§ 27-22-103 - Penalty. - Arkansas Statutes

27-22-103. Penalty.

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, any person who operates a motor vehicle within this state shall be subject to a mandatory fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) unless both the vehicle and the person's operation of the vehicle are covered by a certificate of self-insurance or an insurance policy as required under 27-22-104(a)(1).

(b) (1) Any person who operates a motor vehicle in violation of 27-22-104(a)(1) shall be fined not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) for the second offense, and the minimum fine shall be mandatory.

(2) Any person who operates a motor vehicle in violation of 27-22-104(a)(1) shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or sentenced to one (1) year in jail, or both, for the third offense or for any subsequent offenses.

(3) Upon a showing that liability coverage required by 27-22-101 -- 27-22-104 was in effect at the time of arrest, the judge may dismiss the charge imposed under this act, and the penalties therefore shall not be imposed.

(c) If the arresting officer is:

(1) An officer of the Department of Arkansas State Police, the fine collected shall be remitted by the tenth day of each month to the Administration of Justice Fund Section of the Office of Administrative Services of the Department of Finance and Administration, on a form provided by that office, for deposit in the Department of Arkansas State Police Fund to be used for the purchase and maintenance of state police vehicles;

(2) A county law enforcement officer, the fine collected shall be deposited in that county fund used for the purchase and maintenance of rescue, emergency medical, and law enforcement vehicles, communications equipment, animals owned or used by law enforcement agencies, life-saving medical apparatus, and law enforcement apparatus to be used for those purposes; or

(3) A municipal law enforcement officer, the fine collected shall be deposited in that municipal fund used for the purchase and maintenance of rescue, emergency medical, and law enforcement vehicles, communications equipment, animals owned or used by law enforcement agencies, life-saving medical apparatus, and law enforcement apparatus to be used for those purposes.