Benton County, AR Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Prohibited items
- Junk vehicles, old tires, abandoned appliances
- Where banned
- Right-of-way, public property, others' private land
- Exceptions
- Salvage yards, permitted sites, demolishers
- Maximum fine
- $500.00, doubled for repeats
- Continuing violation
- Up to $250.00 per day
- Informant reward
- Half of fine collected
Summary
Benton County makes it a crime to place a junk motor vehicle, old tire or abandoned appliance on a public right-of-way, other public property, or private property you do not own, lease or control, unless it's a salvage yard, permitted disposal site or demolisher's business, per Sec. 30-28(a).
Sec. 30-27. Penalties. Every person convicted of a violation of any section of this article shall be subject to the penalties in section 1-9. In addition any violator may also be required to remove litter alongside highways and at other appropriate locations for any period prescribed by the judge. Sec. 30-28. Littering prohibited, exceptions. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to place or cause to be placed any junk motor vehicle, old vehicle tire or inoperative or abandoned household appliance or part thereof upon the right-of-way of any public highway, upon any other public property or upon any private property which he does not own, lease, rent or otherwise control, unless it is a salvage yard, a permitted disposal site or the business establishment of a demolisher.
Full Breakdown
Sec. " The article that houses this section, Chapter 30's littering article, defines "litter" broadly at Sec. 30-26 to include "trash, garbage, all other product packages or containers and other post-consumer solid wastes," but expressly excludes farm, logging, sawmill and mining process waste and anything already deposited in a proper receptacle. Sec. 30-29 requires the county judge to post signs around the county notifying the public of the article's terms, and Sec. 30-30 creates an evidentiary presumption: if litter, including a discarded vehicle part, is thrown, dumped or deposited from a moving vehicle, "it shall be prima facie evidence that the throwing, dumping or depositing was done by the driver," except from a motorbus.
A tipster has a financial incentive to report violations: Sec. 30-31 entitles "any person or organization providing information that leads to the conviction of a defendant under this article" to one-half of any fine collected, excluding court costs. The rule applies only in unincorporated Benton County; a junk vehicle parked inside Bentonville, Rogers, Siloam Springs, Bella Vista or Centerton falls under that city's own code, not this county section.
Violations & Fines
Sec. 30-27 subjects every conviction under the littering article, including a Sec. 30-28(a) junk-vehicle violation, to the general penalty in Sec. 1-9: a fine up to $500.00, doubled for each repeat offense, and up to $250.00 per day for a violation that continues. The judge may also order the violator to remove litter "alongside highways and at other appropriate locations for any period prescribed by the judge," beyond just paying the fine.
Frequently Asked Questions
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