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23-89-212. Motor vehicle liability insurance — Extraterritorial provision.
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23-89-212. Motor vehicle liability insurance — Extraterritorial provision.
(a)(1) Motor vehicle liability insurance applies to the amounts which the owner is legally obligated to pay as damages because of accidental bodily injury and accidental property damage arising out of the ownership or operation of a motor vehicle if the accident occurs in the United States, its possessions, or Canada.
(2) Motor vehicle liability insurance must afford limits of liability not less than those required under the financial responsibility laws of this state.
(b) If the accident occurs outside this state but in the United States, its possessions, or Canada and if the limits of liability of the financial responsibility or compulsory insurance laws of the applicable jurisdiction exceed the limits of liability of the financial responsibility laws of this state, the motor vehicle liability insurance is deemed to comply with the limits of liability of the laws of the applicable jurisdiction.
(c) For purposes of this section, “motor vehicle” is defined as provided in § 27-14-104.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-89-212
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23-89-212. Motor vehicle liability insurance — Extraterritorial provision.
(a)(1) Motor vehicle liability insurance applies to the amounts which the owner is legally obligated to pay as damages because of accidental bodily injury and accidental property damage arising out of the ownership or operation of a motor vehicle if the accident occurs in the United States, its possessions, or Canada.
(2) Motor vehicle liability insurance must afford limits of liability not less than those required under the financial responsibility laws of this state.
(b) If the accident occurs outside this state but in the United States, its possessions, or Canada and if the limits of liability of the financial responsibility or compulsory insurance laws of the applicable jurisdiction exceed the limits of liability of the financial responsibility laws of this state, the motor vehicle liability insurance is deemed to comply with the limits of liability of the laws of the applicable jurisdiction.
(c) For purposes of this section, “motor vehicle” is defined as provided in § 27-14-104.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
27-14-104. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Bus” means a motor vehicle designed for carrying more than ten (10) passengers and used for the transportation of persons, or a motor vehicle, other than a taxicab, designed and used for the transportation of persons for compensation;
(2) “Dealer” means a person engaged in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging vehicles of a type required to be registered under this chapter and who has an established place of business for that purpose in this state;
(3) “Essential parts” means all integral and body parts of a vehicle of a type required to be registered under this chapter, that if removed, altered, or substituted would tend to conceal the identity of the vehicle or substantially alter its appearance, model, type, or mode of operation;
(4) “Established place of business” means the place actually occupied, either continuously or at regular periods, by a dealer or manufacturer, where the books and records of the business are kept and a large share of the business is transacted;
(5) “Foreign vehicle” means a vehicle not registered in this state but of a type required to be registered under this chapter and brought into this state from another state, territory, or country other than in the ordinary course of business by or through a manufacturer or dealer;
(6) “Implement of husbandry” means a vehicle not subject to registration if used on the highways and designed or adapted exclusively for timber harvesting or hauling, agricultural, horticultural, or livestock raising operations, or for lifting or carrying an implement of husbandry;
(7) “Manufactured home” means a factory-built structure:
(A) Produced in accordance with the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 197
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-14-104
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