§ 23-13-605 - Violation -- Enforcement -- Penalties. - Arkansas Statutes

23-13-605. Violation -- Enforcement -- Penalties.

(a) (1) A person who is subject to the Unified Carrier Registration Act of 2005, Pub. L. No. 109-59, 4301 et seq., and who uses the highways of this state without first registering in accordance with this subchapter is guilty of a violation.

(2) The Department of Arkansas State Police, the Arkansas Highway Police Division of the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department, and local authorities may enforce this subsection.

(b) A person who is found guilty or enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere under this section shall be ordered to pay a fine of:

(1) For a first offense, not less than one hundred dollars ($100) or more than five hundred dollars ($500); and

(2) For a second or subsequent offense, not less than one hundred dollars ($100) or more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).

(c) (1) Fifty percent (50%) of the amount of the fines imposed and collected under this section shall be remitted by the tenth day of each month to the Administration of Justice Funds Section of the Office of Administrative Services of the Department of Finance and Administration on a form provided by that office for deposit into the General Revenue Fund Account of the State Apportionment Fund.

(2) Fifty percent (50%) of the amount of the fines imposed and collected under this section shall remain in the jurisdiction in which the violation occurred.