The ARKANSAS
Motor Vehicle and Traffic Laws
and
State Highway Commission
Regulations was adopted by the DPOA Board of Directors during the January 22,2015 Board meeting at the request of Chief Joel Tyner and Vice President Ken Benck.
Feb. 19, 2015 Agenda meeting -- General Manager, James Turner, asked for clarification regarding ATVs' used on DH roadways. Discussion insued.
The following excerpts from the newly adopted State regualtions are printed below:
TITLE 14
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
SUBTITLE 3. MUNICIPAL
GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER 54
POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES
GENERALLY
SUBCHAPTER 14 — MISCELLANEOUS
REGULATIONS
SECTION.
14-54-1410. Operation of golf carts on city streets.
14-54-1410. Operation of golf carts on city
streets.
(a) It shall be within the municipal affairs and
authority of any municipality in the State of Arkansas
to authorize, by municipal ordinance, any owner
of a golf cart to operate the golf cart upon the city
streets of the municipality; provided, however, operation
shall not be authorized on city streets which
are also designated as federal or state highways or
as a county road.
(b) The municipality may authorize the operation
of golf carts on city streets only from the owner’s
place of residence to the golf course and to return
from the golf course to the owner’s residence.
(c) When authorized by the municipality to operate
on the city streets and limited to the circumstances
and provisions of this section, there shall be
no motor vehicle registration or license necessary to
operate the golf cart on the public street.
(d) The term “municipality” as used in this section
means any city of the first class, city of the
second class, or an incorporated town.
History. Acts 1993, No. 976, § 1.
CHAPTER 21
ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES
SECTION.
27-21-101. Purpose.
27-21-102. Definitions.
27-21-103. Construction.
27-21-104. Penalty.
27-21-105. Enforcement.
27-21-106. Operation on public streets and highways unlawful
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Exceptions.
27-21-107. Operation by minors — Manner of operation.
27-21-108. Equipment.
27-21-109. Defenses to prosecution.
27-21-101. Purpose.
It is the intent and purpose of this chapter to
regulate the use of recreational all-terrain vehicles
by restricting their use on the public streets and
highways of this state. This law seeks to ensure the
safety and general welfare of the citizens of Arkansas
by limiting the situations where all-terrain vehicles
are permitted to be used in a dangerous and
unsafe fashion.
