(1) Pursuant to Arkansas Code § 12-8-106(a)(1)(B), each troop shall establish, maintain, and enforce a list of approved towing businesses that shall be requested to tow vehicles to assist in clearing highways of motor vehicles that have been involved in accidents or abandoned.
(2) This list shall be known as the towing rotation list.
(b)
(1) This part is promulgated under the authority of Arkansas Code § 12-8-106(a)(2).
(2) To the extent any other law or rule conflicts with Arkansas Code § 12-8-106(a)(2) or this part, Arkansas Code § 12-8-106(a)(2) and this part shall prevail.
(c) Before utilizing the towing rotation list, owner preference shall be offered by the Division of Arkansas State Police to the registered owner, owner’s agent, driver, or any competent occupant, if available, of any disabled or inoperative vehicle.
(d) Owner preference may not be offered in those instances of exigent circumstances, including when the occupant or occupants have been physically arrested.
(e) In the interest of public safety, the division reserves the right to utilize the closest company to the scene of an emergency situation where any further delay creates a substantial safety risk.