Ark. Code Ann. § 19-4-905
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State-owned motor vehicles generally
Official statutory text
(a) All state-owned motor vehicles which are purchased under the authority of the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall be licensed in such manner so as to identify each vehicle as state property. (b) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall provide a special license plate suitable for all state-owned motor vehicles and shall establish procedures for the purpose of supplying information on all state-owned motor vehicles, both those which are purchased and those which are sold, traded in, or otherwise disposed of. (c) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall make rules for obtaining the required license plates and for returning the plates when the vehicles are disposed of and shall notify all state agencies of procedures to be followed. (d) Each agency shall be required to pay the regular license fee for the special state property license plate in the manner prescribed by the Department of Finance and Administration. (e) In the event the best interests of the state would be served by not displaying a special tag, such as in police work, an exception to the provisions of this section may be obtained only upon the written approval of the Governor. Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1720, eff. 7/24/2019. Acts 1973, No. 876, § 16; A.S.A. 1947, § 13-342.
(a) All state-owned motor vehicles which are purchased under the authority of the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall be licensed in such manner so as to identify each vehicle as state property.
(b) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall provide a special license plate suitable for all state-owned motor vehicles and shall establish procedures for the purpose of supplying information on all state-owned motor vehicles, both those which are purchased and those which are sold, traded in, or otherwise disposed of.
(c) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall make rules for obtaining the required license plates and for returning the plates when the vehicles are disposed of and shall notify all state agencies of procedures to be followed.
(d) Each agency shall be required to pay the regular license fee for the special state property license plate in the manner prescribed by the Department of Finance and Administration.
(e) In the event the best interests of the state would be served by not displaying a special tag, such as in police work, an exception to the provisions of this section may be obtained only upon the written approval of the Governor.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1720, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1973, No. 876, § 16; A.S.A. 1947, § 13-342.
(a) All state-owned motor vehicles which are purchased under the authority of the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall be licensed in such manner so as to identify each vehicle as state property.
(b) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall provide a special license plate suitable for all state-owned motor vehicles and shall establish procedures for the purpose of supplying information on all state-owned motor vehicles, both those which are purchased and those which are sold, traded in, or otherwise disposed of.
(c) The Chief Fiscal Officer of the State shall make rules for obtaining the required license plates and for returning the plates when the vehicles are disposed of and shall notify all state agencies of procedures to be followed.
(d) Each agency shall be required to pay the regular license fee for the special state property license plate in the manner prescribed by the Department of Finance and Administration.
(e) In the event the best interests of the state would be served by not displaying a special tag, such as in police work, an exception to the provisions of this section may be obtained only upon the written approval of the Governor.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1720, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1973, No. 876, § 16; A.S.A. 1947, § 13-342.
Status: in_force
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