(a) It shall be unlawful for a person to:
(1) Operate a tow vehicle in violation of this subchapter;
(2) Operate a tow vehicle without obtaining a tow vehicle safety permit as required by the rules of the Arkansas Towing and Recovery Board;
(3) Operate a business engaging in nonconsent towing of vehicles without first obtaining the proper tow business license as required by the rules of the board;
(4) Give false or forged evidence to the board or to any member or an employee thereof for the purpose of obtaining a license or a tow vehicle safety permit;
(5) Use or attempt to use an expired, suspended, or revoked license or tow vehicle safety permit; or
(6) Violate or aid or abet any violation of this subchapter.
(b) The Division of Arkansas State Police, the Arkansas Highway Police Division of the Arkansas Department of Transportation, and county and municipal authorities may enforce § 27-50-1101 et seq. and § 27-50-1201 et seq.
(c) A person who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is found guilty of any violation under this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) or to be imprisoned for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both.
(d) The fines imposed and collected under this section shall be remitted as follows:
(1) Fifty percent (50%) to the Administration of Justice Funds Section of the Office of Administrative Services of the Department of Finance and Administration by the tenth day of each month on a form provided by that office for deposit into the Arkansas Towing and Recovery Board treasury fund; and
(2) Fifty percent (50%) to the law enforcement agency issuing the violation.
(e) Each day of an unlawful practice proscribed by this section shall constitute a distinct and separate offense.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 4 - Motor Vehicular Traffic
Chapter 50 - Penalties And Enforcement
Subchapter 12 - Removal or Immobilization of Unattended or Abandoned Vehicles
§ 27-50-1203. Arkansas Towing and Recovery Board — Creation
§ 27-50-1206. Notice to storage firm — Definition
§ 27-50-1207. Removal of vehicles
§ 27-50-1208. Possessory lien and notice to owners and lienholders
§ 27-50-1209. Foreclosure of liens
§ 27-50-1210. Nonjudicial public sale
§ 27-50-1211. Disposition of funds
§ 27-50-1212. Criminal penalties
§ 27-50-1213. Limitation on removing from the state
§ 27-50-1214. Rules of order or procedure
§ 27-50-1215. Summons, citation, and subpoena
§ 27-50-1216. Moving a total-loss vehicle from a storage facility — Definition
§ 27-50-1217. Reporting of towing rates
§ 27-50-1218. Consumer complaint resolution
§ 27-50-1219. Suspension from law enforcement nonconsent rotation list
§ 27-50-1220. Authority to issue citations