Arkansas Code Annotated

Ark. Code Ann. § 23-112-502 (2026)

Call for hearing

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  1. Any interested party may petition the Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission to call a hearing for the purpose of taking action with respect to any matter within the commission's jurisdiction by filing with the commission a notarized complaint setting forth grounds upon which the complaint is based. Upon review of the complaint, the commission shall determine whether to call a hearing.
  2. On its own motion, the commission may call a hearing for the purpose of taking action in respect to any matter within its jurisdiction.

History. Acts 1975, No. 388, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-2307; Acts 1989, No. 65, § 7; 1999, No. 1042, § 11.

Case Notes

Remedies.

Defendant's failure to seek a hearing before the Motor Vehicle Commission with respect to the Director's rejection of its application for a motor vehicle dealer license was clearly a failure to exhaust administrative remedies. Arkansas Motor Vehicle Comm'n v. Cantrell Marine, Inc., 305 Ark. 449, 808 S.W.2d 765 (1991).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1991–1991 · leading case: Arkansas Motor Veh. Comm'n v. Cantrell Marine, Inc., 808 S.W.2d 765 (Ark. 1991).
Arkansas Motor Veh. Comm'n v. Cantrell Marine, Inc., 808 S.W.2d 765 (Ark. 1991). “§ 23-112-502(a) (Supp. 1989) provides: “Any interested party shall have the right to have the commission call a hearing for the purpose of taking action in respect to any matter within the commission’s jurisdiction by filing with the commission a complaint setting forth grounds…”
— Ark. Code Ann. § 23-112-502(a) — 1 case
Arkansas Motor Veh. Comm'n v. Cantrell Marine, Inc., 808 S.W.2d 765 (Ark. 1991). “§ 23-112-502(a) (Supp. 1989) provides: “Any interested party shall have the right to have the commission call a hearing for the purpose of taking action in respect to any matter within the commission’s jurisdiction by filing with the commission a complaint setting forth grounds…”
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