Ark. Code Ann. § 27-37-706 (2026)

1. 1. A person who violates this subchapter shall be subject to a fine not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00), unless a local fine under § 16-17-129 has also been provided for by law.
   2. A person who chooses to pay the fine under this section and § 16-17-129, if applicable, before his or her first appearance under this subsection, is considered having pleaded nolo contendere to the violation.
2. A person who does not plead nolo contendere to a violation of this subchapter by paying the fine under this section and § 16-17-129, if applicable, before his or her first appearance but who, after his or her first appearance, is convicted, pleads guilty, pleads nolo contendere, or forfeits bond for violation of this subchapter, is responsible for court costs under § 16-10-305, but is not subject to additional costs or fees.

History. Acts 1991, No. 562, § 7; 2005, No. 1934, § 23; 2013, No. 282, § 16; 2019, No. 743, § 2.

Amendments. The 2013 amendment substituted “court costs under § 16-10-305 shall be assessed, but” for “no court costs pursuant to § 16-10-305 or” and “fees shall not be” for “fees shall be” in (b).

The 2019 amendment rewrote the section.