License & Permits
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Walk-in applications can be processed
from 8:30 P.M. to 3:30 P.M. Most days. A call to the office is
suggested.
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How to go about getting
a Tow Safety License and Permit:
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Decide which type of
towing you are to do: Non-Consent, Vehicle Immobilization, or Consent Only
towing.
Definitions:
Consent Only Towing--
means towing, storage, or recovery of any vehicle and
which towing, storage,
or recovery is done with the permission of the owner
or other person in
charge of the vehicle.
Vehicle
Immobilization Service-- means a
person operating or directing others to operate a wheel clamp.
Non-Consent
Towing - means towing, storage,
or recovery of any unattended or abandoned vehicle as defined in this
subchapter (A.C.A. 27-50-1202) or any disabled or inoperative vehicle for
which the owner preference is waived by the owner or person in charge
thereof.
Contact the
ATRB office for paper work or you can download a form from our
forms page.
Rules and Regulations are available
on-line with application instructions and guidelines.
State of Arkansas Towing & Recovery Board
7418 North Hills Blvd.
North Little Rock, AR 72116
Phone (501) 682-3801
Fax (501) 682-3589
Have questions? email
billy.simpson@Arkansas.gov
Have trucks inspected
{inspection form completed} by any certified law enforcement officer.
Fill out
information sheet. Return information sheet, an inspection
sheet for each truck,
Certificate of insurance, three pictures of each vehicle (both sides
and the license plate visible on tow vehicle), and payment.
Prices--
Tow Safety License $ 150.00 renewable annually
Tow Vehicle Safety Permits $72.00 each, renewable annually
Method of
payment—currently we only accept check or money order, made payable
to Arkansas Towing & Recovery Board.
[Note:
if adding a new vehicle, tow vehicle safety permit fee will be prorated at a
rate of $6.00 per month to make it renew with current tow business license.]
Contact office for Vehicle Immobilization Service Licensing.
Consent
and Non-Consent towing: Be sure to include a copy of your
Certificate of Liability Insurance. Non-Consent towing operators
be sure to show "on-hook", "cargo", or "in-tow" insurance in the amount of
at least $50,000, and Garage Keepers Legal Liability, or impound lot
coverage, in the amount of at least $ 50,000, (See Rule 9) listing the
Arkansas Towing & Recovery Board as a certificate holder.
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