The Office of Motor Vehicle shall refuse registration or issuance of a certificate of title or any transfer of registration upon any of the following grounds:
(1) That the application contains any false or fraudulent statement or that the applicant has failed to furnish required information or reasonable additional information requested by the office or that the applicant is not entitled to the issuance of a certificate of title or registration of the vehicle under this chapter;
(2) That the office has reasonable grounds to believe that the vehicle is a stolen or embezzled vehicle or that the granting of registration or the issuance of a certificate of title would constitute a fraud against the rightful owner or other person having valid lien upon the vehicle;
(3) That the registration of the vehicle stands suspended or revoked for any reason as provided in the motor vehicle laws of this state;
(4) That the required fee has not been paid; or
(5) That the owner of a commercial motor vehicle has had his or her authority to operate denied or suspended by the United States Department of Transportation for safety-related violations.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 2 - Motor Vehicle Registration and Licensing
Chapter 14 - Motor Vehicle Administration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Act
Subchapter 7 - Registration and Certificates of Title
§ 27-14-701. Requirements — Exception
§ 27-14-702. No other license required
§ 27-14-703. Vehicles subject to registration — Exceptions
§ 27-14-704. Motor vehicles registered in foreign states
§ 27-14-705. Application for registration and certificate of title — Definitions
§ 27-14-708. Temporary permit pending registration
§ 27-14-709. Half-year license
§ 27-14-710. Grounds for refusing registration or certificate of title
§ 27-14-711. Examination of registration records and index of stolen and recovered vehicles
§ 27-14-712. Registration indexes
§ 27-14-713. Issuance of registration certificates and certificates of title
§ 27-14-714. Registration certificate to be signed, carried, and exhibited on demand
§ 27-14-715. Issuance of license plates
§ 27-14-716. Display of license plates generally
§ 27-14-717. License plates for proper year alone to be displayed — Exception
§ 27-14-718. Application for renewal of registration
§ 27-14-719. No renewal of certificates of title
§ 27-14-720. Lost or damaged certificates and plates
§ 27-14-721. Assignment of new identifying numbers
§ 27-14-722. Change of engines
§ 27-14-723. Registration and license required upon presence in state
§ 27-14-725. Limited vehicle identification number verification
§ 27-14-726. Mini-trucks — Definitions
§ 27-14-727. Certificate of title with beneficiary — Definitions