(a) Insurance and liability.

1. (1) The applicant shall assume absolute liability and shall pay for any and all damages to highways, highway facilities, persons, or private property resulting from the movement of an oversize house.

2. (2)

   1. (A) Pursuant to Arkansas Code § 27-35-301(1), the minimum liability insurance requirements are:

(i) One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for the first injury;

1. (ii) Three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) for each accident; and

   1. (iii) One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for property damage.
   2. (B) Liability insurance shall be issued by an insurance company licensed to do business in the State of Arkansas.
2. (3) Documentation of liability insurance as required by Arkansas law shall be carried in the vehicle for inspection upon request by any law enforcement officer.
3. (4) These provisions shall be supplemental to any other existing local, state, and federal laws and regulations regarding insurance requirements for either interstate or intrastate operations while in the State of Arkansas.

(b) Route inspections.

1. (1) Prior to the issuance of a permit, the mover shall make arrangements with the District Engineer or District Engineers for an inspection of the house and the route over which the move will be made.
2. (2) The mover shall make arrangements for the initial inspection with the District Engineer at least three (3) days prior to the inspection.

3. (3) The mover shall furnish outside house dimensions at the time of the route inspection, which are subject to confirmation by independent measurements made by Arkansas Department of Transportation personnel prior to issuance of a permit.

   1. (c) Agreements with utility companies.
4. (1) If the overall height of the house exceeds seventeen feet (17'), the mover shall obtain written agreements signed by the owners of overhead facilities (utilities, traffic signals, etc.) along the route and the move shall be accompanied by representatives of the owners.

5. (2) If the owners of the utilities do not wish to accompany the move, the mover shall obtain letters from the owners indicating they are aware of the height of the overheight load and do not desire to have a representative accompany the move.

   1. (d) Traffic control.

6. (1)

   1. (A) Arrangements shall be made to allow immediate passing of all emergency vehicles during the move.
   2. (B) Pursuant to Arkansas Code § 27-35-310, a person issued a permit to move a house shall be authorized to temporarily stop or halt traffic and safely direct, control, and regulate traffic around the house while maneuvering his or her payloads on or off the public streets, highways, or bridges.
7. (2) Pursuant to Arkansas Code § 27-35-310, no person moving a permitted house shall ever halt or stop traffic on a public street or highway while maneuvering a house on or off the street or highway for more than three (3) minutes or stop or halt traffic within five hundred feet (500') from the crest of a hill.

(f) Escorts.

1. (1) One (1) escort vehicle shall travel in front of the house and one (1) escort vehicle shall travel behind the house during the trip.

2. (2)

   1. (A) Two-way radio communication is required between all escorts and towing units.
   2. (B) See 27 CAR § 111-504(i).