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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 18 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (§§ 4-18-101 — 4-18-344) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LAW (§§ 4-18-301 — 4-18-344) › Section 4-18-306 - Requirements for the method of sale of commodities

The Uniform Regulation for the Method of Sale of Commodities as adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures and published in National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 130, "Uniform Laws and Regulations," and supplements thereto or revisions thereof, shall apply to the method of sale of commodities in the state, as adopted, or amended and adopted, by rule of the State Plant Board.
Acts 2001, No. 587, § 6.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 18 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (§§ 4-18-101 — 4-18-344) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LAW (§§ 4-18-301 — 4-18-344) › Section 4-18-307 - Requirements for unit pricing

The Uniform Unit Pricing Regulation as adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures and published in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 130, "Uniform Laws and Regulations," and supplements thereto or revisions thereof, shall apply to unit pricing in the state, as adopted, or amended and adopted, by rule of the State Plant Board.
Acts 2001, No. 587, § 7.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 18 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (§§ 4-18-101 — 4-18-344) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LAW (§§ 4-18-301 — 4-18-344) › Section 4-18-308 - Requirements for the registration of servicepersons and service agencies for commercial weighing and measuring devices

The Uniform Regulation for the Voluntary Registration of Servicepersons and Service Agencies for Commercial Weighing and Measuring Devices as adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures and published in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 130, "Uniform Laws and Regulations," and supplements thereto or revisions thereof, shall apply to the registration of servicepersons and service agencies in the state, as adopted, or amended and adopted, by rule of the State Plant Board.
Acts 2001, No. 587, § 8.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 18 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (§§ 4-18-101 — 4-18-344) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LAW (§§ 4-18-301 — 4-18-344) › Section 4-18-309 - Requirements for open dating

The Uniform Open Dating Regulation as adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures and published in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 130, "Uniform Laws and Regulations," and supplements thereto or revisions thereof, shall apply to open dating in the state, as adopted, or amended and adopted, by rule of the State Plant Board.
Acts 2001, No. 587, § 9.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 18 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (§§ 4-18-101 — 4-18-344) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LAW (§§ 4-18-301 — 4-18-344) › Section 4-18-310 - Requirements for type evaluation

The Uniform Regulation for National Type Evaluation as adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures and published in National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 130, "Uniform Laws and Regulations," and supplements thereto or revisions thereof, shall apply to type evaluation in the state, as adopted, or amended and adopted, by rule of the State Plant Board.
Acts 2001, No. 587, § 10.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 18 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (§§ 4-18-101 — 4-18-344) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LAW (§§ 4-18-301 — 4-18-344) › Section 4-18-311 - State Division of Weights and Measures

There is hereby created a State Division of Weights and Measures located for administrative purposes within the Arkansas Bureau of Standards administered by the Department of Agriculture. The division is charged with, but not limited to, performing the following functions on behalf of the citizens of the state:
(a)
Assuring that weights and measures in commercial services within the state are suitable for their intended use, properly installed, and accurate, and are so maintained by their owner or user.
(b)
Preventing unfair or deceptive dealing by weight or measure in any commodity or service advertised, packaged, sold, or purchased within the state.
(c)
Making available to all users of physical standards or weighing and measuring equipment the precision calibration and related metrological certification capabilities of the weights and measures facilities of the division.
(d)
Promoting uniformity, to the extent practicable and desirable, between weights and measures requirements of this state and those of other states and federal agencies.
(e)
Encouraging desirable economic growth while protecting the consumer through the adoption by rule of weights and measures requirements as necessary to assure equity among buyers and sellers.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 33, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2001, No. 587, § 11.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 18 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (§§ 4-18-101 — 4-18-344) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LAW (§§ 4-18-301 — 4-18-344) › Section 4-18-313 - Special police powers

When necessary for the enforcement of this subchapter or rules promulgated pursuant thereto, personnel designated by the Department of Agriculture on behalf of the Arkansas Bureau of Standards are:
(a)
Authorized to enter any commercial premises during normal business hours, except that in the event such premises are not open to the public, he/she shall first present his/her credentials and obtain consent before making entry thereto, unless a search warrant has previously been obtained.
(b)
Empowered to issue stop-use, hold, and removal orders with respect to any weights and measures commercially used, stop-sale, hold, and removal orders with respect to any packaged commodities or bulk commodities kept, offered, or exposed for sale.
(c)
Empowered to seize, for use as evidence, without formal warrant, any incorrect or unapproved weight, measure, package, or commodity found to be used, retained, offered, or exposed for sale or sold in violation of the provisions of this subchapter or rules promulgated pursuant thereto.
(d)
Empowered to stop any commercial vehicle and, after presentation of his credentials, inspect the contents, require that the person in charge of that vehicle produce any documents in his or her possession concerning the contents, and require him or her to proceed with the vehicle to some specified place for inspection.
(e)
With respect to the enforcement of this subchapter, the department is hereby vested with special police powers, and is authorized to arrest, with warrant, any violator of this subchapter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 36, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2001, No. 587, § 13.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 18 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (§§ 4-18-101 — 4-18-344) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LAW (§§ 4-18-301 — 4-18-344) › Section 4-18-314 - Powers and duties of local officials

Any weights and measures official appointed for a county or city shall have the duties and powers enumerated in this subchapter, excepting those duties reserved to the state by law or regulation. These powers and duties shall extend to their respective jurisdictions, except that the jurisdiction of a county official shall not extend to any city for which a weights and measures official has been appointed. No requirement set forth by local agencies may be less stringent than or conflict with the requirements of the state.
Acts 2001, No. 587, § 14.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 18 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (§§ 4-18-101 — 4-18-344) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LAW (§§ 4-18-301 — 4-18-344) › Section 4-18-315 - Misrepresentation of quantity

No person shall:
(a)
sell, offer, or expose for sale a quantity less than the quantity represented, nor
(b)
take more than the represented quantity when, as buyer, he/she furnishes the weight or measure by means of which the quantity is determined, nor
(c)
Represent the quantity in any manner calculated or tending to mislead or in any way deceive another person.
Acts 2001, No. 587, § 15.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 18 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (§§ 4-18-101 — 4-18-344) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LAW (§§ 4-18-301 — 4-18-344) › Section 4-18-316 - Misrepresentation of pricing

No person shall misrepresent the price of any commodity or service sold, offered, exposed, or advertised for sale by weight, measure, or count, nor represent the price in any manner calculated or tending to mislead or in any way deceive a person.
Acts 2001, No. 587, § 16.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 18 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (§§ 4-18-101 — 4-18-344) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LAW (§§ 4-18-301 — 4-18-344) › Section 4-18-317 - Method of sale

Except as otherwise provided by the State Plant Board, or by firmly established trade custom and practice:
(a)
commodities in liquid form shall be sold by liquid measure or by weight, and
(b)
commodities not in liquid form shall be sold by weight, by measure, or by count.
The method of sale shall provide accurate and adequate quantity information that permits the buyer to make price and quantity comparisons.
Acts 2001, No. 587, § 17.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 18 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (§§ 4-18-101 — 4-18-344) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LAW (§§ 4-18-301 — 4-18-344) › Section 4-18-318 - Sale from bulk

All bulk sales in which the buyer and seller are not both present to witness the measurement, all bulk deliveries of heating fuel, and all other bulk sales specified by rule or regulation of the State Plant Board, shall be accompanied by a delivery ticket containing the following information:
(a)
the name and address of the buyer and seller;
(b)
the date delivered;
(c)
the quantity delivered and the quantity upon which the price is based, if this differs from the delivered quantity, for example, when temperature compensated sales are made;
(d)
the unit price, unless otherwise agreed upon by both buyer and seller;
(e)
the identity in the most descriptive terms commercially practicable, including any quality representation made in connection with the sale; and
(f)
count of individually wrapped packages, if more than one (1), in the instance of commodities bought from bulk but delivered in packages.
Acts 2001, No. 587, § 18.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 18 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (§§ 4-18-101 — 4-18-344) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LAW (§§ 4-18-301 — 4-18-344) › Section 4-18-319 - Information required on packages

Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter or by regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, any package, whether a random package or a standard package, kept for the purpose of sale, or offered or exposed for sale shall bear on the outside of the package a definite, plain, and conspicuous declaration of:
(a)
the identity of the commodity in the package, unless the same can easily be identified through the wrapper or container;
(b)
the quantity of contents in terms of weight, measure, or count; and
(c)
the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor, in the case of any package kept, offered, or exposed for sale, or sold in any place other than on the premises where packed.
Acts 2001, No. 587, § 19.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 18 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (§§ 4-18-101 — 4-18-344) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LAW (§§ 4-18-301 — 4-18-344) › Section 4-18-320 - Declarations of unit price on random weight packages

In addition to the declarations required by §
4-18-319
, any package being one (1) of a lot containing random weights of the same commodity, at the time it is offered or exposed for sale at retail, shall bear on the outside of the package a plain and conspicuous declaration of the price per kilogram or pound and the total selling price of the package.
Acts 2001, No. 587, § 20.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 18 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (§§ 4-18-101 — 4-18-344) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LAW (§§ 4-18-301 — 4-18-344) › Section 4-18-321 - Advertising packages for sale

Whenever a packaged commodity is advertised in any manner with the retail price stated, there shall be closely and conspicuously associated with the retail price a declaration of quantity as is required by law or regulation to appear on the package.
Acts 2001, No. 587, § 21.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 18 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (§§ 4-18-101 — 4-18-344) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LAW (§§ 4-18-301 — 4-18-344) › Section 4-18-322 - Prohibited acts

(a)
No person shall:
(1)
Use or have in possession for use in commerce any incorrect weight or measure;
(2)
Sell or offer for sale for use in commerce any incorrect weight or measure;
(3)
Remove any tag, seal, decal, or mark from any weight or measure without specific written authorization from the proper authority;
(4)
Hinder or obstruct any weights and measures official or registered service agent in the performance of his or her duties;
(5)
Violate any provisions of this subchapter or regulations promulgated under it;
(6)
Sell or offer for sale any weight or measure for use in commerce, unless it bears an Arkansas Bureau of Standards approved seal or decal, if the seal or decal is applicable to the weight or measure;
(7)
Neglect or refuse to exhibit a weight or measure under the person's control or in the person's possession to any weights and measures official or a registered service agent for inspection, examination, or testing as required by law;
(8)
Perform an annual inspection, examination, or test on a weight or measure if that person is not a weights and measures official or a registered service agent;
(9)
Impersonate in any way the Director of the Arkansas Bureau of Standards, the Deputy Director of the Arkansas Bureau of Standards, any one of the investigators, or a registered agent of the bureau by the use of a seal or decal, or in any other manner; or
(10)
Violate any provision of this subchapter or rules promulgated under §
4-18-328
.
(b)
A person may be prosecuted for a violation of this subchapter notwithstanding the existence of any other valid general or specific act of this state dealing with matters that may be the same as or similar to those covered by this subchapter.
Acts 2001, No. 587, § 22; 2003, No. 112, § 4; 2005, No. 914, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 18 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (§§ 4-18-101 — 4-18-344) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LAW (§§ 4-18-301 — 4-18-344) › Section 4-18-323 - Civil penalties

(a)
(1)
Any person who by himself or herself, by his or her servant or agent, or as the servant or agent of another person, commits any of the acts enumerated in §
4-18-322
may be assessed by the State Plant Board a civil penalty of:
(A)
Not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than six hundred dollars ($600) for a first violation;
(B)
Not less than four hundred dollars ($400) nor more than one thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200) for a second violation within three (3) years after the date of the first violation; and
(C)
Not less than seven hundred dollars ($700) nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) for a third violation within three (3) years after the date of the first violation.
(2)
For a violation to be considered as a second or subsequent offense, it must be a repeat of a violation as enumerated in §
4-18-322
.
(b)
(1)
Any person subject to a civil penalty shall have a right to request an administrative hearing within ten (10) calendar days after receipt of the notice of the penalty.
(2)
The board or subcommittee thereof is authorized to conduct the hearing after giving appropriate notice to the respondent.
(3)
The decision of the board is subject to appropriate judicial review.
(c)
(1)
If the respondent has exhausted his or her administrative appeals and the civil penalty has been upheld, he or she shall pay the civil penalty within twenty (20) calendar days after the effective date of the final decision.
(2)
If the respondent fails to pay the penalty, a civil action may be brought by the board in any court of competent jurisdiction to recover the penalty.
(3)
Any civil penalty collected under this section shall be transmitted to the Plant Board Fund.
Acts 2001, No. 587, § 23; 2005, No. 914, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 18 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (§§ 4-18-101 — 4-18-344) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LAW (§§ 4-18-301 — 4-18-344) › Section 4-18-324 - Criminal penalties

Any person who intentionally commits any of the acts enumerated in §
4-18-322
is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
Acts 2001, No. 587, § 24; 2005, No. 914, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 18 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (§§ 4-18-101 — 4-18-344) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LAW (§§ 4-18-301 — 4-18-344) › Section 4-18-325 - Restraining order and injunction

The State Plant Board or its designee is authorized to apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for a restraining order, or a temporary or permanent injunction, restraining any person from violating any provision of this subchapter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 37, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2001, No. 587, § 25.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 18 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (§§ 4-18-101 — 4-18-344) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LAW (§§ 4-18-301 — 4-18-344) › Section 4-18-326 - Presumptive evidence

Whenever there shall exist a weight or measure or weighing or measuring device in or about any place in which or from which buying or selling is commonly carried on, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that such weight or measure or weighing or measuring device is regularly used for the business purposes of that place.
Acts 2001, No. 587, § 26.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 18 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (§§ 4-18-101 — 4-18-344) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LAW (§§ 4-18-301 — 4-18-344) › Section 4-18-327 - Rules to be unaffected by repeal of prior enabling statute

The adoption of this subchapter or any of its provisions shall not affect any rules promulgated pursuant to the authority of any earlier enabling statute unless inconsistent with this subchapter or modified or revoked by the State Plant Board.
Acts 2001, No. 587, § 27.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 18 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (§§ 4-18-101 — 4-18-344) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LAW (§§ 4-18-301 — 4-18-344) › Section 4-18-328 - Regulations

The Arkansas Bureau of Standards may by regulation adopted pursuant to the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, §
25-15-201
et seq., adopt as a regulation of the bureau specifications, tolerances, and regulations for commercial weighing and measuring devices set out in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbooks 44 and 130, or in any similar publication issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. In drafting the regulations, the bureau shall consider whether the specifications, tolerances, and regulations published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology are consistent with the needs of Arkansas businesses and consumers and may modify, amend, or delete suggested language found in the National Institute of Standards and Technology handbooks.
Acts 2001, No. 587, § 28.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 18 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (§§ 4-18-101 — 4-18-344) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LAW (§§ 4-18-301 — 4-18-344) › Section 4-18-330 - Fruit and commodities - Packing, selling, pledging, etc., with fraudulent intent - Penalty

(a)
Any person who packs any fruit or other merchantable commodity with the fraudulent intent of misrepresenting the contents, either as to quality or quantity, shall on conviction be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisonment not exceeding one (1) year, or both.
(b)
Any person who sells or pledges any commodity, knowing it to be packed in a fraudulent manner with the intent to cheat and deceive, shall on conviction be assessed a civil penalty as provided in §
4-18-323
.
Acts 2005, No. 914, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 18 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (§§ 4-18-101 — 4-18-344) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LAW (§§ 4-18-301 — 4-18-344) › Section 4-18-331 - Legal weight of bushel of specific commodities

The legal weight per bushel of the following shall be:
(1)
Corn, shelled ............... 56 lbs.
(2)
Corn in ear, husked ............... 70 lbs.
(3)
Corn in ear, unhusked ............... 74 lbs.
(4)
Wheat ............... 60 lbs.
(5)
Oats ............... 32 lbs.
(6)
Cottonseed ............... 32 lbs.
(7)
Cornmeal ............... 48 lbs.
(8)
Barley ............... 48 lbs.
(9)
Rye ............... 56 lbs.
(10)
Potatoes ............... 60 lbs.
(11)
Potatoes, sweet ............... 50 lbs.
(12)
Onions ............... 57 lbs.
(13)
White beans ............... 60 lbs.
(14)
Peas ............... 60 lbs.
(15)
Flax seed ............... 56 lbs.
(16)
Blue grass seed ............... 14 lbs.
(17)
Clover seed ............... 60 lbs.
(18)
Timothy seed ............... 60 lbs.
(19)
Millet seed ............... 50 lbs.
(20)
Buckwheat ............... 52 lbs.
(21)
Red top ............... 14 lbs.
(22)
Orchard grass ............... 14 lbs.
(23)
Sorghum ............... 50 lbs.
(24)
Green apples ............... 50 lbs.
(25)
Dried apples ............... 24 lbs.
(26)
Dried peaches ............... 33 lbs.
(27)
Bran ............... 20 lbs.
(28)
Salt ............... 50 lbs.
(29)
Turnips ............... 57 lbs.
(30)
Broom corn seed ............... 48 lbs.
(31)
Johnson grass ............... 28 lbs.
Acts 2005, No. 914, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 18 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (§§ 4-18-101 — 4-18-344) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LAW (§§ 4-18-301 — 4-18-344) › Section 4-18-332 - Bushel of apples - Lawful measure

(a)
A box nine inches (9") deep, twelve inches (12") wide, and twenty inches (20") long constitutes a lawful bushel measure for apples.
(b)
Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be assessed a civil penalty consistent with §
4-18-323
.
Acts 2005, No. 914, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 18 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (§§ 4-18-101 — 4-18-344) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LAW (§§ 4-18-301 — 4-18-344) › Section 4-18-333 - "Cord" defined

A cord shall be defined as containing one hundred twenty-eight cubic feet (128 cu. ft.), and a unit of pulpwood shall be defined as containing one hundred twenty-eight cubic feet (128 cu. ft.), and this shall be the basis for purchase of timber or payment of labor in severing timber if the production is handled on cordage basis.
Acts 2005, No. 914, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 18 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (§§ 4-18-101 — 4-18-344) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LAW (§§ 4-18-301 — 4-18-344) › Section 4-18-334 - Director of the Arkansas Bureau of Standards

(a)
(1)
The Director of the Arkansas Bureau of Standards is appointed by the Governor and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
(2)
The director shall report to the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture.
(b)
The director is vested with police powers and may:
(1)
Arrest with warrant any violator of:
(A)
This subchapter; or
(B)
Any other act dealing with weights and measures; and
(2)
Seize for use as evidence with warrant incorrect or unsealed weights and measures or amounts or packages of commodity found to be used, retained, offered, exposed for sale, or sold in violation of law.
(c)
[Repealed.]
(d)
The director shall:
(1)
Have custody of the state standards of weights and measures and of the other standards and equipment provided under this subchapter;
(2)
Keep accurate records of the standards and equipment;
(3)
Maintain a general supervision over weights and measures offered for sale, sold, or in use in the state; and
(4)
Make a report to the secretary on the activities of his or her office at the end of each fiscal year.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 41, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 40, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 39, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2005, No. 914, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 18 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (§§ 4-18-101 — 4-18-344) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LAW (§§ 4-18-301 — 4-18-344) › Section 4-18-335 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 42, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2005, No. 914, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 18 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (§§ 4-18-101 — 4-18-344) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LAW (§§ 4-18-301 — 4-18-344) › Section 4-18-336 - State standards - Certification

(a)
After certification for use by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the weights and measures in conformity with federal standards shall be the state standards of weight and measure.
(b)
The state standards shall:
(1)
Be kept in a safe and suitable place in the office or laboratory of the Arkansas Bureau of Standards;
(2)
Not be removed from the office or laboratory except for repairs or for certification;
(3)
Be submitted at least one (1) time every ten (10) years to the National Institute of Standards and Technology for certification; and
(4)
Be used only in verifying the office standards and for scientific purposes.
Acts 2005, No. 914, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 18 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (§§ 4-18-101 — 4-18-344) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LAW (§§ 4-18-301 — 4-18-344) › Section 4-18-337 - Office and field standards - Verification

(a)
In addition to the state standards provided under §
4-18-336
, the state shall supply at least one (1) complete set of copies of the state standards to be kept in the office or laboratory of the Arkansas Bureau of Standards, which shall be known as "office standards", also "field standards", and equipment as may be found necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter.
(b)
The office standards and field standards shall be verified upon their initial receipt and verified at least one (1) time each following year by comparing the office standards with the state standards and comparing the field standards with the office standards.
Acts 2005, No. 914, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 18 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (§§ 4-18-101 — 4-18-344) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LAW (§§ 4-18-301 — 4-18-344) › Section 4-18-338 - Rules - Correct and incorrect apparatus

(a)
The Arkansas Bureau of Standards shall issue from time to time reasonable rules for the enforcement of this subchapter.
(b)
These rules may include:
(1)
A system of determining the qualifications for registration of and issuing permits to sales and service personnel who for compensation place weighing and measuring devices into commercial use in this state;
(2)
Standards of net weight, measure, or count and reasonable standards of fill for any commodity in package form;
(3)
Rules governing the technical and reporting procedures to be followed and the report and record forms and marks of approval and rejection to be used by investigators of weights and measures in the discharge of their official duties;
(4)
Rules governing the technical and reporting procedures to be followed and the report and record forms and marks of approval to be used by registered agents of weights and measures in the discharge of their official duties; and
(5)
Exemptions from the sealing or marking requirements of §
4-18-341
with respect to weights and measures of character or size that sealing or marking would be inappropriate, impracticable, or damaging to the apparatus in question.
(c)
The rules shall include specifications, tolerances, and regulations for weights and measures specified in §
4-18-341
designed to eliminate from use without prejudice to apparatus that conform as closely as practicable to the official standards apparatus that:
(1)
Are not accurate and correct;
(2)
Are constructed so that they are not reasonably permanent in their adjustment or will not repeat their indications correctly; or
(3)
Facilitate the perpetration of fraud.
(d)
As used in this subchapter, an apparatus shall be deemed to be correct when it conforms to all applicable requirements promulgated as specified in this section.
Acts 2005, No. 914, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 18 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (§§ 4-18-101 — 4-18-344) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LAW (§§ 4-18-301 — 4-18-344) › Section 4-18-339 - Disposition of correct and incorrect apparatus

(a)
(1)
The Director of the Arkansas Bureau of Standards shall:
(A)
Approve for use and seal or mark with appropriate devices, weights and measures as he or she finds upon inspection and testing to be correct as defined in §
4-18-338
; and
(B)
Reject and mark or tag as "rejected" weights and measures as he or she finds upon inspection or test to be incorrect as defined in §
4-18-338
, but which in his or her best judgment are susceptible to satisfactory repair.
(2)
However, the sealing or marking shall not be required with respect to weights and measures that are excepted under a rule of the director issued under §
4-18-338
.
(b)
The director shall condemn, seize, and destroy weights and measures found to be incorrect and that in his or her best judgment are not susceptible to satisfactory repair.
(c)
Weights and measures that have been rejected may be confiscated and destroyed by the director if not corrected as required by subsections (d) and (e) of this section or if used or disposed of contrary to the requirements of subsection (f) of this section.
(d)
Weights and measures that have been rejected under the authority of the director or a sealer shall remain subject to the control of the rejecting authority until suitable repair or disposition has been made as required by this section.
(e)
The owners of rejected or noncompliant weights and measures shall cause the weights and measures to be made accurate and correct or may dispose of them in the manner specifically authorized by the director.
(f)
Weights and measures that have been rejected shall not again be used commercially until they have been officially reexamined and found to be accurate and correct or until specific written permission for use is issued by the director.
Acts 2005, No. 914, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 18 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (§§ 4-18-101 — 4-18-344) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LAW (§§ 4-18-301 — 4-18-344) › Section 4-18-340 - Investigations

The Director of the Arkansas Bureau of Standards shall investigate complaints made to him or her concerning violations of this subchapter and upon his or her own initiative shall:
(1)
Conduct investigations as he or she deems appropriate and advisable to develop information on prevailing procedures in commercial quantity determination and on possible violations of the provisions of this subchapter; and
(2)
Promote the general objective of accuracy and correctness in the determination and representation of quantity in commercial transactions.
Acts 2005, No. 914, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 18 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (§§ 4-18-101 — 4-18-344) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LAW (§§ 4-18-301 — 4-18-344) › Section 4-18-341 - Testing generally

(a)
When not otherwise provided by law, the Director of the Arkansas Bureau of Standards shall have the power to inspect and test to ascertain if all weights and measures kept, offered, or exposed for sale are accurate and correct.
(b)
Within each calendar year, or less frequently if in accordance with a schedule issued by him or her or as otherwise determined, the director shall inspect and test to ascertain if all weights and measures commercially used in determining the weight, measurement, or count of commodities or things sold, offered, or exposed for sale on the basis of weight, measure, or count or in computing the basic charge or payment for services rendered on the basis of weight, measure, or count are accurate and correct.
(c)
(1)
However, with respect to single-service devices designed to be used commercially only one (1) time and then to be discarded and to devices uniformly mass produced as by means of a mold or die and not susceptible to individual adjustment, tests may be made on representative samples of the devices.
(2)
The lots of which the samples are representative shall be held to be correct or incorrect upon the basis of the results of the inspections and tests on the samples.
Acts 2005, No. 914, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 18 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (§§ 4-18-101 — 4-18-344) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LAW (§§ 4-18-301 — 4-18-344) › Section 4-18-342 - Packages or amounts of commodities - Inspection - Disposition of nonconforming units

(a)
(1)
The Director of the Arkansas Bureau of Standards shall from time to time weigh or measure and inspect packages or amounts of commodities kept, offered, or exposed for sale, sold, or in the process of delivery to determine whether the packages or amounts of commodities contain the amounts represented and whether they are kept, offered, or exposed for sale or sold in accordance with law.
(2)
When the packages or amounts of commodities are found not to contain the amounts represented or are found to be kept, offered, or exposed for sale in violation of law, the director may order them off sale and may so mark or tag them as to show them to be illegal.
(b)
A person shall not:
(1)
Sell, keep, offer, or expose for sale in intrastate commerce any package or amount of commodity that has been ordered off sale or marked or tagged as provided in this section unless the package or amount of commodity has been brought into full compliance with all legal requirements; or
(2)
Dispose of any package or amount of commodity that has been ordered off sale or marked or tagged as provided in this section or that has not been brought into compliance with legal requirements in any manner except with the specific approval of the director.
Acts 2005, No. 914, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 18 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (§§ 4-18-101 — 4-18-344) › Subchapter 3 - UNIFORM WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LAW (§§ 4-18-301 — 4-18-344) › Section 4-18-343 - Display of price - Fractions

Whenever an advertised, posted, or labeled price per unit of weight, measure, or count includes a fraction of a cent, all elements of the fraction shall be prominently displayed and the numerals expressing the fraction shall be immediately adjacent to, of the same general design and style as, and at least one-half (½) the height and width of the numerals representing the whole cents.
Acts 2005, No. 914, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 19 - TRANSMITTING UTILITY ACT (§§ 4-19-101 — 4-19-104) › Section 4-19-101 - Title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Transmitting Utility Act".
Acts 1965, No. 375, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 73-2301.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 19 - TRANSMITTING UTILITY ACT (§§ 4-19-101 — 4-19-104) › Section 4-19-102 - Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Transmitting utility" means any corporation or other entity primarily engaged in the railroad or street railway business, the furnishing of telephone or telegraph service, the transmission of oil, gas, or petroleum products by pipeline, or the production, transmission, or distribution of electricity, steam, gas, or water.
(2)
"Uniform Commercial Code" means subtitle 1 of this title.
Acts 1965, No. 375, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 73-2302.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 19 - TRANSMITTING UTILITY ACT (§§ 4-19-101 — 4-19-104) › Section 4-19-103 - Chapter supplemental

Subtitle 1 of this title and other applicable laws remain in full force and effect and supplement the provisions of this chapter, unless displaced by the specific provisions of this chapter.
Acts 1965, No. 375, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 73-2303n.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 19 - TRANSMITTING UTILITY ACT (§§ 4-19-101 — 4-19-104) › Section 4-19-104 - Filing requirements

Notwithstanding §§
4-9-302(3)
,
4-9-302(4)
,
4-9-401(1)
, and
4-9-402
-
4-9-406
:
(1)
If filing is required under the Uniform Commercial Code, subtitle 1 of this title, the proper place to file statements pertaining to a security interest in personal property or fixtures of a transmitting utility is in the office of the Secretary of State;
(2)
When the financing statement covers goods of a transmitting utility which are or are to become fixtures, no description of the real estate concerned is required;
(3)
A security interest in rolling stock of a transmitting utility may be perfected either as provided in § 20(c) of the Interstate Commerce Act or by filing a financing statement pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code as provided in subdivision (1) of this section; and
(4)
A financing statement filed pursuant to subdivision (1) of this section shall remain effective until terminated without the need for filing a continuation statement under §
4-9-403
.
Acts 1965, No. 375, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 73-2303.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 20 - MODEL REGISTERED AGENTS ACT (§§ 4-20-101 — 4-20-118) › Section 4-20-101 - Short title

This chapter may be cited as the Model Registered Agents Act.
Acts 2007, No. 638, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 20 - MODEL REGISTERED AGENTS ACT (§§ 4-20-101 — 4-20-118) › Section 4-20-103 - Fees

(a)
The Secretary of State shall collect the following fees when a filing is made under this chapter:
Document Fee
(1)
commercial registered agent listing statement ............... $50.00
(2)
commercial registered agent termination statement ............... 50.00
(3)
statement of change ............... no fee
(4)
statement of resignation ............... no fee
(5)
statement appointing an agent for service of process ............... no fee
(b)
The Secretary of State shall collect the following fees for copying and certifying a copy of any document filed under this chapter:
(1)
Fifty cents ($.50) a page for copying; and
(2)
Five dollars ($5.00) for a certificate.
Acts 2007, No. 638, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 20 - MODEL REGISTERED AGENTS ACT (§§ 4-20-101 — 4-20-118) › Section 4-20-104 - Addresses in filings

Whenever this chapter requires that a filing state an address, the filing must state:
(1)
an actual street address or rural route box number in this state; and
(2)
a mailing address in this state, if different from the address under paragraph (1).
Acts 2007, No. 638, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 20 - MODEL REGISTERED AGENTS ACT (§§ 4-20-101 — 4-20-118) › Section 4-20-105 - Appointment of registered agent

(a)
A registered agent filing must state:
(1)
the name of the represented entity's commercial registered agent; or
(2)
if the entity does not have a commercial registered agent, the name and address of the entity's noncommercial registered agent:
(A)
the name and address of the entity's registered agent; or
(B)
the title of an office or other position with the entity if service of process is to be sent to the person holding that office or position, and the address of the business office of that person.
(b)
The appointment of a registered agent pursuant to subsection (a)(1) or (2) is an affirmation by the represented entity that the agent has consented to serve as such.
(c)
The Secretary of State shall make available in a record as soon as practicable a daily list of filings that contain the name of a registered agent. The list must:
(1)
be kept available for at least 14 calendar days;
(2)
list in alphabetical order the names of the registered agents; and
(3)
state the type of filing and name of the represented entity making the filing.
Acts 2007, No. 638, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 4 - BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAW (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-119-105) › Subtitle 2 - MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL LAW PROVISIONS (§§ 4-16-101 — 4-21-105) › Chapter 20 - MODEL REGISTERED AGENTS ACT (§§ 4-20-101 — 4-20-118) › Section 4-20-106 - Listing of commercial registered agent

(a)
An individual or a domestic or foreign entity may become listed as a commercial registered agent by filing with the Secretary of State a commercial registered agent listing statement signed by or on behalf of the person which states:
(1)
the name of the individual or the name, type, and jurisdiction of organization of the entity;
(2)
that the person is in the business of serving as a commercial registered agent in this state; and
(3)
the address of a place of business of the person in this state to which service of process and other notice and documents being served on or sent to entities represented by it may be delivered.
(b)
A commercial registered agent listing statement may include the information regarding acceptance of service of process in a record by the commercial registered agent provided for in §
4-20-113(d)
.
(c)
If the name of a person filing a commercial registered agent listing statement is not distinguishable on the records of the Secretary of State from the name of another commercial registered agent listed under this section, the person must adopt a fictitious name that is so distinguishable and use that name in its statement and when it does business in this state as a commercial registered agent.
(d)
A commercial registered agent listing statement takes effect on filing.
(e)
The Secretary of State shall note the filing of the commercial registered agent listing statement in the index of filings maintained by the Secretary of State for each entity represented by the registered agent at the time of the filing. The statement has the effect of deleting the address of the registered agent from the registered agent filing of each of those entities.
Acts 2007, No. 638, § 1.