School-Zone Restriction Outside School Hours
Many Arkansas mid-size cities (Fort Smith, Jonesboro, Conway, Springdale) have school-zone parking and stopping restrictions enforceable only when school is in session and during posted hours. Citations issued during weekends, school holidays, summer break, or outside the posted hours are invalid on their face. Verify the school's calendar and the posted sign times.
Legal basis
Ark. Code §27-51-201 (speed in school zones, by analogy); Ark. Code §27-49-208 (MUTCD adoption); Fort Smith Code Chapter 30; Jonesboro Code Chapter 30
Sample appeal wording
TO: [CITY] Parking / Municipal Court RE: Citation [CITATION_NUMBER] The citation was issued at [TIME] on [DATE], for an alleged school-zone violation at [LOCATION]. [SELECT: That date was [Saturday / Sunday / [HOLIDAY] / scheduled school holiday] — school was not in session. The school-zone restriction was therefore not in effect.] [SELECT: The posted school-zone sign restricts parking during [POSTED_HOURS]. The citation was issued at [TIME], outside those hours.] School calendar / photo enclosed. Dismissal requested. [NAME, DATE]
Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.
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- Ark. Code §27-49-208
- Local school district academic calendar
- Local municipal code