Ark. Code Ann. § 27-51-1405

Throwing destructive or injurious materials on highway prohibited

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case McKim v. Sullivan (2018)

Most recently applied in 2019 Ark. App. 485 - David McKim v. Jack B. Sullivan (October 2019)

Acts 1937, No. 300, § 100; Pope's Dig., § 6757; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-657; Acts 1999, No. 82, § 1.

(1) No person shall throw or deposit upon any highway any glass bottle, glass, nails, tacks, wire, cans, or any other substance likely to injure any person, animal, or vehicle upon the highway.

(2) Any person who drops or permits to be dropped or thrown upon any highway any destructive or injurious material shall immediately remove it or cause it to be removed.

(3) Any person removing a wrecked or damaged vehicle from a public highway, as defined by § 27-51-101, shall remove any glass or other injurious substance dropped upon the public highway from the vehicle.

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.