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AR Code § 25-28-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 28 - Assessment Coordination Division|§ 25-28-108. Specifications for computer-assisted mass appraisal software

 (a) By July 1, 2005, the Assessment Coordination Division shall adopt and implement by rules final specifications for computer-assisted mass appraisal software.  (b)  (1) The rules may provide a procedure by which the division may directly compensate computer-assisted mass appraisal software providers who are in compliance with requirements set forth in the final specifications for computer-assisted mass appraisal software.  (2) The division shall require computer-assisted mass appraisal software providers to comply with requirements set forth in the final specifications for computer-assisted mass appraisal software.
AR Code § 25-29-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 29 - Arkansas Deaf and Hearing Impaired Telecommunications Services Corporation|§ 25-29-101. Creation — Board of directors

 (a) There is hereby created the Arkansas Deaf and Hearing Impaired Telecommunications Services Corporation.  (b) The corporation shall be governed by a seven-member board of directors appointed by the Governor as follows:  (1) Three (3) shall be representatives of the deaf and hearing-impaired community; and  (2) Four (4) shall be representatives of Arkansas local exchange carriers.    (c)  (1) The Governor shall appoint one (1) member after consulting representatives of the deaf and hearing-impaired community and one (1) member after consulting representatives of Arkansas local exchange carriers.  (2) Members appointed by the Governor under subdivision (c)(1) of this section shall be subject to confirmation of the Senate.    (d) The initial appointments shall be for such terms as will result in two (2) serving a one-year term, two (2) serving a two-year term, and three (3) serving a three-year term. All successors shall serve three-year terms.  (e) The Governor shall designate one (1) of the board members to preside over the initial meeting of the board, at which meeting the board shall elect a president, a secretary, and such other officers as it deems appropriate.  (f) Members of the board shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses, except that no corporate money shall be used for out-of-state travel expenses.  (g) All vacancies on the board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.
AR Code § 25-29-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 29 - Arkansas Deaf and Hearing Impaired Telecommunications Services Corporation|§ 25-29-102. Board of directors — Attendance at meetings required

 (a) In order to ensure broad representation and a quorum, all members of the Board of Directors of the Arkansas Deaf and Hearing Impaired Telecommunications Services Corporation have a responsibility to attend all regular or special meetings of the board.  (b) A board member shall be subject to removal from the board in the event the member shall fail to present to the Governor a satisfactory excuse for his or her absence. Unexcused absences from three (3) successive regular meetings without attending any intermediary called special meetings shall constitute sufficient cause for removal.  (c) Removal of board members shall be in accordance with the following:  (1)  (A) Within thirty (30) days after each regular board meeting, the secretary of the board shall give written notice to the Governor of any member who has been absent from three (3) successive regular meetings without attending any intermediary called special meetings.  (B) The secretary's notice to the Governor shall include a copy of all meeting notices and attendance records for the past year.  (C) Failure by the secretary to submit the notices and documentation required by this chapter shall be considered cause for removal by the Governor in accordance with the procedures set forth at § 25-17-210;    (2) Within sixty (60) days after receiving the notice and supporting documentation from the secretary, the Governor shall notify, in writing, the board member of his or her intent to remove the member for cause. This notice shall suffice for the notice required in § 25-17-210(a);  (3) Within twenty (20) days after the date of the Governor's notice, the board member may request an excused absence as provided by this chapter or may file with the Governor's office notice that the member disputes the attendance records and the reasons therefor;  (4) The Governor shall grant an excuse for illness of the member when verified by a written sworn statement by the attending physician or other proper excuse as determined by the Governor; and  (5) If no rebuttal is received or other adequate documentation submitted within twenty (20) days after the date of the Governor's notice, the board member may be removed in accordance with the provisions set forth in § 25-17-210.    (d) Any board member referred to the Governor because of excessive absences under the provisions of this chapter shall not be entitled to any expense reimbursement for travel to or attendance at any subsequent meeting until the board receives notification from the Governor that the member has been excused for the absences.
AR Code § 25-29-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 29 - Arkansas Deaf and Hearing Impaired Telecommunications Services Corporation|§ 25-29-103. Assessment on local exchange service providers

 (a) In order to fund the services provided by the Arkansas Deaf and Hearing Impaired Telecommunications Services Corporation, the Board of Directors of the Arkansas Deaf and Hearing Impaired Telecommunications Services Corporation shall levy assessments on all providers of:  (1) Local l exchange service not to exceed ten cents (10¢) per subject access line per month in order to fund the services provided by the corporation; and  (2)  (A) Commercial mobile radio service not to exceed ten cents (10¢) per customer account or number.  (B) As used in this section, “commercial mobile radio service” means the same as defined in § 12-10-303.      (b) The board may adjust the assessment no more than once in a calendar year quarter, but at no time shall the assessment exceed the amount set in subsection (a) of this section.  (c) The assessment under subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall not be levied on more than one hundred (100) lines at any single customer location.  (d) The assessments levied under subsection (a) of this section may be collected by the providers of local exchange service or commercial mobile radio service from their customers and transmitted monthly to the board, and the board shall deposit the assessments into a financial institution authorized to accept public funds.  (e) The assessments levied under subsection (a) of this section by the corporation shall not be considered a tax and shall not be affected by any laws of this state governing taxation, nor shall the assessments be subject to any state or local tax or franchise fee.
AR Code § 25-29-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 29 - Arkansas Deaf and Hearing Impaired Telecommunications Services Corporation|§ 25-29-104. Powers and duties

 The Arkansas Deaf and Hearing Impaired Telecommunications Services Corporation shall:   (1) Provide telecommunications relay services, including, but not limited to, services that enable two-way communication between an individual who uses a TDD or other nonvoice terminal device and an individual who does not use such a device, for persons who are deaf, hearing impaired, deaf and blind, or severely speech impaired;  (2) Take other actions necessary and proper to provide telecommunications services to persons who are deaf, hearing impaired, deaf and blind, or severely speech impaired;  (3) Have perpetual succession as a body politic and corporate, adopt bylaws for the regulation of the affairs and the conduct of its business, and prescribe rules and policies in connection with the performance of its functions and duties;  (4) Adopt an official seal and alter it at pleasure;  (5) Sue and be sued in its own name and plead and be impleaded;  (6) Make and execute contracts and other instruments necessary or convenient in the exercise of the powers and functions of the authority under this chapter, including contracts with persons, firms, corporations, and others;  (7) Purchase insurance; and  (8) Do any and all other acts and things necessary, convenient, or desirable to carry out the purposes of this chapter and to exercise the powers granted to it by this chapter.
AR Code § 25-29-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 29 - Arkansas Deaf and Hearing Impaired Telecommunications Services Corporation|§ 25-29-105. Staff — Real property — Debt

 (a) The Arkansas Deaf and Hearing Impaired Telecommunications Services Corporation shall not employ any person as a salaried employee but shall rely upon volunteers and professional services obtained by contract.  (b) No corporate asset may be used to purchase or lease any real property, nor is the corporation authorized to incur any indebtedness.
AR Code § 25-29-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 29 - Arkansas Deaf and Hearing Impaired Telecommunications Services Corporation|§ 25-29-106. Corporate offices

 The Arkansas Deaf and Hearing Impaired Telecommunications Services Corporation may maintain an office at such location as it deems suitable.
AR Code § 25-29-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 29 - Arkansas Deaf and Hearing Impaired Telecommunications Services Corporation|§ 25-29-107. Annual audit

 The Arkansas Deaf and Hearing Impaired Telecommunications Services Corporation shall be audited annually in accordance with generally accepted accounting procedures and file a copy of the audit with the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee and the Arkansas Public Service Commission.
AR Code § 25-29-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 29 - Arkansas Deaf and Hearing Impaired Telecommunications Services Corporation|§ 25-29-108. Articles of incorporation

 Within thirty (30) days after the first meeting of the Board of Directors of the Arkansas Deaf and Hearing Impaired Telecommunications Services Corporation, it shall cause articles of incorporation be filed with the Secretary of State.
AR Code § 25-29-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 29 - Arkansas Deaf and Hearing Impaired Telecommunications Services Corporation|§ 25-29-109. Purchase of telecommunications services

 The purchase of telecommunications services by the Arkansas Deaf and Hearing Impaired Telecommunications Services Corporation shall be by competitive bid using procedures substantially similar to the Arkansas Procurement Law, § 19-11-201 et seq.
AR Code § 25-29-110 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 29 - Arkansas Deaf and Hearing Impaired Telecommunications Services Corporation|§ 25-29-110. Annual report

 The Board of Directors of the Arkansas Deaf and Hearing Impaired Telecommunications Services Corporation shall transmit to the Legislative Council, the Secretary of the Department of Commerce, and the Arkansas Public Service Commission an annual report of its activities. The annual report shall be filed by March 31 of each year.
AR Code § 25-29-111 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 29 - Arkansas Deaf and Hearing Impaired Telecommunications Services Corporation|§ 25-29-111. Section 12 companies

 (a) The provisions of this section apply only to telecommunications corporations with fewer than ten thousand (10,000) access lines which have elected to become Section 12 companies pursuant to § 23-17-412.  (b)  (1) All telecommunications companies currently making contributions which affect the Arkansas Intrastate Carrier Common Line Pool (AICCLP) or the Arkansas IntraLATA Toll Pool, or both, due to prior review shall not be required to continue making the contributions effective upon the companies' election as Section 12 companies, pursuant to § 23-17-412.  (2) Provided, if the companies discontinue making contributions to the Arkansas Intrastate Carrier Common Line Pool (AICCLP) or the Arkansas IntraLATA Toll Pool, or both, one percent (1%) of contributions that would have been made to the Arkansas Intrastate Carrier Common Line Pool (AICCLP) or the Arkansas IntraLATA Toll Pool, or both, for ten (10) months will be paid for start-up costs to the corporation provided for in this chapter.
AR Code § 25-29-112 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 29 - Arkansas Deaf and Hearing Impaired Telecommunications Services Corporation|§ 25-29-112. Effect of chapter on Acts 1995, No. 501

 All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this chapter are hereby repealed. However, to the extent any provisions of this chapter conflict with any provisions of Acts 1995, No. 501, the provisions of Acts 1995, No. 501, shall prevail.
AR Code § 25-31-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 31 - Electronic Records and Signatures|§ 25-31-101. Short title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Electronic Records and Signatures Act”.
AR Code § 25-31-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 31 - Electronic Records and Signatures|§ 25-31-102. Construction

 The provisions of this chapter shall be construed to promote the development of electronic government and electronic commerce. The Secretary of State shall develop guidelines for the use of electronic signatures and provide a register of electronic signature verification companies.
AR Code § 25-31-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 31 - Electronic Records and Signatures|§ 25-31-103. Definitions

 As used in this chapter the term:   (1) “Electronic signature” means an electronic or digital method executed or adopted by a party with the intent to be bound by or to authenticate a record, which is:  (A) Unique to the person using it;  (B) Capable of verification;  (C) Under the sole control of the person using it; and  (D) Linked to data in such a manner that if the data are changed the electronic signature is invalidated;    (2) “Electronic signature verification company” means a company providing verification of an electronic signature. An electronic signature verification company shall obtain a surety bond in the amount of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000);  (3) “Person” means a natural person, corporation, trust, partnership, incorporated or unincorporated association, or any other legal entity and also includes any department, agency, authority, or instrumentality of the state or its political subdivisions; and  (4) “Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. “Record” includes both electronic records and printed, typewritten, and tangible records.
AR Code § 25-31-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 31 - Electronic Records and Signatures|§ 25-31-104. Agreement to electronic record or signature

 (a) Any person may, but shall not be required to, accept or agree to be bound by an electronic record which is:  (1) Executed or adopted with an electronic signature; and  (2) Witnessed or notarized using an electronic signature, when that acceptance or agreement is otherwise required to be witnessed or notarized.    (b) When a person or other entity accepts or agrees to be bound by an electronic record as provided in this section, then any rule of law which requires:  (1) A record of that type to be in writing, shall be deemed satisfied;  (2) A signature, shall be deemed satisfied; and  (3) A witness or notary, shall be deemed satisfied by the electronic signature of the witness or notary.
AR Code § 25-31-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 31 - Electronic Records and Signatures|§ 25-31-105. Unauthorized use of electronic signature

 (a) A person whose electronic signature is used in an unauthorized fashion may recover or obtain any or all of the following against the person who engaged in such an unauthorized use, provided that the use of the electronic signature in an unauthorized fashion was negligent, reckless, or intentional:  (1) Actual damages;  (2) Equitable relief, including, but not limited to, an injunction or restitution of money or property;  (3) Punitive damages under the circumstances set forth in Arkansas law;  (4) Reasonable attorney's fees and expenses; and  (5) Any other relief which the court deems proper.    (b) Nothing in this section shall preclude criminal sanctions.  (c) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to waive the sovereign immunity otherwise provided by law to the state or any of its political subdivisions.
AR Code § 25-32-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 32 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|§ 25-32-101. Short title

 This chapter may be cited as the “Uniform Electronic Transactions Act”.
AR Code § 25-32-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 32 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|§ 25-32-103. Scope

 (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), this chapter applies to electronic records and electronic signatures relating to a transaction.  (b) This chapter does not apply to a transaction to the extent it is governed by:  (1) a law governing the creation and execution of wills, codicils, or testamentary trusts; and  (2) the Uniform Commercial Code other than §§ 4-1-107 and 4-1-206, Chapter 2, and Chapter 2A.    (c) This chapter applies to an electronic record or electronic signature otherwise excluded from the application of this chapter under subsection (b) to the extent it is governed by a law other than those specified in subsection (b).  (d) A transaction subject to this chapter is also subject to other applicable substantive law.  (e) This chapter is an enactment of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act as approved and recommended for enactment in all the States by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 1999 and therefore, pursuant to Section 102(a) of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, modifies, limits, or supercedes the provisions of Section 101 of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act to the extent therein authorized.
AR Code § 25-32-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 32 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|§ 25-32-104. Prospective application

 This chapter applies to any electronic record or electronic signature created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored on or after March 19, 2001.
AR Code § 25-32-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 32 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|§ 25-32-105. Use of electronic records and electronic signatures — Variation by agreement

 (a) This chapter does not require a record or signature to be created, generated, sent, communicated, received, stored, or otherwise processed or used by electronic means or in electronic form.  (b) This chapter applies only to transactions between parties each of which has agreed to conduct transactions by electronic means. Whether the parties agree to conduct a transaction by electronic means is determined from the context and surrounding circumstances, including the parties' conduct.  (c) A party that agrees to conduct a transaction by electronic means may refuse to conduct other transactions by electronic means. The right granted by this subsection may not be waived by agreement.  (d) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the effect of any of its provisions may be varied by agreement. The presence in certain provisions of this chapter of the words “unless otherwise agreed”, or words of similar import, does not imply that the effect of other provisions may not be varied by agreement.  (e) Whether an electronic record or electronic signature has legal consequences is determined by this chapter and other applicable law.
AR Code § 25-32-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 32 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|§ 25-32-106. Construction and application

 This chapter must be construed and applied:   (1) to facilitate electronic transactions consistent with other applicable law;  (2) to be consistent with reasonable practices concerning electronic transactions and with the continued expansion of those practices; and  (3) to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among States enacting it.
AR Code § 25-32-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 32 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|§ 25-32-107. Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures, and electronic contracts

 (a) A record or signature may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form.  (b) A contract may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in its formation.  (c) If a law requires a record to be in writing, an electronic record satisfies the law.  (d) If a law requires a signature, an electronic signature satisfies the law.
AR Code § 25-32-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 32 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|§ 25-32-108. Provision of information in writing — Presentation of records

 (a) If parties have agreed to conduct a transaction by electronic means and a law requires a person to provide, send, or deliver information in writing to another person, the requirement is satisfied if the information is provided, sent, or delivered, as the case may be, in an electronic record capable of retention by the recipient at the time of receipt. An electronic record is not capable of retention by the recipient if the sender or its information processing system inhibits the ability of the recipient to print or store the electronic record.  (b) If a law other than this chapter requires a record (i) to be posted or displayed in a certain manner, (ii) to be sent, communicated, or transmitted by a specified method, or (iii) to contain information that is formatted in a certain manner, the following rules apply:  (1) The record must be posted or displayed in the manner specified in the other law.  (2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d)(2), the record must be sent, communicated, or transmitted by the method specified in the other law.  (3) The record must contain the information formatted in the manner specified in the other law.    (c) If a sender inhibits the ability of a recipient to store or print an electronic record, the electronic record is not enforceable against the recipient.  (d) The requirements of this section may not be varied by agreement, but:  (1) to the extent a law other than this chapter requires information to be provided, sent, or delivered in writing but permits that requirement to be varied by agreement, the requirement under subsection (a) that the information be in the form of an electronic record capable of retention may also be varied by agreement; and  (2) a requirement under a law other than this chapter to send, communicate, or transmit a record by first-class mail, postage prepaid or regular United States mail, may be varied by agreement to the extent permitted by the other law.