Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 261 3
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By: Senator A. Clark 5
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE OPERATION OF 9
AN ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE ON CERTAIN ROADS; TO AMEND THE 10
LAW CONCERNING THE ACCESS OF ALL -TERRAIN VEHICLES TO 11
UNPAVED ROADS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12
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Subtitle 15
TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE 16
OPERATION OF AN ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE ON 17
CERTAIN ROADS; AND TO AMEND THE LAW 18
CONCERNING THE ACCESS OF ALL -TERRAIN 19
VEHICLES TO UNPAVED ROADS. 20
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 22
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 27 -21-102, concerning the definitions to be 24
used in relation to all -terrain vehicles, is amended to add an additional 25
subdivision to read as follows: 26
(5)(A) "Unpaved road" means a public street or highway that is 27
not paved with asphalt, concrete, brick, or stone. 28
(B) "Unpaved road" includes without limitation a road 29
constructed of: 30
(i) Dirt; 31
(ii) Gravel; or 32
(iii) Aggregate. 33
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SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 27 -21-106(a)(1), concerning the operation 35
of all-terrain vehicles on public streets and highways, is amended to read as 36 SB261
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follows: 1
(1) A person may operate an all -terrain vehicle on a public 2
street or highway if the all -terrain vehicle is: 3
(A) Both: 4
(i) Used in farming or hunting operations; and 5
(B)(ii) Operated on a public street or highway in 6
order to get from one field to another; or 7
(B) Operated: 8
(i) On a public street or highway that is unpaved; 9
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(ii) By a person who: 11
(a) Is a resident of this state who has a 12
valid commercial driver license or noncommercial driver's license issued by 13
this state in his or her immediate possession as required under § 27 -16-601; 14
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(b) Is a nonresident who is subject to the 16
exemption from the licensing requirements of this state under § 27 -16-603(3) 17
or (4). 18
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SECTION 3. Arkansas Code § 27 -21-106(a)(3)(A), concerning the 20
operation of an all-terrain vehicle on public streets and highways, is 21
amended to read as follows: 22
(3)(A) A person who has lost one (1) or both legs above the 23
ankle or who otherwise has a serious walking disability is permitted to 24
operate a three-wheeled, four-wheeled, or six-wheeled all-terrain vehicle as 25
a means of transportation on any of the following: 26
(i) A nonhard-surfaced An unpaved road; 27
(ii) The shoulder of a state or federal highway, 28
except as provided under subdivision (a)(3)(E) of this section; or 29
(iii) A public street or road when traveling on the 30
public street or road is the most reasonable route of access available to him 31
or her from one off-road trail to another off -road trail or from his or her 32
private property to an off -road trail. 33
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