§ 27-14-1001. Title

This subchapter may be cited as the “Permanent Automobile Licensing Act of 1967”.

§ 27-14-1002. Definitions

(a) As used in this subchapter: (1) “Class One trucks” includes trucks of Class One as defined in § 27-14-601(a)(3), but excludes trailers and semitrailers of that class; (2) “Commercial motor vehicle” includes motor buses, motor buses in interstate or intrastate operations, trucks, tractors, trailers, and semitrailers of Class Two, Class Three, Class Four, Class […]

§ 27-14-1003. Applicability

All passenger motor vehicles and Class One trucks shall be subject to the provisions of this subchapter.

§ 27-14-1004. Penalties

(a) Any person failing to comply with the provisions of this subchapter by operating a passenger motor vehicle, as set forth and described in § 27-14-1002(a), or by operating a Class One truck, as set forth and described in § 27-14-1002(a), which is subject to registration under the laws of this state on any street, […]

§ 27-14-1005. Failure to affix or display license plates, etc

(a) The failure of the motor vehicle owner to affix and display the permanent license plates, the tab or decal, or the registration card, in the places designated by the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration, shall be a misdemeanor subject to the penalties provided by § 27-14-301. (b) The owner of a […]

§ 27-14-1006. Authority to issue permanent license plate subject to replacement

(a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration is authorized to issue to the owner of a vehicle subject to this subchapter a permanent license plate subject to replacement at the request of the owner because of theft, loss, wear, or mutilation, or at the discretion of either the Director of the Division […]

§ 27-14-1007. Issuance of license plate

Upon registration, the owner of every vehicle of a type subject to the provisions of this subchapter shall receive a permanent license plate issued by the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration upon the payment of the fees required by law.

§ 27-14-1008. Issuance of permanent reflectorized license plates

(a) (1) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration is authorized to issue permanent reflectorized license plates in such form as he or she shall prescribe. (2) These license plates shall be attached to motor vehicles in such manner as he or she shall prescribe. (3) Each reflectorized license plate so issued by […]

§ 27-14-1009. Issuance of special personalized license plate

(a) (1) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall provide for and issue a special personalized license plate for passenger motor vehicles. (2) The special personalized license plate shall be issued in lieu of the standard license plate for vehicles, upon application therefor and the payment of a fee of twenty-five dollars […]

§ 27-14-1010. Registration certificate

(a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall issue to each owner of a motor vehicle subject to this subchapter a registration certificate which must be kept in the motor vehicle in the place prescribed by the secretary. (b) The willful failure or neglect to comply with the provisions of this section […]

§ 27-14-1011. Registration on monthly-series basis — Renewal periods

(a) (1) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall establish a system of registration on a monthly-series basis to distribute the work of registering motor vehicles as uniformly as practicable throughout the twelve (12) months of the calendar year. (2) The secretary may set the number of renewal periods within the month […]

§ 27-14-1012. Applications for registrations or renewals

(a) (1) An applicant may apply, in person or by mail, for the issuance of permanent license plates to the revenue office in the county where he or she resides or to the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration. (2) After the issuance of a permanent license plate, an applicant may apply for […]

§ 27-14-1013. Renewals of registration

The owner of any permanent license plate issued by the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration may renew his or her registration: (1) In person or by mail at a county revenue office or with the secretary; (2) Electronically, using the electronic online registration process provided by the Department of Finance and Administration; […]

§ 27-14-1014. Application forms for renewals of registration

(a) (1) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall send application forms for all renewals of registration under this subchapter by: (A) Regular mail sent to the most recent address of the owner of the motor vehicle as the owner’s name and address appear on the records of the Office of Motor […]

§ 27-14-1015. Payment of personal property taxes and listing for assessment required

(a) The owner of every vehicle subject to registration in Arkansas shall assess the vehicle with the county tax assessor in the county where required by law and within the time required by law. (b) (1) The county tax assessor and county tax collector shall provide to the Secretary of the Department of Finance and […]

§ 27-14-1016. Other information required

The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration may require such other information of applicants as he or she deems necessary for the proper licensing of motor vehicles and the proper maintenance of a motor vehicle register.

§ 27-14-1017. Calculation of license fees

For the purpose of calculating any license fees due, each major fraction of a dollar shall be treated as a whole dollar and each fraction of a dollar less than fifty cents (50¢) shall be disregarded.

§ 27-14-1018. Issuance of annual tab or decal

(a) In conjunction with the permanent license plate for a motor vehicle other than a commercial motor vehicle registered with the International Registration Plan, the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall issue a tab or decal annually or, when appropriate, to each qualified applicant as evidence of the annual payment of license […]

§ 27-14-1019. Changes of address

(a) Every owner of a motor vehicle subject to this subchapter shall report to the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration any change of address from that listed when the vehicle was registered. (b) The willful failure or neglect of an owner to report the change of address shall be a misdemeanor and […]

§ 27-14-1020. Rules

The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall promulgate such reasonable rules and prescribe such forms as are necessary for the proper enforcement of this subchapter.