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AR Code § 4-88-302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 88 - Deceptive Trade Practices|Subchapter 3 - Protection of Consumers from Price Gouging and Unfair Pricing Practices During and Shortly After a State of Emergency|§ 4-88-302. Definitions

 (a) “Building materials” means lumber, construction tools, windows, and anything else used in the building or rebuilding of property.  (b) “Consumer food item” means any article that is used or intended for use for food, drink, confection, or condiment by a person or animal.  (c) “Emergency supplies” includes, but is not limited to, water, flashlights, radios, batteries, candles, blankets, soap, diapers, temporary shelters, tape, toiletries, plywood, nails, and hammers.  (d) “Gasoline” means any fuel used to power any motor vehicle or power tool.  (e) “Goods” has the same meaning as defined in § 4-88-102(4).  (f) “Housing” means any rental housing and includes any housing provided by a hotel or motel.  (g) “Local emergency” means a natural or man-made disaster or emergency resulting from a tornado, earthquake, flood, fire, riot, or storm for which a local emergency has been declared by the executive officer or governing body of any city or county in Arkansas.  (h) “Medical supplies” includes, but is not limited to, prescription and nonprescription medications, bandages, gauze, isopropyl alcohol, and antibacterial products.  (i) “Person” means a natural person, individual, partnership, corporation, trust, estate, incorporated or unincorporated association, and any other legal or commercial entity however organized.  (j) “Repair or reconstruction services” means services performed by any person for repairs to residential or commercial property of any type that is damaged as a result of a disaster or terrorist attack.  (k) “Services” means any work, labor, or services including services furnished in connection with the sale or repair of goods or real property or improvements thereto.  (l)  (1) “State of emergency” means a natural or man-made disaster or emergency resulting from a tornado, earthquake, flood, fire, riot, storm, act of war, threat of war, military action, or the time of instability following a terrorist attack for which a state of emergency has been declared by the President of the United States or the Governor.  (2) “State of emergency” also includes the declaration of a red condition in the Homeland Security Advisory System by either the United States Department of Homeland Security or the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management.    (m) “Transportation, freight, and storage services” means any service that is performed by any person or company that contracts to move, store, or transport personal or business property or rents equipment for those purposes.
AR Code § 4-88-304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 88 - Deceptive Trade Practices|Subchapter 3 - Protection of Consumers from Price Gouging and Unfair Pricing Practices During and Shortly After a State of Emergency|§ 4-88-304. Penalties, remedies, and enforcement

 (a)  (1) When a person violates this subchapter or a rule prescribed under this subchapter, the violation shall constitute an unfair or deceptive act or practice as defined by this chapter.  (2) All remedies, penalties, and authority granted to the Attorney General under this chapter shall be available to the Attorney General for the enforcement of this subchapter.    (b) Any person who is found to have violated this subchapter shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.  (c) The remedies and penalties provided by this section are cumulative to each other, the remedies under § 17-25-301 et seq., and the remedies or penalties available under all other laws of this state.
AR Code § 4-88-305 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 88 - Deceptive Trade Practices|Subchapter 3 - Protection of Consumers from Price Gouging and Unfair Pricing Practices During and Shortly After a State of Emergency|§ 4-88-305. Preemption

 Nothing in this section shall preempt any local ordinance prohibiting the same or similar conduct or imposing a more severe penalty for the same conduct prohibited in this section.
AR Code § 4-88-401 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 88 - Deceptive Trade Practices|Subchapter 4 - “Slamming” in the Telecommunications Industry|§ 4-88-401. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Person” means any individual, group, unincorporated association, limited or general partnership, limited liability corporation, corporation, professional fund raiser, charitable organization, or other business entity;     (3)  “Slamming” means submitting or executing a change in a subscriber's selection of a provider of telephone exchange service or telephone toll service except in accordance with the verification procedures as the Federal Communications Commission shall prescribe; and    (3)  “Subscriber” means a telecommunications service provider's retail business customer or a retail residential customer.
AR Code § 4-88-402 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 88 - Deceptive Trade Practices|Subchapter 4 - “Slamming” in the Telecommunications Industry|§ 4-88-402. Slamming

 No telecommunications service provider and no person acting on behalf of any telecommunications service provider shall engage in the practice of slamming as defined in § 4-88-401(2).
AR Code § 4-88-403 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 88 - Deceptive Trade Practices|Subchapter 4 - “Slamming” in the Telecommunications Industry|§ 4-88-403. Penalties, remedies, and enforcement

 (a) When a person violates this subchapter or a rule prescribed under this subchapter, the violation shall constitute an unfair or deceptive act or practice as defined by the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, § 4-88-101 et seq.  (b)  (1) All remedies, penalties, and authority granted to the Attorney General under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, § 4-88-101 et seq., shall be available to the Attorney General for the enforcement of this subchapter.  (2) The remedies and penalties provided by this section are cumulative to each other and the remedies or penalties available under all other laws of this state.
AR Code § 4-88-501 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 88 - Deceptive Trade Practices|Subchapter 5 - Disclosures by Solicitors for Advertisements on School Calendars|§ 4-88-501. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Person” shall have the same meaning as provided in § 4-88-102(5); and  (2) “School calendar” means a poster or other printed material that depicts a school mascot, emblem, or name in conjunction with an athletic event or schedule.
AR Code § 4-88-502 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 88 - Deceptive Trade Practices|Subchapter 5 - Disclosures by Solicitors for Advertisements on School Calendars|§ 4-88-502. Violations

 (a) This subchapter shall not be construed to permit an activity otherwise prohibited by law.  (b)  (1) A person who solicits advertisements for school calendars shall disclose whether or not the school whose name, emblem, or mascot is used will receive any funds as a result of the solicitation and, if so, what percentage or amount of those funds the school will receive.  (2) If the school whose name, emblem, or mascot is used will not receive a percentage of any funds raised, the person making the solicitation must clearly and conspicuously disclose, both orally and in writing at the time the person makes the solicitation, that the school will not receive a percentage of any funds raised.    (c) Subsection (b) of this section shall not apply to a person who solicits advertisements for university calendars when the person has a written contract with the university.
AR Code § 4-88-503 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 88 - Deceptive Trade Practices|Subchapter 5 - Disclosures by Solicitors for Advertisements on School Calendars|§ 4-88-503. Penalty

 (a) A violation of this subchapter shall constitute a violation of § 4-88-101 et seq. pertaining to deceptive trade practices.  (b) All remedies, penalties, and authority granted to the Attorney General under § 4-88-101 et seq. shall be available to the Attorney General for the enforcement of this subchapter.
AR Code § 4-88-601 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 88 - Deceptive Trade Practices|Subchapter 6 - Unsolicited Commercial and Sexually Explicit Electronic Mail Prevention Act|§ 4-88-601. Title

 This subchapter may be referred to and cited as the “Unsolicited Commercial and Sexually Explicit Electronic Mail Prevention Act”.
AR Code § 4-88-604 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 88 - Deceptive Trade Practices|Subchapter 6 - Unsolicited Commercial and Sexually Explicit Electronic Mail Prevention Act|§ 4-88-604. Interactive computer service and electronic mail service provider authority

 (a) An interactive computer service or electronic mail service provider may block the receipt or transmission through its service of any bulk electronic mail that it reasonably believes is or will be sent in violation of this subchapter.  (b) An interactive computer service or electronic mail service provider is not:  (1) In violation of this section and the injured party shall not have a cause of action against an interactive computer service or mail service provider due to the fact that the interactive computer service or electronic mail service provider:  (A) Is an intermediary between the sender and recipient in the transmission of an electronic mail that violates this section; or  (B) Provides transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail messages over the provider's computer network or facilities; or    (2) Liable for any action it voluntarily takes in good faith to block the receipt or transmission through its service of any electronic mail advertisements that it believes is or will be sent in violation of this subchapter.    (c) An interactive computer service may disconnect or terminate the service of any person who is in violation of this subchapter.
AR Code § 4-88-605 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 88 - Deceptive Trade Practices|Subchapter 6 - Unsolicited Commercial and Sexually Explicit Electronic Mail Prevention Act|§ 4-88-605. Criminal penalty

 (a) A person who violates any requirement of § 4-88-603 with respect to an unsolicited sexually explicit electronic mail is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.  (b) A person who is found guilty of, or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, violations of § 4-88-603 is not relieved from civil liability in an action under § 4-88-606.
AR Code § 4-88-606 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 88 - Deceptive Trade Practices|Subchapter 6 - Unsolicited Commercial and Sexually Explicit Electronic Mail Prevention Act|§ 4-88-606. Civil action for violation — Election on damages — Costs and attorney's fees — Defense

 (a) For any violation of a provision of this subchapter, an action may be brought by:  (1) A person who received the unsolicited commercial electronic mail or unsolicited sexually explicit electronic mail that violates this subchapter; or  (2) An electronic mail service provider through whose facilities the unsolicited commercial electronic mail or unsolicited sexually explicit electronic mail was transmitted.    (b)  (1) In each action under subdivision (a)(1) of this section, a recipient or electronic mail service provider may elect, in lieu of actual damages, to recover the lesser of:  (A) Ten dollars ($10.00) per unsolicited commercial electronic mail or unsolicited sexually explicit electronic mail sent to a previously opted-out electronic mail address or transmitted through the electronic mail service provider or otherwise sent in violation of this subchapter; or  (B) Twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) per day the violation occurs.    (2) Each prevailing recipient or electronic mail service provider shall be awarded costs and reasonable attorney's fees.    (c) It is an affirmative defense to a violation of this subchapter if a person can demonstrate that the sender at the time of the alleged violation had:  (1) Maintained a list of consumers who have notified the person not to send any subsequent commercial electronic messages;  (2) Established and implemented with due care and reasonable practices and procedures to effectively prevent unsolicited commercial electronic mail messages in violation of this subchapter;  (3) Trained the sender's personnel in the requirements of this subchapter; and  (4) Maintained records demonstrating compliance with this subchapter.
AR Code § 4-88-607 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 88 - Deceptive Trade Practices|Subchapter 6 - Unsolicited Commercial and Sexually Explicit Electronic Mail Prevention Act|§ 4-88-607. Enforcement of subchapter

 (a)  (1) Any transmission of unsolicited commercial or sexually explicit electronic mail in violation of this subchapter shall constitute an unfair and deceptive act or practice under § 4-88-107.  (2) All remedies, penalties, and authority granted to the Attorney General under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, § 4-88-101 et seq., or this subchapter shall be available to the Attorney General for the enforcement of this subchapter.    (b) The prosecuting attorneys of the various districts and counties of this state shall also have full authority to enforce the provisions of this subchapter.  (c) Nothing in the provisions of this subchapter shall prohibit the bringing of a civil action against a violator of this subchapter by an individual harmed by a deceptive trade practice.
AR Code § 4-88-701 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 88 - Deceptive Trade Practices|Subchapter 7 - Fair Gift Card Act|§ 4-88-701. Short title

 This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Fair Gift Card Act”.
AR Code § 4-88-703 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 88 - Deceptive Trade Practices|Subchapter 7 - Fair Gift Card Act|§ 4-88-703. Regulation of unfair and deceptive acts and practices in connection with gift cards

 (a) A person shall not sell or issue a gift certificate, a store gift card, or a general use prepaid card that is subject to an expiration date earlier than two (2) years from the date of issuance or sale of the gift certificate, store gift card, or general use prepaid card.  (b) A dormancy fee, an inactivity charge or fee, or a service fee shall not be charged on a gift certificate, a store gift card, or a general use prepaid card before two (2) years from the date of issuance or sale of the gift certificate, store gift card, or general use prepaid card.  (c) Upon the expiration of the two-year time period referenced in subsection (b) of this section, a gift certificate, a store gift card, or a general use prepaid card may be subject to expiration or a postsale fee, including a service fee, a dormancy fee, an account maintenance fee, a cash-out fee, a gift card replacement fee, an activation fee, or a reactivation fee if the following disclosures are printed clearly in a conspicuous place on the front or back of the gift certificate, the store gift card, or the general use prepaid card in at least 10-point type:  (1) The date on which the gift certificate, the store gift card, or the general use prepaid card expires; and  (2) With respect to a postsale fee:  (A) The amount of the fee;  (B) The circumstances under which the fee will be imposed;  (C) The frequency with which the fee will be imposed; and  (D) Whether the fee is triggered by inactivity.      (d) If the disclosures required by subsection (c) of this section are hidden by the packaging of the gift certificate, the store gift card, or the general use prepaid card, the seller or issuer shall give the purchaser a written statement of the disclosures before the gift certificate, the store gift card, or the general use prepaid card is sold or issued.  (e)  (1) If a gift certificate, a store gift card, or a general use prepaid card is sold or issued by electronic means, the seller or issuer shall include a conspicuous written statement of the information required by subsection (c) of this section in the electronic message offering the gift certificate, the store gift card, or the general use prepaid card.  (2) If a gift certificate, a store gift card, or a general use prepaid card is sold or issued by telephonic means, the seller or issuer shall state the information required by subsection (c) of this section to the purchaser.    (f) A term or condition disclosed under subsection (c) of this section shall not be changed after the date of purchase or issuance of the gift certificate, the store gift card, or the general use prepaid card unless the change benefits the holder of the gift certificate, the store gift card, or the general use prepaid card.
AR Code § 4-88-704 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 88 - Deceptive Trade Practices|Subchapter 7 - Fair Gift Card Act|§ 4-88-704. Exclusions

 The prohibitions and requirements of this subchapter shall not apply to gift certificates, store gift cards, or general use prepaid cards that:   (1) Are distributed pursuant to an award, loyalty, or promotional program and for which there is no money or other value exchanged;  (2) Expire not later than thirty (30) days after the date they are sold and are sold below the face value of the gift certificate, the store gift card, or the general use prepaid card to an employer or to a nonprofit or charitable organization for fundraising purposes; or  (3) Are usable with multiple, unaffiliated sellers of goods or services and are issued by a financial institution under § 4-88-702(3).
AR Code § 4-88-705 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 88 - Deceptive Trade Practices|Subchapter 7 - Fair Gift Card Act|§ 4-88-705. Enforcement

 A violation of the provisions of this subchapter shall constitute a deceptive and unconscionable trade practice as defined by § 4-88-101 et seq. and is subject to all the authority, remedies, and penalties granted under those sections.
AR Code § 4-88-706 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 88 - Deceptive Trade Practices|Subchapter 7 - Fair Gift Card Act|§ 4-88-706. Rules

 (a) The State Bank Department shall promulgate rules pertaining to the regulation of state-chartered banks and the selling of gift cards.  (b) The department shall have authority of the sale of gift cards by state-chartered banks and promulgate rules based on guidance issued by the Comptroller of the Currency in the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Bulletin 2006-34 on August 14, 2006.
AR Code § 4-88-801 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 88 - Deceptive Trade Practices|Subchapter 8 - Fair Disclosure of State Funded Payments for Pharmacists' Services Act|§ 4-88-801. Title

 This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Fair Disclosure of State Funded Payments for Pharmacists' Services Act”.
AR Code § 4-88-802 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 88 - Deceptive Trade Practices|Subchapter 8 - Fair Disclosure of State Funded Payments for Pharmacists' Services Act|§ 4-88-802. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Pharmacy benefits manager” or “PBM” means an entity that administers or manages a pharmacy benefits plan or program;  (2) “Pharmacy benefits plan or program” means any plan or program that is funded by state dollars to furnish, cover the cost of, or otherwise provide for pharmacist services to individuals who reside or are employed in this state;  (3) “Pharmacist” means a licensed pharmacist as defined in § 17-92-101;  (4) “Pharmacist services” means products, goods, or services provided as a part of the practice of pharmacy as defined in § 17-92-101 to individuals who reside or are employed in this state; and  (5) “Pharmacy” means the same as defined in § 17-92-101.
AR Code § 4-88-803 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 88 - Deceptive Trade Practices|Subchapter 8 - Fair Disclosure of State Funded Payments for Pharmacists' Services Act|§ 4-88-803. Required practices

 (a) A PBM, when seeking payment or reimbursement for pharmacist services provided in connection with a pharmacy benefits plan or program or reporting expenditures for pharmacist services provided in connection with a pharmacy benefits plan or program, shall itemize by individual claim:  (1) The amount actually paid or to be paid to the pharmacy or pharmacist for the pharmacist services;  (2) The identity of the pharmacy or pharmacist actually paid or to be paid; and  (3) The prescription number or other identifier of the pharmacist services.    (b) A PBM shall pay the amounts it receives for pharmacist services provided in connection with a pharmacy benefits plan or program to the pharmacies or pharmacists that provided the pharmacist services.  (c) This section does not:  (1) Require a PBM to set specific fees, rates, or schedules for payment for pharmacist services;  (2) Prohibit a PBM from charging for any services in addition to pharmacist services; or  (3) Require a PBM to pay a pharmacy or pharmacist more on any claim than the amount disclosed under subdivision (a)(1) of this section.    (d)  (1) Unless otherwise required more frequently by the Insurance Commissioner, a pharmacy benefits manager shall file an annual report with the commissioner providing the information required under subsection (a) of this section pursuant to the timing, format, and requirements issued by rule of the State Insurance Department.  (2) The annual report is:  (A) Considered proprietary and confidential under § 23-61-107(a)(4) and § 23-61-207; and  (B) Not subject to the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, § 25-19-101 et seq.    (3) This section is not subject to § 4-88-113(f)(1)(B).
AR Code § 4-88-804 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 88 - Deceptive Trade Practices|Subchapter 8 - Fair Disclosure of State Funded Payments for Pharmacists' Services Act|§ 4-88-804. Enforcement

 A violation of this subchapter is a deceptive and unconscionable trade practice under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, § 4-88-101 et seq.
AR Code § 4-88-901 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 7 - Consumer Protection|Chapter 88 - Deceptive Trade Practices|Subchapter 9 - Unfair Practices Related to Residential Real Estate Repair Contracts|§ 4-88-901. Applicability

 (a) This subchapter applies to a residential real estate repair contract under which a person has contracted with a residential contractor to provide goods or services to be paid from the proceeds of a property and casualty insurance policy.  (b) The rights and responsibilities contained in this subchapter are in addition to those under § 4-89-101 et seq. and § 17-25-501.