{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-27-22-111","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 27-22-111","heading":"Fine for failure to present proof of insurance at time of traffic stop","body":"(a) After a traffic stop has been completed, if an operator of a motor vehicle proves that the liability coverage required by §§ 27-22-101 - 27-22-104 was in effect at the time of the traffic stop, the failure to present proof of insurance at the time of the traffic stop when requested by a law enforcement officer shall be punished by a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25.00). (b) Court costs under § 16-10-305 shall be assessed, but other costs or fees shall not be assessed under this section. (c) The fines collected under this section shall be distributed as follows: (1) Eighty percent (80%) shall be paid to the Treasurer of State for the benefit of the Arkansas Citizens First Responder Safety Enhancement Fund by the tenth day of each month; and (2) Twenty percent (20%) shall be retained by the court that tries the offense. (d) If an operator of a motor vehicle is unable to prove that the liability coverage required by §§ 27-22-101 - 27-22-104 was in effect at the time of the traffic stop, the failure to present proof of insurance at the time of the traffic stop when requested by a law enforcement officer shall be punished as provided under § 27-22-103 . Amended by Act 2019, No. 869,§ 8, eff. 7/24/2019. Amended by Act 2013, No. 282,§ 15, eff. 3/6/2013. Acts 2011, No. 1046, § 3.\n\n(a) After a traffic stop has been completed, if an operator of a motor vehicle proves that the liability coverage required by §§ 27-22-101 - 27-22-104 was in effect at the time of the traffic stop, the failure to present proof of insurance at the time of the traffic stop when requested by a law enforcement officer shall be punished by a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).\n\n(b) Court costs under § 16-10-305 shall be assessed, but other costs or fees shall not be assessed under this section.\n\n(c) The fines collected under this section shall be distributed as follows: (1) Eighty percent (80%) shall be paid to the Treasurer of State for the benefit of the Arkansas Citizens First Responder Safety Enhancement Fund by the tenth day of each month; and (2) Twenty percent (20%) shall be retained by the court that tries the offense.\n\n(1) Eighty percent (80%) shall be paid to the Treasurer of State for the benefit of the Arkansas Citizens First Responder Safety Enhancement Fund by the tenth day of each month; and\n\n(2) Twenty percent (20%) shall be retained by the court that tries the offense.\n\n(d) If an operator of a motor vehicle is unable to prove that the liability coverage required by §§ 27-22-101 - 27-22-104 was in effect at the time of the traffic stop, the failure to present proof of insurance at the time of the traffic stop when requested by a law enforcement officer shall be punished as provided under § 27-22-103 .","path":["AR Code","Title 27","Chapter 22","Subchapter 1"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"6a19b1f790016c28542cfe20ad0ed725eb5506c3ebe9a1483f799b57220e5dfb","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-27-22-110","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-27-22-201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}