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Arkansas Code Title 27. Transportation § 27-24-1314. Constables

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a) The Department of Finance and Administration shall create for issuance a special license plate that bears a decal stating “Constable” for constables to be issued to an eligible applicant who establishes that he or she is a constable and subject to the conditions provided under this subchapter.

(b) The department shall design the special license plate issued under this section to be the same basic design as the standard license plate, except that in lieu of the legend “The Natural State” or any succeeding legend, there shall be placed across the bottom of the license plate a permanent decal bearing the word “Constable”.

(c)(1) A constable may apply for and annually renew a special license plate issued under this section.

(2) The fee for the initial application for a special license plate under this section is:

(A) The fee required by law for the registration and licensing of the motor vehicle; and

(B) A handling and administrative fee in the amount of ten dollars ($10.00).

(3) The fee for the renewal of a special license plate under this section is the fee required by law for the registration and licensing of the motor vehicle.

(4) The replacement fee for a special license plate issued under this section is ten dollars ($10.00).

(d) Upon application and renewal of a special license plate issued under this section, the constable shall provide adequate proof to the department that he or she is at the time of application or renewal a constable.

(e)(1) The fee remitted under subdivision (c)(2)(B) of this section shall be deposited into the State Central Services Fund for the benefit of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration.

(2) The fee shall be credited as supplemental and in addition to all other funds as may be deposited for the benefit of the division.

(3) The fee shall not be considered or credited to the division as direct revenue.

(f) The registration of a special license plate under this section may:

(1) Continue from year to year as long as it is renewed each year within the time and manner required by law; and

(2) Be renewed as provided under subsection (d) of this section and under §§ 27-14-1012 and 27-14-1013.

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