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27-14-911. Transferor not liable for negligent operation.
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27-14-911. Transferor not liable for negligent operation.
The owner of a motor vehicle who has made a bona fide sale or transfer of his or her title or interest and who has delivered possession of the vehicle to the purchaser or transferee shall not be liable for any damages thereafter resulting from negligent operation of the vehicle by another. Furthermore, the selling or transferring owner, upon delivery of possession, shall not be liable for any such damage or negligence if one (1) of the following requirements is fulfilled:
(1) Delivered the certificate of title, properly endorsed and dated with the date of the endorsement, to the purchaser or transferee;
(2) Delivered to the Office of Motor Vehicle or placed in the United States mail, addressed to the office, the notice as provided in § 27-14-916; or
(3) Delivered to the office or placed in the United States mail, addressed to the office, the appropriate documents and fees for registration of the motor vehicle to the new owner pursuant to the sale or transfer.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-14-911
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27-14-911. Transferor not liable for negligent operation.
The owner of a motor vehicle who has made a bona fide sale or transfer of his or her title or interest and who has delivered possession of the vehicle to the purchaser or transferee shall not be liable for any damages thereafter resulting from negligent operation of the vehicle by another. Furthermore, the selling or transferring owner, upon delivery of possession, shall not be liable for any such damage or negligence if one (1) of the following requirements is fulfilled:
(1) Delivered the certificate of title, properly endorsed and dated with the date of the endorsement, to the purchaser or transferee;
(2) Delivered to the Office of Motor Vehicle or placed in the United States mail, addressed to the office, the notice as provided in § 27-14-916; or
(3) Delivered to the office or placed in the United States mail, addressed to the office, the appropriate documents and fees for registration of the motor vehicle to the new owner pursuant to the sale or transfer.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
27-14-916. Notice of sale or transfer.
(a) Whenever the owner of a motor vehicle registered under this chapter sells or transfers title or interest in and delivers the possession of the motor vehicle to another person, the owner may notify the Office of Motor Vehicle of the sale or transfer.
(b) The notice shall provide the following information:
(1) The date of the sale or transfer;
(2) The name and address of the owner and of the transferee;
(3) The vehicle identification number; and
(4) A description of the vehicle.
(c) If the registered owner is not in possession of the motor vehicle that is sold or transferred, the person in physical possession of that motor vehicle may give the notice authorized by subsection (a) of this section. If the registered owner sells or transfers the vehicle through a motor vehicle dealer conducting an auto auction, the owner may furnish the information required by subsection (b) of this section to that dealer.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-14-916
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 27-14-916. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.