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Title 27 Transportation

Subtitle 2. Motor Vehicle Registration And Licensing

Chapter 24 Special License Plate Act of 2005

Subchapter 2 - Military Service and Veterans

27-24-201. Purpose.

27-24-202. Legislative findings.

27-24-203. Definitions.

27-24-204. Existing special license plates.

27-24-205. Additional special license plates.

27-24-206. Fees and limitations.

27-24-207. Transferability.

27-24-208. Surviving spouse.

Effective Dates. 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.”

Acts 2007, No. 109, § 5: February 14, 2007. Emergency clause provided: “It is found and determined by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas that due to conflicting laws from the 2005 Regular Session of the 85th General Assembly, persons who were eligible for the special Operation Iraqi Freedom Veteran license plate were charged a fee and other special license plate holders who were veterans were not charged a fee; that this was a mistake that must be corrected; and that this act is immediately necessary to ensure similar treatment of all veterans to prevent unequal treatment of all veterans regarding special license plates. Therefore, an emergency is declared to exist and this act being 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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