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AR Code § 18-28-403 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 3 - Personal Property|Chapter 28 - Unclaimed Property|Subchapter 4 - Mineral Proceeds|§ 18-28-403. Abandoned mineral proceeds — Disposition of funds

 (a)  (1)  (A) All mineral proceeds that are held or owing by the holder and that have remained unclaimed by the owner for longer than three (3) years after the mineral proceeds became payable or distributable are presumed abandoned.  (B) Abandoned mineral proceeds are subject to the unclaimed property provisions of the Unclaimed Property Act, § 18-28-201 et seq., except that funds received by the Auditor of State under this section shall be deposited by the Auditor of State into a special trust fund to be known as the “Abandoned Mineral Proceeds Trust Fund”.  (C) The funds shall be deposited into accounts in one (1) or more financial institutions authorized to do business in this state and may then be transferred into the State Treasury Money Management Trust to be administered in accordance with the laws of this state.    (2)  (A) However, upon petition of the county attorney of the county in which the abandoned minerals were produced or severed, abandoned mineral proceeds that are held pursuant to leases executed by receivers or their successors appointed by a court of proper jurisdiction, shall be remitted by the holder to the county in which the minerals were produced or severed and deposited into the county general fund.  (B) The county attorney shall publish notice of his or her petition in a legal newspaper having general circulation in the county, and the notice shall be published at least one (1) time.    (3) The holder of abandoned mineral proceeds turned over to the Auditor of State under this section shall provide the following information to the Auditor of State:  (A) The name and last known address of the property owner;  (B) The applicable well name, uncontrolled lease name, or unitized area name as recognized by the Oil and Gas Commission;  (C) Either:  (i) The county, section, township, and range of the well; or  (ii) The county, section, township, and range from which the abandoned minerals were severed or produced; and    (D) Any other information required by the Auditor of State.      (b) The Abandoned Mineral Proceeds Trust Fund shall be used by the Auditor of State to pay the claims of persons establishing ownership of mineral proceeds in possession of the state under this subchapter and for the enforcement and administration of this subchapter. At least one (1) time each fiscal year, the Auditor of State shall transfer to the County Aid Fund in the State Treasury all funds in the Abandoned Mineral Proceeds Trust Fund in excess of an amount determined by the Auditor of State to be sufficient to pay the anticipated expenses and claims of the Abandoned Mineral Proceeds Trust Fund.  (c)  (1) Funds credited to the County Aid Fund pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter shall annually be equally distributed among all the counties in the state by the Treasurer of State.  (2) All funds remitted to the respective counties shall be credited to the county general fund.
AR Code § 18-28-404 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 3 - Personal Property|Chapter 28 - Unclaimed Property|Subchapter 4 - Mineral Proceeds|§ 18-28-404. Reports

 A report required to be made to the Auditor of State by a holder of abandoned mineral proceeds under this subchapter shall be submitted to the Auditor of State in an electronic format approved by the Auditor of State.
AR Code § 18-29-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 3 - Personal Property|Chapter 29 - Property Sales|Subchapter 2 - Unused Property|§ 18-29-202. Prohibited unused property sale items

 (a) No unused property merchant shall offer for sale at an unused property market or knowingly permit the sale of:  (1) Baby food;  (2) Infant formula;  (3) Cosmetics or personal care products; or  (4) Any nonprescription drug or medical device.    (b) This section shall not apply to a person who keeps available for public inspection a written authorization identifying that person as an authorized representative of the manufacturer or distributor of the product, as long as the authorization is not false, fraudulent, or fraudulently obtained.
AR Code § 18-29-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 3 - Personal Property|Chapter 29 - Property Sales|Subchapter 2 - Unused Property|§ 18-29-203. Receipts

 (a)  (1) Every unused property merchant shall maintain receipts for the purchase of new and unused property, as defined in § 18-29-201(3).  (2) Receipts shall contain all of the following information:  (A) The date of the transaction;  (B) The name and address of the person, corporation, or entity from which the new and unused property was acquired;  (C) An identification and description of the new and unused property acquired;  (D) The price paid for such new and unused property; and  (E) The signature of the seller and buyer of the new and unused property.      (b) It is a violation of this subchapter for an unused property merchant required to maintain receipts under the provisions contained in subsection (a) of this section to knowingly:  (1) Falsify, obliterate, or destroy such receipts;  (2)  (A) Refuse or fail upon request to make such receipts available for inspection within a period of time which is reasonable under the individual circumstances surrounding the request.  (B) However, nothing contained within the provisions of this section shall be construed to require the unused property merchant to possess the receipt on or about his or her person without reasonable notice; or    (3) Fail to maintain the receipts required by this section for at least two (2) years.    (c) The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to:  (1) The sale of a motor vehicle or trailer that is required to be registered or is subject to the certificate of title laws of this state;  (2) The sale of wood for fuel, ice, or livestock;  (3) Business conducted in any industry or association trade show;  (4) Property, although never used, whose style, packaging, or material clearly indicates that the property was not produced or manufactured within recent times;  (5) Anyone who sells by sample, catalog, or brochure for future delivery;  (6) The sale of arts or crafts by a person who produces such arts or crafts;  (7) Persons who make sales presentations pursuant to a prior individualized invitation issued to the consumer by the owner or legal occupant of the premises;  (8) Garage or yard sales held on premises devoted to residential use; or  (9) Sales conducted by motor freight carrier companies for the purpose of selling salvage goods.
AR Code § 18-29-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 3 - Personal Property|Chapter 29 - Property Sales|Subchapter 2 - Unused Property|§ 18-29-204. Penalty

 The penalty for violation of this subchapter shall be as follows:   (1) The first violation shall be a Class B misdemeanor;  (2) The second violation shall be a Class A misdemeanor; and  (3) The third or subsequent violation shall be a Class D felony.
AR Code § 18-44-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 4 - Mortgages And Liens|Chapter 44 - Mechanics' and Materialmen's Liens|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 18-44-101. Liens on buildings, land, or boats

 (a) Every contractor, subcontractor, or material supplier as defined in § 18-44-107 who supplies labor, services, material, fixtures, engines, boilers, or machinery in the construction or repair of an improvement to real estate, or any boat or vessel of any kind, by virtue of a contract with the owner, proprietor, contractor, or subcontractor, or agent thereof, upon complying with the provisions of this subchapter, shall have, to secure payment, a lien upon the improvement and on up to one (1) acre of land upon which the improvement is situated, or to the extent of any number of acres of land upon which work has been done or improvements erected or repaired.  (b) If the improvement is to any boat or vessel, then the lien shall be upon the boat or vessel to secure the payment for labor done or materials, fixtures, engines, boilers, or machinery furnished.
AR Code § 18-44-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 4 - Mortgages And Liens|Chapter 44 - Mechanics' and Materialmen's Liens|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 18-44-102. Entire land subject to lien

 The entire land, to the extent stated in § 18-44-101, upon which any building, erection, or other improvement is situated including that part of the land which is not covered with the building, erection, or other improvement as well as that part of the land which is covered with it, shall be subject to all liens created by this subchapter to the extent, and only to the extent, of all the right, title, and interest owned therein by the owner or proprietor of the building, erection, or other improvement for whose immediate use or benefit the labor was done or things were furnished.
AR Code § 18-44-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 4 - Mortgages And Liens|Chapter 44 - Mechanics' and Materialmen's Liens|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 18-44-103. Improvements on leased land

 (a) Every building or other improvement erected or materials furnished, according to the provisions of this subchapter, on leased lots or lands shall be held for the debt contracted for, or on account of it, and also the leasehold term for the lot and land on which it is erected.  (b)  (1) In case the lessee shall have forfeited his or her lease, the purchaser of the building and leasehold term, or so much of it as remains unexpired, under the provisions of this subchapter, shall be held to the assignee of the leasehold term and, as such, shall be entitled to pay to the lessor all arrears of rent or other money, interest, and costs due under the lease, unless the lessor shall have regained possession of the leasehold land, or obtained judgment for the possession of it on account of the noncompliance by the lessee with the terms of the lease, prior to the commencement of the improvements thereon.  (2) In this case the purchaser of the improvements under this subchapter shall have the right only to remove the improvements within sixty (60) days after he or she shall purchase them, and the owner of the ground shall receive the rent due him or her payable out of the proceeds of the sale, according to the terms of the lease, down to the time of removing the building.
AR Code § 18-44-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 4 - Mortgages And Liens|Chapter 44 - Mechanics' and Materialmen's Liens|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 18-44-104. Liens for drain pipe or tile

 (a) Every contractor, subcontractor, or material supplier who shall furnish to any landowner any soil or drain pipe or tile for drainage of his or her land, or who shall put in soil or drain pipe or tile for any land, shall have a lien for each tract of forty (40) acres or less of the real estate upon which the soil or drain pipe or tile is placed for the payment of the lien.  (b)  (1) The lien for the soil or drain pipe or tile shall attach to the real estate and all improvements thereon in preference to any subsequent liens, encumbrance, or mortgage executed upon the land after the purchase of the soil or drain pipe or tile.  (2) The lien shall be:  (A) Subject to the notice requirements of §§ 18-44-114 and 18-44-115;  (B) Filed under § 18-44-117; and  (C) Enforced under this subchapter.
AR Code § 18-44-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 4 - Mortgages And Liens|Chapter 44 - Mechanics' and Materialmen's Liens|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 18-44-105. Lien of architect, engineer, surveyor, appraiser, landscaper, abstractor, or title insurance agent

 (a) Every architect, engineer, surveyor, appraiser, landscaper, abstractor, or title insurance agent who shall do or perform any architectural, engineering, surveying, appraisal, landscaping, or abstracting services upon any land, or who shall issue a title insurance policy or provide landscaping supplies upon any land, building, erection, or improvement upon land, under or by virtue of any written agreement for the performance of the work with the owner thereof, or his or her agent, shall have a lien upon the land, building, erection, or improvement upon land to the extent of the agreed contract price or a reasonable price for those services.  (b)  (1) However, the lien does not attach to the land, building, erection, or improvement upon land unless and until the lien is duly filed of record with the circuit clerk and recorder in the county in which the land, building, erection, or improvement is located.  (2) The lien shall be:  (A) Subject to the notice requirements of §§ 18-44-114 and 18-44-115;  (B) Filed under § 18-44-117; and  (C) Enforced under this subchapter.
AR Code § 18-44-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 4 - Mortgages And Liens|Chapter 44 - Mechanics' and Materialmen's Liens|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 18-44-106. “Owner” defined

 As used in this subchapter, the “owner” of property shall include the owner of the legal title to property and any person, including all cestui que trust, for whose immediate use, enjoyment, or benefit a building, erection, or other improvement is made.
AR Code § 18-44-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 4 - Mortgages And Liens|Chapter 44 - Mechanics' and Materialmen's Liens|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 18-44-107. Subcontractors — Definitions

 As used in this subchapter:   (1) “Contractor” means any person who contracts orally or in writing directly with a person holding an interest in real estate, or such person's agent, for the construction of any improvement to or repair of real estate;  (2) “Material supplier” means any person who supplies materials, goods, fixtures, or any other tangible item to the contractor or a subcontractor, or an individual having direct contractual privity with such persons;  (3) “Person” includes an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability organization, a trust, or any other business entity recognized by law; and  (4) “Subcontractor” means any person who supplies labor or services pursuant to a contract with the contractor, or to a person in direct privity of contract with such person.
AR Code § 18-44-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 4 - Mortgages And Liens|Chapter 44 - Mechanics' and Materialmen's Liens|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 18-44-108. Refusal to list parties doing work or furnishing materials

 (a) The owner or proprietor, material supplier, subcontractor, or anyone interested as mortgagee or trustee in the real estate upon which improvements are made under this subchapter may apply at any time to the contractor or subcontractor for the following:  (1) A list of all parties doing work or furnishing material for a building and the amount due to each of the parties; and  (2) Certification that the owner or agent has received the preliminary notice specified under § 18-44-115(a), if applicable.    (b) Any contractor or subcontractor who, upon request, refuses or fails within five (5) business days to give a correct list of the parties furnishing material or doing labor on the building and the amount due to each or who falsely certifies that an owner or agent has received the preliminary notice specified under § 18-44-115 shall be:  (1) Guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500); and  (2)  (A) Subject to suit by an aggrieved party in the circuit court where the property is located to enforce subsection (a) of this section including without limitation by the contempt powers of the circuit court.  (B) The prevailing party in an action under this subdivision (b)(2) shall receive a judgment for any damages proximately caused by the violation of this subsection, the costs of the action, and a reasonable attorney's fee.
AR Code § 18-44-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 4 - Mortgages And Liens|Chapter 44 - Mechanics' and Materialmen's Liens|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 18-44-109. Unlawful to use materials other than as designated

 Any contractor or subcontractor who shall purchase materials on credit and represent at the time of purchase that they are to be used in a designated building or other improvement and shall thereafter use, or cause to be used, the materials in the construction of any building or improvement other than that designated without the written consent of the person from whom the materials were purchased with intent to defraud that person shall be guilty of a violation if the materials were valued at one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).
AR Code § 18-44-110 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 4 - Mortgages And Liens|Chapter 44 - Mechanics' and Materialmen's Liens|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 18-44-110. Preference over prior liens — Exception

 (a)  (1) The liens for labor performed or material or fixtures furnished, as provided for in this subchapter, shall have equal priority toward each other without regard to the date of filing the account or lien or the date when the particular labor or material was performed or furnished. All such liens shall date from the time that the construction or repair first commenced.  (2) Construction or repair commences when there is a visible manifestation of activity on real estate that would lead a reasonable person to believe that construction or repair of an improvement to the real estate has begun or will soon begin, including, but not limited to, the following:  (A) Delivery of a significant amount of lumber, bricks, pipe, tile, or other building material to the site;  (B) Grading or excavating the site;  (C) Laying out lines or grade stakes; or  (D) Demolition in an existing structure.    (3) In all cases in which a sale shall be ordered and the property sold, and the proceeds arising from the sale are not sufficient to discharge in full all the liens against the property without reference to the date of filing the account or lien, the proceeds shall be paid pro rata on the respective liens.    (b)  (1)  (A) The liens for labor performed or materials or fixtures furnished, as provided for in this subchapter, shall attach to the improvement on which the labor was performed or the materials or fixtures were furnished in preference to any encumbrance existing on the real estate prior to the commencement of construction or repair of the improvement.  (B) In all cases in which the prior encumbrance was given for the purpose of funding construction or repair of the improvement, that lien shall have priority over all liens given by this subchapter.    (2) The liens, as provided for in this subchapter, shall be enforced by foreclosure, as further provided for in this subchapter, and the property ordered sold subject to the lien of the prior encumbrance on the real estate.    (c) The lien for labor performed and materials or fixtures furnished, as provided for in this subchapter, shall have priority over all other encumbrances that attach to the real estate or improvements thereon subsequent to commencement of construction or repair.
AR Code § 18-44-113 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 4 - Mortgages And Liens|Chapter 44 - Mechanics' and Materialmen's Liens|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 18-44-113. Assignment of liens

 (a) The lien given in this subchapter shall be transferable and assignable, but it shall not be enforced against the owner of the ground or buildings unless the owner of the ground or buildings shall have actual notice of the assignment or notice under subsection (b) of this section.  (b) The owner of the ground or buildings shall be considered to have actual notice if within thirty (30) days of the assignment a copy of the assignment is:  (1) Hand delivered to the owner of the ground or buildings;  (2) Mailed to the last known address of the owner of the ground or buildings and verified by a:  (A) Return receipt signed by the addressee or the agent of the addressee; or  (B) Returned envelope, postal document, or affidavit by a postal employee reciting or showing refusal of the notice by the addressee or that the item was unclaimed; or    (3) Delivered by any means that provides written, third-party verification of delivery at any place that the owner of the ground or buildings maintains an office, conducts business, or resides.
AR Code § 18-44-114 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 18 - Property|Subtitle 4 - Mortgages And Liens|Chapter 44 - Mechanics' and Materialmen's Liens|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 18-44-114. Notice and service generally

 (a) Every person who may wish to avail himself or herself of the benefit of the provisions of this subchapter shall give ten (10) days' notice before the filing of the lien, as required in § 18-44-117(a), to the owner of a building or improvement that he or she holds a claim against the building or improvement, setting forth the amount and from whom it is due.  (b)  (1) The notice may be served by any:  (A) Officer authorized by law to serve process in a civil action;  (B) Person who would be a competent witness;  (C) Form of mail addressed to the person to be served, with a return receipt requested and delivery restricted to the addressee or the agent of the addressee; or  (D) Means that provides written, third-party verification of delivery at any place where the owner of the building or improvement maintains an office, conducts business, or resides.    (2)  (A)  (i) When served by an officer, his or her official return endorsed on the notice shall be proof of the service.  (ii) When served by any other person, the fact of the service shall be verified by affidavit of the person serving the notice.    (B)  (i) When served by mail, the service shall be:  (a) Complete when mailed; and  (b) Verified by a return receipt signed by the addressee or the agent of the addressee, or a returned envelope, postal document, or affidavit by a postal employee reciting or showing refusal of the notice by the addressee or that the item was unclaimed.    (ii) If delivery of the mailed notice is refused by the addressee or the item is unclaimed:  (a) The lien claimant shall immediately send the owner of the building or improvement a copy of the notice by first class mail and may proceed to file his or her lien; and  (b) The unopened original of the item marked unclaimed or refused by the United States Postal Service shall be accepted as proof of service as of the postmarked date of the item.