Title 27, Transportation

The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall prescribe and provide suitable forms of applications, certificates of title, registration certificates, and all other forms requisite or necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter and any other laws, t…

(a) Officers and employees of the Office of Motor Vehicle designated by the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration are, for the purpose of administering the motor vehicle laws, authorized to administer oaths and acknowledge signatures. (b) Administration of oat…

(a) (1) (A) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration and officers of the Office of Motor Vehicle designated by the secretary may prepare under the seal of the Office of Motor Vehicle a:(i) Certified copy of a motor vehicle registration record maintained by th…

The Office of Motor Vehicle may publish a synopsis or summary of the laws of this state regulating the operation of vehicles and may deliver a copy without charge with each original vehicle registration.

An ex officio commission, composed of the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration, who shall serve as chair, the Chair of the State Highway Commission, and the Director of State Highways and Transportation, is established for the purpose of representing the Stat…

(a) The commission is authorized to negotiate and consummate reciprocal agreements with the duly authorized officials or representatives of any states of the United States, whereby residents of other states who operate commercial motor vehicles may allocate and apportion the regi…

(a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration is authorized to refund a proportionate part of the registration fees paid to this state under the provisions of the International Registration Plan which became effective July 1, 1976, under the following conditio…

(a) As used in this section, “member jurisdiction”, “mileage audit”, “record reexamination”, and “registrant” mean the same as defined in the International Registration Plan, as it existed on January 1, 2017. (b) (1) (A) A registrant who desires a hearing to appeal the findings o…

(a) Fees Generally. The fee for the registration and licensing of all motor vehicles shall be as follows:(1) Pleasure Vehicles. For all automobiles equipped with pneumatic tires, used for the transportation of persons, there shall be charged and collected the following fees based…

(a) Except as otherwise provided, all fees shall be paid to the Office of Motor Vehicle for the registration of motor vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers under this chapter. (b) The following fees shall be charged under this chapter by the Office of Motor Vehicle:(1) For each ce…

(a) There is levied a service fee of five dollars ($5.00) to be added to the regular fee imposed for motor vehicle license plates collected by the Office of Motor Vehicle in all instances in which a special number is reserved for any motor vehicle license plate applicant. (b) The…

(a) Whenever any application to the Office of Motor Vehicle is accompanied by any fee as required by law and the application is refused or rejected, the fee shall be returned to the applicant. (b) Whenever the Office of Motor Vehicle through error collects any fee not required to…

Upon satisfactory proof to the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration that any motor vehicle, duly licensed, has been completely destroyed by fire or collision, the owner of the motor vehicle may be allowed, on the purchase of a new license for another motor ve…

(a) (1) Fifty percent (50%) of the fees collected under § 27-14-602(b)(1) and (2) and one hundred percent (100%) of the fees collected under § 27-14-602(b)(3)-(6) shall be:(A) Deposited into the 1995 New Revenue Division Building Fund as cash funds; and(B) Used for the repayment …

(a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration is authorized to allow vehicles to be registered for a renewal period of two (2) years, if the secretary determines that the two-year renewal period would facilitate the vehicle registration process. If a vehicle r…

(a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration is authorized to promulgate rules providing for payment by credit card of any fees or taxes due upon the issuance or renewal of a vehicle registration, except a vehicle registration issued or renewed under the prov…

(a) (1) The Office of Motor Vehicle shall maintain on its website information to inform the citizens of the State of Arkansas of changes in the driving laws of the state.(2) The Office of Motor Vehicle shall make the website address related to the information required under subdi…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Affiliate” means any entity that directly or indirectly owns or controls, is owned or controlled by, or is under common ownership or control with another entity;(2) (A) “Fleet of motor vehicles” means at least fifty (50) motor vehicles that are:(i…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Fleet of motor vehicles” means at least twenty-five (25) motor vehicles that are owned or leased by an organization and used for the organization's purposes; and(2) “Organization” means a nonprofit organization or its affiliate that:(A) Has been a…

(a) As used in this section, “personal-use vehicle” means:(1) A pleasure vehicle, including a motor home, registered under § 27-14-601(a)(1);(2) A Class One truck or van registered under § 27-14-601(a)(3)(A);(3) A motorcycle registered under § 27-14-601(a)(4); or(4) An autocycle …

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Commercial motor carrier” means a person or entity engaged directly or indirectly through an agent, employee, or subcontractor in the interstate transportation of property by a commercial motor vehicle; and(2) “Commercial motor vehicle” means a tr…

(a) As used in this section:(1) (A) “Electric vehicle” means a vehicle that:(i) Is propelled by an electric motor powered by a battery or other electrical device incorporated into the vehicle; and(ii) Is not propelled by an internal combustion engine.(B) “Electric vehicle” includ…

(a) It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to drive or move, or for an owner knowingly to permit to be driven or moved, upon any highway, any vehicle of a type required to be registered under this chapter which is not registered within the time period prescribed by law, or for …

(a) No owner of a motor vehicle who shall have obtained a certificate from the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration as provided in this subchapter shall be required to obtain any other license or permits to use and operate the motor vehicle; nor shall the own…

(1) Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer when driven or moved upon a highway and every mobile home shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter except:(1) Any vehicle driven or moved upon a highway in conformance with the provisions of this chapter re…

(a) Any motor vehicle or motorcycle belonging to any person who is a nonresident of this state who has registered the motor vehicle or motorcycle in and who has complied with all the laws of the state, territory, District of Columbia, or any province or territory of Canada in whi…

(a) (1) Every owner of a vehicle subject to the registration under this chapter shall make application to the Office of Motor Vehicle for the registration of the vehicle and issuance of a certificate of title or a certificate of title with beneficiary under § 27-14-727 for the ve…

(a) (1) In the event the vehicle to be registered is a specially constructed vehicle, reconstructed vehicle, or foreign vehicle, that fact shall be stated in the application.(2) With reference to every foreign vehicle which has been registered previously outside of this state, th…

The Office of Motor Vehicle, at its discretion, may grant a temporary permit to operate a vehicle for which application for registration and certificate of title has been made where the application is accompanied by the proper fee, pending action upon the application by the Offic…

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any motor vehicle for which the annual registration and licensing fee is one hundred dollars ($100) or more, for any twelve-month licensing period, may be licensed for the first six (6) months of the annual licensing period, u…

(1) The Office of Motor Vehicle shall refuse registration or issuance of a certificate of title or any transfer of registration upon any of the following grounds:(1) That the application contains any false or fraudulent statement or that the applicant has failed to furnish requir…

The Office of Motor Vehicle, upon receiving application for original registration of a vehicle or any certificate of title, shall first check the engine and serial number, or other identifying number, shown in the application against the indexes of registered motor vehicles and a…

(1) The Office of Motor Vehicle shall file each application received and, when satisfied as to the genuineness and regularity thereof and that the applicant is entitled to register the vehicle and to the issuance of a certificate of title, shall register the vehicle therein descr…

(a) The Office of Motor Vehicle, upon registering a vehicle, shall issue a registration certificate and a certificate of title. The registration certificate and the certificate of title shall be of a type which, as nearly as possible, prevents the document from being altered, cou…

(a) (1) (A) Every owner, upon receipt of a registration certificate, shall write his or her signature thereon, with pen and ink or with an electronic signature in the space provided.(B) The registration certificate shall be:(i) Carried in the vehicle or on the person driving or i…

(a) The Office of Motor Vehicle, upon registering a vehicle, shall issue to the owner one (1) license plate for a motorcycle, trailer, or semitrailer and one (1) or two (2) license plates for every other motor vehicle. (b) Every license plate shall have displayed upon it the regi…

(a) (1) License plates issued for a motor vehicle other than a motorcycle shall be attached thereto, one (1) in the front and the other in the rear.(2) (A) When one (1) plate is issued, it shall be attached to the rear.(B) License plates for trucks of one-ton capacity or larger m…

(a) There shall not be displayed on motor vehicles, trailers, or semitrailers any other motor vehicle license plates or other means of identification of the payment of the proper motor vehicle license fee other than that which has been issued for display and identification purpos…

Application for renewal of a vehicle registration shall be made by the owner, upon proper application and by payment of the registration fee for the vehicle, as provided by law.

Certificates of title need not be renewed annually but shall remain valid until cancelled by the Office of Motor Vehicle for cause or upon a transfer of any interest shown therein.

(a) In the event any registration certificate or license plate is lost, mutilated, or becomes illegible, the owner or legal representative or successor in interest of the owner of the vehicle for which it was issued, as shown by the records of the Office of Motor Vehicle, shall i…

(a) The Office of Motor Vehicle is authorized to assign a distinguishing number to a motor vehicle whenever the serial number on the motor vehicle is destroyed or obliterated and to issue to the owner a special plate bearing the distinguishing number, which shall be affixed to th…

The Office of Motor Vehicle may adopt and enforce such registration rules as are necessary and compatible with the public interest with respect to the change or substitution of one engine in place of another in any motor vehicle.

(a) Within sixty (60) calendar days of becoming a resident, a person who is a resident of this state shall obtain an Arkansas motor vehicle registration and license in order to operate a motor vehicle upon the streets and highways of this state. (b) A nonresident person who has b…

(a) As used in this section, “designee” means a person or entity that:(1) The Division of Arkansas State Police determines is appropriately suited for serving as a designee; and(2) Agrees to perform vehicle identification number verifications under this section on behalf of the D…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Low pressure tire” means a pneumatic tire six inches (6″) or more in width designed for use on a wheel with a rim diameter of twelve inches (12″) or less and utilizing an operating pressure of ten pounds per square inch (10 p.s.i.) or less as reco…