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27-14-1704. Dealer's extra license plates.
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27-14-1704. Dealer's extra license plates.
(a) Each dealer as defined in § 27-14-601(a)(6) shall furnish the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration with a list of each manager, sales manager, and salesperson authorized to operate a motor vehicle to which a dealer's extra license plate issued to the dealer has been or will be attached:
(1) Upon initial application for dealer's extra license plates as provided in § 27-14-1702; and
(2) Upon renewal of dealer's extra license plates as provided in § 27-14-1703.
(b) The dealer's extra license plate may be used only by the dealer, manager, or salesperson of the dealer and only for the following purposes:
(1) To drive to and from work;
(2) For business or personal trips inside or outside the dealer's county of residence;
(3) To transport the vehicle; or
(4) To demonstrate the vehicle.
(c) Neither the dealer's extra license plate issued under this section nor the dealer's master plate issued under § 27-14-601(a)(6) shall be used for purposes of allowing a prospective buyer to test drive a vehicle unless the dealer, manager, or salesperson of the dealer is present in the vehicle.
(d) In addition to any other penalty prescribed by this chapter, any dealer, manager, salesperson, or employee of a dealer who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or who is found guilty of the misuse of a dealer's extra license plate or dealer's master plate or of allowing anyone else to misuse a dealer's extra license plate or dealer's master plate shall be fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for the first offense, not more than five hundred dollars ($500) for the second offense, and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the third and subsequent offenses.
(e)(1)(A) In addition to any ot
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-14-1704
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27-14-1704. Dealer's extra license plates.
(a) Each dealer as defined in § 27-14-601(a)(6) shall furnish the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration with a list of each manager, sales manager, and salesperson authorized to operate a motor vehicle to which a dealer's extra license plate issued to the dealer has been or will be attached:
(1) Upon initial application for dealer's extra license plates as provided in § 27-14-1702; and
(2) Upon renewal of dealer's extra license plates as provided in § 27-14-1703.
(b) The dealer's extra license plate may be used only by the dealer, manager, or salesperson of the dealer and only for the following purposes:
(1) To drive to and from work;
(2) For business or personal trips inside or outside the dealer's county of residence;
(3) To transport the vehicle; or
(4) To demonstrate the vehicle.
(c) Neither the dealer's extra license plate issued under this section nor the dealer's master plate issued under § 27-14-601(a)(6) shall be used for purposes of allowing a prospective buyer to test drive a vehicle unless the dealer, manager, or salesperson of the dealer is present in the vehicle.
(d) In addition to any other penalty prescribed by this chapter, any dealer, manager, salesperson, or employee of a dealer who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or who is found guilty of the misuse of a dealer's extra license plate or dealer's master plate or of allowing anyone else to misuse a dealer's extra license plate or dealer's master plate shall be fined not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for the first offense, not more than five hundred dollars ($500) for the second offense, and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the third and subsequent offenses.
(e)(1)(A) In addition to any other penalty prescribed by this chapter, the secretary may suspend some or all dealer's extra license plates issued to a dealer if the secretary determines that the dealer or any manager, sales manager, or salesperson of the dealer either misused a dealer's extra license plate or allowed the use of a dealer's extra license plate by a person who is not authorized by this section to use a dealer's extra license plate.
(B) A suspension of the dealer's extra license plates under this section does not require that the dealer's master license plate be suspended.
(C) The secretary shall:
(i) Notify the dealer in writing of a suspension of the dealer's extra license plates that is authorized under this section; and
(ii) Provide information regarding the misuse or unauthorized use upon which the suspension was based in the notice.
(D) The dealer's extra license plates shall be suspended for:
(i) Six (6) months for the first misuse or unauthorized use of the dealer's extra license plates; or
(ii) One (1) year for any subsequent misuse or unauthorized use.
(2)(A) Any dealer who desires a hearing on the suspension shall notify the secretary in writing within twenty (20) days after receipt of the notice of suspension.
(B) A hearing officer appointed by the secretary shall schedule a hearing in an office of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration in the county of the dealer's principal place of business, unless the secretary and the dealer agree to another location for the hearing or agree that the hearing shall be held by telephone.
(C) Hearings conducted under this section shall be subject to the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq.
(D) The hearing officer shall render his or her decision in writing to modify, reverse, or affirm the suspension of the dealer's extra license plates based upon the evidence presented at the hearing and shall serve a copy of the decision on the dealer.
(3)(A)(i) If the decision sustains, in whole or in part, the suspension of the dealer's extra license plates, the dealer may file suit within thirty (30) days of receipt of the decision in the Pulaski County Circuit Court or the circuit court of the county of the dealer's principal place of business.
(ii) The dealer shall serve a copy of the petition on the secretary.
(iii) The appeal will not operate as a stay of the order of suspension that will remain in effect and be terminated only in the event a decision reversing the suspension is issued by the circuit court.
(B) An appeal from the circuit court shall be in accordance with the laws governing appeals.
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25-15-201. Title.
This subchapter shall be known and cited as the “Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act”.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 25-15-201
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27-14-1702. Application for and issuance of certificates and special plates.
(a)(1) A manufacturer or dealer may make application to the Office of Motor Vehicle, upon the appropriate form, for a certificate containing a general distinguishing number and for one (1) or more pairs of special plates, single special plates, or special temporary preprinted paper tags, as appropriate, subject to §§ 27-14-1701 and 27-14-1704, to various types of vehicles subject to registration under this chapter.
(2) The applicant shall also submit proof of his or her status as a bona fide manufacturer or dealer, as required by the office.
(b)(1) The office, upon granting the application for one (1) or more pairs of special plates or single special plates, shall issue to the applicant a certificate containing the applicant's name and address and the general distinguishing number assigned to the applicant.
(2) A certificate containing the applicant's name and address and the general distinguishing number assigned to the applicant is not required to be issued upon granting an application for one (1) or more special temporary preprinted paper tags.
(c)(1) The office shall also issue a special plate, plates, or special temporary preprinted paper tags as applied for, which shall have displayed thereon the general distinguishing number assigned to the applicant.
(2) Each plate, pair of plates, or special temporary preprinted paper tags issued shall also contain a number or symbol identifying it or them from every other plate, pair of plates, or special temporary preprinted paper tags bearing the same general distinguishing number.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-14-1702
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27-14-1703. Expiration of special plates.
(a)(1) Every special plate, excluding temporary preprinted paper tags, issued under this subchapter shall expire at 12:00 midnight on December 31 of each year unless the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration provides by rule a staggered method of annual expiration.
(2) A new plate for the ensuing year may be obtained by the person to whom any such expired plate was issued, upon application to the Office of Motor Vehicle and payment of the fee provided by law.
(b) In lieu of providing a new special plate upon the expiration of the special plate issued under this subchapter, the secretary may by rule provide for the issuance of permanent special plates that are renewed using an alternate method.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-14-1703
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 27-14-1703. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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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 — Automobiles of 3,000 lbs. or less $17.00;
(B) Class Two — Automobiles of 3,001 lbs. to and including 4,500 lbs. $25.00; and
(C) Class Three — Automobiles of 4,501 lbs. and over $30.00;
(2) Automobiles for Hire. For all automobiles for hire which are equipped with pneumatic tires and used for the transportation of persons, there shall be charged and collected the fee applicable thereto as set for pleasure vehicles in subdivision (a)(1) of this section;
(3) Trucks and Trailers. For all motor trucks, trailers, and semi-trailers including pipe and pole dollies, equipped with pneumatic tires, the license fee shall be charged on the basis of the gross loaded weight of the vehicle as follows:
(A) Class One — All trucks and vans that are rated by the manufacturer as having a nominal tonnage of one (1) ton that are used exclusively for personal transportation and are not used for commercial or business purposes and all trucks and vans that are rated by the manufacturer as having a nominal tonnage of three-quarter (¾) ton or less shall be assessed a license fee of twenty-one dollars ($21.00) without regard to weight. All one-ton trucks and vans that are used for commercial or business purposes shall be registered in the appropriate class according to gross laden weight;
(B) Class Two — On all vehicles with a gross loaded weight b
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-14-601
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 27-14-601. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.