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27-14-1004. Penalties.
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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, road, or highway in the State of Arkansas without having first registered the motor vehicle with the Office of Motor Vehicle, in the manner and within the period required by law or rules of the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration, shall be required to pay a penalty of three dollars ($3.00) for each ten (10) days, or fraction thereof, for which he or she fails properly to register the vehicle until the penalty reaches the same amount as the annual license fee of the vehicle to be registered.
(b) No penalty shall be assessed if the owner or operator of a vehicle makes an affidavit to the effect that the vehicle has not been operated on any street, road, or highway in the State of Arkansas after the time set for registering the motor vehicle with the office.
(c) If the affidavit shall be false, the making of the affidavit shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of from two hundred fifty dollars ($250) to five hundred dollars ($500).
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-14-1004
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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, road, or highway in the State of Arkansas without having first registered the motor vehicle with the Office of Motor Vehicle, in the manner and within the period required by law or rules of the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration, shall be required to pay a penalty of three dollars ($3.00) for each ten (10) days, or fraction thereof, for which he or she fails properly to register the vehicle until the penalty reaches the same amount as the annual license fee of the vehicle to be registered.
(b) No penalty shall be assessed if the owner or operator of a vehicle makes an affidavit to the effect that the vehicle has not been operated on any street, road, or highway in the State of Arkansas after the time set for registering the motor vehicle with the office.
(c) If the affidavit shall be false, the making of the affidavit shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of from two hundred fifty dollars ($250) to five hundred dollars ($500).
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
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 Five, Class Six, Class Seven, and Class Eight, as provided in § 27-14-601(a)(3), and trailers and semitrailers in Class One of § 27-14-601(a)(3);
(3) [Repealed.]
(4) “Passenger motor vehicle” includes all other vehicles except as defined in subdivision (a)(2) of this section and except Class One trucks;
(5) “Proper application” consists of a completed application form which meets all of the requirements relevant to securing a motor vehicle license, including the submission of proper fees within the required time; and
(6) “Tab or decal” is an attachable material of such form and substance as the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration may prescribe by rule.
(b) Other terms as used in this subchapter are used in accordance with the Motor Vehicle Code contained in this title.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-14-1002
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