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Committee clarifies dealer extra‑plate use and adds administrative penalties for misuse
Summary
Lawmakers advanced companion bills: one redefines authorized users and clarifies that dealer extra plates are not a taxable "use," and the other adds administrative penalties — including fines and possible license suspension — for misuse of dealer plates.
Senator Matt Stone, District 2, presented companion bills to clarify allowable use of dealer extra plates and to create enforceable penalties for misuse. Greg Kirkpatrick of the Arkansas Auto Dealers Association explained that the code section governing dealer extra plates had not been substantially updated in 25 years and that modern dealership structures (regional managers, multi‑store ownership groups) required clearer definitions of eligible users.
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