Title 27, Transportation

(a) Whenever the load upon any vehicle extends to the rear four feet (4′) or more beyond the bed or body of the vehicle, there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end of the load, at the times specified in § 27-36-204, a red light or lantern plainly visible from a distance of …

(a) No person shall operate any motor truck, passenger bus, truck tractor, or any motor vehicle towing a house trailer upon any highway outside the corporate limits of municipalities at any time from one-half (½) hour after sunset to one-half (½) hour before sunrise unless there …

(a) Whenever any motor truck, passenger bus, truck tractor, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, or any motor vehicle towing a house trailer is disabled upon the traveled portion of any highway or the shoulder thereof outside of any municipality at any time when lighted lamps are …

No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any sign, poster, or other nontransparent material upon the front windshield, sidewings, side, or rear windows of the vehicle other than a certificate or other paper required to be so displayed by law if it obstructs the operator's vie…

(a) The windshield on every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a device for cleaning rain, snow, or other moisture from the windshield. (b) This device shall be so constructed as to be controlled or operated by the driver of the vehicle.

(a) (1) (A) It is unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle which has any substance or material except rearview mirrors and decals required by law attached to the windshield at any point more than four and one-half inches (4½″) above the bottom of the windshield if the s…

(a) Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a rearview mirror. (b) Every motor vehicle which is so constructed or loaded as to obstruct the driver's view to the rear thereof from the driver's position shall be equipped with a mirror located so as to reflect to the driver a vie…

(a) It shall be unlawful to operate a vehicle on the public highways if after-market tinting material, together with striping material, has been applied to any windows of the vehicle or if letters or logos larger than one-quarter inch (¼″) have been applied to the windows of the …

(a) (1) As used in this section, “sedan” means a motor vehicle that:(A) Has been licensed as an automobile for hire under § 27-14-601(a)(2);(B) Accommodates a minimum of three (3) rear passengers; and(C) Is chauffeur-driven.(2) A sedan is not a taxicab or van. (1) As used in this…

(a) (1) The wheels of all motor vehicles, including trailers and semitrailers, shall be equipped with pneumatic rubber tires.(2) Nonpneumatic or solid rubber tire mountings shall not be permitted. (1) The wheels of all motor vehicles, including trailers and semitrailers, shall be…

(a) It is lawful to use metal studded tires with studs protruding not more than one-sixteenth inch (1⁄16″) from the surface of the rubber tread on motor vehicles operated on the public highways of this state during the period from November 15 of each year until April 15 of the fo…

(a) (1) Every motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle, when operated upon a highway, shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of, and to stop and hold, the vehicle, including two (2) separate means of applying the brakes, each of which m…

(a) Every motor vehicle or combination of vehicles, at all times and under all conditions of loading, upon application of the service or foot brake, shall be capable of:(1) Developing a braking force that is not less than the percentage of its gross weight tabulated in this secti…

(a) Every motor vehicle shall, at all times, be equipped with a factory-installed muffler or one duplicating factory specifications, in good working order and in constant operation, to prevent excessive or unusual noise and annoying smoke. (b) No person shall use on a motor vehic…

(a) The sale or use of cutouts on any motor-driven vehicle while on the public roads, highways, streets, and alleys of Arkansas is prohibited. (b) Any person found guilty in any court of Arkansas of violating this section, in whole or in part, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemea…

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Motor vehicle” means any motor vehicle, except a school bus, church bus, and other public conveyance, which is required by federal law or regulation to be equipped with a passenger restraint system; and(2) “Seat belt” means any passenger restra…

(a) Each driver and front seat passenger in any motor vehicle operated on a street or highway in this state shall wear a properly adjusted and fastened seat belt properly secured to the vehicle. (b) This subchapter shall not apply to the following:(1) Passenger automobiles manufa…

(a) (1) The failure of an occupant to wear a properly adjusted and fastened seat belt shall not be admissible into evidence in a civil action.(2) Provided, that evidence of the failure may be admitted in a civil action as to the causal relationship between noncompliance and the i…

(a) (1) A person who violates this subchapter shall be subject to a fine not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00), unless a local fine under § 16-17-129 has also been provided for by law.(2) However, the total amount of the fines levied under this section and § 16-17-129 shall …

(1) The Office of Driver Services shall not:(1) Include in the traffic violation report of any person any conviction arising out of a violation of this subchapter;(2) Use or accumulate a violation of this subchapter to suspend or revoke the driver's license of any person as an ha…

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as “Eric's Law: The Nitrous Oxide Prohibition Act”.

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) (A) “Motorcycle” means a motor vehicle having a saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than three (3) wheels in contact with the ground.(B) “Motorcycle” does not include a tractor;(2) “Nitrous oxide” means a gas or li…

(a) (1) Except as provided under subdivision (a)(2) of this section, a person shall not operate a motor vehicle or motorcycle that is equipped to supply the engine with nitrous oxide on a street or highway.(2) This section shall not prohibit:(A) A person from operating a motor ve…