(a) Anything permitted or required by the laws of this state to be served or transmitted by registered mail, except when required by any law promulgated by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and referred to as a uniform state law, may be transmitted either by registered mail or by certified mail with return receipt requested, and return receipts for the delivery of certified mail shall be received in the courts as evidence of delivery to the same extent as return receipts for the delivery of registered mail.
(b) When service of summons, process, or notice is provided for and permitted by registered or certified mail under the laws of Arkansas, delivery shall not be restricted to the United States Postal Service. It shall be deemed an actual and valid service of the summons, process, or notice when an alternative mail carrier delivers the summons, process, or notice by the same or similar process as required by law.
Structure Arkansas Code
Chapter 2 - The Code and Regulations
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 1-2-101. Legislative intent of Code
§ 1-2-103. Repeal of prior laws by Code — Exceptions
§ 1-2-104. Omission of validating and curative acts from Code
§ 1-2-105. Adoption of Code not to affect certain acts
§ 1-2-106. Adoption of Code not to validate constitutionally invalid acts
§ 1-2-107. Repealed acts not revived by Code
§ 1-2-108. Adoption of Code not to affect rules and regulations
§ 1-2-110. Adoption of Code not to affect terms of office, compensation, expenses, etc
§ 1-2-111. Adoption of Code not to affect existing rights, liabilities, contracts, actions, etc
§ 1-2-112. Adoption of Code not to toll limitations
§ 1-2-113. Designation and citation of Code
§ 1-2-114. References to Code titles, subtitles, chapters, etc
§ 1-2-117. Severability of provisions of Code
§ 1-2-118. Effective date of Code
§ 1-2-119. Common and statute law of England adopted
§ 1-2-120. Effect of repeal of statute
§ 1-2-121. Bills and laws to be clear and unambiguous
§ 1-2-122. Laws requiring use of registered mail — Alternative use of certified mail