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| Most Vehicles Require
Registration and Title Every owner of vehicle subject to registration must
apply for registration and issuance of certificate of title upon appropriate forms
furnished by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. Application
Requirements Each application must be signed with pen and ink, and
acknowledged by owner before a person authorized to administer oaths. The application must
contain name, bona fide residence, and mailing address of owner, or business address if a
firm, association, or corporation, a description of the vehicle, and identification
numbers. If the vehicle is new, an approved manufacturers' certificate of origin must
accompany the application for license and title. See Arkansas Code Section 27-14-705,
Arkansas Code provided by
the Arkansas General Assembly |
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"Uniform Motor Vehicle Administration, Certificate of Title, and Antitheft Act". |
| Arkansas Code Section 27-14-607
permits alternative registration procedures. Beginning January 1, 1998, the
director is authorized to allow vehicles to be registered for a renewal period of
two-years, and to implement other methods of streamlining registration procedure. |
| Perfection of Liens on Motor
Vehicles No conditional sale contract, conditional lease, chattel
mortgage, or other lien upon a vehicle subject to registration, other than a lien
dependent upon possession, is valid as against creditors of owner acquiring lien by levy
or attachment, or subsequent purchasers or encumbrances, with or without notice, until
requirements of this subchapter are met. See Section 27-14-801
of Arkansas Code |
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Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration
The Office of Motor Vehicles
1509 W 7th Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
DIRECT SERVICES SECTION
Phone (501) 682-4660 |
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Vehicle Industry Licensing It is unlawful for any person to engage in business as, or serve in capacity of,
or act as a new motor vehicle dealer, motor vehicle salesman, motor vehicle lessor,
manufacturer, distributor, factory branch or division, distributor branch, factory
representative, or distributor representative, second-state manufacturer or converter, as
such, in the state of Arkansas without first obtaining a license, regardless of whether or
not person maintains or has a place of business in state. See Arkansas Code Section 23-112-301 |
| See Arkansas Section Code 27-14-205
discussing Dealers, Transporters, and Manufacturer |
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| Federal law requires that seller and buyer certify the
odometer reading of vehicle less than ten years old. |
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