Title 27 — Transportation

(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.C.A. § 27-37-704Current 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.C.A. § 27-37-705Current 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) (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…

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Methanol” means the products commonly known as methanol and methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood naphtha, methyl hydroxide, and methyl hydrate; and(2) “Person” means natural persons, partnerships, associations, and corporations. (1) “Methanol” me…

Any person violating any of the provisions of this subchapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined any sum not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200).

Nothing contained in this subchapter shall be construed to apply to sales of methanol by or to pharmacists or to sales by the manufacturer or dealer of methanol directly to other manufacturers for manufacturing purposes.

(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale, give away, or transfer to another person any article commonly known as antifreeze containing in excess of ten percent (10%) methanol, unless the following provisions are complied with:(1) It shall be distinctively c…

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person conducting a store, garage, filling station, or other place selling antifreeze mixtures or compounds at retail, or any of the employees of the persons, to sell, offer for sale, give away, or transfer to another person any antifreeze mixture…

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Diesel Engine Freedom Act of 2025”.

(a) The General Assembly finds that:(1) United States Constitution, Article I, § 8, Clause 3, grants the United States Congress the power to regulate commerce “among the several states” but does not grant the United States Congress the power to regulate intrastate commerce or act…

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Exempt engine” means a diesel engine that:(A) Is operated solely within this state; and(B) Does not require the use of diesel exhaust fluid;(2) “Exempt engine right” means a person's right to manufacture, produce, sell, install, use, or operate…

(a) A federal diesel regulation that infringes on an exempt engine right or that requires the use of diesel exhaust fluid by an exempt engine is invalid in this state. (b) A state entity shall not enforce or attempt to enforce a federal diesel regulation that infringes on an exem…

(a) A state entity that violates this subchapter is subject to a civil penalty of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each violation of this subchapter. (b) (1) If a state entity that violates this subchapter is a state agency or political subdivision of the state, the autho…

This act may be cited as the “Uniform Act Regulating Traffic on Highways of Arkansas”.

(1) The provisions of this subtitle relating to the operation of vehicles refer exclusively to the operation of vehicles upon highways except:(1) Where a different place is specifically referred to in a given section;(2) The provisions of §§ 27-50-307, 27-50-308, 27-53-101 — 27-5…

This act shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law.

Unless otherwise declared in this act with respect to particular offenses, it is a misdemeanor for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required in this act.

The provisions of this act shall be applicable and uniform throughout this state and in all political subdivisions and municipalities therein.

(a) (1) No local authority shall enact or enforce any rule or regulation in conflict with the provisions of this subtitle unless expressly authorized in this subtitle.(2) Local authorities may, however, adopt additional traffic regulations which are not in conflict with the provi…

No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of any police officer invested by law with authority to direct, control, or regulate traffic.

The provisions of this act applicable to the drivers of vehicles upon the highways shall apply to the drivers of all vehicles owned or operated by the United States Government, this state, or any county, city, town, district, or any other political subdivision of this state, subj…

(a) (1) The driver of any authorized emergency vehicle when responding to an emergency call upon approaching a red or stop signal or any stop sign shall slow down as necessary for safety but may proceed cautiously past the red or stop sign or signal.(2) At other times, drivers of…

The provisions of this act shall not apply to persons, teams, motor vehicles, and other equipment while actually engaged in work upon the surface of a highway but shall apply to such persons and vehicles when traveling to or from such work.

A person riding an animal or driving any animal drawing a vehicle upon a highway has the rights and duties applicable to a driver of a vehicle.

(a) Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to prevent the owner of real property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel, by permission of the owner and not as matter of right, from prohibiting such use, or from requiring other or different or additional conditio…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Funeral escort vehicle” means a motor vehicle that leads or facilitates the movement of a funeral procession and is equipped as required by § 27-36-306(a)(1), including without limitation:(A) A hearse;(B) A motor vehicle owned by a funeral home or…

(1) As used in this subtitle:(1) “Business district” means the territory contiguous to and including a highway when fifty percent (50%) or more of the frontage along the highway for a distance of three hundred feet (300′) or more is occupied by buildings in use for business;(2) “…

(a) The Office of Driver Services shall obtain a copy of every accident report filed with the Division of Arkansas State Police as required under Acts 1937, No. 300, as amended. (b) The Office of Driver Services shall reimburse the Division of Arkansas State Police for the cost, …

(a) No analysis shall be made by the Office of Driver Services from accident reports which do not contain sufficient information to make a fair analysis of the report. (b) Diagrams required on the report shall be complete with adequate descriptive narrative to determine what occu…

(a) The Office of Driver Services shall determine from the accident report if the information is to be placed in the driver's record by careful analysis of the report by a person duly appointed by the administrator of the Office of Driver Services. (b) (1) No record of an acciden…

When a report of an accident is made by a driver of a vehicle involved in any accident, as required by §§ 27-53-202 and 27-53-203, the Office of Driver Services shall determine if sufficient evidence exists in the report to make an analysis and may require that supplemental infor…

(a) No entry shall be made into the record of a person whose unattended vehicle has been involved in an accident unless the person's vehicle was illegally parked or the accident was the direct result of negligence on the part of the person who was responsible for the unattended v…

(a) Any driver aggrieved by an entry into his or her record may request that the Office of Driver Services conduct a hearing for the purpose of contesting the information contained in the accident report or the method by which the decision was made to enter the information into t…

Hearings shall be conducted in the county of residence of the driver requesting the hearing within forty-five (45) days from the date the hearing request is received by the Office of Driver Services unless another time and place is otherwise agreed to by the driver and the Office…

It is unlawful for the owner or any other person employing or otherwise directing the driver of any vehicle to require or knowingly to permit the operation of the vehicle upon a highway in any manner contrary to law.

(a) Every person who commits, attempts to commit, conspires to commit, or aids or abets in the commission of any act declared in this act to be a crime, whether individually or in connection with one (1) or more other persons or as principal, agent, or accessory, shall be guilty …

(a) (1) (A) When a vehicle of a type subject to registration under the laws of this state, an implement, or a piece of machinery is found abandoned on private or public property within this state or is parked on private or public property within this state without the authorizati…

A.C.A. § 27-50-1102Current 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) As used in this section, “wheel clamp” means a device fixed onto a wheel of a parked motor vehicle that renders the motor vehicle immobile. (b) A county, city of the first class, city of the second class, or incorporated town may by ordinance regulate the use of wheel clamps.…

(a) This subchapter applies to a person that either: (1) Engages in the towing or storage of vehicles in the State of Arkansas; or(2) Performs vehicle immobilization service. (1) Engages in the towing or storage of vehicles in the State of Arkansas; or (2) Performs vehicle immobi…

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Abandoned vehicle” means a vehicle deemed to be an unattended vehicle as defined in this section:(A) As to which the owner has overtly manifested some intention not to retake possession; or(B) That remains unattended, whether in its first-found…

(a) (1) There is hereby created the Arkansas Towing and Recovery Board consisting of nine (9) members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate, who shall serve terms of three (3) years.(2) (A) Three (3) members shall be actively engaged in business in the towing indu…

(a) (1) The following shall be liable for all reasonable costs of towing, recovery, storage, and other incidental costs related to a removal of a vehicle under this subchapter:(A) The owner of the vehicle;(B) The person who left the unattended vehicle or abandoned vehicle before …

(1) Any law enforcement officer or code enforcement officer as defined by municipal ordinance observing an unattended vehicle, abandoned vehicle, disabled vehicle, or inoperative vehicle on or near a public way shall:(1) (A) Order immediate removal of the vehicle if it:(i) Is loc…