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§ 27-14-601. Fees for registration and licensing of motor vehicles — Definitions

(a) Fees Generally. The fee for the registration and licensing of all motor vehicles shall be as follows: (1) Pleasure Vehicles. For all automobiles equipped with pneumatic tires, used for the transportation of persons, there shall be charged and collected the following fees based upon the unladen weight of the automobiles: (A) Class One — […]

§ 27-14-602. Registration fees

(a) Except as otherwise provided, all fees shall be paid to the Office of Motor Vehicle for the registration of motor vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers under this chapter. (b) The following fees shall be charged under this chapter by the Office of Motor Vehicle: (1) For each certificate of title $2.00 (2) For each duplicate […]

§ 27-14-603. Fee for special numbered license plates

(a) There is levied a service fee of five dollars ($5.00) to be added to the regular fee imposed for motor vehicle license plates collected by the Office of Motor Vehicle in all instances in which a special number is reserved for any motor vehicle license plate applicant. (b) These fees shall be treated as […]

§ 27-14-604. Refunds

(a) Whenever any application to the Office of Motor Vehicle is accompanied by any fee as required by law and the application is refused or rejected, the fee shall be returned to the applicant. (b) Whenever the office through error collects any fee not required to be paid under this chapter, it shall be refunded […]

§ 27-14-605. Credit if vehicle destroyed

Upon satisfactory proof to the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration that any motor vehicle, duly licensed, has been completely destroyed by fire or collision, the owner of the vehicle may be allowed, on the purchase of a new license for another vehicle, a credit equivalent to the unexpired portion of the cost […]

§ 27-14-606. Disposition

(a) (1) Fifty percent (50%) of the fees collected under § 27-14-602(b)(1) and (2) and one hundred percent (100%) of the fees collected under § 27-14-602(b)(3)-(6) shall be: (A) Deposited into the 1995 New Revenue Division Building Fund as cash funds; and (B) Used for the repayment of bonds that may be issued by or […]

§ 27-14-607. Alternate registration procedures

(a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration is authorized to allow vehicles to be registered for a renewal period of two (2) years, if the secretary determines that the two-year renewal period would facilitate the vehicle registration process. If a vehicle registration is renewed for a two-year period, the renewal fee shall […]

§ 27-14-608. Payment by credit card

(a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration is authorized to promulgate rules providing for payment by credit card of any fees or taxes due upon the issuance or renewal of a vehicle registration, except a vehicle registration issued or renewed under the provisions of § 27-14-601(a)(3)(B)-(H) or the provisions of § 27-14-601(a)(3)(I)(i)(a)(2)-(4) […]

§ 27-14-609. Provision of information

(a) (1) The Office of Motor Vehicle shall maintain on its website information to inform the citizens of the State of Arkansas of changes in the driving laws of the state. (2) The office shall make the website address related to the information required under subdivision (a)(1) of this section available at all state revenue […]

§ 27-14-610. Permanent registration of fleet of motor vehicles

(a) As used in this section: (1) “Affiliate” means any entity that directly or indirectly owns or controls, is owned or controlled by, or is under common ownership or control with another entity; (2) (A) “Fleet of motor vehicles” means at least fifty (50) motor vehicles that are: (i) Owned or leased by a person […]

§ 27-14-611. Registration for nonprofit motor vehicle fleets — Definitions

(a) As used in this section: (1) “Fleet of motor vehicles” means at least twenty-five (25) motor vehicles that are owned or leased by an organization and used for the organization’s purposes; and (2) “Organization” means a nonprofit organization or its affiliate that: (A) Has been approved for tax exempt status under the Internal Revenue […]

§ 27-14-612. Multiyear personal-use vehicle registration — Definition

(a) As used in this section, “personal-use vehicle” means: (1) A pleasure vehicle, including a motor home, registered under § 27-14-601(a)(1); (2) A Class One truck or van registered under § 27-14-601(a)(3)(A); (3) A motorcycle registered under § 27-14-601(a)(4); or (4) An autocycle registered under § 27-20-304. (b) The Office of Motor Vehicle shall offer […]

§ 27-14-613. Arkansas Motor Carrier System — Definitions

(a) As used in this section: (1) “Commercial motor carrier” means a person or entity engaged directly or indirectly through an agent, employee, or subcontractor in the interstate transportation of property by a commercial motor vehicle; and (2) “Commercial motor vehicle” means a truck, truck trailer, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer registered with the International […]

§ 27-14-614. Additional fee for electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles — Definitions

(a) As used in this section: (1) “Electric vehicle” means a vehicle that: (A) Is propelled by an electric motor powered by a battery or other electrical device incorporated into the vehicle; and (B) Is not propelled by an internal combustion engine; and (2) “Hybrid vehicle” means a vehicle that draws propulsion energy from both […]