2018 Arkansas Code
Title 27 - Transportation
Subtitle 2 - Motor Vehicle Registration and Licensing
Chapter 16 - Driver's Licenses Generally
Subchapter 5 - Administration Generally
§ 27-16-508. Fee for reinstatement -- Definition.
(a)
(1) The Office of Driver Services shall collect a reinstatement fee of one hundred dollars ($100) to be multiplied by the number of administrative orders to suspend, revoke, or cancel a driver's license, other than orders eligible for reinstatement under § 5-65-119, § 5-65-304, § 5-65-310, or § 27-16-808 and other than orders entered under § 27-16-909.
(2) (A) If a person's driving privileges are suspended or revoked solely as a result of outstanding driver's license reinstatement fees imposed under the laws of this state, the office shall permit the person to pay only one (1) reinstatement fee of one hundred dollars ($100) to cover all administrative orders to suspend, revoke, or cancel a driver's license for a person ordered to pay a reinstatement fee under § 27-16-808(c)(1)(A) or subdivision (a)(1) of this section if a district court or circuit court verifies to the office that the person has:
(i) Paid all other court costs, fines, and fees associated with the criminal offense that led to his or her driver's license suspension;
(ii) Graduated from a specialty court program; and
(iii) Provided the sentencing court with a reinstatement letter from the Department of Finance and Administration showing all outstanding suspension or revocation orders.
(B) Subdivision (a)(2)(A) of this section does not apply to:
(i) A reinstatement fee ordered under § 5-65-119, § 5-65-304, § 5-65-310, or § 27-16-808; or
(ii) A fee ordered to reinstate commercial driving privileges.
(3) A person may not avail himself or herself of the provisions of this section on more than one (1) occasion.
(4) Upon notice to the taxpayer of certification of the intent to intercept the taxpayer's state income tax refund under § 26-36-301 et seq., the outstanding fees assessed under this section shall be set off against a taxpayer's state income tax refund.
(b) The revenues derived from this fee shall be deposited into the State Treasury as special revenues to the credit of the Department of Arkansas State Police Fund.
(c) The fee under this section is supplemental to and in addition to any fee imposed under § 5-65-119, § 5-65-304, § 5-65-310, or § 27-16-808.
(d) As used in this section, "specialty court program" means a drug court, HOPE court, or veterans court operated by a circuit court or district court as authorized by the Supreme Court.
