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AR Code § 18-27-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 3 - Personal Property|Chapter 27 - Rights in Personal Property|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 18-27-103. Abandonment of personal property

 (a) Upon the purchase of land at a judicial sale, nonjudicial foreclosure sale, under the Arkansas Statutory Foreclosure Act, § 18-50-101 et seq., or otherwise, or a tax sale, all personal property remaining on the land or in any structure on the land shall be considered to have been abandoned if:  (1) The owner of the personal property has received notice of the sale of the land and has neither removed the personal property nor notified the purchaser in writing of the owner's claim to the personal property within thirty (30) days of recording the deed commemorating the sale; or  (2)  (A) After the sale, the purchaser may mail to the last known mailing address of all previous occupants and post notice of the sale of the land and the owner of the personal property has not:  (i) Removed the personal property; or  (ii) Notified the purchaser in writing of the owner's claim to the personal property within thirty (30) days of the posting of the notice.    (B) The notice shall be dated, mailed by certified mail, posted conspicuously on the land, and contain a statement that informs the owner of the personal property that all personal property not removed or claimed within the thirty (30) days of the posting date period shall be considered abandoned.      (b)  (1) If the owner of the personal property does not remove the personal property within thirty (30) days, but merely gives the purchaser written notice of the owner's claim, the purchaser may remove and store the personal property at the owner's expense.  (2)  (A) The personal property shall be stored for no more than thirty (30) days at the owner's expense.  (B) If the owner of the personal property does not take possession of the personal property and pay the reasonable expense of storage within the thirty (30) days, the personal property shall be considered abandoned.      (c) A purchaser of land that disposes of personal property that is considered abandoned under this section is not subject to liability or suit.  (d) The following property is not personal property that may be considered abandoned under this section:  (1) A manufactured home or mobile home on which a creditor or other party holds a mortgage, lien, security interest, or other encumbrance; and  (2) Abandoned personal property on which a creditor or other party holds a mortgage, lien, security interest, or other encumbrance.
AR Code § 18-27-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 3 - Personal Property|Chapter 27 - Rights in Personal Property|Subchapter 2 - Pawnbrokers|§ 18-27-204. Limitations on the purchase and disposition of personal property — Definition

 (a) As used in this section, “pawnbroker” means any person, firm, or corporation, or an agent of any person, firm, or corporation, who is engaged in the business of lending money upon the security of articles of personal property or purchasing personal property.  (b) No pawnbroker shall purchase or receive personal property as security from any person under eighteen (18) years of age who has not been emancipated under § 9-26-104.  (c) A pawnbroker shall not dispose of personal property purchased or received as security until at least fifteen (15) calendar days after the personal property is purchased or pawned or at least seven (7) calendar days after the purchase or pawn is reported to the local police, whichever comes first, unless the personal property is:  (1) Redeemed by the person who sold or pawned it; or  (2) Returned to the rightful owner of the personal property.    (d) The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to personal property purchased by the pawnbroker from a retailer or a wholesaler.  (e)  (1) The failure on the part of a pawnbroker to comply with a provision of this section shall be a violation.  (2) Upon conviction, the offender shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
AR Code § 18-27-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 3 - Personal Property|Chapter 27 - Rights in Personal Property|Subchapter 3 - Dealer in Secondhand Goods Reform and Disclosure Act|§ 18-27-301. Title

 This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Dealer in Secondhand Goods Reform and Disclosure Act”.
AR Code § 18-27-302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 3 - Personal Property|Chapter 27 - Rights in Personal Property|Subchapter 3 - Dealer in Secondhand Goods Reform and Disclosure Act|§ 18-27-302. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Dealer” means an individual or entity that is engaged in the business of:  (A) Lending money upon the security of an article of personal property that is retained by the individual or entity until:  (i) The loan is repaid; or  (ii) The time to repay the loan has expired; or    (B) Purchasing other than at wholesale or retail an article of personal property for resale in any form;    (2) “Defacing identifiable stolen personal property” means performing or acquiescing in an act designed to remove, destroy, mutilate, disguise, or otherwise purposefully and willfully prevent detection of identifiable stolen personal property;  (3) “Identifiable stolen personal property” means personal property that is:  (A) Reported stolen to an appropriate law enforcement agency;  (B) Described in the official stolen property report of the law enforcement agency by serial number, vehicle identification number, license registration number, or other numbers, letters, symbols, or markings that authenticate the specific personal property in the possession of the dealer; and  (C) Connected by documentation, such as a receipt, presented to the dealer by the owner demonstrating the likelihood of current ownership; and    (4) “Insider” means a family member or friend of the owner of stolen property.
AR Code § 18-27-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 3 - Personal Property|Chapter 27 - Rights in Personal Property|Subchapter 3 - Dealer in Secondhand Goods Reform and Disclosure Act|§ 18-27-303. Recovery of personal property and identifiable stolen personal property — Liability

 (a) An owner of stolen personal property may request that a dealer return the stolen property without charge to the owner by signing and following the terms of the affidavit in favor of the dealer as described in § 18-27-304(b).  (b) Unless reasonable cause exists, within seven (7) days after the later of the receipt of an affidavit described in § 18-27-304(b) and the written release, either conditional or outright, of any property hold issued by any law enforcement agency with respect to the identifiable stolen property, a dealer shall:  (1) Deliver the identifiable stolen property to the owner; or  (2) File a legal action in a court of competent jurisdiction to determine ownership.    (c) If the dealer refuses to make an election under subsection (b) of this section, the owner may file a replevin action to recover the property and the court may award and apportion costs and attorney's fees as appropriate under the facts of the case.
AR Code § 18-27-305 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 3 - Personal Property|Chapter 27 - Rights in Personal Property|Subchapter 3 - Dealer in Secondhand Goods Reform and Disclosure Act|§ 18-27-305. Limitations on the purchase, maintenance, and disposition of personal property — Defacing identifiable stolen personal property

 A dealer shall not:   (1) Purchase or receive personal property as security from a person under eighteen (18) years of age who has not been emancipated under § 9-26-104; or  (2) Deface identifiable stolen personal property.
AR Code § 18-27-306 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 3 - Personal Property|Chapter 27 - Rights in Personal Property|Subchapter 3 - Dealer in Secondhand Goods Reform and Disclosure Act|§ 18-27-306. Penalties

 A violation of this subchapter by a dealer is a Class C misdemeanor.
AR Code § 18-28-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 3 - Personal Property|Chapter 28 - Unclaimed Property|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 18-28-101. Abandonment of property with service or repair shops — Disposition

 (a) Any item of clothing left at a dry cleaners which is not claimed within six (6) months shall be deemed abandoned property, and the owner may dispose of the clothing and may retain the proceeds from any sale of the clothing.  (b)  (1) Any audio or video equipment left at a business engaged in the servicing or repair of the equipment shall be deemed abandoned property if the owner of the equipment does not claim the property within six (6) months after the equipment was serviced or repaired or, if no repair or servicing was authorized, then six (6) months after the date the equipment was left at the business.  (2) The owner of the business may dispose of the abandoned property and retain the proceeds from any sale of the equipment.    (c) An owner of a business who disposes of property pursuant to this section shall waive all rights to recover fees for performing work on the object.
AR Code § 18-28-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 3 - Personal Property|Chapter 28 - Unclaimed Property|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 18-28-102. Abandonment of jewelry with jeweler or merchant for service, repair, or on consignment — Disposition

 (a) An item of jewelry left with a jeweler or merchant for service or repair or on consignment that is not claimed within one (1) year or by a later time if the later time is specified in writing shall be deemed abandoned property and may be disposed of under this section without recourse by or liability to the party delivering the jewelry, the owner of the jewelry, or any other party.  (b) The jeweler or merchant may dispose of the jewelry if at the time of receiving the jewelry:  (1) The jeweler or merchant gives the party delivering the jewelry notice in writing that:  (A) The jeweler or merchant may dispose of the jewelry without any liability or accountability to the party delivering the jewelry, the owner of the jewelry, or any other party unless the jewelry is reclaimed within one (1) year or by a later time if the later time is specified by the parties in writing; and  (B) The party delivering the jewelry, the owner of the jewelry, or any other interested party must supply to the jeweler or merchant a current mailing address in order to receive notice of a sale or other disposition of the property after one (1) year or by a later time if the later time is specified by the parties in writing; and    (2) The jeweler or merchant receives a current mailing address from the party delivering the jewelry and, if different, the owner of the jewelry.    (c)  (1) Notice that the jewelry is deemed abandoned under this section shall be sent by certified mail to each current mailing address that has been supplied to the jeweler or merchant at least fifteen (15) days prior to the sale or other disposition of the jewelry, or a different time period if agreed to by the parties in writing.  (2) The failure of the party delivering the jewelry, the owner of the jewelry, or any other interested party to supply a current mailing address in order to receive notice of the sale or other disposition of the jewelry is a waiver of any right, claim, or interest in the jewelry.    (d)  (1) A jeweler or merchant that disposes of jewelry under this section shall apply the proceeds from the sale or other disposition of the jewelry to:  (A) A reasonable handling charge of the jeweler or merchant, not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00); and  (B) The indebtedness owed to the jeweler or merchant for repairs or services performed in connection with the jewelry.    (2) Any proceeds that exceed the amount necessary to make the jeweler or merchant whole under subdivision (d)(1) of this section shall be treated as unclaimed property and reported and paid to the Auditor of State under the Unclaimed Property Act, § 18-28-201 et seq.
AR Code § 18-28-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 3 - Personal Property|Chapter 28 - Unclaimed Property|Subchapter 2 - Unclaimed Property Act|§ 18-28-203. Contents of safe deposit box or other safekeeping depository

 Tangible property held in a safe deposit box or other safekeeping depository in this state in the ordinary course of the holder's business and proceeds resulting from the sale of the property permitted by other law, are presumed abandoned if the property remains unclaimed by the owner for more than five (5) years after expiration of the lease or rental period on the box or other depository.
AR Code § 18-28-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 3 - Personal Property|Chapter 28 - Unclaimed Property|Subchapter 2 - Unclaimed Property Act|§ 18-28-204. Rules for taking custody

 Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter or by other statute of this state, property that is presumed abandoned, whether located in this or another state, is subject to the custody of this state if:   (1) the last known address of the apparent owner, as shown on the records of the holder, is in this state;  (2) the records of the holder do not reflect the identity of the person entitled to the property and it is established that the last known address of the person entitled to the property is in this state;  (3) the records of the holder do not reflect the last known address of the apparent owner and it is established that:  (i) the last known address of the person entitled to the property is in this state; or  (ii) the holder is domiciled in this state or is a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of this state and has not previously paid or delivered the property to the state of the last known address of the apparent owner or other person entitled to the property;    (4) the last known address of the apparent owner, as shown on the records of the holder, is in a state that does not provide for the escheat or custodial taking of the property and the holder is domiciled in this state or is a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of this state;  (5) the last known address of the apparent owner, as shown on the records of the holder, is in a foreign country and the holder is domiciled in this state or is a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of this state;  (6) the transaction out of which the property arose occurred in this state, the holder is domiciled in a state that does not provide for the escheat or custodial taking of the property, and the last known address of the apparent owner or other person entitled to the property is unknown or is in a state that does not provide for the escheat or custodial taking of the property; or  (7) the property is a traveler's check or money order purchased in this state, or the issuer of the traveler's check or money order has its principal place of business in this state and the issuer's records show that the instrument was purchased in a state that does not provide for the escheat or custodial taking of the property, or do not show the state in which the instrument was purchased.
AR Code § 18-28-205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 3 - Personal Property|Chapter 28 - Unclaimed Property|Subchapter 2 - Unclaimed Property Act|§ 18-28-205. Dormancy charge

 A holder may deduct from property presumed abandoned a charge imposed by reason of the owner's failure to claim the property within a specified time only if there is a valid and enforceable written contract between the holder and the owner under which the holder may impose the charge and the holder regularly imposes the charge, which is not regularly reversed or otherwise canceled. The amount of the deduction is limited to an amount that is not unconscionable.
AR Code § 18-28-206 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 3 - Personal Property|Chapter 28 - Unclaimed Property|Subchapter 2 - Unclaimed Property Act|§ 18-28-206. Burden of proof as to property evidenced by record of check or draft

 A record of the issuance of a check, draft, or similar instrument is prima facie evidence of an obligation. In claiming property from a holder who is also the issuer, the administrator's burden of proof as to the existence and amount of the property and its abandonment is satisfied by showing issuance of the instrument and passage of the requisite period of abandonment. Defenses of payment, satisfaction, discharge, and want of consideration are affirmative defenses that must be established by the holder.
AR Code § 18-28-208 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 3 - Personal Property|Chapter 28 - Unclaimed Property|Subchapter 2 - Unclaimed Property Act|§ 18-28-208. Payment or delivery of abandoned property

 (a) Except for property held in a safe deposit box or other safekeeping depository, upon filing the report required by § 18-28-207, the holder of property presumed abandoned shall pay, deliver, or cause to be paid or delivered to the administrator the property described in the report as unclaimed, but if the property is an automatically renewable deposit, and a penalty or forfeiture in the payment of interest would result, the time for compliance is extended until a penalty or forfeiture would no longer result. Tangible property held in a safe deposit box or other safekeeping depository may not be delivered to the administrator until one hundred twenty (120) days after filing the report required by § 18-28-207.  (b) If the property reported to the administrator is a security or security entitlement under § 4-8-101 et seq. (UCC — Investment Securities), the administrator is an appropriate person to make an indorsement, instruction, or entitlement order on behalf of the apparent owner to invoke the duty of the issuer or its transfer agent or the securities intermediary to transfer or dispose of the security or the security entitlement in accordance with § 4-8-101 et seq. (UCC — Investment Securities).  (c) If the holder of property reported to the administrator is the issuer of a certificated security, the administrator has the right to obtain a replacement certificate pursuant to § 4-8-405, but an indemnity bond is not required.  (d) An issuer, the holder, and any transfer agent or other person acting pursuant to the instructions of and on behalf of the issuer or holder in accordance with this section is not liable to the apparent owner and must be indemnified against claims of any person in accordance with § 18-28-210.
AR Code § 18-28-209 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 3 - Personal Property|Chapter 28 - Unclaimed Property|Subchapter 2 - Unclaimed Property Act|§ 18-28-209. Notice and publication of lists of abandoned property

 The administrator shall publish a notice not later than November 30 of the year next following the year in which abandoned property has been paid or delivered to the administrator. The notice must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in each county of this state. The advertisement must be in a form that, in the judgment of the administrator, is likely to attract the attention of the potential owners of the unclaimed property. The advertisement shall contain:   (1) A statement explaining that the property the administrator is holding is presumed to be abandoned and has been taken into the protective custody of the administrator;  (2)  (A) A statement explaining that additional information concerning the property may be obtained by consulting one (1) or more of the following:  (i) The Internet address of the administrator's official website;  (ii) The telephone number for the administrator's office; and  (iii) Posting of a notice at the county courthouse.    (B) A statement under this subdivision (a)(2) shall include the:  (i) Internet address of the administrator's official website; and  (ii) Telephone number for the administrator's office; and      (3) A statement that information about the property and its return to the owner is available to a person having a legal or beneficial interest in the property, upon request to the administrator.
AR Code § 18-28-211 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 3 - Personal Property|Chapter 28 - Unclaimed Property|Subchapter 2 - Unclaimed Property Act|§ 18-28-211. Crediting of dividends, interest, and increments to owner's account

 If property other than money is delivered to the administrator under this subchapter, the owner is entitled to receive from the administrator any income or gain realized or accruing on the property at or before liquidation or conversion of the property into money. If the property was an interest-bearing demand, savings, or time deposit, including a deposit that is automatically renewable, the administrator shall not pay interest.
AR Code § 18-28-212 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 3 - Personal Property|Chapter 28 - Unclaimed Property|Subchapter 2 - Unclaimed Property Act|§ 18-28-212. Public sale of abandoned property

 (a)  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the administrator, within three (3) years after the receipt of abandoned property, shall sell it to the highest bidder at public sale at a location in the state which in the judgment of the administrator affords the most favorable market for the property. The administrator may decline the highest bid and reoffer the property for sale if the administrator considers the bid to be insufficient. The administrator need not offer the property for sale if the administrator considers that the probable cost of sale will exceed the proceeds of the sale.  (2) A sale held under this section must be preceded by a single publication of notice, at least three (3) weeks before sale, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the property is to be sold. However, the administrator is not required to publish notice under this section if the abandoned property will be sold through an Internet auction.    (b)  (1)  (A) Securities listed on an established stock exchange shall be sold at prices prevailing on the exchange at the time of sale.  (B) Other securities may be sold over the counter at prices prevailing at the time of sale or by a reasonable method selected by the administrator.    (2) The administrator may sell securities upon receipt of the securities from the holder.  (3)  (A) A person making a claim under this subchapter is entitled to receive the:  (i) Securities delivered by the holder to the administrator if the securities still remain in the custody of the administrator; or  (ii) Proceeds received from the sale of the securities, less any fees and expenses incurred from the sale.    (B) A person may not maintain an action or bring a proceeding for any appreciation or depreciation in the value of the securities that may occur after delivery by the holder to the administrator against:  (i) The state;  (ii) The administrator;  (iii) The holder;  (iv) A securities transfer agent;  (v) An auctioneer; or  (vi) An agent acting for or on behalf of the holder or administrator.        (c) A purchaser of property at a sale conducted by the administrator pursuant to this subchapter takes the property free of all claims of the owner or previous holder and of all persons claiming through or under them. The administrator shall execute all documents necessary to complete the transfer of ownership.