27 CAR § 111-1001. Introduction

Pursuant to Arkansas Code § 27-35-210: (1) The State Highway Commission is authorized to issue special permits to towing businesses for the operation of wreckers or towing vehicles used as emergency vehicles under Arkansas Code § 27-36-305(b) when the operation and movement of the vehicle or combination of vehicles exceed the maximum size and weight limitations pursuant to Arkansas Code §§ 27-35-203, 27-35-206, 27-35-207, and 27-35-208; and (2) Upon application and payment of a permit fee per wrecker or tow vehicle not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500), the commission, through the Director of State Highways and Transportation, may issue a special permit valid for one (1) single trip or for a period of one (1) year that authorizes a towing business licensed under Arkansas Code § 27-50-1203 to use a wrecker or tow vehicle permitted under Arkansas Code § 27-35-210(m)(2) to move at any time of day or night a vehicle that is disabled or wrecked when that movement: (A) Results in an oversized, overweight, or both oversized and overweight combination of vehicles; and (B) Is the initial movement of disabled or wrecked vehicles or combination of vehicles from highways, roads, streets, or highway right-of-way to: (i) The nearest point of storage or repair used by the towing or wrecker company; (ii) The nearest point of storage or repair used by the owner or operator of the vehicle; or (iii) The nearest authorized repair center for the vehicle.