Title 27, Transportation

(a) (1) Every vehicle, except motorcycles and motor-driven cycles, upon a highway within this state at any time from one-half (½) hour after sunset to one-half (½) hour before sunrise and at any other time when there is not sufficient light to render clearly discernible persons a…

(a) No motor vehicle shall be operated on the public streets, highways, or roads of this state while the parking lights or lamps of the motor vehicle are on unless the headlamps are also on. (b) This section shall not apply to a motor vehicle which is parked.

(a) Whenever a vehicle is parked or stopped upon a roadway or shoulder adjacent thereto, whether attended or unattended during the times mentioned in § 27-36-204, the vehicle shall be equipped with one (1) or more lamps which shall exhibit a white or amber light on the roadway si…

(a) At all times specified in § 27-36-204, at least two (2) lighted lamps shall be displayed, one (1) on each side at the front of every motor vehicle, except when the vehicle is parked subject to the regulations governing lights on parked vehicles. (b) Whenever a motor vehicle e…

(a) Any lighted lamp or illuminating device upon a motor vehicle, other than headlamps, spot lamps, auxiliary lamps, flashing turn signals, emergency vehicle warning lamps, and school bus warning lamps, which projects a beam of light of an intensity greater than three hundred can…

(a) (1) Every motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle, shall be equipped with at least two (2) headlamps, with at least one (1) on each side of the front of the motor vehicle.(2) The headlamps shall comply with the requirements and limitations set forth in th…

(a) Except as otherwise provided, the headlamps or the auxiliary driving lamp or the auxiliary passing lamp, or combination thereof, on motor vehicles, other than motorcycles or motor-driven cycles, shall be so arranged that the driver may select at will between distributions of …

(1) Whenever a motor vehicle is being operated on a roadway or shoulder adjacent thereto during the times specified in § 27-36-204, the driver shall use a distribution of light, or composite beam, directed high enough and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at …

(a) Spot Lamps. (1) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two (2) spot lamps.(2) Every lighted spot lamp shall be so aimed and used upon approaching another vehicle that no part of the high-intensity portion of the beam will be directed to the left of the prolongat…

(a) (1) Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer, and any other vehicle which is being drawn at the end of a train of vehicles, shall be equipped with at least one (1) tail lamp mounted on the rear, which, when lighted as required, shall emit a red light plainl…

(a) (1) Any motor vehicle may be equipped, and when required under this subchapter shall be equipped, with a stop lamp or lamps on the rear of the vehicle which shall display a red or amber light, or any shade of color between red and amber, visible from a distance of not less th…

(a) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two (2) side cowl or fender lamps which shall emit an amber or white light without glare. (b) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than one (1) running-board courtesy lamp on each side which shall emit a white or…

(a) In addition to other equipment required by this subchapter, the following vehicles shall be equipped as stated in this section:(1) On every bus or truck, whatever its size, there shall be the following:(A) On the rear, two (2) reflectors, one (1) at each side; and(B) One (1) …

(a) (1) Every farm tractor and every self-propelled farm equipment unit or implement of husbandry not equipped with an electric lighting system shall, at all times mentioned in § 27-36-204, be equipped with at least one (1) lamp displaying a white light visible when lighted from …

(a) Every bicycle shall be equipped with a lamp on the front exhibiting a white light visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet (500′) to the front and with a lamp on the rear exhibiting a red light visible from a distance of five hundred feet (500′) to the rear. (b) …

It is unlawful to operate any motor vehicle on a public street or highway with any auxiliary driving lights on unless the lights are original equipment lighting installed by the vehicle manufacturer prior to the initial retail sale of the motor vehicle, fog lamps conforming to th…

Any person violating the provisions of § 27-36-221 shall be guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be punished accordingly.

(a) As used in this section, “motorcycle equipped with a headlamp modulation system” means a motorcycle that is wired to modulate either the upper or lower headlamp beam from its maximum intensity to a lesser intensity. (b) The operator of a motorcycle equipped with a headlamp mo…

A motor vehicle shall not be operated on a street, road, or highway with any type of covering over a headlamp or other lighting device required by law if the covering reduces the visibility of the headlamp or other lighting device when in use.

(a) (1) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to exhibit a red, green, or amber rotating or flashing light on any vehicle except as otherwise provided by this Code or to activate a flashing, rotating, or oscillating purple light except during a funeral process…

Devices that may be used by the state, city, or municipal governments as automobile traffic control devices are exempt from this subchapter.

All state, county, or city and municipal police agencies shall install, maintain, and exhibit blue rotating or flashing emergency lights upon all police motor vehicles which are equipped with emergency lighting and operated within the State of Arkansas.

(a) All state, county, city, and municipal or privately owned fire departments, funeral homes, or ambulance companies shall install, maintain, and exhibit red rotating or flashing emergency lights upon all fire department vehicles, automobiles used by firefighters, and ambulances…

(a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(2) of this section, all state, county, and municipal agencies and private persons and businesses that operate any other type of vehicle in this state that is required or permitted to be equipped with flashing or rotating emergency or …

(a) (1) A funeral escort vehicle engaged in leading or escorting a funeral procession shall be equipped with flashing, rotating, or oscillating purple lights.(2) Except as required by subdivision (a)(1) of this section, a motor vehicle that is a part of a funeral procession may b…

It is a misdemeanor for any person to drive, or for the owner to cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved, on any highway any vehicle, or combination of vehicles, which is in such unsafe condition as to endanger any person, or which does not contain those parts, or is not …

The provisions of this chapter with respect to equipment on vehicles shall not apply to implements of husbandry, road machinery, road rollers, or farm tractors except as made applicable by this chapter.

(a) (1) (A) Every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with a horn in good working order and capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than two hundred feet (200′).(B) No horn or other warning device shall emit a…

(a) Any person operating any vehicle transporting any explosive or other dangerous articles as cargo upon a highway shall at all times comply with the requirements of the rules promulgated under this section. (b) The State Highway Commission is authorized and directed to promulga…

(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…