Title 17 — Professions, Occupations, and Businesses
83 chapters · 2,038 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-12-502 Continuing education requirement
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(a) Every application for renewal of a license by any person who holds a certificate as a certified public accountant or registration as a public accountant shall be accompanied or supported by such evidence as the Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy shall prescribe, docum…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-12-503 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 17-12-503Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-12-504 Renewals and renewal fees
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(a) (1) Individual certified public accountants and public accountants shall pay an annual fee in an amount to be determined by Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy rule.(2) Unless otherwise provided by board rule, all licenses shall expire on December 31 of each year and m…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-12-505 Inactive status
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(a) The Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy may by rule create an exception to the continuing education requirement of § 17-12-502 for licensees who do not perform or offer to perform for the public:(1) One (1) or more kinds of services involving the use of accounting or a…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-12-506 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 17-12-506Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-12-507 Practice review
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(a) The Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy may by rule require as a condition for the renewal of a license a practice review of every certified public accountant and firm licensed in this state. (b) The practice review shall identify any type of report issued by a license…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-12-508 Peer review
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(a) (1) Beginning January 1, 2019, the Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy shall by rule require licensees who perform attest services to enroll in an approved peer review program and have a peer review one (1) time every three (3) years.(2) Licensees who perform compilati…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-12-601 Grounds generally
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(a) The following acts, conduct, or practices are prohibited, and any licensee or holder of a practice privilege found guilty by the Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy of the acts, conducts, or practices shall be subject to disciplinary action as provided in § 17-12-602 a…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-12-602 Sanctions
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(a) If a licensee or holder of a practice privilege under § 17-12-311 is found to have committed an action or omission identified in § 17-12-601, the Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy may impose any one (1) or more of the following sanctions:(1) Suspension, revocation, o…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-12-603 Procedure
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(a) Commencement of Proceeding. The Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy may initiate proceedings under this chapter either on its own motion or on the complaint of any person. (b) Notice—Service and Contents. A written notice stating the nature of the charges against the a…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-12-604 Reinstatement
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Upon application in writing and after hearing pursuant to notice, the Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy may issue a new certificate to a certified public accountant whose certificate shall have been revoked, or the board may permit the reregistration of anyone whose regi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-12-701 Applicability
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This subchapter shall apply only to acts, omissions, decisions, or other conduct in connection with professional services occurring or rendered on or after April 6, 1987.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-12-702 No liability to persons not in privity — Exceptions
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(1) No person, partnership, or corporation licensed or authorized to practice under this chapter, or any of its employees, partners, members, officers, or shareholders shall be liable to persons not in privity of contract with the person, partnership, or corporation for civil dam…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-13-101 Title
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This chapter shall be known as the “Agricultural Consultants Licensing Act of 1987”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-13-102 Purpose
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It is the intent of the General Assembly that the agricultural community continue to have a choice of seeking the advice of whomever they choose regarding the areas indicated in this chapter as the functions of licensed agricultural consultants. It is also the General Assembly's …
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-13-103 Functions of licensed agricultural consultant
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(1) A licensed agricultural consultant is a person who is licensed by the State Plant Board to perform the following functions:(1) Provide advice or prescriptions for the control or eradication of any insect or mite pest;(2) Provide advice or prescriptions for the control or erad…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-13-104 Inapplicable to forestry consultants
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(1) This chapter shall in no way apply to:(1) Forestry consultants or in any way restrict or regulate forestry consultants; or(2) State, federal, or local government employees or employees of local conservation districts or in any way restrict or regulate those employees while th…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-13-105 Penalty
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Any person who holds himself or herself out as a licensed agricultural consultant and who is not licensed as an agricultural consultant by the State Plant Board shall be subject to a fine not to exceed six hundred dollars ($600) for the first offense and not to exceed one thousan…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-13-106 Administration
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(1) The State Plant Board shall:(1) Administer and enforce this chapter;(2) Promulgate, pursuant to the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., rules necessary for the implementation of this chapter;(3) Establish annual license fees not to exceed one hundred d…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-13-107 Requirements for licensing
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(a) (1) No person may provide agricultural consulting for a fee that is directly tied to and identifiable with agricultural consulting without a license issued by the State Plant Board under this chapter.(2) A person who provides agricultural consulting without charging a fee may…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-13-108 Issuance of license — Expiration
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If the educational qualifications are met, all required examinations are successfully passed, and all required fees paid, a license shall be issued by the State Plant Board. The licenses shall expire on December 31 of each year unless sooner revoked, cancelled, or suspended by th…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-13-109 Promotional compensation restricted — Exception
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No licensed agricultural consultant shall accept money or any other thing of value in excess of two hundred dollars ($200) from any person or entity for recommending or otherwise promoting a particular product by virtue of his or her position as a licensed agricultural consultant…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-13-110 Disposition of fees
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All fees collected by the State Plant Board under this chapter shall be deposited into the State Treasury as special revenues and credited to the State Plant Board Fund.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-14-101 Title
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Section 17-14-101 et seq., § 17-14-201 et seq., and § 17-14-301 et seq. shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-14-102 Necessity for registration, license, or certificate
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(a) (1) The Arkansas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act, § 17-14-101 et seq., § 17-14-201 et seq., and § 17-14-301 et seq., is created in response to Title XI of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 and specifies three (3) classes of app…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-14-103 Definitions
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(1) As used in the Arkansas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act, § 17-14-101 et seq., § 17-14-201 et seq., and § 17-14-301 et seq.:(1) “Appraisal”:(A) As a noun, means the act or process of estimating value or an estimate of value; and(B) As an adjective, means of or pertai…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-14-104 Exceptions to registration, licensing, or certification
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(a) (1) (A) Except when an interstate transaction or a federally related transaction is involved, the Arkansas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act, § 17-14-101 et seq., § 17-14-201 et seq., and § 17-14-301 et seq., does not apply to a real estate broker or sales person lice…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-14-105 Rights and privileges of appraisers
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(a) A state-registered appraiser or state-licensed appraiser as defined in § 17-14-103 may appraise real property for compensation if the use of a state-certified appraiser is not required under the Arkansas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act, § 17-14-101 et seq., § 17-14-…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-14-106 Absence of liability
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(a) Financial institutions or affiliates hiring the services of appraisers registered, licensed, or certified by the State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors in nonfederally related transactions, including transactions below the federally established threshold,…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-14-201 Composition — Membership — Chair
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(a) There is created the State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors, to be composed of eleven (11) members as follows:(1) Five (5) practicing certified or licensed appraisers as follows:(A) At least four (4) of the appraiser members of the board shall be state-ce…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-14-202 Powers and duties — Reporting standards — Qualification standards
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(a) The State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors may establish, maintain, report, and periodically update meaningful qualification standards for state-licensed, registered apprentice, and state-certified appraisers practicing in the State of Arkansas, including…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-14-203 Powers and duties — In general
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(1) In accordance with these general powers and duties, the State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors shall:(1) Perform all duties and functions necessary to carry out this chapter;(2) (A) Receive applications for registering, licensing, and certification.(B) Th…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-14-204 Meetings, quorum, and voting
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(a) The State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors shall meet not less frequently than twice each calendar year to conduct its business. (b) Places of future meetings shall be decided by the vote of members at meetings. (c) Written notice shall be given to each m…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-14-205 Hearings — Review — Access to records
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(a) In fulfilling its duties under the Arkansas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act, § 17-14-101 et seq., § 17-14-201 et seq., and § 17-14-301 et seq., the State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors shall comply with the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Ac…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-14-206 Complaints and disciplinary procedures
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(a) Upon its own motion or upon written complaint of any person and after notice and hearing as prescribed by the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., the State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors may suspend or revoke the registration, li…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-14-301 Business entities — Eligibility for licensing
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A registration, license, or certificate shall not be issued under the Arkansas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act, § 17-14-101 et seq., § 17-14-201 et seq., and § 17-14-301 et seq., to a firm, corporation, partnership, group, or other business entity.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-14-302 License required — Membership in other organizations
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(a) On or after December 31, 2001, it shall be a Class B misdemeanor for any individual to perform an appraisal or provide appraisal services as defined in the Arkansas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act, § 17-14-101 et seq., § 17-14-201 et seq., and § 17-14-301 et seq., w…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-14-303 Unlicensed persons — Federally and nonfederally related transactions
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(a) It is a Class B misdemeanor for any person who is not licensed, registered, or certified under the Arkansas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act, § 17-14-101 et seq., § 17-14-201 et seq., and § 17-14-301 et seq., to perform appraisal services as defined in the Arkansas A…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-14-304 Use of terms
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(a) The terms “certified real property appraiser”, “certified real estate appraiser”, and “certified appraiser” shall only be used to refer to individuals who hold a current certificate and shall not be used in connection with or as part of the name or signature of an individual,…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-14-305 Compliance with uniform standards and code of ethics — Licensing and certification documents
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(a) Each state-registered appraiser, each state-licensed appraiser, each registered apprentice appraiser, and each state-certified appraiser shall comply with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice and code of ethics adopted by the State Board of Appraisers, Abs…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-14-306 Additional licenses — Nonresidents
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(a) (1) Every applicant for registration, licensure, or certification under the Arkansas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act, § 17-14-101 et seq., § 17-14-201 et seq., and § 17-14-301 et seq., who is not a resident of this state shall submit with the application for registr…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-14-307 Minimum qualifying requirements for registered appraiser
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(1) In order to qualify as a state-registered appraiser, an applicant must:(1) Make application to the State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors on approved forms which shall include an affidavit that states that the appraiser has read and understands:(A) The cu…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-14-308 Violation of law — Civil penalties, injunctions, and venue
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(a) (1) It is unlawful for a person not registered, licensed, or certified under the Arkansas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act, § 17-14-101 et seq., § 17-14-201 et seq., and § 17-14-301 et seq., to perform an act or advertise to perform an act for which registration, lic…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-14-401 Short title
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This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Appraisal Management Company Registration Act”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-14-402 Definitions
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(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Affiliate” means any company that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with another company;(2) (A) “Appraisal management company” means a person that:(i) Provides appraisal management services to creditors or to secondary mor…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-14-403 Registration of appraisal management companies required
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A person shall not act as an appraisal management company or perform appraisal management services in this state unless registered by the State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-14-404 Rulemaking authority
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(1) The State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors may adopt rules to implement, administer, and enforce this subchapter, including without limitation to prescribe:(1) Forms and procedures for submitting information to the board;(2) Standards of practice for a pe…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-14-405 Requirements for registration
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(a) (1) Before acting or offering to act as an appraisal management company in this state, a person shall make written application on the forms provided on the official website of the State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors to the board for registration accomp…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-14-406 Fees and renewals
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(a) (1) The State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors shall establish by rule an application fee for an initial application or an application for renewal not to exceed one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) to be paid by each appraisal management company see…
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-14-407 Registrant responsibilities and duties
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(a) A registrant that is an organization shall:(1) Maintain a registered agent for service of process under the Model Registered Agents Act, § 4-20-101 et seq.; and(2) Provide to the State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors the information required by § 4-20-10…