Title 17 — Professions, Occupations, and Businesses

The Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board shall adopt such reasonable rules as it shall deem necessary to assure the effective and efficient administration of §§ 17-19-107 and 17-19-212 and § 17-19-401 et seq.

(a) All business cards, signs, telephone ads, newspaper ads, or any other type of advertising by professional bail bond companies shall display the company name prominently to assure that the identity of the company doing the advertising is readily apparent. (b) Any such advertis…

(a) A licensed bail bond agent shall be permitted to write a bail bond in any county if:(1) The agent has a current license with a current licensed professional bail bond company; and(2) The agent and the agent's company are in good standing with the courts in the jurisdiction wh…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter to the contrary, and notwithstanding any other provisions of Arkansas law to the contrary, a professional bail bond company, county sheriff, keeper of a jail, or other person authorized to take bond under § 16-84-102 is her…

(a) (1) There shall be an initial one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) limit on active unpaid bond forfeiture judgments for each bail bonding company.(2) Under this section, the amount of unpaid forfeiture or forfeitures shall be determined using the face value of an unpaid fo…

(a) No person shall engage in bail bond business without first having been licensed as provided in this chapter. (b) A professional bail bondsman shall not execute, issue, or deliver an appearance bond in this state without holding a valid appointment from a professional bail bon…

(a) Every applicant for a professional bail bondsman license or a professional bail bond company license shall apply on forms furnished by the Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board. (b) The application of a professional bail bondsman shall …

(1) Each applicant for a professional bail bondsman license shall:(1) File with the Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board written statements from at least three (3) persons who know his or her character;(2) (A) Be required to apply to the I…

(a) In order to determine the competence of each applicant for a professional bail bondsman license, the Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board shall require every individual to submit to, and to pass to the satisfaction of the board, a writ…

(a) (1) An applicant for a professional bail bond company license shall file with the Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board an irrevocable letter of credit from an Arkansas chartered bank or a federally chartered bank in Arkansas or a certi…

(a) Before issuance of a license under this chapter, applicants for a license shall satisfy the Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board as to Arkansas residency, trustworthiness, and competence, as applicable, and shall otherwise comply with …

(a) Every license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be for a term expiring on December 31 following the date of its issuance, and it may be renewed for the ensuing calendar year upon the filing of a renewal application. (b) The Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional …

(a) (1) If during the term of the letter of credit or certificate of deposit any licensee shall be guilty of misconduct or malfeasance in his or her dealings with any court or magistrate or officer or with any person or company in connection with any deposit or bail bond, the Pro…

(a) The Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board shall investigate any alleged violation of this chapter. (b) Any person may file a complaint stating facts constituting an alleged violation of this chapter. The complaint shall be signed under …

(a) The Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board, should it determine that the licensee or any member of a company which is so licensed committed an act listed in subsection (b) of this section, may:(1) Suspend the license for up to twelve (12…

A.C.A. § 17-19-211Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

Each applicant for an initial bail bondsman license who satisfactorily completes the examination and meets the other qualifications and requirements prescribed by law, including the completion of a minimum of eight (8) hours of education in subjects pertaining to the authority an…

(a) (1) Except as provided in this section, the premium or compensation for giving bond or depositing money or property as bail on any bond shall be ten percent (10%), except that the amount may be rounded up to the nearest five-dollar amount.(2) (A) The premium or compensation u…

When a licensee accepts collateral, he or she shall give a prenumbered written receipt for it, and this receipt shall give in detail a full account of the collateral received. The licensee may perfect his or her lien on the collateral by any procedure available under the Uniform …

(a) Bail bonds shall be written on numbered forms. (b) The Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board shall assign numbers for forms to professional bail bond companies and shall prescribe the method of affixing the numbers to the forms. (c) (1)…

A.C.A. § 17-19-304Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

Upon issuance of the license, a professional bail bondsman shall not issue an appearance bond exceeding the monetary amount for each recognizance which is specified in and authorized by the power of attorney filed with the Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bond…

(a) (1) The chief law enforcement officers of any facilities having individuals or prisoners in their custody shall post in plain view in the facility housing those individuals or prisoners a list of registered bonding companies.(2) The list shall be prepared by the Professional …

(a) Each person licensed as a professional bail bondsman shall annually complete not less than six (6) hours of continuing education in subjects relating to the authority and responsibilities of a bail bondsman as a condition of renewing his or her license. (b) The continuing edu…

(a) (1) The Professional Bail Bond Company and Professional Bail Bondsman Licensing Board on an annual basis shall solicit proposals from education providers.(2) Upon review of the proposals, the board shall designate an entity or entities to establish an educational program for …

A.C.A. § 17-19-403Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Barber Law”.

(1) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Barber” means an individual who practices barbering;(2) “Barber pole” means any version or likeness of the traditional symbol used to identify a barbershop, customarily composed of a vertical cylinder or pole…

(a) The following persons, firms, or corporations are exempt from the provisions under this chapter while in the proper discharge of their professional duties:(1) Persons licensed by the laws of this state to practice the healing arts;(2) Commissioned medical or surgical officers…

(a) Any person, firm, or corporation desiring to operate as a barber, barbershop, barber corporation, or barber school or college which fails to file an application for certificate of registration shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. (b) Any person, firm, or corporation which…

(a) (1) There is created a State Board of Barber Examiners, consisting of the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing, or his or her designee, who shall be an ex officio member of the board, and five (5) members to be appointed by the Governor for a term of six (6) yea…

(a) The State Board of Barber Examiners shall organize by electing a chair from its own membership. (b) A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum and may perform and exercise all the duties and powers devolving upon it. (c) The board may be furnished suitable quarters for…

(a) (1) The Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing, in consultation with the State Board of Barber Examiners, may employ a Director of the State Board of Barber Examiners, who shall not be a member of the board and who shall have the responsibility of keeping:(A) A re…

The State Board of Barber Examiners is authorized to employ such other personnel as it deems necessary, and as is approved by the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing, to carry out the provisions of this chapter, within such limits as may be provided by biennial app…

(1) The State Board of Barber Examiners shall hold a meeting at least quarterly at a place where, in the discretion of the board, there are a sufficient number of applicants to warrant holding an examination outside of Little Rock for the purpose of:(1) Passing upon barbers' appl…

(a) The State Board of Barber Examiners shall have authority to make and promulgate reasonable rules for the administration of this chapter. (b) The State Board of Barber Examiners shall prescribe sanitary requirements for barbershops and barber schools, subject to the approval o…

The State Board of Barber Examiners shall annually, on or before January 1, make a report to the Governor of all its official acts during the preceding year and of its receipts and disbursements and such recommendations as it may deem expedient.

(a) The State Board of Barber Examiners shall by rule establish reasonable registration fees, renewal fees, examination fees, and such other fees as it deems necessary and appropriate to fulfill its duties. (b) Funds thus realized shall be expended for:(1) The payment of the sala…

(a) (1) All moneys received by the State Board of Barber Examiners under this chapter shall be paid to the Director of the State Board of Barber Examiners, who shall give a proper receipt for those moneys to the Auditor of State the total amount received by him or her from all so…

(a) Unless certified by the State Board of Barber Examiners as required by this chapter, it shall be unlawful for an individual or entity to:(1) Conduct or operate a barbering establishment, school of barbering, barbershop, or any other place of business in which any occupation o…

(1) Any person shall be qualified to receive a certificate of registration to practice as a registered barber who:(1) Is qualified under this chapter;(2) Has passed a satisfactory examination conducted by the State Board of Barber Examiners to determine his or her fitness to prac…

(a) Any person, firm, or corporation desiring to operate as a barber, barber student, teacher manager instructor, teacher manager instructor student, barbershop, barber corporation, or barber school or college shall file an application for a certificate of registration on a form …

(a) An applicant for a certificate of registration to practice as a registered barber shall pass an examination approved by the State Board of Barber Examiners. (b) The fee for each reexamination shall be the same as the fee for original examination. (c) A person enrolled as a st…

Every holder of a certificate of registration shall display it in a conspicuous place adjacent to or near his or her work chair.

A.C.A. § 17-20-306Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

(a) Every registered barber or teacher manager instructor who continues in active practice or service shall annually between July 1 and September 1 renew his or her certificate of registration or shop certificate of registration by paying the required fee. (b) Every certificate o…

(1) The State Board of Barber Examiners may refuse to issue or renew or may suspend or revoke any certificate of registration, take other appropriate disciplinary action, and impose a civil penalty as provided in § 17-20-310 for any of the following:(1) (A) Conviction of a felony…

(a) No action in refusing to issue or renew or in suspending or revoking a certificate of registration for any of the causes listed in § 17-20-308 shall be taken until the accused has been furnished with a statement of the specific charges against him or her and notice of the tim…

(a) Whenever the State Board of Barber Examiners, after a hearing conducted in accordance with the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., determines that any person has violated any provision of this chapter or any rule promulgated by the board under this cha…

(1) As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “College” includes a school of barbering, college of barbering, barber school, barber college, and any other place or institution of instruction training persons to engage in the practice of barbering;(2) “…