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27-14-610. Permanent registration of fleet of motor vehicles.
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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 or entity described in § 26-26-1601(12)-(16) or affiliates of that person or entity; and
(ii) Used for business purposes.
(B) “Fleet of motor vehicles” includes commercial motor vehicles that are base-plated in the State of Arkansas or passenger motor vehicles otherwise subject to registration under this chapter.
(C) “Fleet of motor vehicles” does not include motor vehicles registered and governed under § 27-14-502 or motor vehicles registered under an international registration plan administered by a state other than Arkansas; and
(3) “Owns or controls” means owning or holding at least a majority of the outstanding voting power of an entity.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the registered owner or lessee of a fleet of motor vehicles may apply as provided in this section to the Office of Motor Vehicle for a license plate with a decal identifying the vehicle as a fleet vehicle.
(c) The license plate issued under this section shall be the standard license plate for the class and type of vehicle otherwise required under this chapter with a decal bearing the word “fleet” at the bottom of the license plate.
(d)(1) Payment of all registration fees and fleet management fees under this section shall be paid in advance for a period of three (3) years.
(2)(A) The fees for renewal of a vehicle registration under this section shall be due and payable during the last m
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-14-610
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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 or entity described in § 26-26-1601(12)-(16) or affiliates of that person or entity; and
(ii) Used for business purposes.
(B) “Fleet of motor vehicles” includes commercial motor vehicles that are base-plated in the State of Arkansas or passenger motor vehicles otherwise subject to registration under this chapter.
(C) “Fleet of motor vehicles” does not include motor vehicles registered and governed under § 27-14-502 or motor vehicles registered under an international registration plan administered by a state other than Arkansas; and
(3) “Owns or controls” means owning or holding at least a majority of the outstanding voting power of an entity.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the registered owner or lessee of a fleet of motor vehicles may apply as provided in this section to the Office of Motor Vehicle for a license plate with a decal identifying the vehicle as a fleet vehicle.
(c) The license plate issued under this section shall be the standard license plate for the class and type of vehicle otherwise required under this chapter with a decal bearing the word “fleet” at the bottom of the license plate.
(d)(1) Payment of all registration fees and fleet management fees under this section shall be paid in advance for a period of three (3) years.
(2)(A) The fees for renewal of a vehicle registration under this section shall be due and payable during the last month of the last year of the registration period.
(B) Upon request, the office shall allow the owner of a fleet of motor vehicles to set all renewals for the fleet to occur in a month requested by the owner.
(3) The office may shorten or lengthen the term of any renewal period under this section by rule and upon notice to all owners of a fleet registered under this section as necessary to provide a staggered system of renewal in which approximately one-third (1/3) of the vehicles in a fleet shall be renewed in any given year.
(e)(1) The fees for registration and renewal of registration of a vehicle under this section shall be the same amount as and shall be distributed in the same manner as the fees otherwise required under this chapter for the type and class of vehicle being registered.
(2)(A) In addition to the registration fees prescribed for issuance or renewal under this chapter, an annual fleet management fee of ten dollars ($10.00) per motor vehicle in the fleet of motor vehicles shall be charged.
(B) The annual fleet management fee shall be deposited as special revenues into the State Central Services Fund to be used exclusively for the benefit of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration.
(f)(1) Upon payment of the registration fees and fleet management fees as provided under subsection (e) of this section, the owner or lessee of the fleet of motor vehicles shall be issued a license plate with a decal for each motor vehicle in the fleet of motor vehicles registered under this section.
(2) Each license plate with a decal issued under this section shall bear a validation sticker as required for standard license plates issued under this chapter reflecting the period that the owner or lessee of the fleet of motor vehicles has paid in advance.
(g) A license plate with a decal issued under this section may be transferred to another vehicle of the same type and class in the same fleet of motor vehicles in the same manner and subject to the same fees prescribed in §§ 27-14-902 and 27-14-914.
(h) A license plate with a decal issued under this section that has been lost or destroyed may be replaced in the same manner and subject to the same fees prescribed in § 27-14-602.
(i) The office may adopt rules for the implementation, administration, and enforcement of this section.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
26-26-1601. Applicability.
For the purpose of assessment and taxation, any person, firm, company, copartnership, cooperative, association, or corporation, wherever organized or incorporated, engaged in the business of:
(1) Transmitting natural gas or oil through pipelines, within, into, from, or through this state, or owning or having control of pipelines for those purposes, except integrated utility companies, shall be deemed to be a pipeline company;
(2) Operating within, into, from, or through this state, a railroad, authorized by the laws of this state, shall be deemed to be a railroad company;
(3) Operating within, into, from, or between cities, towns, and villages of this state, a street, suburban, or interurban railway, whether cars used are propelled by electricity or other motor power, shall be deemed to be a street, suburban, or interurban railway;
(4) Conveying within, into, from, or through this state or any part thereof, money, merchandise, or effects of any kind by express or contracts with any railroad or steamboat company, or the managers, lessees, agents, or receivers thereof, not including railroads or steamboats engaged in the ordinary transportation of merchandise or property in this state, shall be deemed to be an express company;
(5) Operating within, into, from, or through this state, sleeping cars, dining cars, palace cars, or parlor cars, shall be deemed to be a sleeping car company;
(6) Intercounty transporting for hire within, into, from, or through this state, passengers and property by motor vehicle over the public highways of this state, except taxicab companies, shall be deemed to be an intercounty bus line company;
(7) Intercounty transporting for hire within, into, from, through, or across this state, property by motor veh
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 26-26-1601
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27-14-502. Agreements generally.
(a) The commission is authorized to negotiate and consummate reciprocal agreements with the duly authorized officials or representatives of any states of the United States, whereby residents of other states who operate commercial motor vehicles may allocate and apportion the registration of commercial motor vehicles in accordance with any formula mutually agreed upon between the commission and the representatives or officials of the state if residents of this state are granted the same allocation and apportionment privileges for commercial motor vehicles' registration in the other state.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed as relieving any motor vehicle owner or operator from complying with all laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to the safety of operation of motor vehicles, the highway maximum weight standards, and the preservation of the highways of this state.
(c)(1) In the making of any reciprocal agreement, the commission shall exercise due regard for the advantage and convenience of resident motor vehicle owners and the citizens of this state.
(2) No agreement shall be entered into with any state extending privileges and exemptions to motor vehicle operators of the state unless that state accords equal or greater privileges and exemptions to Arkansas motor vehicle operators.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-14-502
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 27-14-502. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
27-14-902. Transfer or assignment by owner or lessee generally.
(a)(1) Whenever the owner or lessee of a registered vehicle transfers or assigns his or her title, or interest thereto, the registration of the vehicle shall expire.
(2) The owner or lessee shall remove the license plate or plates therefrom.
(3)(A) The owner or lessee may have the plate or plates assigned to another vehicle upon payment of the fees required by law and subject to the rules of the Office of Motor Vehicle.
(B) Whenever the owner or lessee elects to assign the plate or plates to a replacement vehicle, the owner may display the plate or plates on the replacement vehicle prior to registering the vehicle within the time permitted by § 27-14-903 provided that the owner has complied with § 27-14-701(c).
(b)(1) The owner or lessee shall pay a transfer fee of one dollar ($1.00).
(2) If the fee for registering and licensing the vehicle to be registered is greater than the registration fee paid for the vehicle originally licensed, then the office shall, in addition, collect an amount equal to the excess payable for the vehicle to be registered.
(3) No refund will be due in the event that the fee for registering and licensing the vehicle to be registered is less than that represented by the license to be transferred.
(c) The owner or lessee shall pay any additional fee which shall be required under the registration laws of this state.
(d) The owner shall endorse an assignment and warranty of title upon the certificate of title for the vehicle, and he or she shall deliver the certificate of title to the purchaser or transferee at the time of delivery of the vehicle, except as provided in §§ 27-14-906 and 27-14-909.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-14-902
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 27-14-902. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
27-14-914. Transfer of license plates and registration from one vehicle to another.
(a)(1) When the owner of any motor vehicle, excepting Class One trucks and passenger automobiles other than buses, registered and licensed in this state, shall sell or transfer the motor vehicle or when the motor vehicle has been destroyed so as to be unfit for repair or further use, and the owner shall replace the vehicle with another motor vehicle requiring payment of the same registration or license fee, the owner may, at his or her election, transfer the license plate and registration of the vehicle being so disposed of to the vehicle acquired as a replacement thereof, upon payment to the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration of a transfer fee of ten dollars ($10.00) per vehicle.
(2) If at the time of transfer the replacement vehicle shall require payment of a larger license fee than the vehicle transferred, the owner shall pay the difference in addition to the transfer fee.
(3) The owner may elect not to transfer the registration and license plate, in which event the transfer of the vehicle shall be governed as provided by law.
(b) The secretary shall provide suitable forms to enable owners electing to do so to transfer license plate or plates and registration and make payment of the fee provided in this section and shall be empowered to make reasonable rules governing these transfers.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-14-914
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 27-14-914. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.