reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
AR Code § 4-75-408 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 6 - Business Practices|Chapter 75 - Unfair Practices|Subchapter 4 - Automobile Dealer's Anti-Coercion Act|§ 4-75-408. Exclusive financing agreements — Prohibition

 It shall be unlawful for any person who is engaged, either directly or indirectly, in the manufacture or wholesale distribution of motor vehicles to sell, or enter into a contract to sell, motor vehicles to any person who is engaged or intends to engage in the business of selling such motor vehicles at retail in this state, on the condition or with an agreement or understanding, either express or implied, that the person so engaged in selling motor vehicles at retail shall in any manner finance the purchase or sale of any one (1) or number of motor vehicles only with or through a designated person or class of persons or shall sell and assign the conditional sales contract, chattel mortgages, or leases arising from the sale of motor vehicles, or any one (1) or number thereof only to a designated person or class of persons, when the effect of the condition, agreement, or understanding so entered into may be to lessen or eliminate competition, or create or tend to create a monopoly in the person or class of persons who are designated, by virtue of the condition, agreement, or understanding to finance the purchase or sale of motor vehicles or to purchase such conditional sales contracts, chattel mortgages, or leases. Any such condition, agreement, or understanding is void and against the public policy of this state.
AR Code § 4-75-409 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 6 - Business Practices|Chapter 75 - Unfair Practices|Subchapter 4 - Automobile Dealer's Anti-Coercion Act|§ 4-75-409. Exclusive financing agreements — Threats as prima facie evidence

 Any threat, expressed or implied, made to any person engaged in the business of selling motor vehicles at retail in this state by any person engaged, either directly or indirectly, in the manufacture or distribution of motor vehicles, that the person will discontinue or cease to sell, or refuse to enter into a contract to sell, or will terminate a contract to sell motor vehicles, to the person who is so engaged in the business of selling motor vehicles at retail, unless the person finances the purchase or sale of any one (1) or number of motor vehicles only with or through a designated person or class of persons or sells and assigns the conditional sales contracts, chattel mortgages, or leases arising from his or her retail sales of motor vehicles or any one (1) or number thereof only to a designated person or class of persons shall be prima facie evidence of the fact that such person so engaged in the manufacture or distribution of motor vehicles has sold or intends to sell them on the condition or with the agreement or understanding prohibited in § 4-75-408.
AR Code § 4-75-410 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 6 - Business Practices|Chapter 75 - Unfair Practices|Subchapter 4 - Automobile Dealer's Anti-Coercion Act|§ 4-75-410. Exclusive financing agreements — Threats presumed made at direction of manufacturer or distributor

 Any threat, expressed or implied, made to any person engaged in the business of selling motor vehicles at retail in this state by any person, or any agent of any such person, who is engaged in the business of financing the purchase or sale of motor vehicles or of buying conditional sales contracts, chattel mortgages, or leases on motor vehicles in this state and is affiliated with or controlled by any person engaged, directly or indirectly, in the manufacture or distribution of motor vehicles, that the person so engaged in such manufacture or distribution shall terminate his or her contract with or cease to sell motor vehicles to such person engaged in the sale of motor vehicles at retail in this state unless such person finances the purchase or sale of any one (1) or number of motor vehicles only with or through a designated person or class of persons or sells and assigns the conditional sales contracts, chattel mortgages, or leases arising from his or her retail sale of motor vehicles or any one (1) or any number thereof only to such person so engaged in financing the purchase or sale of motor vehicles or in buying conditional sales contracts, chattel mortgages, or leases on motor vehicles shall be presumed to be made at the direction of and with the authority of the person so engaged in the manufacture or distribution of motor vehicles, and shall be prima facie evidence of the fact that the person so engaged in the manufacture or distribution of motor vehicles has sold or intends to sell them on the condition or with the agreement or understanding prohibited in § 4-75-408.
AR Code § 4-75-411 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 6 - Business Practices|Chapter 75 - Unfair Practices|Subchapter 4 - Automobile Dealer's Anti-Coercion Act|§ 4-75-411. Unlawful subsidies or discrimination

 (a) It shall be unlawful for any person who is engaged, directly or indirectly, in the manufacture or wholesale distribution of motor vehicles to pay or give or to contract to pay or give any subsidy to any person, other than an automobile dealer or automobile distributor, who is engaged in the business of financing the purchase or sale of motor vehicles or of buying conditional sales contracts, chattel mortgages, or leases on motor vehicles sold at retail within this state or to discriminate in favor of or against any person, other than an automobile dealer or automobile distributor engaged in the business of financing the purchase or sale of motor vehicles or of buying conditional sales contracts, chattel mortgages, or leases on motor vehicles sold at retail within this state, if the effect of any such subsidy or discrimination may be to lessen or eliminate competition or to create or tend to create a monopoly in the person or class of persons who receive the subsidy or who are benefited by the discrimination.  (b) It shall be unlawful for any person other than an automobile dealer or automobile distributor who is engaged in the business of financing the purchase or sale of motor vehicles or of buying conditional sales contracts, chattel mortgages, or leases on motor vehicles sold at retail within this state to accept or receive or contract or agree to accept or receive, either directly or indirectly, any subsidy or the benefit resulting from any discrimination as set forth in subsection (a) of this section from any person engaged, directly or indirectly, in the manufacture or wholesale distribution of motor vehicles if the effect of the acceptance or receipt of any such subsidy or benefit may be to lessen or eliminate competition or to create or tend to create a monopoly in the person or class of persons who receives the subsidy or who is benefited by the discrimination.  (c) It shall be unlawful for any person other than an automobile dealer or automobile distributor who accepts or receives, either directly or indirectly, any subsidy or the benefit resulting from any discrimination as set forth in subsection (b) of this section or contracts, either directly or indirectly, to receive any such subsidy or benefit to thereafter finance or attempt to finance the purchase or sale of any motor vehicles or buy or attempt to buy any conditional sales contracts, chattel mortgages, or leases on motor vehicles sold at retail in this state.
AR Code § 4-75-412 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 6 - Business Practices|Chapter 75 - Unfair Practices|Subchapter 4 - Automobile Dealer's Anti-Coercion Act|§ 4-75-412. Actions by injured parties

 (a) In addition to the criminal and civil penalties provided in this subchapter, any person who shall be injured in his or her business or property by any other person or corporation or association or partnership, by reason of anything forbidden or declared to be unlawful by this subchapter, may sue therefor in any court having jurisdiction thereof in the county where the defendant resides or is found, or any agent resides or is found, or where service may be obtained, without respect to the amount in controversy, and recover twofold the damages by him or her sustained and the costs of suit.  (b) Whenever it shall appear to the court before which any proceedings under this subchapter may be pending that the ends of justice require that other parties shall be brought before the court, the court may cause them to be made parties defendant and summoned, whether they reside in the county where the action is pending or not.
AR Code § 4-75-413 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 6 - Business Practices|Chapter 75 - Unfair Practices|Subchapter 4 - Automobile Dealer's Anti-Coercion Act|§ 4-75-413. Arbitration and forum selection clauses in the sale of motor vehicles

 (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, no new or used automobile dealer shall include in the contract for the sale of a motor vehicle a provision requiring the purchaser to submit a disputed matter to:  (1) Binding arbitration; or  (2) A forum outside the county in which the dealer resides or does business.    (b)  (1)  (A) The purchaser of a motor vehicle may knowingly and voluntarily agree to submit to binding arbitration only by signing a separate document entitled in bold print “Waiver of Purchaser's Right to Sue” containing a written waiver specifically acknowledging the purchaser's relinquishment of the right to have any dispute over the sale or operation of the motor vehicle decided by a court of law.  (B) The purchaser of a motor vehicle may knowingly and voluntarily agree to submit to a forum outside the dealer's residence or place of business only by signing a separate document entitled in bold print “Waiver of Purchaser's Choice of Forum” containing a written waiver specifically acknowledging the purchaser's relinquishment of the right to have any dispute over the sale or operation of the motor vehicle decided by a court or arbitrator in the county in which the seller resides or does business.    (2) A waiver described in subdivision (b)(1)(A) or (B) of this section shall not be enforceable unless contained in a separate document.    (c) A purchaser who refuses to sign a waiver described in subsection (b) of this section shall not be denied the right to purchase a motor vehicle at the price agreed upon by the purchaser and the seller.
AR Code § 4-75-503 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 6 - Business Practices|Chapter 75 - Unfair Practices|Subchapter 5 - Price Discrimination|§ 4-75-503. Furnishing or transmitting news

 (a)  (1)  (A) All corporations, companies, individuals, associations, or persons associated for the purpose of furnishing news for publication in newspapers and engaged in furnishing news for publication shall furnish the service to all newspapers, persons, companies, or corporations authorized to do business under the laws of this state at uniform rates and without discrimination.  (B) The service shall be given in the same manner and at the same cost to all.    (2) No increase in the rate charged for such news service shall apply in this state unless the increased rates shall be made in conformity with the uniform increased rates made for all other points wherever the news service may be furnished by the persons, companies, corporations, associations, or companies associated.    (b)  (1) Any person, association, company, or corporation associated violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation and fined in any sum not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).  (2) Each day's violation shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punished as such.    (c)  (1) Any telegraph company or telephone company transmitting or permitting to be transmitted over its lines, by lease or otherwise, or which shall receive for transmission over any of its lines from any persons, companies, corporations, associations, or persons associated, any news item, the transmission of which is prohibited by this section, shall be guilty of a violation and punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).  (2) The Attorney General or any prosecuting attorney of the state is empowered, authorized, and directed to bring suit in the name of the State of Arkansas for the recovery of the penalty prescribed by subdivision (c)(1) of this section.    (d) Any person, company, corporation, or any association of persons against whom a discrimination shall be made in the rate charged or of services rendered by any association, company, corporation, or persons associated in the furnishing of news service or to whom such news service is refused shall be entitled to recover damages in any sum not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) per day for each day of the discrimination or refusal.
AR Code § 4-75-601 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 6 - Business Practices|Chapter 75 - Unfair Practices|Subchapter 6 - Theft of Trade Secrets|§ 4-75-601. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   (1) “Improper means” includes theft, bribery, misrepresentation, breach or inducement of a breach of a duty to maintain secrecy, or espionage through electronic or other means;  (2) “Misappropriation” means:  (A) Acquisition of a trade secret of another by a person who knows or has reason to know that the trade secret was acquired by improper means; or  (B) Disclosure or use of a trade secret of another without express or implied consent by a person who:  (i) Used improper means to acquire knowledge of the trade secret; or  (ii) At the time of disclosure or use, knew or had reason to know that his knowledge of the trade secret was:  (a) Derived from or through a person who had utilized improper means to acquire it;  (b) Acquired under circumstances giving rise to a duty to maintain its secrecy or limit its use; or  (c) Derived from or through a person who owed a duty to the person seeking relief to maintain its secrecy or limit its use; or    (iii) Before a material change of his position, knew or had reason to know that it was a trade secret and that knowledge of it had been acquired by accident or mistake;      (3) “Person” means a natural person, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, joint venture, government, governmental subdivision or agency, or any other legal or commercial entity;  (4) “Trade secret” means information, including a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, or process, that:  (A) Derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use; and  (B) Is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy.
AR Code § 4-75-602 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 6 - Business Practices|Chapter 75 - Unfair Practices|Subchapter 6 - Theft of Trade Secrets|§ 4-75-602. Effect of subchapter on other law

 (a) This subchapter displaces conflicting tort, restitutionary, and other law of this state pertaining to civil liability for misappropriation of a trade secret.  (b) This subchapter does not affect:  (1) Contractual or other civil liability or relief that is not based upon misappropriation of a trade secret; or  (2) Criminal liability for misappropriation of a trade secret.
AR Code § 4-75-603 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 6 - Business Practices|Chapter 75 - Unfair Practices|Subchapter 6 - Theft of Trade Secrets|§ 4-75-603. Statute of limitations

 An action for misappropriation must be brought within three (3) years after the misappropriation is discovered or, by the exercise of reasonable diligence, should have been discovered. For the purposes of this section, a continuing misappropriation constitutes a single claim.
AR Code § 4-75-604 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 6 - Business Practices|Chapter 75 - Unfair Practices|Subchapter 6 - Theft of Trade Secrets|§ 4-75-604. Injunctive relief

 (a) Actual or threatened misappropriation may be enjoined.  (b) Upon application to the court, an injunction shall be terminated when the trade secret has ceased to exist; however, the injunction may be continued for an additional reasonable period of time in order to eliminate commercial advantage that otherwise would be derived from the misappropriation.  (c) If the court determines that it would be unreasonable to prohibit future use, an injunction may condition future use upon payment of a reasonable royalty for no longer than the period of time the use could have been prohibited.  (d) In appropriate circumstances, affirmative acts to protect a trade secret may be compelled by court order.
AR Code § 4-75-605 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 6 - Business Practices|Chapter 75 - Unfair Practices|Subchapter 6 - Theft of Trade Secrets|§ 4-75-605. Preservation of secrecy

 In an action under this subchapter, a court shall preserve the secrecy of an alleged trade secret by reasonable means, which may include granting protective orders in connection with discovery proceedings, holding in camera hearings, sealing the records of the action, and ordering any person involved in the litigation not to disclose an alleged trade secret without prior court approval.
AR Code § 4-75-606 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 6 - Business Practices|Chapter 75 - Unfair Practices|Subchapter 6 - Theft of Trade Secrets|§ 4-75-606. Damages

 (a) In addition to or in lieu of injunctive relief, a complainant may recover damages for the actual loss caused by misappropriation.  (b) A complainant also may recover for the unjust enrichment caused by misappropriation that is not taken into account in computing damages for actual loss.
AR Code § 4-75-607 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 6 - Business Practices|Chapter 75 - Unfair Practices|Subchapter 6 - Theft of Trade Secrets|§ 4-75-607. Attorney's fees

 The court may award reasonable attorneys' fees to the prevailing party if:   (1) A claim of misappropriation is made in bad faith;  (2) A motion to terminate an injunction is made or resisted in bad faith; or  (3) Willful and malicious misappropriation exists.
AR Code § 4-75-701 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 6 - Business Practices|Chapter 75 - Unfair Practices|Subchapter 7 - Unfair Cigarette Sales Act|§ 4-75-701. Title

 This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Unfair Cigarette Sales Act”.
AR Code § 4-75-703 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 6 - Business Practices|Chapter 75 - Unfair Practices|Subchapter 7 - Unfair Cigarette Sales Act|§ 4-75-703. Sales excepted from subchapter

 (a) This subchapter does not apply to a sale at wholesale or a sale at retail made:  (1) In an isolated transaction and not in the usual course of business;  (2) Where cigarettes are advertised, offered for sale, or sold in a bona fide clearance sale for the purpose of discontinuing trade in the cigarettes, and the advertising, offer to sell, or sale shall state the reason for the sale and the quantity of the cigarettes advertised, offered for sale, or to be sold;  (3) Where cigarettes are advertised, offered for sale, or sold as imperfect or damaged, and the advertising, offer to sell, or sale shall state the reason for the sale and the quantity of the cigarettes advertised, offered for sale, or to be sold;  (4) Where cigarettes are sold upon the final liquidation of a business; or  (5) Where cigarettes are advertised, offered for sale, or sold by any fiduciary or other officer acting under the order or direction of any court.    (b) For sales that are exempt under subsection (a) of this section, the seller shall:  (1) Notify Arkansas Tobacco Control of the sale at least one (1) business day before the sale occurs; and  (2) For sales that are below cost, submit the information required by the Director of Arkansas Tobacco Control on the form prescribed by the director.
AR Code § 4-75-704 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 6 - Business Practices|Chapter 75 - Unfair Practices|Subchapter 7 - Unfair Cigarette Sales Act|§ 4-75-704. Transactions permitted to meet lawful competition

 (a)  (1) Any wholesaler may advertise, offer to sell, or sell cigarettes at a price made in good faith to meet the price of a competitor who is rendering the same type of service and is selling the same article at cost to the competing wholesaler as defined by this subchapter.  (2) Any retailer may advertise, offer to sell, or sell cigarettes at a price made in good faith to meet the price of a competitor who is selling the same article at cost to the competing retailer as defined in this subchapter.    (b) The price of cigarettes advertised, offered for sale, or sold under the exceptions specified in § 4-75-703 shall not be considered the price of a competitor and shall not be used as a basis for establishing prices below cost, nor shall the price established at a bankrupt sale be considered the price of a competitor within the purview of this section.  (c) In the absence of proof of the actual cost to the competing wholesaler or to the competing retailer, as the case may be, the cost may be presumed to be the lowest cost to wholesalers or the lowest cost to retailers, as the case may be, within the same trading area as determined by a cost survey made pursuant to § 4-75-711(b).
AR Code § 4-75-705 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 6 - Business Practices|Chapter 75 - Unfair Practices|Subchapter 7 - Unfair Cigarette Sales Act|§ 4-75-705. Contracts in violation of subchapter void

 Any contract, express or implied, made by any person in violation of any of the provisions of this subchapter is illegal and void and no recovery shall be had thereon.
AR Code § 4-75-706 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 4 - Business and Commercial Law|Subtitle 6 - Business Practices|Chapter 75 - Unfair Practices|Subchapter 7 - Unfair Cigarette Sales Act|§ 4-75-706. Director of Arkansas Tobacco Control — Powers and duties

 (a)  (1) The Director of Arkansas Tobacco Control may prescribe, adopt, and enforce rules relating to the administration and enforcement of this subchapter.  (2)  (A) The director may undertake and make or cause to be made one (1) or more cost surveys for the state or a trading area as he or she shall define, and when the cost survey is made by or approved by the director, it is permissible to use the cost survey as provided in § 4-75-711(b).  (B) The director may also investigate price fixing.    (3) The director may revoke or suspend the permit issued under this subchapter of any person who refuses or neglects to comply with this subchapter or any rule of the director prescribed under this subchapter.    (b) Whenever any person fails to comply with this subchapter or any rule of the director promulgated under this subchapter, the Arkansas Tobacco Control Board, upon a hearing, after giving the person ten (10) days' notice in writing specifying the time and place of the hearing and requiring the person to show cause why his or her permit should not be revoked, may revoke or suspend the permit held by the person.  (c) Any ruling, order, or decision of the board shall be subject to review, as provided by law, in the Pulaski County Circuit Court or any court of competent jurisdiction in the county in which the person affected resides or does business.