Ark. Code Ann. § 27-16-301

Penalty generally

Known as the Motor Vehicle Driver's License Act

The act spans §§ 27–27 (100 sections).

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Gran v. Hale (1988)

Most recently applied in O'Neill v. State (November 1995)

Acts 1937, No. 280, § 42; Pope's Dig., § 6866; Acts 1939, No. 72, § 2; 1941, No. 370, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-346; Acts 2001, No. 1802, § 1; 2013, No. 85, § 1.

(1) In addition to any other penalties provided by the laws of this state and except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or has been found guilty of violating this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by: A fine not more than five hundred dollars ($500);

(2) Imprisonment of not more than ninety (90) days; or

(3) Both a fine and imprisonment as provided under this subsection.

(4) The penalty under this section does not apply if the violation is a felony or has a more serious penalty under this chapter or the laws of this state.

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.