Arkansas Code
Subchapter 2 - Private Employment Agencies
§ 11-11-208. License required — Penalties

(a) No person shall engage in the business of or act as an employment agent, agency manager, or counselor unless he or she first obtains a license from the Division of Labor.
(b)
(1)
(A) Any person who shall engage in the business of or act as an employment agent, agency manager, or counselor without first procuring a license is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(B) He or she shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) and not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each day of acting as an employment agent, agency manager, or counselor without a license or by imprisonment for not more than three (3) months, or by both.

(2) In addition to the penalties described in subdivision (b)(1) of this section, upon petition of the Director of the Division of Labor, any court in the state having the statutory power to enjoin or restrain shall have jurisdiction to restrain and enjoin any person who engages in the business of or acts as an employment agent, agency manager, or counselor without having first procured a license for so engaging or acting.

Structure Arkansas Code

Arkansas Code

Title 11 - Labor and Industrial Relations

Chapter 11 - Employment Offices and Agencies

Subchapter 2 - Private Employment Agencies

§ 11-11-201. Title

§ 11-11-202. Definitions

§ 11-11-203. Penalty

§ 11-11-204. Director and division — Powers and duties

§ 11-11-208. License required — Penalties

§ 11-11-209. Certificate of exemption required for certain organizations

§ 11-11-210. Employment counselor's license — Application — Qualifications

§ 11-11-211. Agency manager license — Application — Qualifications

§ 11-11-212. Employment agency license — Application — Qualifications

§ 11-11-213. Employment agency license — Bond required — Action on the bond

§ 11-11-214. Investigation of license applicant by director

§ 11-11-215. Employment agency license — Scope — Change of license

§ 11-11-216. Examination for licenses

§ 11-11-217. License fees

§ 11-11-218. Temporary licenses

§ 11-11-219. Renewal of licenses

§ 11-11-220. Cessation of business by licensee

§ 11-11-221. Issuance, refusal, suspension, or revocation of license — Grounds

§ 11-11-222. Refusal, suspension, or revocation of license — Notice and hearing

§ 11-11-223. Judicial review of director's administrative orders

§ 11-11-224. Deceptive practices

§ 11-11-225. Miscellaneous restrictions and requirements

§ 11-11-226. Designation of manager required

§ 11-11-227. Fee restrictions and requirements

§ 11-11-228. Filing of fee schedule, forms, and contracts required

§ 11-11-229. Records required