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Arkansas title transfer fees
How much is the title fee in Arkansas?
$10
In plain English
The Arkansas fee schedule lists a title fee of $10.00. Registration fees are based on vehicle weight.
“Title fee $10.00”
The official words for the rest
“Registration fees are based on vehicle weight”
Worked example
Example: a $12,000 used car bought from a private seller in Arkansas. Title fee: $10. Tax is left out of this example. Not included: registration and plates, a lien fee, an out-of-state inspection, county or office add-ons, and late fees.
A made-up price; every other figure is from the quotes on this page. It is an illustration, not a bill.
What other fees come with it?
- Out-of-state inspection
“Arkansas law requires that a VIN verification be performed on vehicles with out of state titles that are branded with designations such as Salvage, Prior Salvage or similar designations.”
What are the steps in Arkansas, and by when?
In plain English
The registration page asks for proof from the county assessor showing that the vehicle has been assessed or listed for assessment for the current year.
The official words
“Proof from your county assessor showing that the vehicle has been assessed or listed for assessment for the current year”
Motor vehicles, including motorcycles and commercial trucks, must be titled and registered within sixty (60) calendar days of the date of transfer, or within sixty (60) calendar days of the date a prior lien (a lender's claim) was released.
The official words
“Motor vehicles including motorcycles and commercial trucks must be titled and registered within sixty (60) calendar days of the date of transfer or within sixty (60) calendar days of the date which a prior lien has been released.”
What if the car comes from another state?
New residents have
60 days
“You have 60 calendar days after becoming a resident to register your vehicle in Arkansas.”
In plain English
A new resident has 60 calendar days after becoming a resident to register a vehicle in Arkansas.
The official words
“You have 60 calendar days after becoming a resident to register your vehicle in Arkansas.”
Arkansas law requires a check of the vehicle identification number (a VIN verification) on vehicles whose out of state titles are branded Salvage, Prior Salvage or a similar designation.
The official words
“Arkansas law requires that a VIN verification be performed on vehicles with out of state titles that are branded with designations such as Salvage, Prior Salvage or similar designations.”
What about tax on the purchase in Arkansas?
In plain English
The registration page lists state sales and use tax of 6.5%, or 7% for Texarkana residents, on vehicles with a gross purchase price of $4000.00 or greater, and says local taxes may be due, each capped at $25.00 for each 1% of tax due. The questions page lists 6.5% for new vehicles, 3.5% for used vehicles from $4,000 through $9,999, and no sales tax for used vehicles at $3,999 and below.
The official words
“The state sales and use tax rate is 6.5%, 7% for Texarkana residents, of the taxable price of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers with a gross purchase price of $4000.00 or greater.”
“Local taxes may be due depending on your residence. Each local tax will not exceed $25.00 for each 1% of tax due.”
“New Vehicle – 6.5% Used Vehicle – $4,000 through $9,999 will be 3.5% Used Vehicle – $3,999 and below no sales tax due”
We don’t work out tax for Arkansas.
What does a gift or family transfer change in Arkansas?
Nothing on this in the official pages we read for Arkansas. That is about our reading, not about Arkansas’s rules.
What happens if the transfer is late in Arkansas?
In plain English
The late registration penalty is $3.00 for each 10 day period or part of one, counted from the date the title was assigned or a prior lien was released, whichever is later, and it cannot exceed the full year registration fee for the vehicle per year. The penalty for paying sales tax late is 10% of the amount due.
The official words
“Registration penalty is $3.00 for each 10 day period or fraction thereof from the date of the title assignment or release date of a prior lien, which ever is later, not to exceed the full year registration fee for the vehicle per year”
“Penalty for late payment of sales tax is 10% of the amount due”
What the pages we read do not cover
The pages we read do not give a fee for recording a lender's claim on the title.
They do not cover gifts or transfers within a family.
They do not say which office takes the application.
How Arkansas compares
The title fee quoted for Arkansas is $10. Of the other 37 states with a figure, 7 states quote less, 25 states quote more and 5 states quote the same. A title fee is one line, not the whole cost.
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The states whose flat title fee sits closest to Arkansas’s. Each figure is copied from the quote at the top of that state’s page, with its source and read date. A title fee is one line, not the whole cost.
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Sources
11 quoted lines from 3 official sources, each matched word for word on November 12, 2026. The state’s own titling page is dfa.arkansas.gov.
- Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Motor vehicle registration fee schedule (PDF) · dfa.arkansas.gov
- Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Vehicle Tag Renewal (new and used vehicle registration) · dfa.arkansas.gov
- Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Driver Services and Motor Vehicle questions and answers · dfa.arkansas.gov