Every common carrier, as defined by § 23-16-301, shall carry uninsured motorist liability insurance or shall become a self-insurer, in not less than the limits described in § 27-19-605, for the protection of passengers and operators of the common carrier who are legally entitled to recover damages from owners or operators of uninsured motor vehicles because of bodily injury, sickness, or disease including death, resulting therefrom.
Ark. Code Ann. § 23-16-302
Uninsured motorist liability insurance — Carriage required — Amount
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Salley v. Central Arkansas Transit Authority (1996)
Most recently applied in Salley v. Central Arkansas Transit Authority (December 1996)
Acts 1975, No. 893, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 73-2402; Acts 1987, No. 590, § 2.
Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.