27 CAR § 132-1201. Policy

(a) While construction of roadside memorials within the state right-of-way is not allowed, the Arkansas Department of Transportation recognizes that, from time to time, persons who lose a loved one in a traffic accident want to memorialize the site where the fatal accident occurred. (b)(1) The department will remove a memorial as soon as possible if it poses a safety concern. (2) A memorial will be removed if it: (A) Interferes with a maintenance operation or roadway safety features or vision; (B) Negatively impacts the free flow of traffic; or (C) Would be a hazard should it be hit. (c)(1) Small, unobtrusive, nonstructural objects, such as small wreaths or flower arrangements, placed on the roadside may be left for a period of seven (7) days from when first noticed by department personnel. (2) During this seven-day period, department personnel will attempt to make contact with those persons responsible for placing the monument and urge them to remove it from the highway right-of-way. (3) After the seventh day, department personnel will move the monument to the nearest Maintenance Area Headquarters to be held for thirty to sixty (30 – 60) days or until the grieving party picks it up.