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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The fee to be paid to this state for the registration and licensing of any motor bus used by a system of motor buses operating in lieu of a street car system in adjoining cities or incorporated towns which are separated by a state line shall not exceed the fee provided by law in the adjoining state for the bus when:
(1) More than one-half ( 1/2 ) of the mileage of the routes regularly run by the motor bus system is outside this state;
(2) More than one-half ( 1/2 ) of the gross revenues of the system is derived from its operation outside this state and from the carrying of passengers from outside this state into this state;
(3) The system is operated in this state under a franchise contract with the Arkansas city or town;
(4) The motor buses are not operated under any conditions whatever on any of the roads or highways in this state outside the corporate limits of the city or town; and
(5) The motor bus system shall pay to this state a motor vehicle fuel tax at the applicable rate as fixed by the law of this state upon at least one-half ( 1/2 ) of the motor vehicle fuel used in the operation of the system as a whole.
(b) At any time the adjoining city or town in Arkansas by ordinances may levy a privilege tax on the buses sufficient to reimburse the city or town for the use of its streets.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 26. Taxation § 26-55-102. Buses--State lines - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-26-taxation/ar-code-sect-26-55-102/
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