ARKANSAS STATE POLICE AND NEIGHBORING STATES LAUNCH ENHANCED ‘MOVE OVER’ LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATION ON MAY 14

The Arkansas State Police (ASP) is partnering with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), Louisiana State Police, New Mexico State Police, and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol to conduct an enhanced enforcement operation. During this operation, Troopers will focus on drivers who violate their respective states’ Move Over and Slow Down laws.

In Arkansas, the Move Over Law requires drivers to move over not only for emergency vehicles but also for vehicles operated by the Arkansas Department of Transportation, utility vehicles, tow trucks, and other authorized vehicles displaying flashing, revolving, or rotating lights in blue, red, amber, white, or green.

When a driver approaches an authorized vehicle that is stopped or parked on a street, road, highway, or shoulder, they must move to the farthest lane or position away from the authorized vehicle. Drivers should remain in that lane or position until they have safely passed the authorized vehicle while exercising caution.

If changing lanes is unsafe or impossible, the driver should exercise caution and reduce their speed according to the conditions of the street, road, or highway where the authorized vehicle is stopped or parked.

Violators of Arkansas’s Move Over Law may face fines ranging from $250 to $1,000, possible jail time, and the potential loss of their driver’s license