§ 26-78-106 - Collection of tax -- Receipts. - Arkansas Statutes

26-78-106. Collection of tax -- Receipts.

(a) The County and Municipality Vehicle Tax in the case of a levy by the county shall be collected by the county collector and may be collected at the time personal property taxes of the county are due on personal property of the taxpayer, or may be collected at any time the quorum court determines is reasonable and expedient for the collection of the tax.

(b) The county collector's commission for collecting the tax shall be three percent (3%) of the total amount collected.

(c) Consecutively numbered receipts, printed in duplicate, shall be used by the county collector to acknowledge payment of the tax. Each receipt shall have printed on it:

(1) The name of the county;

(2) The name of the tax;

(3) The year of the tax;

(4) Space for indicating:

(A) The name and address of the taxpayer;

(B) The date of payment;

(C) The amount of tax;

(D) The amount of penalty;

(E) The total amount collected;

(F) The make and year model of the vehicle; and

(G) The state motor vehicle license number at the time attached to the vehicle; and

(5) Space for the signature of the county collector.

(d) At the time of issuing his or her receipt, the county collector shall also deliver to the taxpayer a windshield sticker, metal tag, or other type of identification to be attached to the vehicle by the owner.

(e) A new series of receipts shall be issued for each year's tax. A separate receipt shall be issued for each vehicle, the original of which shall be given to the taxpayer at the time of payment of the tax. The duplicate receipt shall be retained by the county collector for accounting and auditing purposes.

(f) In the case of municipalities levying the tax, the municipal officer designated by ordinance shall collect the tax and shall follow insofar as practicable the same procedure as set forth in this section with reference to collection by the county collector for the county.