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27-14-806. Optional means of recording.
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27-14-806. Optional means of recording.
(a)(1) At his or her option, a lienholder may:
(A) Record the lien:
(i) On the manufacturer's statement of origin;
(ii) On an existing certificate of title; or
(iii) If the Office of Motor Vehicle determines it is technologically and economically feasible to offer the ability to electronically record a lien, through the electronic lien recording database established by the Department of Finance and Administration; and
(B) File with the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration a certified copy of the instrument creating and evidencing the lien or encumbrance.
(2) In the case of implements of husbandry, mobile homes or manufactured homes as defined in § 27-14-104, and all-terrain vehicles as defined in § 27-21-102, at his or her option, a lienholder may:
(A) Record the lien on the manufacturer's statement of origin;
(B) Record the lien on an existing certificate of title;
(C) File with the division a certified copy of the instrument creating and evidencing the lien or encumbrance; or
(D) If the office determines it is technologically and economically feasible to offer the ability to electronically record a lien, record the lien through the electronic lien recording database established by the department.
(3) He or she shall remit therewith a fee of one dollar ($1.00) for each lien to be filed.
(4) The recording or filing shall constitute constructive notice of the lien against the vehicle described therein to creditors of the owner, subsequent purchasers, and encumbrances, except those liens that are by law dependent upon possession.
(5) A photocopy of the manufacturer's statement of origin or of an existing certificate of title or of ownership, showing the lien recorded thereon an
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-14-806
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27-14-806. Optional means of recording.
(a)(1) At his or her option, a lienholder may:
(A) Record the lien:
(i) On the manufacturer's statement of origin;
(ii) On an existing certificate of title; or
(iii) If the Office of Motor Vehicle determines it is technologically and economically feasible to offer the ability to electronically record a lien, through the electronic lien recording database established by the Department of Finance and Administration; and
(B) File with the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration a certified copy of the instrument creating and evidencing the lien or encumbrance.
(2) In the case of implements of husbandry, mobile homes or manufactured homes as defined in § 27-14-104, and all-terrain vehicles as defined in § 27-21-102, at his or her option, a lienholder may:
(A) Record the lien on the manufacturer's statement of origin;
(B) Record the lien on an existing certificate of title;
(C) File with the division a certified copy of the instrument creating and evidencing the lien or encumbrance; or
(D) If the office determines it is technologically and economically feasible to offer the ability to electronically record a lien, record the lien through the electronic lien recording database established by the department.
(3) He or she shall remit therewith a fee of one dollar ($1.00) for each lien to be filed.
(4) The recording or filing shall constitute constructive notice of the lien against the vehicle described therein to creditors of the owner, subsequent purchasers, and encumbrances, except those liens that are by law dependent upon possession.
(5) A photocopy of the manufacturer's statement of origin or of an existing certificate of title or of ownership, showing the lien recorded thereon and certified as a true and correct copy by the party recording the lien, shall be sufficient evidence of the recording.
(b)(1)(A) The lien shall be deemed perfected and the constructive notice shall be effective from the date of the execution of the instrument creating and evidencing the lien or encumbrance if it is filed as authorized in this section within thirty (30) days after the date of the execution thereof.
(B) If the instrument is filed more than thirty (30) days after the date of the execution thereof, the lien shall be deemed perfected and the constructive notice shall date from the time of the filing of the instrument.
(2) However, the filing of a lien under the provisions of this section by the lienholder and the payment of the fee therefor shall in no way relieve any person of the obligation of paying the fee required by law for filing a lien to be evidenced on a certificate of title of a motor vehicle.
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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
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 27-14-104. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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27-21-102. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1)(A) “All-terrain vehicle” means a vehicle that:
(i) Has three (3), four (4), or six (6) wheels;
(ii) Is fifty inches (50") or less in width;
(iii) Is equipped with nonhighway tires;
(iv) Is designed primarily for off-road recreational use; and
(v) Has an engine displacement of no more than one thousand cubic centimeters (1,000 cc).
(B) “All-terrain vehicle” includes a recreational off-highway vehicle.
(C) “All-terrain vehicle” does not include a golf cart, riding lawnmower, or lawn or garden tractor;
(2) “Nonhighway tire” means a pneumatic tire:
(A) Six inches (6") or more in width;
(B) Designed for use on a wheel with a rim diameter of fourteen inches (14") or less; and
(C) That uses an operating pressure of twenty pounds per square inch (20 psi) or less as recommended by the vehicle manufacturer;
(3) “Public streets and highways” means the part of the street, road, or highway, including the improved road shoulder, that is open to vehicular traffic and that is maintained by the state or by a political subdivision of the State of Arkansas and includes any federal highways; and
(4)(A) “Recreational off-highway vehicle” means a vehicle that:
(i) Has four (4) or six (6) wheels;
(ii) Is seventy-five inches (75") or less in width;
(iii) Is equipped with nonhighway tires;
(iv) Is designed primarily for off-road recreational use; and
(v) Has an engine displacement of no more than one thousand cubic centimeters (1,000 cc).
(B) “Recreational off-highway vehicle” includes a:
(i) Multipurpose off-highway utility vehicle; and
(ii) Utility task vehicle.
(C) “Recreational off-highway vehicle” does not include a golf cart, riding lawnmower, or lawn or garden tractor.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-21-102
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 27-21-102. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.