Title 17 — Professions, Occupations, and Businesses
83 chapters · 2,038 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-11-101 Title
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Abstracters' Licensing Law of 1969”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-11-102 Definitions
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(1) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Abstract of title” means a compilation in orderly arrangement of the materials and facts of record affecting the title to a specific piece of land, issued under a certificate certifying to the matters therein…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-11-103 Penalties
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(a) Any person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) f…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-11-301 Certificate of registration required
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(a) Every person, firm, or private corporation engaged in the business of abstracting shall be or have in its employ a registered abstracter. (b) No person shall execute an abstract certificate or otherwise attest to the accuracy of abstracts unless the person is a registered abs…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-11-302 Certificate of registration — Application
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(a) Any person desiring to become a registered abstracter under this chapter shall make application to the State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors for registration. (b) The application shall be in a form prepared by the board and shall contain such information…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-11-303 Certificate of registration — Examination
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The examination required under this chapter shall be in the form of written interrogatories as may be prescribed by the State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors to determine the proficiency of the applicant.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-11-304 Certificate of registration — Issuance or reapplication
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(a) If the applicant satisfactorily passes the examinations, the applicant shall be certified as a registered abstracter, and the certificate provided for shall be issued to him or her. The privileges granted by the certificate shall continue unless revoked, as provided in this c…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-11-305 Certificate of registration — Temporary
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(a) The State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors upon application to the board by any person succeeding to the ownership of any abstract plant or business by any means other than by purchase, or any person who by reason of the incapacity of any registered abstr…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-11-306 Unregistered assistants
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting any person, firm, or corporation holding a valid and subsisting certificate of authority from employing such clerical and stenographic assistants as may be necessary in the conduct of its business who are not registered un…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-11-320 Certificate of authority required
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No person, firm, or corporation shall engage in the business of abstracting in this state until a certificate of authority has been issued to the person, firm, or corporation by the State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-11-321 Certificate of authority — Application — Issuance
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(a) Any person, firm, or corporation desiring to engage in the business of abstracting in this state shall make application to the State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors for a certificate of authority. (b) The application shall:(1) Be in a form prepared by th…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-11-322 Certificate of authority — Expiration — Renewal
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(a) (1) All certificates of authority issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall expire on the same date, irrespective of when issued.(2) Expiration dates of the certificates, either renewal or original, shall be the July 1 following the year from the preceding expir…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-11-323 Access to public records
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(a) (1) Holders of certificates of authority and their employees in the conduct of the business of abstracting shall have access to the public records in any office of any city or county or of the state.(2) They shall be permitted to make memoranda or notations therefrom or copie…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-11-324 Bond, insurance, or personal surety
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(a) (1) (A) Before the certificate of authority is issued, the applicant shall file with the State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors a bond approved by the board conditioned upon the payment by the applicant of any and all damages that may be sustained by or m…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-11-340 Revocation of certificates — Grounds
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(a) The State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors is authorized, after a hearing as provided in § 17-11-341, to cancel and revoke any certificate of registration issued to any person under the provisions of this chapter:(1) For a violation of any of the provisio…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-11-341 Revocation of certificates — Procedure — Appeal
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(a) (1) Upon a verified complaint's being filed with the State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors or upon the board's own motion filing a complaint charging the holder of a certificate of registration with a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, o…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-11-403 Duties and powers
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(a) (1) The State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors shall keep a register and shall record the following information in the register:(A) The name and the place of business of each applicant for registration and certification;(B) A notation of the action taken …
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-11-404 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 17-11-404Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved