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8-6-404. Disposition of fines collected.
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8-6-404. Disposition of fines collected.
All fines collected under §§ 8-6-406 — 8-6-408 shall be deposited as follows:
(1) If a municipality or county where the offense occurs is a certified affiliate of Keep Arkansas Beautiful or Keep America Beautiful, Inc., and participates in litter-control programs conducted by these organizations, then the moneys from fines collected for offenses in that jurisdiction shall be deposited, according to accounting procedures prescribed by law, into the city general fund or the county general fund to be used for the purpose of community improvement as determined by the municipal or county governing body; or
(2) If the municipality or county where the offense occurs is not a certified affiliate of Keep Arkansas Beautiful or Keep America Beautiful, Inc., or does not participate in litter-control programs conducted by these organizations, then the moneys from fines collected for offenses in those jurisdictions shall be remitted by the tenth day of each month to the Administration of Justice Funds Section of the Office of Administrative Services of the Department of Finance and Administration, on a form provided by the Office of Administrative Services of the Department of Finance and Administration, for deposit into the Keep Arkansas Beautiful Fund Account to be used by the Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission, as appropriated by the General Assembly, for the purposes of encouraging litter prevention and anti-litter education and increasing awareness of litter law enforcement statewide.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 8-6-404
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Source file: gov.ar.code.title.08.odt
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8-6-404. Disposition of fines collected.
All fines collected under §§ 8-6-406 — 8-6-408 shall be deposited as follows:
(1) If a municipality or county where the offense occurs is a certified affiliate of Keep Arkansas Beautiful or Keep America Beautiful, Inc., and participates in litter-control programs conducted by these organizations, then the moneys from fines collected for offenses in that jurisdiction shall be deposited, according to accounting procedures prescribed by law, into the city general fund or the county general fund to be used for the purpose of community improvement as determined by the municipal or county governing body; or
(2) If the municipality or county where the offense occurs is not a certified affiliate of Keep Arkansas Beautiful or Keep America Beautiful, Inc., or does not participate in litter-control programs conducted by these organizations, then the moneys from fines collected for offenses in those jurisdictions shall be remitted by the tenth day of each month to the Administration of Justice Funds Section of the Office of Administrative Services of the Department of Finance and Administration, on a form provided by the Office of Administrative Services of the Department of Finance and Administration, for deposit into the Keep Arkansas Beautiful Fund Account to be used by the Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission, as appropriated by the General Assembly, for the purposes of encouraging litter prevention and anti-litter education and increasing awareness of litter law enforcement statewide.
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8-6-406. Littering and commercial littering.
(a) It is unlawful to drop, deposit, discard, or otherwise dispose of litter upon any public or private property in this state or upon or into any river, lake, pond, or other stream or body of water within this state, unless:
(1) The property has been designated by the Division of Environmental Quality as a permitted disposal site;
(2) The litter is placed into a receptacle intended by the owner or tenant in lawful possession of that property for the deposit of litter, if it is deposited in such a manner as to prevent the litter from being carried away or deposited by the elements upon any part of the private or public property or waters; or
(3)(A) The person is the owner or tenant in lawful possession of the property and the litter remains upon the property and the act does not create a public health or safety hazard, a public nuisance, or a fire hazard.
(B) However, a property owner shall not be held responsible for the actions of his or her tenant.
(b)(1)(A) A person who violates this section upon conviction is guilty of a violation and shall be fined an amount not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and is subject to community service under subdivision (b)(2)(A) of this section.
(B) A person who violates this section for a second or subsequent offense within three (3) years of a prior offense upon conviction is guilty of a violation and shall be fined an amount not less than two hundred dollars ($200) and not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) and is subject to community service under subdivision (b)(2)(A) of this section.
(2)(A) In addition to any sentence provided for under this subsection, the court upon conviction shall impose the following penalty
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 8-6-406
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 8-6-406. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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8-6-408. Discarding certain items prohibited.
(a) It is unlawful for a person to place or cause to be placed any junk motor vehicle, old vehicle tire, or inoperative or abandoned household appliance, or part of a junk motor vehicle, old vehicle tire, or inoperative or abandoned household appliance upon the right-of-way of any public highway, upon any other public property, or upon any private property that he or she does not own, lease, rent, or otherwise control, unless it is at a salvage yard, a permitted disposal site, or at the business establishment of a demolisher.
(b) A person who violates this section upon conviction is guilty of:
(1) A violation for a first offense and shall be fined one thousand dollars ($1,000) and sentenced to one hundred (100) hours of community service; and
(2) A Class A misdemeanor for a second or subsequent offense.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 8-6-408
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 8-6-408. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.