(a) No local authority shall alter, amend, annul, or abrogate any posted speed regulation on any facility of the state highway system, but may, in regard to facilities traversing their respective jurisdictions, petition the State Highway Commission in a hearing to present argument on such potential action.
(b) This section is supplemental to existing law and shall in no way derogate the duty of local courts, local peace officers, and the Department of Arkansas State Police to enforce posted traffic and speed regulations within their jurisdictions.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 4 - Motor Vehicular Traffic
Chapter 51 - Operation Of Vehicles — Rules Of The Road
§ 27-51-201. Limitations generally — Definition. [Effective until July 1, 2020.]
§ 27-51-201. Limitations generally — Definition. [Effective July 1, 2020.]
§ 27-51-202. Restrictions not applicable to emergency vehicles — Definition
§ 27-51-204. Maximum speed limits — Exceptions
§ 27-51-205. Right of local authorities to enforce limits
§ 27-51-206. Local authorities may alter prima facie speed limits
§ 27-51-207. Assistance to local authorities in determining limits
§ 27-51-208. Minimum speed regulation
§ 27-51-209. Driving over bridges or other elevated structures
§ 27-51-210. Towing of manufactured homes and mobile homes
§ 27-51-211. Use of nonpneumatic tires
§ 27-51-212. Speed limit near schools — Exceptions
§ 27-51-213. Erection and maintenance of required signs in school zones
§ 27-51-214. Penalties for speeding in school zone
§ 27-51-216. Speed limits and traffic-control devices on county roads — Penalty
§ 27-51-217. Additional fine for moving violations committed in presence of minor