2010 Arkansas Code
Title 27 - Transportation
Subtitle 3 - Motor Vehicles And Their Equipment
Chapter 35 - Size and Load Regulations
Subchapter 3 - Manufactured Homes and Houses
§ 27-35-304 - Special permit to move -- Fee.

27-35-304. Special permit to move -- Fee.

(a) (1) Manufactured home units may be lawfully moved interstate and intrastate on the highways, roads, and streets of this state by procuring a special permit issued by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department.

(2) A permit shall be required for each single continuous movement of each manufactured home unit.

(3) Manufactured home units in excess of sixteen feet six inches (16' 6'') in width may be moved upon the public highways of this state by obtaining an emergency permit approved by the department. Factors to be considered in approval of such emergency permit shall include, but not be limited to:

(A) Maximum overall width;

(B) Distance to travel;

(C) Condition of the highway; and

(D) The volume and type of traffic.

(4) No special permit shall be issued for any manufactured home unit exceeding eighteen feet (18') in width.

(b) (1) The rules and regulations of the State Highway Commission, with respect to the movement of manufactured homes upon the highways of this state shall be equally applicable to the movement of manufactured homes upon city streets and county roads in this state.

(2) No municipality or county shall require local permits, bonds, fees, or licenses for the interstate or intrastate movement of manufactured homes permitted by the department.

(c) (1) Special permits required under this subchapter may be obtained from any department weigh station or from the central offices of the department, and the department shall charge a fee of seventeen dollars ($17.00) for the permit, provided that the manufactured home unit to be moved does not exceed sixteen feet six inches (16' 6'') in width.

(2) The department shall charge a fee of no more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150) if the manufactured home to be moved is greater than sixteen feet six inches (16' 6'') in width but does not exceed eighteen feet (18') in width.