Ark. Code Ann. § 27-14-807

Methods exclusive — Exception

Known as the Motor Vehicle Administration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Act

The act spans §§ 27–27 (209 sections).

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Southern Bancorp South v. Richmond (In Re Richmond) (2010)

Most recently applied in Bank of England v. Rice (In re Webb) (October 2014)

Acts 1981, No. 326, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-161; Acts 2005, No. 1991, § 5.

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(1) The methods provided in this subchapter of giving constructive notice of a lien or encumbrance upon a registered vehicle shall be exclusive except as to liens dependent upon possession and manufactured homes or mobile homes for which the certificate of title has been cancelled under § 27-14-1603.

(2) A security interest, lien, or encumbrance on a manufactured home or mobile home for which the certificate of title has been cancelled under § 27-14-1603 shall be obtained in the same manner used to perfect a security interest, lien, or encumbrance against other real property.

(3) Any lien, or encumbrance, or title retention instrument filed as provided in this subchapter, and any documents evidencing them, are exempted from the provisions of law which otherwise require or relate to the recording or filing of instruments creating or evidencing title retention or other liens or encumbrances upon vehicles of the types subject to registration under this chapter.

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.