27 CAR § 111-104 – Monthly permit charge account

(a) A person may set up a monthly charge account with the Arkansas Department of Transportation for the issuing of permits by posting a surety bond in a minimum amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(b)
1. (1) The bonding insurance agency shall execute the required surety bond on bond forms furnished by the department.
2. (2) The insurance agency shall forward one (1) completed copy of the bond form, a power of attorney, and a certificate of insurance coverage to the Permit Section.
(c) Should the person fail to pay any sum owing to the department within thirty (30) days after full payment due, the department may execute upon the bond.
(d) If any account becomes delinquent or if the amount due exceeds the limits of the surety bond, no further permits will be issued until the total balance owed to the department is liquidated.
(e) Account holders are invoiced each month and they shall liquidate the full amount of each invoice upon receipt.
(f)
1. (1) The account holder shall be responsible for the security of their issued account number.
2. (2) While an account holder may issue his or her account number to his or her employees or agents to enable them to order a permit, all permits charged to the account holder's number shall be paid by the account holder.
3. (3) The account holder's obligation and responsibility to pay for permits charged to the account holder's number cannot be transferred to any other person or entity.
(g)
1. (1) The account holder shall only charge permits to his or her account for movements by the account holder's vehicles or leased vehicles.
2. (2) No permits shall be charged to a person's account for a permit to be issued to another nonaffiliated person, unless the account holder is a commercial permitting service approved by the Permit Section.
(h) The department reserves the right to cancel a charge account with or without cause at any time and to withhold issuance of an account at its discretion.
(i) Payment by cash or approved checks may be made only at the Permit Section central headquarters office in Little Rock, Arkansas.
(j) The department may adopt policies to establish other means of payment for permits, including the use of approved credit cards.
(k) Pursuant to Arkansas Code § 27-35-210, no fee shall be charged for any permit issued to any governmental agency when the vehicle and load involved is governmental property and the proposed movement entails official business.