Final written expression — Parol or extrinsic evidence. [Effective until September 1, 2026.]

Ark. Code Ann. § 4-2-202 — under — Form, Formation, and Readjustment of Contract.

Ark. Code Ann. § 4-2-202

(a) Terms with respect to which the confirmatory memoranda of the parties agree or which are otherwise set forth in a writing intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement with respect to such terms as are included therein may not be contradicted by evidence of any prior agreement or of a contemporaneous oral agreement but may be explained or supplemented(a) by course of performance, course of dealing, or usage of trade (§ 4-1-303); and(b) by evidence of consistent additional terms unless the court finds the writing to have been intended also as a complete and exclusive statement of the terms of the agreement.

(a) by course of performance, course of dealing, or usage of trade (§ 4-1-303); and

(b) by evidence of consistent additional terms unless the court finds the writing to have been intended also as a complete and exclusive statement of the terms of the agreement.