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27-35-107. Registration of gross weight.
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27-35-107. Registration of gross weight.
(a)(1) Upon registering any vehicle under the laws of this state, which vehicle is designed and used primarily for the transportation of property or for the transportation of ten (10) or more persons, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may require such information and may make such investigation or test as necessary to enable him or her to determine whether the vehicle may safely be operated upon the highways in compliance with all the provisions of this chapter.
(2) The commissioner shall register every such vehicle for a permissible gross weight not exceeding the limitation set forth in this chapter.
(3) Every such vehicle shall be equipped with brakes as required in §§ 27-37-501 and 27-37-502.
(b)(1) The commissioner shall insert in the registration card issued for every such vehicle the gross weight for which it is registered. If it is a motor vehicle to be used for propelling other vehicles, the commissioner shall separately insert the total permissible gross weight of that motor vehicle and other vehicles to be propelled by it.
(2) The commissioner may also issue a special plate with the gross weight or weights stated thereon which shall be attached to the vehicle and displayed at all times.
(3) A wrecker or tow vehicle shall be required to register only for the gross weight of that wrecker or tow vehicle without inclusion of the weight of the vehicle being towed by the wrecker or tow vehicle. In the registration card issued for a wrecker or tow vehicle, the commissioner shall only insert the total permissible gross weight of the wrecker or tow vehicle.
(c)(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle or combination of vehicles of a gross weight in excess of that for which registered by the co
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-35-107
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27-35-107. Registration of gross weight.
(a)(1) Upon registering any vehicle under the laws of this state, which vehicle is designed and used primarily for the transportation of property or for the transportation of ten (10) or more persons, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may require such information and may make such investigation or test as necessary to enable him or her to determine whether the vehicle may safely be operated upon the highways in compliance with all the provisions of this chapter.
(2) The commissioner shall register every such vehicle for a permissible gross weight not exceeding the limitation set forth in this chapter.
(3) Every such vehicle shall be equipped with brakes as required in §§ 27-37-501 and 27-37-502.
(b)(1) The commissioner shall insert in the registration card issued for every such vehicle the gross weight for which it is registered. If it is a motor vehicle to be used for propelling other vehicles, the commissioner shall separately insert the total permissible gross weight of that motor vehicle and other vehicles to be propelled by it.
(2) The commissioner may also issue a special plate with the gross weight or weights stated thereon which shall be attached to the vehicle and displayed at all times.
(3) A wrecker or tow vehicle shall be required to register only for the gross weight of that wrecker or tow vehicle without inclusion of the weight of the vehicle being towed by the wrecker or tow vehicle. In the registration card issued for a wrecker or tow vehicle, the commissioner shall only insert the total permissible gross weight of the wrecker or tow vehicle.
(c)(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle or combination of vehicles of a gross weight in excess of that for which registered by the commissioner or in excess of the limitations set forth in this chapter.
(2) In determining the gross weight of a wrecker or tow vehicle, only the gross weight of the wrecker or tow vehicle shall be considered without inclusion of the weight of the vehicle being towed.
(d) The commissioner shall implement rules and regulations issued by the Secretary of Transportation pertaining to federal use tax payments.
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27-37-501. Equipment required.
(a)(1) Every motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle, when operated upon a highway, shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of, and to stop and hold, the vehicle, including two (2) separate means of applying the brakes, each of which means shall be effective to apply the brakes to at least two (2) wheels.
(2) If these two (2) separate means of applying the brakes are connected in any way, they shall be constructed so that failure of any one (1) part of the operating mechanism shall not leave the motor vehicle without brakes on at least two (2) wheels.
(b) Every motorcycle and every motor-driven cycle, when operated upon a highway, shall be equipped with at least one (1) brake, which may be operated by hand or foot.
(c)(1) Every trailer or semitrailer of a gross weight of three thousand pounds (3,000 lbs.) or more when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of, and to stop and to hold, the vehicle and so designed as to be applied by the driver of the towing motor vehicle from its cab.
(2) The brakes shall be so designed and connected that in case of an accidental break-away of the towed vehicle, the brakes shall be automatically applied.
(d)(1)(A) Every new motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer sold in the state and operated upon the highways shall be equipped with service brakes upon all wheels of every such vehicle, except any motorcycle or motor-driven cycle.
(B) Any semitrailer of less than one thousand five hundred pounds (1,500 lbs.) gross weight need not be equipped with brakes.
(2) Trucks and truck tractors having three (3) or more axles need not have brakes on the front wheels, except, when the vehicles are equipped with at
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-37-501
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 27-37-501. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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27-37-502. Performance ability.
(a) Every motor vehicle or combination of vehicles, at all times and under all conditions of loading, upon application of the service or foot brake, shall be capable of:
(1) Developing a braking force that is not less than the percentage of its gross weight tabulated in this section for its classification;
(2) Decelerating in a stop from not more than twenty miles per hour (20 m.p.h.) at not less than the feet-per-second tabulated in this section for its classification; and
(3) Stopping from a speed of twenty miles per hour (20 m.p.h.) in not more than the distance tabulated in this section for its classification, the distance to be measured from the point at which movement of the service brake pedal or control begins.
1 2 3 4 Classification of vehicles and combinations Braking force as a percentage of gross vehicle or combination weight Deceleration in feet per second Brake sys- tem applica- tion and braking per second Passenger vehicles, not including buses 52.8% 17 25 Single-unit vehicles with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of less than ten thousand pounds (10,000 lbs.) 43.5% 14 30 Single-unit two-axle vehicles with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand pounds (10,000 lbs.) or more, and buses not having a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating 43.5% 14 40 All other vehicles and combinations with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of ten thousand pounds (10,000 lbs.) or more 43.5% 14 50
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(b) Tests for deceleration and stopping distance shall be made on a substantially level, which is not to exceed plus or minus one percent (1%) grade, and dry, smooth, hard surface that is free from loose material.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-37-502
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 27-37-502. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.