- (a) The municipal police department shall keep records reflecting the ratio of the total number of tickets written by the police department in comparison to the number of tickets written on the controlled-access facility.
(b)
- (1) The records referred to in subsection (a) of this section shall be kept on a monthly basis and available for inspection at any time by the Division of Arkansas State Police.
- (2) Such records shall be kept for a period of five (5) years.
- (3) On request, such records shall be submitted to the division.
(c) It shall be presumed that the affected municipality is abusing its police power if:
- (1) Thirty percent (30%) or more of the total tickets written for traffic violations are written for offenses occurring on the controlled-access facility; or
(2) More than fifty percent (50%) are:
- (A) Written for traffic offenses occurring on the controlled-access facility for speeding; and
- (B) Issued for speed limit violations that are ten miles per hour (10 m.p.h.) or less than the posted limit.
- (d) All citations for violations occurring on controlled-access facilities will be for violations of state statute.
(e)
- (1) Any police municipality found to be in violation of this section will be subject to having its authorization to patrol the controlled-access facility immediately withdrawn.
- (2) The authorization will not be in effect pending any appeal.