Title 27, Transportation

(a) The Office of Driver Services may adjust the amount of security ordered in any case within six (6) months after the date of the accident, but only if and limited to the extent it determines a mistake was made in determining whether the accident resulted in bodily injury or de…

(a) In the event that any person required to deposit security under this subchapter fails to deposit the security within twenty (20) days after the Office of Driver Services has sent the notice as provided in § 27-19-603, the Office of Driver Services shall thereupon suspend:(1) …

(1) Unless a suspension is terminated under other provisions of this subchapter, any order of suspension by the Office of Driver Services under this subchapter shall remain in effect and no license shall be renewed for or issued to any person whose license is so suspended and no …

(a) Any two (2) or more of the persons involved in, or affected by, an accident as described in § 27-19-601 may, at any time, enter into a written agreement for the payment of an agreed amount with respect to all claims of any of such persons because of bodily injury or death or …

(a) A person shall be relieved from the requirement for deposit of security for the benefit or protection of another person injured or damaged in the accident in the event he or she is released from liability by the other person. (b) A covenant not to sue shall relieve the partie…

A person shall be relieved from the requirement for deposit of security in respect to a claim for injury or damage arising out of the accident in the event the person has been finally adjudicated not to be liable in respect to such claim.

The payment of a judgment arising out of an accident or the payment upon the judgment of an amount equal to the maximum amount which could be required for deposit under this subchapter shall, for the purposes of this subchapter, release the judgment debtor from the liability evid…

(a) The Office of Driver Services, if satisfied as to the existence of any fact which under §§ 27-19-612 — 27-19-615 would entitle a person to be relieved from the security requirements of this subchapter, shall not require the deposit of security by the person so relieved from t…

(a) Security provided under this subchapter shall be applicable and available only for:(1) The payment of any settlement agreement covering any claim arising out of the accident upon instruction of the person who made the deposit; or(2) The payment of a judgment rendered against …

(a) Upon the expiration of one (1) year from the date of any deposit of security, any security remaining on deposit shall be returned to the person who made the deposit, or to his or her personal representative, if an affidavit or other evidence satisfactory to the Office of Driv…

(a) (1) Whenever any person shall be required to deposit security for the payment of damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident as described in this chapter and the requirement for the depositing of the security is terminated, the Office of Driver Services shall, by ordinary…

(a) Whenever the Office of Driver Services has taken any action or has failed to take any action under this subchapter by reason of having received erroneous information or by reason of having received insufficient information, then correcting information may be submitted within …

The report required following an accident, the action taken by the Office of Driver Services pursuant to this chapter, the findings, if any, of the Office of Driver Services upon which the action is based, and the security filed as provided in this chapter shall not be referred t…

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Judgment” means any judgment which shall have become final by expiration without appeal of the time within which an appeal might have been perfected, or by final affirmation on appeal, rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction of any state …

The provisions of this subchapter requiring the deposit of proof of financial responsibility for the future, subject to certain exemptions, shall apply with respect to persons who have been convicted of or forfeited bail for certain offenses under motor vehicle laws or who have f…

(a) Whenever, under any law of this state, the license of any person is suspended or revoked by reason of a conviction or a forfeiture of bail, the Office of Driver Services shall suspend the registration of all vehicles registered in the name of the person as owner, except that:…

If a person has no license, but by final order or judgment is convicted of or forfeits any bail or collateral deposited to secure an appearance for trial for any offense requiring the suspension or revocation of license or for driving a motor vehicle upon the highways without bei…

(a) Whenever the Office of Driver Services suspends or revokes a nonresident's operating privilege by reason of a conviction or forfeiture of bail, the privilege shall remain so suspended or revoked unless the person shall have previously given or shall immediately give and there…

(a) Whenever any person fails within thirty (30) days to satisfy any judgment in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000), then, upon the written request of the judgment creditor or his or her attorney, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the court, or of the judge of a court whi…

(a) The Office of Driver Services, upon receipt of a certified copy of a judgment and a certificate of facts relative to the judgment, on a form provided by the Office of Driver Services, shall forthwith suspend the license and registration, and any nonresident's operating privil…

Upon receipt by the Office of Driver Services of proper notification from the bankruptcy court, a discharge in bankruptcy following the rendering of any judgment shall relieve the judgment debtor from any of the requirements of this subchapter.

(a) Judgments shall, for the purpose of this chapter only, be deemed satisfied when:(1) Twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) has been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of that amount because of bodily injury to or death of one (1) person as the result o…

(a) A judgment debtor, upon due notice to the judgment creditor, may apply to the court in which the judgment was rendered for the privilege of paying the judgment in installments, and the court, in its discretion and without prejudice to any other legal remedies which the judgme…

(a) No vehicle shall be, or continue to be, registered in the name of any person required to file proof of financial responsibility for the future unless proof is furnished for the vehicle. (b) Proof of financial responsibility when required under this chapter, with respect to th…

(a) (1) Proof of financial responsibility for the future may be furnished by filing with the Office of Driver Services the written certificate of any insurance carrier duly authorized or eligible to do business in this state certifying that there is in effect a motor vehicle liab…

(a) Certification. As used in this chapter, “motor vehicle liability policy” means an “owner's policy” or an “operator's policy” of liability insurance, certified as provided in § 27-19-712 as proof of financial responsibility for the future, and issued, except as otherwise provi…

(a) This chapter shall not be held to apply to or affect policies of automobile insurance against liability which may be required by any other law of this state, and these policies, if they contain an agreement or are endorsed to conform with the requirements of this chapter, may…

(a) The owner of a motor vehicle may give proof of financial responsibility on behalf of his or her employee or a member of his or her immediate family or household in lieu of the furnishing of proof by any person. (b) The furnishing of proof shall permit the person to operate on…

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Motorcycle” means every motor vehicle having a seat or saddle for use of the rider and designed to travel on no more than three (3) wheels in contact with the ground and having a motor which displaces more than two hundred fifty cubic centimete…

Any person violating the provisions of this subchapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00) or imprisoned not more than thirty (30) days, or shall be both fined …

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to sell to any person in this state under the age of sixteen (16) years any motor-driven cycle having less than two hundred fifty cubic centimeter (250 cc) displacement unless the person has a current valid license to …

(a) All motor-driven cycles and all motorcycles used upon the public streets and highways of this state shall be equipped with the following standard equipment:(1) At least one (1), but not more than two (2), headlights that in the dark emit a white light visible from a distance …

(a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall establish a system for the registration of motorcycles and motor-driven cycles on a monthly series basis to distribute the work of registering motorcycles and motor-driven cycles as uniformly as practicable t…

(a) No person who is sixteen (16) years of age or older shall operate a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, or similarly classified motor vehicle which is subject to registration in this state upon the public streets and highways of this state unless the person holds a current valid …

(a) Any person desiring to obtain a motorcycle operator's license shall make an application to the Office of Driver Services for the issuance of the license. (b) Evidence that a person has applied for and satisfactorily qualified for a motorcycle operator's license as required in…

(a) The Division of Arkansas State Police shall prescribe an appropriate examination to be taken by a person who desires to obtain a motorcycle operator's license as required by this subchapter. (b) The examination shall include:(1) A written examination designed to determine the…

(a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education is authorized to prescribe and offer a course in motorcycle and motor-driven cycle operator instruction to be conducted as a part of the driver education program. (b) (1) The course in motorcycle and motor-driven cycle operat…

(1) It shall be unlawful for any person in the State of Arkansas:(1) To ride any motor-driven cycle other than upon or astride a permanent or regular seat attached thereto;(2) For any motor-driven cycle to be used to carry more than one (1) person unless it is equipped with a sid…

(a) The operators of motorized bicycles shall be subject to all state and local traffic laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motorized bicycle upon interstate highways, limited access highways, or sidewalks. (c) (1) (A) It…

(a) (1) Every court in the State of Arkansas, immediately upon the conviction of any license holder under this subchapter, shall report to the Division of Arkansas State Police the fact of the conviction, the date of the conviction, the date of the offense, the ordinance or law v…

(a) Whenever the operator of any motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, or motorized bicycle in this state shall have been convicted of three (3) or more moving traffic violations in any twelve-month period, any license issued under this subchapter to that person shall be suspended for …

The Department of Finance and Administration is authorized to adopt such rules and practices not inconsistent with this subchapter as it deems necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.

(a) (1) The provisions of this subchapter shall be applicable and uniform throughout this state and in all political subdivisions and municipalities.(2) No local authority shall enact or enforce any ordinance, rule, or regulation in conflict with the provisions of this subchapter…

Persons who operate vehicles described in § 27-20-101, when operation of the vehicle shall be on a farm, private property, or specifically for moving to a farm, shall be exempt from the provisions of this subchapter.

Notwithstanding any provision of this subchapter or any other laws to the contrary, when a person holding a valid motor-driven cycle operator's license reaches sixteen (16) years of age, he or she shall automatically be issued a motorcycle operator's license and shall not be requ…

(a) Except as provided under subsection (b) of this section, it is unlawful for the driver of a motorcycle to allow a child to ride as a passenger on a motorcycle on a street or highway unless the child is at least eight (8) years of age. (b) This section shall not apply to the d…