Arkansas Code
Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions
Chapter 24 - Collection Agencies

Subchapter 1 - General Provisions

§ 17-24-101. Definition - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,...

§ 17-24-102. Exemptions - (a) This chapter does not apply to: (1) Regular employees...

§ 17-24-103. Penalties — Definition - (a) (1) A collection agency that engages in the business...

§ 17-24-104. Sanctions - (a) A collection agency that fails to remit to its...

§ 17-24-105. Remedies - When any person, partnership, corporation, or association engages in the...

Subchapter 2 - State Board of Collection Agencies

§ 17-24-201. Creation — Members - (a) (1) There is created a State Board of Collection...

§ 17-24-202. Organization and proceedings - (a) (1) The State Board of Collection Agencies shall meet...

§ 17-24-203. Rules - (a) The State Board of Collection Agencies shall have the...

Subchapter 3 - Licensing

§ 17-24-301. License required - Unless licensed by the State Board of Collection Agencies under...

§ 17-24-302. Qualifications — Restriction - (a) The State Board of Collection Agencies shall have the...

§ 17-24-303. Application — Issuance — Transferability - (a) The State Board of Collection Agencies shall have the...

§ 17-24-304. Expiration and renewal - (a) All collection agency licenses and collection agency employee licenses...

§ 17-24-305. Fees — Disposition - (a) The State Board of Collection Agencies may charge an...

§ 17-24-306. Bond - (a) The State Board of Collection Agencies shall require each...

§ 17-24-307. Grounds for revocation, suspension, or refusal - The State Board of Collection Agencies shall have the authority...

§ 17-24-308. Revocation, suspension, or refusal — Procedure - (a) (1) Upon the receipt of evidence of any violation,...

§ 17-24-309. Collection charges — Limits - (a) No collection agency mentioned in § 17-24-101 shall charge...

§ 17-24-310. Annual notice to client of accounting requirement - (a) Each collection agency required to be licensed under this...

Subchapter 4 - Nonresident Collection Agencies

§ 17-24-401. “Long arm” jurisdiction - Any nonresident person, partnership, association, or any foreign corporation not...

§ 17-24-402. Motion to quash writ or set aside service - Nothing contained in § 17-24-404 shall be construed to prevent...

§ 17-24-403. Service of process - (a) Service of process in the action, suit, or proceeding...

§ 17-24-404. Security prerequisite to filing defense pleading — Exception — Postponement - (a) Before any nonresident person, partnership, association, or any foreign...

Subchapter 5 - Arkansas Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

§ 17-24-501. Title - This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 17-24-502. Definitions - As used in this subchapter: (1) “Communication” means the conveying...

§ 17-24-503. Acquisition of location information - A debt collector communicating with a person other than the...

§ 17-24-504. Communication in connection with debt collection - (a) Without the prior consent of the consumer given directly...

§ 17-24-505. Harassment or abuse - (a) A debt collector may not engage in a conduct...

§ 17-24-506. False or misleading representations - (a) A debt collector may not use a false, deceptive,...

§ 17-24-507. Unfair practices - (a) A debt collector may not use unfair or unconscionable...

§ 17-24-508. Validation of debts - (a) At the time of the initial communication or within...

§ 17-24-509. Multiple debts - If a consumer owes multiple debts and makes a single...

§ 17-24-510. Legal actions by debt collectors - (a) A debt collector who brings a legal action on...

§ 17-24-511. Furnishing certain deceptive forms - (a) It is unlawful to design, compile, and furnish a...

§ 17-24-512. Civil liability - (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a debt...