.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 3 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR EQUIPMENT (§§ 27-32-101 — 27-38-204) › Chapter 35 - SIZE AND LOAD REGULATIONS (§§ 27-35-101 — 27-35-310) › Subchapter 2 - WEIGHTS AND DIMENSIONS (§§ 27-35-201 — 27-35-213) › Section 27-35-213 - Persons permitted to stop and direct traffic

(a)
In addition to the requirements on persons and payloads issued overweight or oversize permits to move on Arkansas highways under §
27-35-210
, a person issued an overweight or oversize permit under this subchapter shall be authorized to temporarily stop or halt traffic and safely direct, control, and regulate traffic around the overweight or oversize payload while maneuvering his or her overweight or oversize payloads on or off the public streets or highways.
(b)
Provided, however, that no overweight or oversize permitted payload shall ever halt or stop traffic on a public street or highway while maneuvering on or off the street or highway for more than three (3) minutes or stop or halt traffic within five hundred feet (500') from the crest of a hill.
Acts 1991, No. 918, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 3 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR EQUIPMENT (§§ 27-32-101 — 27-38-204) › Chapter 35 - SIZE AND LOAD REGULATIONS (§§ 27-35-101 — 27-35-310) › Subchapter 3 - MANUFACTURED HOMES AND HOUSES (§§ 27-35-301 — 27-35-310) › Section 27-35-301 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Insurance" means a policy of liability insurance, the limits of which are one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for the first bodily injury or death, three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) for bodily injury or death for each accident, and one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for property damage resulting from the accident;
(2)
"Manufactured home unit" means a structure constructed for use as a dwelling, office, or classroom which is more than eight feet (8') in width or sixty feet (60') in length and is capable of being moved upon the highways when combined with a pulling vehicle;
(3)
"Overlength" means any manufactured home unit in excess of sixty feet (60') in length;
(4)
"Overwidth" means any manufactured home unit in excess of eight feet (8') in width;
(5)
"Special permit" means a written permission to move manufactured home units interstate and intrastate on the highways of this state;
(6)
"Structures" means a building, either portable or permanent, other than a manufactured home unit, which cannot be disassembled or reduced in size without substantial damage to the structure, and:
(A)
Where any person lives or carries on a business or other calling;
(B)
Where people assemble for purposes of business, government, education, religion, entertainment, or public transportation; or
(C)
Which is customarily used for overnight accommodation of persons, whether or not a person is actually present. Each unit of a structure divided into separately occupied units is itself a structure;
(7)
"Traveled way" means the portion of the roadway for the movement of vehicles, exclusive of shoulders and auxiliary lanes; and
(8)
"Width" means the largest overall width of a manufactured home in the traveling mode, including bay windows, roof projections, overhangs, or eaves under which there is no interior space.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 707,§ 330, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1971, No. 264, § 1; 1985, No. 153, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-828; Acts 1999, No. 780, §§ 1, 2; 2001, No. 990, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 3 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR EQUIPMENT (§§ 27-32-101 — 27-38-204) › Chapter 35 - SIZE AND LOAD REGULATIONS (§§ 27-35-101 — 27-35-310) › Subchapter 3 - MANUFACTURED HOMES AND HOUSES (§§ 27-35-301 — 27-35-310) › Section 27-35-302 - Limitations on movement

Manufactured home units eight feet (8') or less in width and sixty feet (60') or less in length may be moved on the highways of this state without the procurement of the special permit under this subchapter.
Acts 1971, No. 264, § 2; 1985, No. 153, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-829; Acts 1999, No. 780, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 3 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR EQUIPMENT (§§ 27-32-101 — 27-38-204) › Chapter 35 - SIZE AND LOAD REGULATIONS (§§ 27-35-101 — 27-35-310) › Subchapter 3 - MANUFACTURED HOMES AND HOUSES (§§ 27-35-301 — 27-35-310) › Section 27-35-303 - Rules

The Arkansas Department of Transportation shall promulgate rules covering the application for, and issuance of, special permits for the safe movement of manufactured home units in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 3139, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 707,§ 331, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1971, No. 264, § 8; 1985, No. 153, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-835.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 3 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR EQUIPMENT (§§ 27-32-101 — 27-38-204) › Chapter 35 - SIZE AND LOAD REGULATIONS (§§ 27-35-101 — 27-35-310) › Subchapter 3 - MANUFACTURED HOMES AND HOUSES (§§ 27-35-301 — 27-35-310) › Section 27-35-304 - Special permit to move - Fee

(a)
(1)
Manufactured home units may be lawfully moved interstate and intrastate on the highways, roads, and streets of this state by procuring a special permit issued by the Arkansas Department of Transportation.
(2)
A permit shall be required for each single continuous movement of each manufactured home unit.
(3)
Manufactured home units in excess of sixteen feet six inches (16' 6") in width may be moved upon the public highways of this state by obtaining an emergency permit approved by the department. Factors to be considered in approval of the emergency permit shall include, but not be limited to:
(A)
Maximum overall width;
(B)
Distance to travel;
(C)
Condition of the highway; and
(D)
The volume and type of traffic.
(4)
No special permit shall be issued for any manufactured home unit exceeding eighteen feet (18') in width.
(b)
(1)
The rules of the State Highway Commission, with respect to the movement of manufactured homes upon the highways of this state shall be equally applicable to the movement of manufactured homes upon city streets and county roads in this state.
(2)
No municipality or county shall require local permits, bonds, fees, or licenses for the interstate or intrastate movement of manufactured homes permitted by the department.
(c)
(1)
Special permits required under this subchapter may be obtained from any department weigh station or from the central offices of the department, and the department shall charge a fee of seventeen dollars ($17.00) for the permit, provided that the manufactured home unit to be moved does not exceed sixteen feet six inches (16' 6") in width.
(2)
The department shall charge a fee of no more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150) if the manufactured home to be moved is greater than sixteen feet six inches (16' 6") in width but does not exceed eighteen feet (18') in width.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 3140, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 707,§ 332, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1971, No. 264, § 3; 1985, No. 153, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-830; Acts 1993, No. 1113, § 1; 1999, No. 780, § 4; 2007, No. 639, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 3 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR EQUIPMENT (§§ 27-32-101 — 27-38-204) › Chapter 35 - SIZE AND LOAD REGULATIONS (§§ 27-35-101 — 27-35-310) › Subchapter 3 - MANUFACTURED HOMES AND HOUSES (§§ 27-35-301 — 27-35-310) › Section 27-35-305 - Issuance of permits

(a)
Special permits shall be issued to any licensed carrier, dealer, or manufacturer who files with the Arkansas Department of Transportation evidence of acceptable insurance coverage.
(b)
(1)
Persons moving their personal manufactured home units not over twelve feet (12') wide, exclusive of clearance lights, registered to such persons, and not for the purpose of sale, with a truck of not less than one-ton factory rated capacity, equipped with such devices and safety equipment and in compliance with safety regulations as required by the Interstate Commerce Commission as the pulling vehicle, when the driver of a pulling vehicle is experienced in such driving, shall be entitled to a special permit upon a showing of evidence that they have insurance acceptable to the department for, and title to, the manufactured home unit.
(2)
The person applying for the permit will be allowed to move his or her manufactured home unit to the first point where a permit may be secured.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 707,§ 333, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1971, No. 264, § 4; 1985, No. 153, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-831.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 3 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR EQUIPMENT (§§ 27-32-101 — 27-38-204) › Chapter 35 - SIZE AND LOAD REGULATIONS (§§ 27-35-101 — 27-35-310) › Subchapter 3 - MANUFACTURED HOMES AND HOUSES (§§ 27-35-301 — 27-35-310) › Section 27-35-307 - Payment of fees on monthly basis

(a)
Persons posting a surety bond with the Arkansas Department of Transportation in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000), payable on default to the State of Arkansas, shall be allowed to pay the fees accruing for permits on a monthly basis.
(b)
Should the person fail to pay any sum owing to the department within thirty (30) days after due, the department may execute on the bond.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 707,§ 335, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1971, No. 264, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-833.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 3 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR EQUIPMENT (§§ 27-32-101 — 27-38-204) › Chapter 35 - SIZE AND LOAD REGULATIONS (§§ 27-35-101 — 27-35-310) › Subchapter 3 - MANUFACTURED HOMES AND HOUSES (§§ 27-35-301 — 27-35-310) › Section 27-35-308 - Disposition of fees

(a)
All fees collected under the provisions of this subchapter shall forthwith be deposited into the State Treasury as special revenues.
(b)
The net amount shall be credited to the State Highway and Transportation Department Fund, there to be used for the operation and maintenance of the Arkansas Highway Police Division of the Arkansas Department of Transportation.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 707,§ 336, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1971, No. 264, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-834.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 3 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR EQUIPMENT (§§ 27-32-101 — 27-38-204) › Chapter 35 - SIZE AND LOAD REGULATIONS (§§ 27-35-101 — 27-35-310) › Subchapter 3 - MANUFACTURED HOMES AND HOUSES (§§ 27-35-301 — 27-35-310) › Section 27-35-309 - Transportation of houses and other structures

(a)
Qualified house or structural movers in this state who have met the financial responsibility requirements of the laws of this state and rules of the Arkansas Department of Transportation shall be authorized to move upon the public highways of this state houses and other structures up to and including twenty-eight feet six inches (28' 6") in width, exclusive of roof overhang, upon obtaining a permit as required by law.
(b)
(1)
If determined to be in the best interest of the state and where special circumstances are shown to exist, houses and other structures having a width in excess of twenty-eight feet six inches (28' 6"), excluding roof overhang, may be moved upon the public highways of this state by obtaining a permit approved by the Director of State Highways and Transportation.
(2)
Factors to be considered in approval of the special permit shall include:
(A)
Maximum overall width;
(B)
Distance to travel;
(C)
Condition of the highway; and
(D)
The volume or type of traffic.
(c)
(1)
The State Highway Commission may issue such special rules for the movement of houses and other structures on the highways as the commission deems necessary for the protection of the public safety.
(2)
(A)
The rules of the commission, with respect to the movement of overwidth, overheight, or overlength loads upon the highways of this state shall be equally applicable to the movement of houses and other structures upon city streets and county roads of this state.
(B)
Municipalities and counties, respectively, may make and enforce other rules and regulations regarding the movement of houses and other structures on city streets and on county roads as they deem appropriate.
(d)
The provisions of this section are supplemental to the existing laws of this state pertaining to the moving of houses and other structures upon the public highways of this state and shall repeal only laws, or parts of laws, specifically in conflict with this section.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 3142, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 3141, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 707,§ 337, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1965, No. 394, §§ 1, 2; 1975, No. 399, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 75-836, 75-836n, 76-135, 76-136; Acts 2001, No. 990, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 3 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR EQUIPMENT (§§ 27-32-101 — 27-38-204) › Chapter 35 - SIZE AND LOAD REGULATIONS (§§ 27-35-101 — 27-35-310) › Subchapter 3 - MANUFACTURED HOMES AND HOUSES (§§ 27-35-301 — 27-35-310) › Section 27-35-310 - Persons permitted to stop and direct traffic

(a)
In addition to the requirements on persons and payloads issued permits to move manufactured homes and houses on Arkansas highways under §§
27-35-304
and
27-35-309
, a person issued a permit to move manufactured homes or houses under this subchapter shall be authorized to temporarily stop or halt traffic and to safely direct, control, and regulate traffic around the manufactured home or house while maneuvering his or her payloads on or off the public streets, highways, or bridges.
(b)
Provided, however, that no person moving a permitted manufactured home or house shall ever halt or stop traffic on a public street or highway while maneuvering a manufactured home or house on or off the street or highway for more than three (3) minutes or stop or halt traffic within five hundred feet (500') from the crest of a hill.
Acts 1991, No. 918, § 2; 1995, No. 1296, § 94; 1999, No. 780, § 6.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 3 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR EQUIPMENT (§§ 27-32-101 — 27-38-204) › Chapter 36 - LIGHTING REGULATIONS (§§ 27-36-101 — 27-36-306) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-36-101 — 27-36-102) › Section 27-36-101 - Violations

It is a misdemeanor for any person to drive or move, or for the owner to cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved, on any highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles, which is in such unsafe condition as to endanger any person or which does not contain those parts, or which is not at all times equipped with lamps in proper condition and adjustment as required in this chapter, or which is equipped in any manner in violation of this chapter, or for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required under this chapter.
Acts 1937, No. 300, § 103; Pope's Dig., § 6760; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-701.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 3 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR EQUIPMENT (§§ 27-32-101 — 27-38-204) › Chapter 36 - LIGHTING REGULATIONS (§§ 27-36-101 — 27-36-306) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-36-101 — 27-36-102) › Section 27-36-102 - Exemptions from provisions

The provisions of this chapter with respect to lamps on vehicles shall not apply to implements of husbandry, road machinery, road rollers, or farm tractors except as made applicable by this chapter.
Acts 1937, No. 300, § 103; Pope's Dig., § 6760; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-701.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 3 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR EQUIPMENT (§§ 27-32-101 — 27-38-204) › Chapter 36 - LIGHTING REGULATIONS (§§ 27-36-101 — 27-36-306) › Subchapter 2 - LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS GENERALLY (§§ 27-36-201 — 27-36-224) › Section 27-36-201 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 448,§ 32, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1937, No. 300, § 122; Pope's Dig., § 6782; Acts 1955, No. 158, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-720.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 3 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR EQUIPMENT (§§ 27-32-101 — 27-38-204) › Chapter 36 - LIGHTING REGULATIONS (§§ 27-36-101 — 27-36-306) › Subchapter 2 - LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS GENERALLY (§§ 27-36-201 — 27-36-224) › Section 27-36-202 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 448,§ 32, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1937, No. 300, § 123; Pope's Dig., § 6783; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-721.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 3 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR EQUIPMENT (§§ 27-32-101 — 27-38-204) › Chapter 36 - LIGHTING REGULATIONS (§§ 27-36-101 — 27-36-306) › Subchapter 2 - LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS GENERALLY (§§ 27-36-201 — 27-36-224) › Section 27-36-203 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 448,§ 32, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1937, No. 300, § 121; Pope's Dig., § 6781; Acts 1955, No. 158, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-719.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 3 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR EQUIPMENT (§§ 27-32-101 — 27-38-204) › Chapter 36 - LIGHTING REGULATIONS (§§ 27-36-101 — 27-36-306) › Subchapter 2 - LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS GENERALLY (§§ 27-36-201 — 27-36-224) › Section 27-36-205 - Use of parking lights

(a)
No motor vehicle shall be operated on the public streets, highways, or roads of this state while the parking lights or lamps of the motor vehicle are on unless the headlamps are also on.
(b)
This section shall not apply to a motor vehicle which is parked.
Acts 1991, No. 895, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 3 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR EQUIPMENT (§§ 27-32-101 — 27-38-204) › Chapter 36 - LIGHTING REGULATIONS (§§ 27-36-101 — 27-36-306) › Subchapter 2 - LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS GENERALLY (§§ 27-36-201 — 27-36-224) › Section 27-36-206 - Lamps on parked vehicles

(a)
Whenever a vehicle is parked or stopped upon a roadway or shoulder adjacent thereto, whether attended or unattended during the times mentioned in §
27-36-204
, the vehicle shall be equipped with one (1) or more lamps which shall exhibit a white or amber light on the roadway side visible from a distance of five hundred feet (500') to the front of the vehicle and a red light visible a distance of five hundred feet (500') to the rear.
(b)
Local authorities may provide by ordinance or resolution that no lights need be displayed upon any vehicle when stopped or parked in accordance with local parking regulations upon a highway where there is sufficient light to reveal any person or object within a distance of five hundred feet (500') upon the highway.
(c)
Any lighted headlamps upon a parked vehicle shall be depressed or dimmed.
Acts 1937, No. 300, § 109; Pope's Dig., § 6769; Acts 1961, No. 7, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-707.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 3 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR EQUIPMENT (§§ 27-32-101 — 27-38-204) › Chapter 36 - LIGHTING REGULATIONS (§§ 27-36-101 — 27-36-306) › Subchapter 2 - LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS GENERALLY (§§ 27-36-201 — 27-36-224) › Section 27-36-207 - Number of driving lamps required or permitted

(a)
At all times specified in §
27-36-204
, at least two (2) lighted lamps shall be displayed, one (1) on each side at the front of every motor vehicle, except when the vehicle is parked subject to the regulations governing lights on parked vehicles.
(b)
Whenever a motor vehicle equipped with headlamps as required in this subchapter is also equipped with any auxiliary lamps or a spot lamp or any other lamp on the front thereof projecting a beam of an intensity greater than three hundred candlepower (300 cp), not more than a total of four (4) of any lamps on the front of a vehicle shall be lighted at any one time when on a highway.
Acts 1937, No. 300, § 119; Pope's Dig., § 6779; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-717.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 3 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR EQUIPMENT (§§ 27-32-101 — 27-38-204) › Chapter 36 - LIGHTING REGULATIONS (§§ 27-36-101 — 27-36-306) › Subchapter 2 - LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS GENERALLY (§§ 27-36-201 — 27-36-224) › Section 27-36-208 - Special restrictions on lamps

(a)
Any lighted lamp or illuminating device upon a motor vehicle, other than headlamps, spot lamps, auxiliary lamps, flashing turn signals, emergency vehicle warning lamps, and school bus warning lamps, which projects a beam of light of an intensity greater than three hundred candlepower (300 cp) shall be so directed that no part of the high intensity portion of the beam will strike the level of the roadway on which the vehicle stands at a distance of more than seventy-five feet (75') from the vehicle.
(b)
(1)
No person shall drive or move any vehicle or equipment upon any highway with any lamp or device thereon displaying a red, blue, or green light visible from directly in front of the center thereof.
(2)
This subsection shall not apply to any vehicle upon which a red light visible from the front is expressly authorized or required by this subchapter.
(c)
Flashing lights are prohibited except on:
(1)
An authorized emergency vehicle;
(2)
A school bus;
(3)
A funeral procession as provided in §
27-49-113
;
(4)
Any vehicle as a means of indicating a right or left turn; or
(5)
Any vehicle as a means of indicating the presence of a vehicular traffic hazard requiring unusual care in approaching, overtaking, or passing.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 816,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1937, No. 300, § 120; Pope's Dig., § 6780; Acts 1959, No. 307, § 50; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-718; Acts 2003, No. 539, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 3 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR EQUIPMENT (§§ 27-32-101 — 27-38-204) › Chapter 36 - LIGHTING REGULATIONS (§§ 27-36-101 — 27-36-306) › Subchapter 2 - LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS GENERALLY (§§ 27-36-201 — 27-36-224) › Section 27-36-209 - Headlamps

(a)
(1)
Every motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle, shall be equipped with at least two (2) headlamps, with at least one (1) on each side of the front of the motor vehicle.
(2)
The headlamps shall comply with the requirements and limitations set forth in this subchapter.
(b)
Every motorcycle and every motor-driven cycle shall be equipped with at least one (1) and not more than (2) headlamps, which shall comply with the requirements and limitations of this subchapter.
(c)
Every headlamp upon every motor vehicle, including every motorcycle and motor-driven cycle, shall be located at a height measured from the center of the headlamp of not more than fifty-four inches (54") nor less than twenty-four inches (24"), to be measured as set forth in §
27-36-204
.
(d)
A covering, coating, or any type of alteration that reduces the illumination intensity of a headlamp must be removed from the headlamp during any time that the use of headlamps is required.
Acts 1937, No. 300, § 105; Pope's Dig., § 6762; Acts 1957, No. 169, § 1; 1959, No. 307, § 42; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-703; Acts 2001, No. 623, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 3 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR EQUIPMENT (§§ 27-32-101 — 27-38-204) › Chapter 36 - LIGHTING REGULATIONS (§§ 27-36-101 — 27-36-306) › Subchapter 2 - LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS GENERALLY (§§ 27-36-201 — 27-36-224) › Section 27-36-210 - Multiple-beam road lighting equipment

(a)
Except as otherwise provided, the headlamps or the auxiliary driving lamp or the auxiliary passing lamp, or combination thereof, on motor vehicles, other than motorcycles or motor-driven cycles, shall be so arranged that the driver may select at will between distributions of light projected to different elevations.
(b)
The lamps may, in addition, be so arranged that the selection can be made automatically, subject to the following limitations:
(1)
There shall be an uppermost distribution of light, or composite beam, so aimed and of such intensity as to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least three hundred fifty feet (350') ahead for all conditions of loading;
(2)
There shall be a lowermost distribution of light, or composite beam, so aimed and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least one hundred feet (100') ahead; and
(3)
On a straight level road under any condition of loading, none of the high-intensity portion of the beam shall be directed to strike the eyes of an approaching driver.
(c)
(1)
Every new motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle, registered in this state after July 1, 1955, which has multiple-beam road lighting equipment shall be equipped with a beam indicator, which shall be lighted whenever the uppermost distribution of light from the headlamps is in use and shall not otherwise be lighted.
(2)
The indicator shall be so designed and located that, when lighted, it will be readily visible without glare to the driver of the vehicle so equipped.
Acts 1937, No. 300, § 115; Pope's Dig., § 6775; Acts 1955, No. 158, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-713.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 3 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR EQUIPMENT (§§ 27-32-101 — 27-38-204) › Chapter 36 - LIGHTING REGULATIONS (§§ 27-36-101 — 27-36-306) › Subchapter 2 - LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS GENERALLY (§§ 27-36-201 — 27-36-224) › Section 27-36-211 - Use of multiple-beam road lighting equipment

Whenever a motor vehicle is being operated on a roadway or shoulder adjacent thereto during the times specified in §
27-36-204
, the driver shall use a distribution of light, or composite beam, directed high enough and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a safe distance in advance of the vehicle, subject to the following requirements and limitations:
(1)
(A)
Whenever a driver of a vehicle approaches an oncoming vehicle within five hundred feet (500'), the driver shall use a distribution of light, or composite beam, so aimed that the glaring rays are not projected into the eyes of the oncoming driver.
(B)
The lowermost distribution of light, or composite beam, specified in §
27-36-210(b)(2)
shall be deemed to avoid glare at all times, regardless of road contour and loading; and
(2)
Whenever the driver of a vehicle follows another vehicle within two hundred feet (200') to the rear, except when engaged in the act of overtaking and passing, the driver shall use a distribution of light permissible under this subchapter other than the uppermost distribution of light specified in §
27-36-210(b)(1)
.
Acts 1937, No. 300, § 116; Pope's Dig., § 6776; Acts 1955, No. 158, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-714.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 3 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR EQUIPMENT (§§ 27-32-101 — 27-38-204) › Chapter 36 - LIGHTING REGULATIONS (§§ 27-36-101 — 27-36-306) › Subchapter 2 - LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS GENERALLY (§§ 27-36-201 — 27-36-224) › Section 27-36-212 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 448,§ 33, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1937, No. 300, § 117; Pope's Dig., § 6777; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-715.