§ 22-8-201. Title

This subchapter may be known as the “Automobile and Pickup Truck Acquisition Act for the State of Arkansas”.

§ 22-8-202. Purpose

The purpose of this subchapter is to establish procedures for the acquisition, disposal, and reassignment by the Department of Finance and Administration of automobiles and pickup trucks, as defined in § 22-8-203, to be acquired, owned, or otherwise disposed of by certain state agencies, boards, commissions, departments, and institutions of higher education.

§ 22-8-203. Definitions

As used in this subchapter: (1) “Automobile” means a motorized vehicle equipped with pneumatic tires used for the transportation of persons, as commonly known and recognized by the Revenue Division, as a pleasure vehicle for licensing purposes as established by § 27-14-601(a)(1); (2) “Emergency vehicle” means an automobile or pickup truck used in law enforcement […]

§ 22-8-204. Applicability

This subchapter shall not apply to the elected constitutional officers of the state, to the moneys appropriated by the General Assembly for financing the statutory responsibilities of these officers, to the Arkansas Department of Transportation, nor to any local political subdivision.

§ 22-8-205. Allocation of vehicles — Priority listing

(a) Each state agency requesting the acquisition of an automobile or pickup truck shall: (1) Have its existing automobiles and pickup trucks included on the state vehicle inventory and control system; (2) Not exceed the number of motor vehicles as authorized by law for the agency; and (3) Submit a schedule as required for replacing […]

§ 22-8-206. Purchase of automobiles

(a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall purchase vehicles for state agencies from moneys as appropriated and made available by the General Assembly. (b) There is created and established upon the financial records of the Department of Finance and Administration, the Treasurer of State, and the Auditor of State a fund […]

§ 22-8-207. Purchase from qualified vendors

The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall have the authority to purchase new or used vehicles from qualified vendors in accordance with the Arkansas Procurement Law, § 19-11-201 et seq.

§ 22-8-208. Vehicle ownership

Vehicles acquired or assigned under the provisions of this subchapter shall be the property of the state agency to which the vehicle is assigned, and legal title to the vehicle is to rest with the agency.

§ 22-8-209. Rules

The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration, through his or her disbursing officer, is authorized to promulgate such rules as deemed necessary to implement the provisions and intent of this subchapter.

§ 22-8-210. Motor vehicle renovation

(a) Funds deposited into the Motor Vehicle Acquisition Revolving Fund created by § 19-5-1002(a) and § 22-8-206(b), which may be made available for the purchase of motor vehicles for the Division of Arkansas State Police, may in addition be made available and used for expenses associated with the renovation of state police motor vehicles. (b) […]

§ 22-8-211. Emergency vehicles — Limited use for out-of-state travel

(a) If requested by a law enforcement officer, a law enforcement agency may allow a law enforcement officer employed by the law enforcement agency to use an emergency vehicle owned by the law enforcement agency to travel outside the State of Arkansas for the funeral of a: (1) Law enforcement officer; (2) Victim of a […]