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Title 27 Transportation

Subtitle 2. Motor Vehicle Registration And Licensing

Chapter 15 Registration And Licensing - Special Uses

Subchapter 40 - Miscellaneous

27-15-4001. Buses converted to or equipped as campers.

27-15-4002. Exemptions for new vehicles loaned by dealers to school districts.

27-15-4003. [Repealed.]

27-15-4004. [Repealed.]

Preambles. Acts 1963, No. 26 contained a preamble which read:

“Whereas, many motor vehicle dealers in this state loan new motor vehicles to public school districts to be used by such districts; and

“Whereas, such new motor vehicles are returned by the school district to the motor vehicle dealer who then sells the same; and

“Whereas, the use of such loaned motor vehicles by school districts saves such districts considerable tax funds and relieves the district of the necessity of purchasing such motor vehicles; and

“Whereas, school districts are now required to purchase motor vehicle licenses for such vehicles;

“Now, therefore .”

Effective Dates. Acts 1979, No. 440, §§ 4, 7: July 1, 1979. Emergency clause provided: “It is hereby found and determined by the General Assembly that existing highway user revenue sources do not provide for the adequate maintenance, repair, construction and reconstruction of state highways, county roads and city streets; that the motor vehicular traffic on the public highways and streets of this State makes it immediately necessary that additional funds be provided in order to finance adequate highway, road and street maintenance and construction programs; that the continued economic expansion and growth of this State will be jeopardized if an adequate system of public roads and streets is not provided; and that only by the immediate passage of this Act may such vitally needed additional funds be provided to solve the aforementioned problems. Therefore, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety shall be in full force and effect on and after July first of 1979.”

Acts 2005, No. 2202, § 3: Apr. 13, 2005. Emergency clause provided: “It is found and determined by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas that the current special license plate law is being challenged in federal court on constitutional grounds; that a reclassification of the special license plates was necessary to resolve current and future issues with the special license plates; and that this act is to immediately necessary to implement a special license plate law that transfers the authority for approving the issuance of new special license plates to the Director of the Department of Finance and Administration, to continue the special license plates that existed on or before the effective date of this act, and to authorize the Department of Finance and Administration to administratively reissue each type of special license plate that is continued under this chapter. Therefore, an emergency is declared to exist and this act being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, and safety shall become effective on: (1) The date of its approval by the Governor; (2) If the bill is neither approved nor vetoed by the Governor, the expiration of the period of time during which the Governor may veto the bill; or (3) If the bill is vetoed by the Governor and the veto is overridden, the date the last house overrides the veto.”

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