Arkansas Vehicle Power of Attorney

Introduction

Key Things to Know

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   Power of Attorney for Vehicle Transactions is the Arkansas form, published by the Department of Finance and Administration. It appoints an attorney-in-fact to sign the owner's name to motor vehicle documentation for the described vehicle, or to pick up a title being held for the owner.

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   The form carries no form number. The Office of Motor Vehicle forms index lists it by its title, so the title is what you ask for and what you check you have downloaded.

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   No notary is involved. The page prints no notary acknowledgment block. The granting party signs directly beneath the appointment, under a warning that providing a false statement may result in fines or imprisonment.

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   The form is void if any information is blank, or if any information entered on it has been erased or altered by any means. Every field has to be completed and nothing corrected over.

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   The authority is valid until revoked. There is no termination date field on the page, so the owner ends it by revoking it rather than by letting a printed date pass.

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   A company representative can cover every vehicle the company owns with one form, by checking the first box. Checking the second box instead limits it to one specific vehicle, which then has to be described.

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   An individual granting the authority must complete the vehicle information, and where more than one vehicle is involved, a separate form has to be completed for each vehicle.

Arkansas Requirements for Vehicle Power of Attorney

• Power of Attorney for Vehicle Transactions

  Arkansas uses a form titled Power of Attorney for Vehicle Transactions, published by the Department of Finance and Administration and listed on the Office of Motor Vehicle forms index. It prints no form number and no revision line, so the title is the identifier.

• No Notarization, False Statement Warning Instead

  The Arkansas form prints no notary acknowledgment block. The granting party signs directly beneath the appointment, under the opening warning that providing a false statement may result in fines or imprisonment.

• Void If Any Field Is Blank, Erased or Altered

  The note at the foot of the page states that the document is void if any information is blank or any information entered on it is erased or altered by any means. A missing telephone or email line is enough, so print a fresh form rather than correcting one.

• Valid Until Revoked, With No End Date Field

  The form prints a single line stating that this power of attorney is valid until revoked, and provides no termination date field. The owner ends the authority by revoking it in writing rather than by letting a printed date lapse.

• Company Option for All Vehicles Owned

  A company representative can check a box covering every vehicle the company owns, or a second box limited to one specific vehicle, in which case the vehicle information block is completed. An individual always has to describe the vehicle.

• One Form Per Vehicle for an Individual

  Individuals giving power of attorney must complete the vehicle information, and where more than one vehicle is involved a separate form must be completed for each. The block asks for year, make, model, body type and the vehicle identification number.

• Signing Paperwork and Collecting a Held Title

  The appointment authorizes the attorney in fact to sign the owner's name to all applicable documentation relative to any motor vehicle transactions for the described vehicle, or to pick up a title being held for the owner listed on the title.

• Submitted by the Person Exercising It

  The form states that it must be submitted to the state by the person exercising power of attorney, so the attorney in fact carries it to the counter with the transaction. The blank form may be copied or reprinted if the language and format are not altered.