Title 27 — Transportation

It is a misdemeanor for any person to drive or move, or for the owner to cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved, on any highway, any vehicle of a size or weight exceeding the limitations stated in this chapter or otherwise in violation of this chapter.

(a) As used in this subchapter, “emergency vehicle” means a motor vehicle designed to be used under emergency conditions to:(1) Transport personnel and equipment; and(2) Support the suppression of fires and mitigation of other hazardous situations. (1) Transport personnel and equ…

(a) The maximum size and weight of vehicles specified in this chapter shall be lawful throughout this state, and local authorities shall have no power or authority to alter these limitations, except as provided in this chapter. (b) Local authorities, with respect to highways unde…

(a) No person shall ride on any vehicle upon any portion of the vehicle not designed or intended for the use of passengers. (b) This section shall not apply to any employee engaged in the necessary discharge of a duty or to persons riding within bodies of trucks in space intended…

No passenger-type vehicle shall be operated on any highway with any load carried thereon extending beyond the line of the fenders on the left side of the vehicle nor extending more than six inches (6″) beyond the line of the fenders on the right side.

The load upon any vehicle operated alone, or the load upon the front vehicle of a combination of vehicles, shall not extend more than three feet (3′) beyond the front wheels of the vehicle or the front bumper of the vehicle if it is equipped with such a bumper.

(a) (1) Upon registering any vehicle under the laws of this state, which vehicle is designed and used primarily for the transportation of property or for the transportation of ten (10) or more persons, the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration may require such…

(a) (1) Any police officer having reason to believe that the weight of a vehicle and load is unlawful is authorized to require the driver to stop and submit to a weighing, by means of either portable or stationary scales, and may require that the vehicle be driven to the nearest …

(a) Any person driving any vehicle, object, or contrivance upon any highway or highway structure shall be liable for all damage which the highway or structure may sustain as a result of any careless, negligent, or illegal operation, driving, or moving of that vehicle, object, or …

(a) No vehicle shall be driven or moved on any highway unless the vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking, or otherwise escaping therefrom. (b) Sand may be dropped for the purpose of securing traction, or water or other su…

(a) (1) When one (1) vehicle is towing another, the drawbar or other connection shall be of sufficient strength to pull all weight towed. The drawbar or other connection shall not exceed fifteen feet (15′) from one (1) vehicle to the other, except the connection between any two (…

(a) (1) A vehicle licensed in another state for use as a wrecker or similar towing vehicle may be used to tow an automobile or truck in this state only if:(A) The wrecker or similar towing vehicle licensed in another state is requested by the owner or operator of the vehicle to b…

A.C.A. § 27-35-113Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, it shall be unlawful for any person to drive, operate, or move, or for the owner to cause or permit to be driven or moved upon any road or highway within the state, any vehicle, or combination of vehicles, of a size or weight excee…

(a) (1) Any operator found violating the provisions of this subchapter or any owner, principal, employer, lessor, lessee, agent, or officer of any firm or corporation who permits an operator to violate these provisions shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.(2) (A) Upon first convictio…

(a) Maximum Single Axle Load. The total gross load imposed on the highway by the wheels of any one (1) single axle of a vehicle shall not exceed twenty thousand pounds (20,000 lbs.). (b) (1) Maximum Tandem Axle Load. The total gross load imposed on the highway by two (2) or more …

(a) (1) Except as provided in § 27-35-210(p), a vehicle operated upon the highways of this state shall not have a total outside width, unladen or with load, in excess of one hundred two inches (102″), excluding certain safety devices as designated by the state, unless a greater w…

A vehicle operated upon the highways of this state, unladen or with load, shall not exceed a height of fourteen feet (14′) unless a greater height is authorized by a special permit issued by competent authority as provided in § 27-35-210.

(a) (1) No single truck operated on the highways of this state, unladen or with load, shall have an overall length in excess of forty feet (40′).(2) Provided, any single truck, unladen or with load, utilized to transport compacted seed cotton from the farm to the first point at w…

(a) Forestry machinery shall be exempt from the width and height limitations imposed by this subchapter, and all other statutes limiting the width and height of vehicles operating upon the state's highways. (b) This section shall have no application to forest machinery traveling …

(a) (1) (A) The State Highway Commission, with respect to highways under its jurisdiction, and local authorities, with respect to highways under their jurisdiction, may, in their discretion and as provided in this section, upon receipt of application made in person, in writing, b…

All fees and penalties collected under the provisions of §§ 27-35-202 and 27-35-210 shall be remitted by the tenth day of each month to the Administration of Justice Funds Section on a form provided by that section for deposit into the Arkansas Department of Transportation Fund.

A.C.A. § 27-35-212Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

(a) In addition to the requirements on persons and payloads issued overweight or oversize permits to move on Arkansas highways under § 27-35-210, a person issued an overweight or oversize permit under this subchapter shall be authorized to temporarily stop or halt traffic and saf…

(a) A person commits the offense of operation of a motor vehicle with a modified bumper if:(1) He or she operates a passenger car, pickup truck, sport utility vehicle, or panel truck on a public highway or street; and(2) The suspension, frame, or chassis of the motor vehicle has …

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Insurance” means a policy of liability insurance, the limits of which are one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for the first bodily injury or death, three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) for bodily injury or death for each accident, and …

Manufactured home units eight feet (8′) or less in width and sixty feet (60′) or less in length may be moved on the highways of this state without the procurement of the special permit under this subchapter.

The Arkansas Department of Transportation shall promulgate rules covering the application for, and issuance of, special permits for the safe movement of manufactured home units in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.

(a) (1) Manufactured home units may be lawfully moved interstate and intrastate on the highways, roads, and streets of this state by procuring a special permit issued by the Arkansas Department of Transportation.(2) A permit shall be required for each single continuous movement o…

(a) Special permits shall be issued to any licensed carrier, dealer, or manufacturer who files with the Arkansas Department of Transportation evidence of acceptable insurance coverage. (b) (1) Persons moving their personal manufactured home units not over twelve feet (12′) wide, …

(a) Overwidth or overlength manufactured home units shall be moved on those highways, roads, and streets and at times and under conditions as may be designated by the Arkansas Department of Transportation. (b) The department shall not issue any permits for the movement of a manuf…

(a) Persons posting a surety bond with the Arkansas Department of Transportation in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000), payable on default to the State of Arkansas, shall be allowed to pay the fees accruing for permits on a monthly basis. (b) Should the person fail to pa…

(a) All fees collected under the provisions of this subchapter shall forthwith be deposited into the State Treasury as special revenues. (b) The net amount shall be credited to the Arkansas Department of Transportation Fund, there to be used for the operation and maintenance of t…

(a) Qualified house or structural movers in this state who have met the financial responsibility requirements of the laws of this state and rules of the Arkansas Department of Transportation shall be authorized to move upon the public highways of this state houses and other struc…

(a) In addition to the requirements on persons and payloads issued permits to move manufactured homes and houses on Arkansas highways under §§ 27-35-304 and 27-35-309, a person issued a permit to move manufactured homes or houses under this subchapter shall be authorized to tempo…