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27-19-711. Proof to be furnished for each vehicle.
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27-19-711. Proof to be furnished for each vehicle.
(a) No vehicle shall be, or continue to be, registered in the name of any person required to file proof of financial responsibility for the future unless proof is furnished for the vehicle.
(b) Proof of financial responsibility when required under this chapter, with respect to the vehicle or with respect to a person who is not the owner of the vehicle, may be given by filing:
(1) A certificate of insurance as provided in § 27-19-712; or
(2) A certificate of self-insurance, as provided in § 27-19-107, supplemented by an agreement by the self-insurer that, with respect to accidents occurring while the certificate is in force, he or she will pay the same amounts that an insurer would have been obliged to pay under an owner's motor vehicle liability policy if it had issued such a policy to the self-insurer.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-19-711
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27-19-711. Proof to be furnished for each vehicle.
(a) No vehicle shall be, or continue to be, registered in the name of any person required to file proof of financial responsibility for the future unless proof is furnished for the vehicle.
(b) Proof of financial responsibility when required under this chapter, with respect to the vehicle or with respect to a person who is not the owner of the vehicle, may be given by filing:
(1) A certificate of insurance as provided in § 27-19-712; or
(2) A certificate of self-insurance, as provided in § 27-19-107, supplemented by an agreement by the self-insurer that, with respect to accidents occurring while the certificate is in force, he or she will pay the same amounts that an insurer would have been obliged to pay under an owner's motor vehicle liability policy if it had issued such a policy to the self-insurer.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
27-19-107. Self-insurers.
(a) Any religious denomination which has more than twenty-five (25) members who own motor vehicles registered in this state and which prohibits its members from purchasing insurance of any form as being contrary to its religious tenets, or any person in whose name more than twenty-five (25) vehicles are registered in this state or any political subdivision or municipality of this state, individually or collectively, may qualify as a self-insurer by obtaining a certificate of self-insurance issued by the Office of Motor Vehicle as provided in subsection (b) of this section.
(b)(1) The office may, in its discretion, upon the application of the religious denomination, person, political subdivision, or municipality, individually or collectively, issue a certificate of self-insurance when it is satisfied that the religious denomination, person, political subdivision, or municipality is possessed and will continue to be possessed of ability to pay judgments against them.
(2) The certificate may be issued authorizing a religious denomination, person, political subdivision, or municipality, individually or collectively, to act as a self-insurer for either property damage or bodily injury, or both.
(c)(1) Upon not less than five (5) days' notice and a hearing pursuant to the notice, the office may, upon reasonable grounds, cancel a certificate of self-insurance.
(2) Failure to pay any judgment within thirty (30) days after the judgment shall have become final shall constitute a reasonable ground for the cancellation of a certificate of self-insurance.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-19-107
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 27-19-107. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
27-19-712. Certificate of insurance as proof.
(a)(1) Proof of financial responsibility for the future may be furnished by filing with the Office of Driver Services the written certificate of any insurance carrier duly authorized to do business in this state certifying that there is in effect a motor vehicle liability policy for the benefit of the person required to furnish proof of financial responsibility.
(2) The certificate shall give the effective date of the motor vehicle liability policy, which date shall be the same as the effective date of the certificate, and shall designate by explicit description or by appropriate reference all vehicles covered thereby, unless the policy is issued to a person who is not the owner of a motor vehicle.
(b)(1) A nonresident may give proof of financial responsibility by filing with the office a written certificate of an insurance carrier authorized to transact business in the state in which the vehicle owned by the nonresident is registered, or in the state in which the nonresident resides, if he or she does not own a vehicle, provided the certificate otherwise conforms with the provisions of this subchapter.
(2) The office shall accept the certificate upon condition that the insurance carrier complies with the following provisions with respect to the policies so certified:
(A) The insurance carrier shall execute a power of attorney authorizing the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration to accept on its behalf service of notice or process in any action arising out of a motor vehicle accident in this state; and
(B) The insurance carrier shall agree in writing that the policies shall be deemed to conform with the laws of this state relating to the terms of motor vehicle liability policies issued therei
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-19-712
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 27-19-712. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.