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27-22-210. Penalties — Definitions.
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27-22-210. Penalties — Definitions.
(a) A person is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor upon conviction if he or she:
(1) Operates a motor vehicle without a liability insurance policy or proof of self-insurance in accordance with this chapter;
(2) Operates a motor vehicle with notice of cancellation, recession, abrogation, or termination of insurance or registers or attempts to register a motor vehicle;
(3) Operates a motor vehicle and, upon demand of a law enforcement officer, fails or refuses to present satisfactory evidence of insurance unless a law enforcement officer verifies motor vehicle liability insurance coverage through the online insurance verification system;
(4) Operates a motor vehicle the registration of which is suspended or revoked under this chapter; or
(5) Operates a motor vehicle and presents evidence of insurance when there is no valid insurance in effect on the motor vehicle as required by this chapter.
(b)(1) A motor vehicle may be impounded at the discretion of a law enforcement officer if the operator fails to provide evidence of registration and insurance as required by § 27-22-104.
(2) Proof of registration and insurance may be verified through the online insurance verification system and other electronic means as necessary.
(c)(1) For the purposes of this section, “operates a motor vehicle” or “operation of a motor vehicle” means that a motor vehicle has traveled any distance upon a public road or highway, even if a law enforcement officer has only observed the results of the distance traveled, including without limitation the motor vehicle's being stopped on or off the public road or highway after an accident.
(2) A law enforcement officer is not required to have witnessed the operation of a motor vehicle by a person in orde
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-22-210
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27-22-210. Penalties — Definitions.
(a) A person is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor upon conviction if he or she:
(1) Operates a motor vehicle without a liability insurance policy or proof of self-insurance in accordance with this chapter;
(2) Operates a motor vehicle with notice of cancellation, recession, abrogation, or termination of insurance or registers or attempts to register a motor vehicle;
(3) Operates a motor vehicle and, upon demand of a law enforcement officer, fails or refuses to present satisfactory evidence of insurance unless a law enforcement officer verifies motor vehicle liability insurance coverage through the online insurance verification system;
(4) Operates a motor vehicle the registration of which is suspended or revoked under this chapter; or
(5) Operates a motor vehicle and presents evidence of insurance when there is no valid insurance in effect on the motor vehicle as required by this chapter.
(b)(1) A motor vehicle may be impounded at the discretion of a law enforcement officer if the operator fails to provide evidence of registration and insurance as required by § 27-22-104.
(2) Proof of registration and insurance may be verified through the online insurance verification system and other electronic means as necessary.
(c)(1) For the purposes of this section, “operates a motor vehicle” or “operation of a motor vehicle” means that a motor vehicle has traveled any distance upon a public road or highway, even if a law enforcement officer has only observed the results of the distance traveled, including without limitation the motor vehicle's being stopped on or off the public road or highway after an accident.
(2) A law enforcement officer is not required to have witnessed the operation of a motor vehicle by a person in order to issue a citation to that person under this section.
(d) A person is guilty of a Class D felony if he or she knowingly:
(1) Alters, forges, or counterfeits an insurance card in either paper form or electronic form to make it appear valid; or
(2) Makes, sells, or otherwise makes available an invalid or counterfeit insurance card in either paper form or electronic form, or other evidence of insurance.
(e) As used in this section, “electronic form” means the display of electronic images on a cellular phone or any other type of portable electronic device if the device has sufficient functionality and display capability to enable the user to display the information required by § 23-89-213 as clearly as a paper proof-of-insurance card or other paper temporary proof of insurance issued by the insurance company.
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23-89-213. Proof of insurance.
(a) All insurance companies authorized to do business in this state and issuing automobile liability insurance policies in this state shall furnish to the insured a proof-of-insurance card.
(b) The proof-of-insurance card or any temporary proof of insurance issued by the insurance company shall contain the following information:
(1) The name, address, telephone number, and National Association of Insurance Commissioners' code number of the insurer;
(2) The name and telephone number of the local agent through whom the policy was issued, if any, or a blank space where a local agent's name may be stamped or filled in;
(3) The policy number;
(4) The effective date of the insurance policy coverage and the expiration date of the insurance policy coverage;
(5) The vehicle identification number and a brief description of the insured vehicle, except that an insurance card for fleet vehicles is not required to list a separate vehicle identification number for each vehicle in the fleet;
(6) The name and address of the insured person; and
(7) The designation “Excluded Driver(s)” if a person or persons are excluded from coverage under the insurance policy.
(c) At the discretion of the Insurance Commissioner, any person or insurance company that violates this section may be subject to the following penalties:
(1) Suspension or revocation of the person's or insurer's certificate of authority to transact insurance in this state under § 23-63-213; or
(2) A monetary penalty in lieu of revocation or suspension as provided under § 23-63-213.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-89-213
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 23-89-213. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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27-22-104. Insurance required — Minimum coverage — Definitions.
(a)(1) It is unlawful for a person to operate a motor vehicle within this state unless the motor vehicle and the person's operation of the motor vehicle are each covered by:
(A) A certificate of self-insurance under § 27-19-107; or
(B) An insurance policy issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in this state.
(2)(A) There is a rebuttable presumption that the motor vehicle or its operation is uninsured if:
(i) The driver or the insured fails to present proof of current insurance coverage in the form of a proof-of-insurance card issued under § 23-89-213 at the time of the traffic stop or arrest; or
(ii) The online insurance verification system fails to show current insurance coverage for the driver or the insured.
(B)(i)(a) A proof-of-insurance card or any temporary proof of insurance issued by the insurance company that meets the requirements of § 23-89-213 may be presented in either paper form or electronic form.
(b) As used in subdivision (a)(2)(B)(i)(a) of this section, “electronic form” means the display of electronic images on a cellular phone or any other type of portable electronic device if the device has sufficient functionality and display capability to enable the user to display the information required under § 23-89-213 as clearly as a paper proof-of-insurance card or other paper temporary proof of insurance issued by the insurance company.
(ii) The presentment of proof of insurance in electronic form does not:
(a) Authorize a search of any other content of an electronic device without a search warrant or probable cause; or
(b) Expand or restrict the authority of a law enforcement officer to conduct a search or investigation.
(b) The policy shall provide
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-22-104
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 27-22-104. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.