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Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 23-112-101. Title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 23-112-102. Legislative findings — Purpose - (a) The General Assembly finds and declares that the distribution...
§ 23-112-103. Definitions - As used in this chapter: (1) “Advertisement” means an oral,...
§ 23-112-104. Injunction - (a) The Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission shall be entitled to...
§ 23-112-105. Civil damages - (a) A licensee suffering pecuniary loss because of any willful...
§ 23-112-106. Enforcement - (a) The Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission may enter orders that...
§ 23-112-107. Motor vehicle event data recorder — Data ownership — Definitions - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Authorized representative” means...
Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission
§ 23-112-201. Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission — Creation — Members — Officers - (a) There is created the Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission, hereinafter...
§ 23-112-202. Proceedings — Bond - (a) The Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission shall meet at Little...
§ 23-112-203. Director of the Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission - (a) (1) The Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission in consultation with...
§ 23-112-204. Rules - The Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission shall have power to prescribe,...
§ 23-112-205. Disposition of funds - (a) All funds received by the Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission...
Subchapter 3 - Licensing and Regulation
§ 23-112-301. License required - (a) Notwithstanding any other statute, the following acts are declared...
§ 23-112-302. Application for license - (a) Applications for licenses required to be obtained under the...
§ 23-112-303. Application fees - (a) All applications for licenses shall be accompanied by the...
§ 23-112-304. Issuance of license — Change of location — Change of business or corporate name, structure, or DBA name — Dealers, manufacturers, distributors, etc - (a) The license issued to each motor vehicle dealer, manufacturer,...
§ 23-112-305. Display of license — Change of employer — Factory representative and distributor representative - (a) Every motor vehicle factory representative or distributor representative shall...
§ 23-112-306. Display of license — Change of employer — Salesperson - (a) Every motor vehicle salesperson shall have his or her...
§ 23-112-307. Expiration of license - Unless the Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission by rule provides to...
§ 23-112-308. Denial, revocation, and suspension - (a) Notwithstanding any other statute, the Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission...
§ 23-112-309. Monetary penalty in lieu of suspension or revocation of license - (a) (1) If after alternative proceedings or notice and hearing...
§ 23-112-310. Delivery, preparation, and warranty obligations - (a) (1) Every licensed motor vehicle manufacturer, distributor, second-stage manufacturer,...
§ 23-112-311. Addition or relocation of new motor vehicle dealer - (a) (1) In all instances, when a manufacturer or distributor...
§ 23-112-312. License reciprocity with other states - (a) The Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission may enter into reciprocal...
§ 23-112-313. Warranty agreements — Definition - (a) Every manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, distributor branch or division, factory...
§ 23-112-314. Civil penalty — Definition - (a) If after request for alternative proceedings or notice and...
§ 23-112-316. Delivery prior to sale — Disclosures — Definitions - (a) As used in this section: (1) (A) “Contract for...
§ 23-112-317. Motor vehicle dealer service and handling fees - (a) A motor vehicle dealer may fill in the blanks...
§ 23-112-318. Negative equity financing and disclosures permitted - A new or used motor vehicle dealer or a new...
§ 23-112-319. Reimbursement claim by motor vehicle dealer - (a) (1) A manufacturer shall compensate its new motor vehicle...
Subchapter 4 - Unlawful Practices
§ 23-112-402. Dealer and salesperson - It shall be unlawful for a motor vehicle dealer or...
§ 23-112-403. Manufacturers, distributors, second-stage manufacturers, importers, or converters — Definition - (a) It shall be unlawful: (1) For a manufacturer, distributor,...
§ 23-112-404. Motor vehicle lessors - It is unlawful for a motor vehicle lessor or any...
§ 23-112-406. Acting as broker - (a) Notwithstanding any other statute, a person may not act...
Subchapter 5 - Hearings and Appeals
§ 23-112-501. Right to hearing - (a) (1) The Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission may deny an...
§ 23-112-502. Call for hearing - (a) Any interested party may petition the Arkansas Motor Vehicle...
§ 23-112-503. Notice — Location of hearing - (a) When a hearing is to be held before the...
§ 23-112-504. Conduct of hearing - All hearings shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions of...
§ 23-112-505. Decisions and orders of commission — Quorum - (a) All decisions of the Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission with...
§ 23-112-506. Appeals - Appeals shall be governed by the terms of the Arkansas...
§ 23-112-507. Exhaustion of remedies required — Exception - No decision of the Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission made as...
§ 23-112-508. Rules of order or procedure - (a) The Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission shall prescribe its rules...
§ 23-112-509. Summons, citation, and subpoena - (a) It shall be the duty of the sheriffs and...
Subchapter 6 - Used Motor Vehicle Buyers Protection
§ 23-112-601. Necessity for regulation — Legislative findings — Legislative declaration - (a) The General Assembly declares that the public interest is...
§ 23-112-602. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) (A) “Auto auction” means...
§ 23-112-603. Penalty for violation and disbursal of fines - (a) In addition to any other penalty prescribed by existing...
§ 23-112-604. Powers generally - (a) The Department of Arkansas State Police may promulgate rules...
§ 23-112-605. Violations - It shall be a violation of this subchapter to knowingly...
§ 23-112-606. License required - It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in...
§ 23-112-607. Dealer's license - (a) (1) Persons wishing to obtain a used motor vehicle...
§ 23-112-608. License certificate fees - (a) (1) The fee for a license certificate shall be...
§ 23-112-609. Issuance of license certificate - Upon satisfactory submission and verification of a fully executed application...
§ 23-112-610. Display of dealer's license - (a) Each dealer licensed under this subchapter shall maintain for...
§ 23-112-611. Records to be maintained - (a) Every person required to have a license shall maintain,...
§ 23-112-613. Delivery prior to sale — Disclosures — Definitions - (a) As used in this section: (1) (A) “Contract for...
§ 23-112-614. Auto auction fees for salvage-titled or parts-only titled vehicles - (a) A five-dollar ($5.00) fee shall be charged to the...
§ 23-112-617. Used motor vehicle dealer service and handling fee - (a) A used motor vehicle dealer may fill in the...
Subchapter 7 - Damage to Motor Vehicles While in Transit
§ 23-112-701. When delivery accomplished - Delivery” of a motor vehicle to a dealer by a...
§ 23-112-702. Damage prior to delivery to dealer — Notice - (a) Whenever a motor vehicle is damaged while in transit...
§ 23-112-703. Failure to repair - In the event the manufacturer or distributor refuses or fails...
§ 23-112-704. Computing time - In computing the lapse of three (3) working days under...
§ 23-112-705. Disclosure of damage to consumer — Certification - (a) Prior to the sale of any motor vehicle damaged...
§ 23-112-706. Damage after delivery to dealer — Disclosure to consumer — Certification - (a) Whenever a motor vehicle is damaged after delivery to...
§ 23-112-707. Manufacturer required to indemnify franchised dealers - Notwithstanding the terms of any franchise agreement, it shall be...
Subchapter 8 - Special Motorcycle Events
§ 23-112-801. Findings - The General Assembly finds that: (1) A special motorcycle event...
§ 23-112-802. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Motorcycle owners' organization” means...
§ 23-112-803. Statements of estimated positive economic impact - A statement of the estimated positive economic impact of a...
§ 23-112-804. Significant positive economic impact determinations - (a) If the statement of estimated positive economic impact that...
§ 23-112-805. Authority to waive relevant market area and rules - (a) The Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission shall waive the following...
§ 23-112-806. Established and ongoing special motorcycle events - (a) A special motorcycle event that has been ongoing for...
Subchapter 9 - Recreational Vehicle Special Events
§ 23-112-901. Findings - The General Assembly finds that: (1) A recreational vehicle special...
§ 23-112-902. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Nonprofit entity” means an...
§ 23-112-903. Statements of estimated positive economic impact - A statement of the estimated positive economic impact of a...
§ 23-112-904. Significant positive economic impact determinations - (a) If the statement of estimated positive economic impact that...
§ 23-112-905. Authority to waive relevant market area and rules - (a) The Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission shall waive the following...
Subchapter 10 - Recreational Vehicle Franchise Act
§ 23-112-1001. Title - This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 23-112-1002. Legislative findings - The General Assembly finds that: (1) The distribution and sale...
§ 23-112-1003. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Area of sales responsibility”...
§ 23-112-1004. License requirements and application fees - (a) The following acts are unlawful: (1) The violation of...
§ 23-112-1005. Application for license - (a) An application for a license required under this subchapter...
§ 23-112-1006. Issuance of license — Change of location — Change of business or corporate name, structure, or DBA name — Dealers, manufacturers, and distributors - (a) The license issued to each recreational vehicle dealer, manufacturer,...
§ 23-112-1007. Display of license — Change of employer — Factory representative and distributor representative - (a) A recreational vehicle factory representative shall have his or...
§ 23-112-1008. Display of license — Change of employer — Salesperson - (a) (1) Except as provided in this section, a recreational...
§ 23-112-1009. Expiration of license - Unless the Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission by rule provides to...
§ 23-112-1010. Area of sales responsibility - (a) The following conditions shall apply to the area of...
§ 23-112-1011. Renewal of dealer agreement - In a renewal of a dealer agreement, the manufacturer shall...
§ 23-112-1012. Termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal of dealer agreement - (a) (1) A manufacturer or distributor, directly or through any...
§ 23-112-1013. Repurchase of inventory - If the dealer agreement is terminated, canceled, or not renewed...
§ 23-112-1014. Sale of remaining inventory after termination - (a) A dealer is not prohibited from selling the remaining...
§ 23-112-1015. Change of ownership of dealer — Family succession - (a) The following conditions apply to a proposed sale of...
§ 23-112-1016. Warranty obligation - (a) Each warrantor shall: (1) Specify in writing to each...
§ 23-112-1017. Damage to recreational vehicles before arrival at dealership - (a) All the following apply if a new recreational vehicle...
§ 23-112-1018. Prohibited activity of manufacturer or distributor — Coercion - (a) A manufacturer or distributor shall not coerce or attempt...
§ 23-112-1019. License — Denial, revocation, and suspension - (a) For any of the following reasons, the Arkansas Motor...
§ 23-112-1020. Monetary penalty in lieu of suspension or revocation of license — Civil penalty - (a) For a monetary penalty in lieu of suspension or...
§ 23-112-1021. Enforcement - (a) The Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission may enter orders that...
§ 23-112-1022. Civil action and mediation - (a) (1) A dealer, manufacturer, distributor, or warrantor injured by...
§ 23-112-1023. Injunction - (a) In addition to any remedy provided in this subchapter...