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Ark. Code Ann. § 27-22-111

Fine for failure to present proof of insurance at time of traffic stop

Acts 2011, No. 1046, § 3; 2013, No. 282, § 15; 2019, No. 869, § 8.

(1) After a traffic stop has been completed, if an operator of a motor vehicle proves that the liability coverage required by §§ 27-22-101 — 27-22-104 was in effect at the time of the traffic stop, the failure to present proof of insurance at the time of the traffic stop when requested by a law enforcement officer shall be punished by a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).

(2) Court costs under § 16-10-305 shall be assessed, but other costs or fees shall not be assessed under this section.

(3) The fines collected under this section shall be distributed as follows: Eighty percent (80%) shall be paid to the Treasurer of State for the benefit of the Arkansas Citizens First Responder Safety Enhancement Fund by the tenth day of each month; and

(4) Twenty percent (20%) shall be retained by the court that tries the offense.

(5) If an operator of a motor vehicle is unable to prove that the liability coverage required by §§ 27-22-101 — 27-22-104 was in effect at the time of the traffic stop, the failure to present proof of insurance at the time of the traffic stop when requested by a law enforcement officer shall be punished as provided under § 27-22-103.

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.