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27-51-214. Penalties for speeding in school zone.
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27-51-214. Penalties for speeding in school zone.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of § 27-51-212 or § 27-51-213 shall upon conviction be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as follows:
(1) For a first conviction, an offender shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than one (1) day nor more than ten (10) days, or by both fine and imprisonment;
(2)(A) For a conviction of a second violation within one (1) year, an offender shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than five (5) days nor more than twenty-five (25) days, or by both fine and imprisonment.
(B) In addition, the Office of Driver Services of the Department of Finance and Administration shall suspend the driving privilege of the person for a period of six (6) months upon receipt of notice of a final conviction; and
(3)(A) For a conviction of a third or subsequent violation within one (1) year, an offender shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than twenty-five (25) days nor more than six (6) months, or both fine and imprisonment.
(B) In addition, the office shall suspend the driving privilege of the person for a period of one (1) year upon receipt of notice of a final conviction.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-51-214
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27-51-214. Penalties for speeding in school zone.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of § 27-51-212 or § 27-51-213 shall upon conviction be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as follows:
(1) For a first conviction, an offender shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than one (1) day nor more than ten (10) days, or by both fine and imprisonment;
(2)(A) For a conviction of a second violation within one (1) year, an offender shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than five (5) days nor more than twenty-five (25) days, or by both fine and imprisonment.
(B) In addition, the Office of Driver Services of the Department of Finance and Administration shall suspend the driving privilege of the person for a period of six (6) months upon receipt of notice of a final conviction; and
(3)(A) For a conviction of a third or subsequent violation within one (1) year, an offender shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than twenty-five (25) days nor more than six (6) months, or both fine and imprisonment.
(B) In addition, the office shall suspend the driving privilege of the person for a period of one (1) year upon receipt of notice of a final conviction.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
27-51-212. Speed limit near schools — Exceptions.
(a) No person shall operate a motor vehicle in excess of twenty-five miles per hour (25 m.p.h.) when passing a school building or school zone during school hours when children are present and outside the building.
(b) This speed limit shall not be applicable upon the freeways and interstate highways of this state or to school zones adequately protected by a steel fence limiting access to and egress from safety crossings.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-51-212
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
27-51-213. Erection and maintenance of required signs in school zones.
(a)(1) A school zone shall include a distance of three hundred feet (300') on either side of a school building or school grounds and shall be posted with appropriate signs showing: “SCHOOL — 25 M.P.H. WHEN CHILDREN ARE PRESENT”.
(2) At an appropriate distance before reaching this sign, a school advance sign shall be erected.
(3) A third sign at the end of the school zone shall designate the speed limit the motor vehicle may resume.
(b)(1)(A) It shall be the duty of the Arkansas Department of Transportation, county road department, city street department, or any other agency having the responsibility of maintaining the streets or roadways to erect the signs required by subsection (a) of this section unless a special traffic engineering study for a specific school zone produces other recommendations for that school zone.
(B) The maximum speed limit shall not be increased above the limitation provided in subsection (a) of this section.
(2) Signs shall be maintained and replaced using the same criteria that is used to maintain and replace “STOP” signs and other warning signs.
(3) All signs and signing locations will be in accordance with the regulations contained in the current Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-51-213
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 27-51-213. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.