Arkansas Code
Title 27 - Transportation
Subtitle 2 - Motor Vehicle Registration and Licensing

§ 27-22-103. Penalty. [Effective until contingency in Acts 2019, No. 869, § 24 is met.] - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

§ 27-22-103. Penalty. [Effective when contingency in Acts 2019, No. 869, § 24 is met.] - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

§ 27-22-104. Insurance required — Minimum coverage — Definitions - (a) (1) It is unlawful for a person to operate...

§ 27-22-105. Inadequate insurance in an accident — Penalty - (a) When the operator of any motor vehicle is involved...

§ 27-22-106. Cancellation of policy or contract — Administrative revocation or suspension of license - No policy or contract of insurance covering a motor vehicle...

§ 27-22-107. Motor vehicle insurance reporting - (a) (1) Each insurance company providing motor vehicle liability insurance...

§ 27-22-109. Impounding motor vehicle for violation - (a) (1) If an operator of a motor vehicle is...

§ 27-22-110. Hold on release from storage facility authorized - (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Operational motor vehicle”...

§ 27-22-111. Fine for failure to present proof of insurance at time of traffic stop - (a) After a traffic stop has been completed, if an...

Subchapter 2 - Arkansas Online Insurance Verification System Act

§ 27-22-201. Title - This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 27-22-202. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Certificate of Insurance” means...

§ 27-22-203. Online insurance verification system - (a) The Department of Finance and Administration shall establish an...

§ 27-22-204. Functions of online insurance verification system - The online insurance verification system shall: (1) Be accessible to:...

§ 27-22-205. Responsibilities of insurer - (a) An insurer shall: (1) Operate the online insurance verification...

§ 27-22-206. Responsibilities of department - (a) The Department of Finance and Administration shall: (1) Cooperate...

§ 27-22-207. Exemptions - This subchapter shall not apply to any of the following...

§ 27-22-208. Reporting violations - (a) If an insurance company fails to consistently allow access...

§ 27-22-209. Suspension of registration - (a) (1) The Department of Finance and Administration shall suspend...

§ 27-22-210. Penalties — Definitions - (a) A person is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor...

§ 27-22-211. Registration and licensing — Definition - (a) The Department of Finance and Administration shall not register...

§ 27-22-212. Reporting of violation - A court shall forward a report of the conviction of...

Chapter 23 - Commercial Driver License

Subchapter 1 - Arkansas Uniform Commercial Driver License Act

§ 27-23-101. Short title - This subchapter may be cited as the “Arkansas Uniform Commercial...

§ 27-23-102. Statement of intent and purpose - (a) The purpose of this subchapter is to implement the...

§ 27-23-103. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Alcohol” or “alcoholic beverage”...

§ 27-23-104. Limitation on number of driver licenses - No person who drives a commercial motor vehicle may have...

§ 27-23-105. Notification required by driver - (a) Notification of Convictions. (1) Any driver of a commercial...

§ 27-23-106. Employer responsibilities - (a) Each employer must require the applicant to provide the...

§ 27-23-107. Commercial driver license required - (a) (1) A person shall not operate a commercial motor...

§ 27-23-108. Commercial driver license qualification standards — Definitions - (a) Testing. (1) (A) To the extent permitted by federal...

§ 27-23-110. Application for commercial driver license - (a) (1) The application for a commercial driver license or...

§ 27-23-111. Content of Commercial Driver License — Classifications — Expiration and renewal - (a) Content of License. The commercial driver license must be...

§ 27-23-112. Disqualification and cancellation - (a) (1) A driver, holder of a commercial driver license,...

§ 27-23-113. Commercial drivers prohibited from operating with any alcohol in system - (a) No person shall: (1) Consume an intoxicating beverage, regardless...

§ 27-23-114. Commercial motor vehicle driving offenses and penalties — Definitions - (a) (1) It is unlawful and punishable as provided in...

§ 27-23-115. Implied consent requirements for commercial motor vehicle drivers - (a) A person who drives a commercial motor vehicle within...

§ 27-23-116. Notification of traffic convictions - Within ten (10) days after receiving a report of the...

§ 27-23-117. Driving record information to be furnished - Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the...

§ 27-23-118. Distribution of fees - (a) The fee set out in § 27-23-110(a) shall be...

§ 27-23-119. Exemption regulations - In the event that it shall be determined by federal...

§ 27-23-120. Rulemaking authority - The Office of Driver Services and the Division of Arkansas...

§ 27-23-121. Authority to enter agreement - The Office of Driver Services and the Department of Arkansas...

§ 27-23-122. Enforcement - The enforcement personnel of the State Highway Commission, the Arkansas...

§ 27-23-123. Reciprocity - Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a person may drive...

§ 27-23-124. Commercial Driver License Fund - (a) There is hereby established on the books of the...

§ 27-23-125. Suspension of commercial driver license for delinquent child support - All types of commercial driver licenses shall be subject to...

§ 27-23-126. Notification of out-of-service order - The law enforcement officer issuing an out-of-service order to a...

§ 27-23-127. Disqualification of noncommercial driver license holder - (a) The provisions of §§ 27-23-112 — 27-23-114 shall apply...

§ 27-23-128. Deferment of sentence — Restrictions - No circuit or district court judge may utilize § 5-4-321,...

§ 27-23-129. Medical certification required — Downgrade of license for noncompliance — Denial or disqualification of license for fraud - (a) (1) An applicant for a commercial driver license or...

§ 27-23-130. Prohibition against texting — Definition - (a) (1) For purposes of this section, “driving” means operating...

§ 27-23-131. Prohibition against use of hand-held mobile telephone while driving commercial motor vehicle - (a) (1) For purposes of this section, “driving” means operating...

Subchapter 2 - Commercial Driver Alcohol and Drug Testing Act

§ 27-23-201. Title - This subchapter is known and may be cited as the...

§ 27-23-202. Definitions - (a) As used in this subchapter: (1) (A) (i) “Consortium/third-party...

§ 27-23-203. Applicability — Exemptions - (a) This subchapter applies to: (1) An Arkansas employer who...

§ 27-23-204. Testing - An Arkansas employer shall test an employee for alcohol and...

§ 27-23-205. Reporting test results - (a) An Arkansas employer shall report to the Office of...

§ 27-23-206. Maintenance of information — Confidentiality - (a) The Office of Driver Services shall maintain the information...

§ 27-23-207. Use of database by employers - (a) An Arkansas employer shall submit a request for information...

§ 27-23-208. Use of database by an employee - (a) An employee who holds a commercial driver license may...

§ 27-23-209. Penalties - (a) (1) The penalty for an Arkansas employer who knowingly...

§ 27-23-210. Miscellaneous authority — Rules - (a) The Office of Driver Services shall pursue grants available...

§ 27-23-211. Immunity from civil liability - The state or any entity required to perform duties under...

Chapter 24 - Special License Plate Act of 2005

Subchapter 1 - General Provisions

§ 27-24-101. Title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 27-24-102. Purpose - The purpose of this chapter is to: (1) Implement a...

§ 27-24-103. Definitions - As used in this chapter: (1) (A) “Motor vehicle” means...

§ 27-24-104. Reissuance - (a) Every special license plate continued under this chapter shall...

§ 27-24-105. Design - (a) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, the Secretary of...

§ 27-24-106. Change of design - If the Department of Finance and Administration issues a special...

§ 27-24-107. Appeals - An appeal from a decision of the Secretary of the...

§ 27-24-108. Compliance with other laws - Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, the issuance and renewal...

§ 27-24-109. Penalty - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, it is...

§ 27-24-110. Local fees prohibited - A political subdivision of the State of Arkansas shall not...

§ 27-24-111. Limitation on types of special license plates - (a) The types of special license plates issued under this...

Subchapter 2 - Military Service and Veterans

§ 27-24-201. Purpose - The purpose of this subchapter is to continue military service...

§ 27-24-202. Legislative findings - It is found and determined by the General Assembly of...

§ 27-24-203. Definitions - As used in this chapter: (1) “Aid and attendance” means...

§ 27-24-204. Military and veteran special license plates and decals generally - (a) The following special license plates or license plates with...

§ 27-24-205. Additional special license plates - The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall...

§ 27-24-206. Fees and limitations - (a) (1) Except as provided in subdivisions (a)(2) and (b)(2)...

§ 27-24-207. Transferability - A special license plate issued under this subchapter shall not...

§ 27-24-208. Surviving spouse - (a) (1) Except as provided in subdivisions (a)(2)-(4) of this...

§ 27-24-209. Redesign and simplification of military service and veterans special license plates - (a) The Office of Motor Vehicle shall redesign and simplify...

§ 27-24-210. Retired members of armed forces - (a) The Department of Finance and Administration shall continue the...

§ 27-24-211. Gold Star Family special license plates — Definitions - (a) The purpose of this section is to honor the...

§ 27-24-212. Disabled veteran motorcycle license plates - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Disabled veteran” means...

§ 27-24-213. Veterans of Foreign Wars - (a) The purpose of this section is to honor the...

§ 27-24-214. Veterans of Operation Urgent Fury - (a) The Department of Finance and Administration is authorized to...

§ 27-24-215. Veterans of Lebanon Peacekeeping Mission - (a) The Department of Finance and Administration is authorized to...

Subchapter 3 - Public Use Vehicles — Local Government

§ 27-24-301. Purpose - The purpose of this subchapter is to: (1) Continue the...

§ 27-24-302. Application for counties - (a) A county judge in the State of Arkansas may...

§ 27-24-303. County quorum courts - (a) An Arkansas resident who is an elected member of...

§ 27-24-304. Application for cities and incorporated towns - (a) A mayor of a city or incorporated town in...

§ 27-24-305. Validity - (a) A special license plate issued under this subchapter shall...

§ 27-24-306. Other public entities - (a) The following public entities may apply for special license...

Subchapter 4 - Public Use Vehicles — State Government

§ 27-24-401. Purpose - The purpose of this subchapter is to continue the State...

§ 27-24-402. Metal plates required on state highway vehicles - (a) The State Highway Commission shall not be required to...

Subchapter 5 - Public Use Vehicles — Federal Government

§ 27-24-501. Federal government exemption - (a) A vehicle shall be exempt from the requirement to...

Subchapter 6 - Nominal Fee Plates

§ 27-24-601. Purpose - The purpose of this subchapter is to continue the miscellaneous...

§ 27-24-602. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) “4-H club” means a...

§ 27-24-603. Existing special license plates - The miscellaneous nominal fee special license plates with the specific...

§ 27-24-604. Additional special license plates - The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration may...

§ 27-24-605. Nominal fee - An application for a special license plate under this subchapter...

§ 27-24-606. Religious organizations - (a) (1) The pastor, minister, priest, rabbi, or other person...

§ 27-24-607. Youth groups - (a) A civic club, person, or entity that furnishes to...

§ 27-24-608. 4-H clubs - (a) A civic club, person, or entity that furnishes to...

§ 27-24-609. Volunteer rescue squads - (a) A person or entity that owns a motor vehicle...

§ 27-24-610. Boy Scouts of America - A civic club, person, or entity that furnishes a bus...

§ 27-24-611. Civil Air Patrol - (a) A person who is a member of the Civil...

§ 27-24-612. Orphanages - (a) The head of an orphanage in the State of...

Subchapter 7 - Members of the General Assembly

§ 27-24-701. Purpose - The purpose of this subchapter is to continue the procedure...

§ 27-24-702. Special license plates - The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall...

§ 27-24-703. Members of Senate - (a) (1) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and...

§ 27-24-704. Members of House of Representatives - (a) (1) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and...

§ 27-24-705. Taxes and fees - A member of the General Assembly shall pay all taxes...

§ 27-24-706. Issuance and transfer - (a) All applications for special license plates issued under this...

Subchapter 8 - Constitutional Officers

§ 27-24-801. Purpose - The purpose of this subchapter is to continue the Constitutional...

§ 27-24-802. Special license plates authorized - The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall...

§ 27-24-803. Constitutional Officer special license plate - (a) (1) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and...

§ 27-24-804. Issuance and transfer - (a) All applications for Constitutional Officer special license plates issued...

Subchapter 9 - Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission

§ 27-24-901. Purpose - The purpose of this subchapter is to: (1) Continue the...

§ 27-24-902. Continuation of existing special license plates for Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission vehicles - (a) The Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission shall continue...

§ 27-24-903. Existing special license plates - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

§ 27-24-904. Additional special license plates - (a) (1) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and...

§ 27-24-905. Issuance — Renewal — Replacement - (a) The owner of a motor vehicle who is a...

§ 27-24-906. License plate options - A motor vehicle owner applying for a special license plate...

§ 27-24-907. Transferability - The special license plates issued under this subchapter may be...

Subchapter 10 - Colleges, Universities, and Arkansas School for the Deaf

§ 27-24-1001. Purpose - The purpose of this subchapter is to: (1) Continue the...

§ 27-24-1002. Definition - As used in this subchapter, “college or university” means a...

§ 27-24-1003. Existing special license plates - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

§ 27-24-1004. Additional special license plates - (a) (1) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and...

§ 27-24-1005. Issuance — Renewal — Replacement - (a) The owner of a motor vehicle who is a...

§ 27-24-1006. Transferability - The special license plates issued under this subchapter may be...

§ 27-24-1007. License plate options - A motor vehicle owner applying for a special license plate...

§ 27-24-1008. Use of funds by college or university - (a) (1) (A) A participating college or university shall use...

§ 27-24-1009. Limitation on remedies - The universities and colleges participating in the collegiate special license...

§ 27-24-1010. Arkansas School for the Deaf - (a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration...

Subchapter 11 - Agriculture Education

§ 27-24-1101. Purpose - The purpose of this subchapter is to continue the special...

§ 27-24-1102. Definition - As used in this subchapter, “college or university” means a...

§ 27-24-1103. Existing special license plate - The special license plate for the Division of Agriculture of...

§ 27-24-1104. Additional special license plates - The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall...

§ 27-24-1105. Design and approval procedure - (a) The board of trustees of a college or university...

§ 27-24-1106. Issuance — Renewal — Replacement - (a) The owner of a motor vehicle who is a...

§ 27-24-1107. Use of funds by college or university - (a) (1) A participating college or university shall use all...

§ 27-24-1108. Transferability - The special license plates issued under this subchapter may be...

Subchapter 12 - African-American Fraternities and Sororities

§ 27-24-1201. Purpose - The purpose of this subchapter is to continue the special...

§ 27-24-1202. Definitions - As used in this subchapter, “African-American fraternity or sorority” means...

§ 27-24-1203. Authority continued - The authority for the Department of Finance and Administration to...

§ 27-24-1204. Additional special license plates - The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall...

§ 27-24-1205. Design and approval procedure - (a) The design for a special license plate issued under...

§ 27-24-1206. Issuance — Renewal — Replacement - (a) An owner of a motor vehicle who meets the...

§ 27-24-1207. Disposition of fee — List - (a) Except for African-American fraternities and sororities, the Revenue Division...

§ 27-24-1208. Use of funds - (a) An institution of higher education in the state that...

§ 27-24-1209. Limitation on remedies - The African-American fraternities and sororities participating in this program shall...

Subchapter 13 - Public and Military Service Recognition

§ 27-24-1301. Purpose - The purpose of this subchapter is to: (1) Continue the...

§ 27-24-1302. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Certified law enforcement officer”...

§ 27-24-1303. Firefighters - (a) The Department of Finance and Administration shall continue the...

§ 27-24-1304. Retired state troopers - (a) The Department of Finance and Administration shall continue the...

§ 27-24-1306. Emergency medical services professionals - (a) The Department of Finance and Administration shall create and...

§ 27-24-1307. Additional public service special license plates with decals - (a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration...

§ 27-24-1308. Transferability - The special license plates issued under this subchapter may be...

§ 27-24-1309. Limitation - A person who is entitled to receive a special license...

§ 27-24-1310. Reporting of use of proceeds - If an organization sponsors a special license plate or special...

§ 27-24-1311. Professional firefighters - (a) The Department of Finance and Administration shall create and...

§ 27-24-1312. Cold War veterans - (a) The Department of Finance and Administration shall create for...

§ 27-24-1313. United States veterans - (a) The Department of Finance and Administration shall create for...

§ 27-24-1314. Constables - (a) The Department of Finance and Administration shall create for...

§ 27-24-1316. Support of law enforcement - (a) (1) The Department of Finance and Administration shall create...

Subchapter 14 - Special Interest License Plates

§ 27-24-1401. Purpose - The purpose of this subchapter is to: (1) Continue the...

§ 27-24-1402. Existing special license plates - (a) The following special license plates that represent various special...

§ 27-24-1404. Application process for additional special interest license plate decals - (a) A special interest organization may apply to the Secretary...

§ 27-24-1405. Issuance — Renewal — Replacement - (a) The owner of a motor vehicle who is a...

§ 27-24-1406. License plate options - (a) A motor vehicle owner applying for a special license...

§ 27-24-1407. Annual report - (a) A special interest organization that is the sponsor of...

§ 27-24-1408. Realtors special license plate - (a) The purpose of this section is to continue the...

§ 27-24-1409. Support Animal Rescue and Shelters special license plate decal - (a) (1) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and...

§ 27-24-1411. Little Rock Air Force Base - (a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration...

§ 27-24-1412. Support of Court Appointed Special Advocates - (a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration...

§ 27-24-1414. Arkansas Sheriffs' Association - (a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration...

§ 27-24-1415. Children's cancer research - (a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration...

§ 27-24-1416. Arkansas Future Farmers of America - (a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration...

§ 27-24-1417. Arkansas Rice Council - (a) (1) The Department of Finance and Administration shall create...

§ 27-24-1419. Arkansas Tennis Association license plate - (a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration...

§ 27-24-1420. Fraternal Order of Police - (a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration...

§ 27-24-1422. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. license plate - (a) (1) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and...

§ 27-24-1423. Autism Awareness - (a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration...

§ 27-24-1424. Hospice and palliative care special license plate - (a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration...

§ 27-24-1425. Arkansas State Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation, Inc - (a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration...

§ 27-24-1426. Quail Forever special license plate - (a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration...

§ 27-24-1427. Little Rock Rangers Soccer Club - (a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration...

§ 27-24-1428. Grand Lodge of Arkansas special license plate - (a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration...

§ 27-24-1429. Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Arkansas special license plate - (a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration...

Subchapter 15 - Street Rod Special License Plates

§ 27-24-1501. Purpose - The purpose of this subchapter is to: (1) Continue the...

§ 27-24-1502. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Blue dot tail light”...

§ 27-24-1503. Application — Issuance — Renewal — Replacement - (a) (1) The owner of a street rod or a...

§ 27-24-1504. Titling - (a) The model year and the year of manufacture that...

§ 27-24-1505. Equipment - (a) Unless the presence of the equipment was specifically required...

Subchapter 16 - Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism

§ 27-24-1601. Purpose - The purpose of this subchapter is to: (1) Authorize the...

§ 27-24-1602. Special license plates - (a) (1) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and...

§ 27-24-1603. Issuance — Renewal — Replacement - (a) A person who owns a motor vehicle and who...

Subchapter 17 - Conservation Districts

§ 27-24-1701. Authorization - The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall...

§ 27-24-1702. Design — Cost - (a) The special motor vehicle license plate for conservation districts...

§ 27-24-1703. Issuance — Renewal — Replacement - (a) A person who owns a motor vehicle and who...

§ 27-24-1704. Rules - The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration may...

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Arkansas Code Title 27 - Transportation Subtitle 2 - Motor Vehicle Registration and Licensing

Arkansas Code
Title 27 - Transportation
Subtitle 2 - Motor Vehicle Registration and Licensing