Any person having a cause of action against the itinerant merchant arising out of the matters described in § 17-49-210(a)(1) and (2):
(1) May join the itinerant merchant and the surety on his or her bond in the same action; or
(2) May sue the surety without joining the itinerant merchant in the action if the itinerant merchant is deceased or if it is impossible to obtain jurisdiction of his or her person within the state where the cause of action arose.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses
Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions
Chapter 49 - Transient Merchants
Subchapter 2 - Itinerant Merchants
§ 17-49-203. Procedure for exemption
§ 17-49-206. County or municipal authority to tax or license
§ 17-49-208. Application for license
§ 17-49-209. License expiration and renewal — Fees
§ 17-49-210. Bonds and insurance
§ 17-49-211. Suits against merchant and surety
§ 17-49-212. Power of attorney — Service of summons