(a) The Office of Motor Vehicle is authorized to assign a distinguishing number to a motor vehicle whenever the serial number on the motor vehicle is destroyed or obliterated and to issue to the owner a special plate bearing the distinguishing number, which shall be affixed to the motor vehicle in a position to be determined by the Office of Motor Vehicle.
(b) The motor vehicle shall be registered under the distinguishing number in lieu of the former serial number.
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