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27-50-1212. Criminal penalties.
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27-50-1212. Criminal penalties.
(a) It shall be unlawful for a person to:
(1) Operate a tow vehicle in violation of this subchapter;
(2) Operate a tow vehicle without obtaining a tow vehicle safety permit as required by the rules of the Arkansas Towing and Recovery Board;
(3) Operate a business engaging in nonconsent towing of vehicles without first obtaining the proper tow business license as required by the rules of the board;
(4) Give false or forged evidence to the board or to any member or an employee thereof for the purpose of obtaining a license or a tow vehicle safety permit;
(5) Use or attempt to use an expired, suspended, or revoked license or tow vehicle safety permit; or
(6) Violate or aid or abet any violation of this subchapter.
(b) The Division of Arkansas State Police, the Arkansas Highway Police Division of the Arkansas Department of Transportation, and county and municipal authorities may enforce § 27-50-1101 et seq. and § 27-50-1201 et seq.
(c) A person who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is found guilty of any violation under this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) or to be imprisoned for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both.
(d) The fines imposed and collected under this section shall be remitted as follows:
(1) Fifty percent (50%) to the Administration of Justice Funds Section of the Office of Administrative Services of the Department of Finance and Administration by the tenth day of each month on a form provided by that office for deposit into the Arkansas Towing and Recovery Board treasury fund; and
(2) Fifty percent (50%) to the law enforcement agency issuing the violation.
(e)
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-50-1212
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27-50-1212. Criminal penalties.
(a) It shall be unlawful for a person to:
(1) Operate a tow vehicle in violation of this subchapter;
(2) Operate a tow vehicle without obtaining a tow vehicle safety permit as required by the rules of the Arkansas Towing and Recovery Board;
(3) Operate a business engaging in nonconsent towing of vehicles without first obtaining the proper tow business license as required by the rules of the board;
(4) Give false or forged evidence to the board or to any member or an employee thereof for the purpose of obtaining a license or a tow vehicle safety permit;
(5) Use or attempt to use an expired, suspended, or revoked license or tow vehicle safety permit; or
(6) Violate or aid or abet any violation of this subchapter.
(b) The Division of Arkansas State Police, the Arkansas Highway Police Division of the Arkansas Department of Transportation, and county and municipal authorities may enforce § 27-50-1101 et seq. and § 27-50-1201 et seq.
(c) A person who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is found guilty of any violation under this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) or to be imprisoned for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both.
(d) The fines imposed and collected under this section shall be remitted as follows:
(1) Fifty percent (50%) to the Administration of Justice Funds Section of the Office of Administrative Services of the Department of Finance and Administration by the tenth day of each month on a form provided by that office for deposit into the Arkansas Towing and Recovery Board treasury fund; and
(2) Fifty percent (50%) to the law enforcement agency issuing the violation.
(e) Each day of an unlawful practice proscribed by this section shall constitute a distinct and separate offense.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
27-50-1101. Nonconsensual towing of a vehicle, implement, or piece of machinery — Definition.
(a)(1)(A) When a vehicle of a type subject to registration under the laws of this state, an implement, or a piece of machinery is found abandoned on private or public property within this state or is parked on private or public property within this state without the authorization of the property owners or other persons controlling the property, the property owner or his or her agent may have the vehicle, implement, or piece of machinery removed from the property by a towing and storage firm licensed by and subject to the rules of the Arkansas Towing and Recovery Board.
(B)(i) A county, city of the first class, city of the second class, or incorporated town by ordinance may regulate the manner that a property owner or other person controlling the property removes a vehicle, implement, or piece of machinery:
(a) By limiting:
(1) The distance from the location of removal to the destination of storage;
(2) The amount of towing and storage charges, including the towing charge, the storage charge, the administrative fee, and any other fee that may be charged, to be assessed against the owner or operator of the vehicle, implement, or piece of machinery removed from the property, with the difference between the charges allowed by the county, city, or incorporated town and the actual towing and storage charges to be assessed to the property owner or other person controlling the property that requested the removal of the vehicle; and
(3) The request for removal of a vehicle, implement, or piece of machinery from the property to a towing and storage firm that accepts payment methods of cash, credit cards, or debit cards; and
(b) By requiring signage under § 27-51-1305 to inc
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-50-1101
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 27-50-1101. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
27-50-1201. Applicability.
(a) This subchapter applies to a person that either:
(1) Engages in the towing or storage of vehicles in the State of Arkansas and is hired to tow or store the vehicle; or
(2) Performs vehicle immobilization service.
(b) This subchapter does not apply to the following tow vehicles and related equipment:
(1) Car carriers capable of carrying five (5) or more vehicles and that have authority from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration;
(2) Tow vehicles owned by a governmental entity and not used for commercial purposes; and
(3) If in compliance with § 27-35-112, tow vehicles that are:
(A) Registered in another state;
(B) Operating under authority from the administration; and
(C) Not regularly doing business or soliciting business in the State of Arkansas.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-50-1201
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 27-50-1201. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.