Arkansas Administrative Code

27 CAR § 30-174. Return of security. (a) The security shall be returned to the person making the deposit or his or her personal representative, however, the draft issued by the Office of Driver Services shall be made payable to the depositor. (b) If the depositor has deceased sin…

27 CAR § 30-175. Office of Driver Services may raise or reduce security. (a) Upon receiving correcting information, the Office of Driver Services may, upon good cause and in its discretion, raise or reduce any security requirement. (b)(1) If security has already been deposited, t…

27 CAR § 30-176. Form of court clerk certificate. When a court reports nonpayment of a judgment to the Office of Driver Services, the judgment certification shall contain, but shall not be limited to, the following information: (1) Date and location of accident; (2) Date of judgm…

27 CAR § 30-177. Governmental ownership or operation. Verification that a judgment arose out of an accident caused by the ownership or operation, with permission, of a vehicle owned or leased to the United States, this state, or any political subdivision of this state or a munici…

27 CAR § 30-178. Verification of judgments and future proof. (a) Verification that a judgment has been satisfied, stayed, or that payments are sufficient to satisfy the requirements of Arkansas Code § 27-19-708 may be accepted only in the form of a final court decree or written v…

27 CAR § 30-179. Reinstatement from judgment after ten years. (a) It shall be the responsibility of the judgment creditor or his or her representative to file proof that a judgment has been renewed. (b) If such proof of renewal is not received by the Office of Driver Services pri…

27 CAR § 30-180. Verification of payment on judgment. Verification of payments made on a judgment or judgments shall be a written statement filed by either the: (1) Court in which such judgment was rendered; or (2) Judgment creditor or his or her representative.…

27 CAR § 30-181. Verification of payments toward settlements. Payments made toward settlements of any claims arising from an accident shall be credited in reduction of amounts of the judgments, provided such payments shall be verified in writing by the person or persons receiving…

27 CAR § 30-182. Form of certificate. The form of the certificate of insurance, which will be referred to as an SR-22 form, shall include but shall not be limited to the following items: (1) Name and current address of insured; (2) Policy number; (3) Effective date of policy; (4)…

27 CAR § 30-183. Assumption of coverage. A complete certificate of insurance filed with the Office of Driver Services will be considered to be effective unless, or until, notification of cancellation is filed with the office.

27 CAR § 30-184. Form or notice of cancellation. The form of the notice of termination of cancellation of a certified policy, which shall be referred to as an SR-26, shall include, but shall not be limited to the following items: (1) Name and current address of insured; (2) Descr…

27 CAR § 30-185. Latest certificate supersedes all others. The filing of a certificate prior to the termination or cancellation of another certificate shall automatically terminate the certificate previously filed.

27 CAR § 30-186. Amount of bond. Any bond filed with the Office of Driver Services for the purpose of providing future proof shall be: (1) For an amount of no less than sixty-five thousand dollars ($65,000); and (2) Subject to the approval of the office.…

27 CAR § 30-187. Value of real estate. If two (2) or more individual sureties schedule real estate in a bond, then such real estate together shall: (1) Amount to one hundred thirty thousand dollars ($130,000); and (2) Be subject to the approval of the Office of Driver Services.…

27 CAR § 30-188. Demands subject to rules of the State Insurance Department. Any demand of execution on a judgment shall be: (1) Made to the State Insurance Department; and (2) Subject to the rules established by the department for the purpose of administering this section.…

27 CAR § 30-189. Form of restricted license. Any license issued in accordance with this section shall include, but shall not be limited to the following items: (1) Name and address of licensee; (2) Driver’s license number; (3) Identifying characteristics of such person; (4) Descr…

27 CAR § 30-190. Surrender of license and registration. (a) The police authority, upon confiscating the suspended items, shall forthwith forward them to the Office of Driver Services. (b) If the suspended items cannot be confiscated within thirty (30) days of the request, the pol…

27 CAR § 30-191. Suspension of registration for invalid transfer. Upon determination by the Office of Driver Services that a registration has been transferred for the purpose or with the effect of defeating the purpose of the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act, Arkansas Code…

27 CAR § 30-192. Liquid assets requirements. Any person applying for self-insurance shall possess and continue to possess liquid assets amounting to no less than: (1) Sixty-five thousand dollars ($65,000) if such self-insurance is to cover both property damage and bodily injury; …

27 CAR § 30-193. Reasonable grounds for cancellation. Failure of such person to continue to possess the amount of liquid assets as provided for in 27 CAR § 30-192 or failure to have at least twenty-six (26) vehicles registered in this state, shall constitute a reasonable ground f…

27 CAR § 31-101. Generally. The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration, pursuant to his or her authority under Arkansas Code § 27-16-1212, does hereby issue the following rule: (1) The secretary has determined that the voluntary enhanced identification and secu…

27 CAR § 32-101. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) “Restricted commercial driver license” means a license issued in accordance with 49 C.F.R. pt. 383 as amended, to seasonal drivers of: (A) Farm retail outlets and suppliers; (B) Agrichemical businesses; (C) Custom harvesters…

27 CAR § 32-102. Valid restricted CDL classes. (a) Restricted CDL holders shall be limited to operating Class B or Class C vehicles as described in 49 C.F.R. pt. 383. (b) Provided, that a holder of a Class B or Class C restricted CDL is also authorized to operate any Class D nonc…

27 CAR § 32-103. 150-mile limit. Any person who holds a restricted CDL shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle beyond one hundred fifty (150) miles from the place of business or farm currently being served.

27 CAR § 32-104. Restricted CDL fee. The fee for a restricted CDL shall be the same as for an unrestricted CDL.

27 CAR § 32-105. Applicant certifications. (a) Every applicant for restricted CDL must certify to a good driving record as found in 49 C.F.R. pt. 383, as amended. (b) False certifications will result in cancellation of the license. (c) The good driving record criteria are: (1) No…

27 CAR § 32-106. Endorsements. (a) Any restricted CDL applicant may apply for and receive without test, any CDL endorsement (H, T, N, X) except P (passenger). (b) Applicants who need the passenger endorsement for a commercial motor vehicle must: (1) Apply for a regular unrestrict…

27 CAR § 32-107. Revalidation. (a)(1) Each restricted CDL shall be issued for the same time period as a regular CDL, four (4) years. (2) However, each restricted CDL must be revalidated by the Department of Finance and Administration prior to each commercial motor vehicle (CMV) s…

27 CAR § 32-108. Changing seasons. (a) Once a restricted CDL holder has his or her license, he or she may change his or her entire season or any unused part of his or her season anytime within the twelve (12) months following the last validation of his or her restricted CDL, prov…

27 CAR § 32-109. Revocation for unauthorized use. Use of the restricted CDL in activities not related to employment of the designated industries enumerated in 27 CAR § 32-101(1) shall be grounds for the revocation of the restricted CDL.

27 CAR § 32-110. Requirements, sanctions same as unrestricted CDL. With the exception of knowledge and skills tests, the issuance of a restricted CDL shall impose the same requirements and sanctions on the license and employer as would be on an unrestricted CDL.

27 CAR § 33-101. Purpose. This part is necessary in order to properly implement and administer Arkansas Code § 27-16-903 and the Arkansas Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, Arkansas Code § 27-23-101 et seq.

27 CAR § 33-102. Application for commercial driver license. (a) The Office of Driver Services shall cancel any application for a commercial driver license or suspend any commercial driver license for a minimum of sixty (60) days upon determining one (1) or more of the following: …

27 CAR § 34-101. Definitions. As used in this part: (1)(A) “Applicant” means a person who has applied to the Office of Driver Services for issuance or renewal of an Arkansas driver’s license or identification card. (B) “Applicant” includes a person who has applied to the Office o…

27 CAR § 34-102. Verification of applicant information upon renewal of a driver’s license or identification card. An applicant shall verify to the Office of Driver Services that the following information contained within records of the office is correct upon the renewal of the ap…

27 CAR § 34-103. Gender information required to be stated on a driver’s license or identification card. (a) A driver’s license or identification card issued by the Office of Driver Services shall state the applicant’s gender information as “M” (male) or “F” (female). (b) Except a…

27 CAR § 34-104. Amendment of gender information on a driver’s license or identification card. (a)(1) On a form provided by the Office of Driver Services, an applicant may request the Office of Driver Services amend the gender information contained on the applicant’s driver’s lic…

27 CAR § 50-101. Purpose and procedures — Costs — Permits — Renewals — Retests. (a) This section will establish and set forth the cost of application and testing for the commercial driver’s license (CDL). (b)(1) The initial application for the CDL, which includes knowledge examin…

27 CAR § 50-102. Waiting periods before retesting — Limitations on testing. (a) In the event a person fails any section of a CDL skills test and wishes to retest, there will be a five-day waiting period before retesting. (b) All Division of Arkansas State Police CDL examiners, th…

27 CAR § 51-101. Purpose. (a) The purpose of this part is to explain the requirements for conducting commercial driver’s license skills tests as a third-party tester. (b) Authority to administer skills tests is granted only to third-party testers who both: (1) Use third-party exa…

27 CAR § 51-102. Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this part, shall have the following meanings: (1) “Approved testing program” means the CDL skills tests which are: (A) Required by the Division of Arkansas State Police; and (B) Administered by third-party …

27 CAR § 51-103. General provisions. (a) Administration and enforcement. The Division of Arkansas State Police shall administer and enforce the State of Arkansas’s third-party testing program. (b) Employment of division employees. No third-party tester shall engage the services o…

27 CAR § 51-104. Requirements for third-party testers. (a) In order to receive and maintain a third-party tester certification, a third-party tester must meet all of the following conditions: (1) Make application to and enter into agreement with the Division of Arkansas State Pol…

27 CAR § 51-105. Requirements for third-party examiners. (a)(1) A third-party examiner may conduct skills tests on behalf of no more than one (1) third-party tester. (2) Third-party testers must apply for examiner certification on behalf of each person in their employ seeking to …

27 CAR § 51-106. Certificates. (a) General requirements. (1) A certificate will be issued to qualified persons or entities evidencing the third-party tester’s entry into an agreement to operate an approved testing program to give skills tests to CDL applicants. (2) An examiner ce…

27 CAR § 51-107. Evaluation of applicants by the Division of Arkansas State Police. (a) The Division of Arkansas State Police will evaluate the written application submitted by the third-party tester, and if satisfactory, the division will schedule an: (1) On-site inspection; and…

27 CAR § 51-108. Certification by the Division of Arkansas State Police. (a)(1) Upon successful application and evaluation, a third-party tester must execute a written agreement prescribed by the Division of Arkansas State Police to administer CDL skills tests. (2) Upon return of…

27 CAR § 51-109. On-site inspections and audits. (a) Each applicant for a third-party tester certificate shall permit the Division of Arkansas State Police and/or the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to inspect and audit its operations, facilities, and records as they …

27 CAR § 51-110. Professional conduct. (a) An examiner, employee, or agent of the third-party tester may not assist any CDL applicant for the purpose of: (1) Completing a license application; or (2) Taking a knowledge or skills test or other driver examination. (b) An examiner, e…

27 CAR § 51-111. Advertising. (a) No advertising shall: (1) Indicate in any way that the third-party tester can issue or guarantee the issuance of a CDL; (2) Imply that the third-party tester can in any way influence the Division of Arkansas State Police in the issuance of a CDL;…