What an Arkansas speeding ticket is

This page quotes two rules from the Code of Arkansas Rules website (codeofarrules.arkansas.gov), sections of the Arkansas Code from a publication on the Arkansas Department of Transportation website (ardot.gov), and a page on the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration website (dfa.arkansas.gov), all retrieved 2 Nov 2026 and listed under Sources below. It does not apply them to any notice. Read any court, charge, statute or ordinance, speed limit, alleged speed, and amount shown on your notice. Confirm what your notice says.

The publication is titled “ARKANSAS MOTOR VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAWS AND STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION REGULATIONS”, marked “2025 Edition”, and states that it is “Issued by Authority of the Arkansas Department of Transportation and the Department of Finance and Administration”. Rule, statute and agency text below is quoted as shown when retrieved on 2 Nov 2026. Table rows are quoted as printed.

What 27 CAR § 30-113 says

27 CAR § 30-113(a) states: “The following point values shall be assessed and assigned to the record of any person convicted of moving traffic violations, whether occurring in or out of state, within a thirty-six-month period from the date a person is scheduled a hearing to discuss the accumulation of moving traffic convictions.”

27 CAR § 30-113(b) begins: “These point values shall be assessed for each conviction entered and action may be taken in relation to the number of points accumulated:” Its paragraph (7) reads: “Speeding, Arkansas Code § 27-51-201:”

“(A)”	“Speeding not more than ten miles per hour (10 m.p.h.) over the posted speed limit, three (3) points;”
“(B)”	“Speeding eleven to twenty miles per hour (11 – 20 m.p.h.) over the posted speed limit, four (4) points;”
“(C)”	“Speeding twenty-one to thirty miles per hour (21 – 30 m.p.h.) over the posted speed limit, five (5) points; and”
“(D)”	“Speeding thirty-one miles per hour (31 m.p.h.) or more over the posted limit, eight (8) points;”

That is the rule’s statement. This page does not say how that statement applies to a particular citation, license, or insurance policy. This page quotes subsection (a), the opening words of subsection (b), and paragraph (7) of subsection (b) of 27 CAR § 30-113, with all of the subparagraphs of paragraph (7). 27 CAR § 30-113 has other paragraphs in subsection (b), (1) to (6) and (8) to (10), that this page does not cover.

What 27 CAR § 30-117 says

27 CAR § 30-117 states: “The Office of Driver Services may take action based on points accumulated and the total driving record:”

(1) “Accumulation of 10 – 13 points. A warning letter will be sent to the person calling attention to the person’s errant driving and total point accumulation;”

(2) “Accumulation of 14 or more points. A notice of suspension/hearing will be sent to such person that:”

(A) “Indicates the effective date of the proposed suspension action; and”

(B) “Advises the person:”

(i) “Of the right of due process; and”

(ii) “That the failure to attend the scheduled hearing will be considered the choice to waive that right in favor of the suspension action;”

(3) “Accumulation of 14 – 17 points. The office may suspend the person’s driving privilege for no more than three (3) months;”

(4) “Accumulation of 18 – 23 points. The office may suspend the person’s driving privilege for no more than six (6) months; and”

(5) “Accumulation of 24 or more points. The office may suspend the person’s driving privilege for no more than one (1) year.”

That is the rule’s statement. This page quotes all of the text of 27 CAR § 30-117, paragraphs (1) to (5). This page does not say how that statement applies to a particular license.

What Ark. Code § 27-51-201 says

Ark. Code § 27-51-201(a)(1) states: “No person shall drive a vehicle on a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and having regard to the actual and potential hazards then existing.” Its paragraph (2) reads: “In every event, speed shall be so controlled as may be necessary to avoid colliding with any person, vehicle, or other conveyance on or entering the highway in compliance with legal requirements and the duty of all persons to use due care.”

That is the statute’s statement. This page quotes subsection (a) of Ark. Code § 27-51-201. Ark. Code § 27-51-201 has other subsections, (b) to (h), that this page does not cover.

What Ark. Code §§ 27-50-301 and 27-50-302 say

Ark. Code § 27-50-301 is headed “Applicability of criminal code” and states: “Any moving traffic law violation not enumerated in § 27-50-302 shall be known as a violation as defined in §§ 5-1-105 and 5-1-108, and shall be punishable as provided under § 5-4-201.”

That is the statute’s statement. This page quotes all of the text of Ark. Code § 27-50-301. This page does not quote section 5-1-105, section 5-1-108 or section 5-4-201.

Ark. Code § 27-50-302 begins: “The following traffic law violations shall be known as offenses and classified as indicated:” Its paragraph (7) reads: “Speeding in excess of fifteen miles per hour (15 m.p.h.) over the posted speed limit -Class C misdemeanor;” Its paragraph (10) reads: “More than three (3) violations in a twelve-month period -Class C misdemeanor.”

That is the statute’s statement. This page quotes the opening words and paragraphs (7) and (10) of Ark. Code § 27-50-302. Ark. Code § 27-50-302 has other paragraphs, (1) to (6), (8) and (9), that this page does not cover.

What the Department of Finance and Administration page says

The Department of Finance and Administration page has a section headed “Arkansas Points System”. It states: “Arkansas’ Administrative Point System is used to identify problem drivers. A point range of 3 – 8 points is assessed to all moving violations, depending on the severity of the violation.”

It continues: “When a ticket is added to a driver’s record that puts the driver at the threshold of 10, a warning letter is generated and mailed to the driver so that the driver knows that they could suffer driver license sanctions if additional violations continue to accumulate on the record.”

It continues: “14 or more points, a hearing is automatically scheduled. A Hearing Officer will explain laws and regulations concerning the points system and the consequences violations, which could include probation or suspension of driving privileges.”

It continues: “If the licensee fails to attend the hearing, the license is automatically suspended.”

Those are the agency page’s statements. This page quotes all of the text of that section. The page has other sections and text that this page does not cover. This page does not say how those statements apply to a particular citation or license.

This page does not calculate an amount for any speed or zone, and it does not say which entry, or what amount, applies to a particular notice. Read any amount printed on your notice.

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