Arkansas Statutes
§ 17-24-101 — Definition
Arkansas·Title 17
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, "collection agency" means any person, partnership, corporation, association, limited liability corporation, or firm that:
(1)Engages in the collection of delinquent accounts, bills, or other forms of indebtedness owed or due or asserted to be owed or due to another;
(2)Uses a fictitious name or any name other than its own to collect its own accounts receivable;
(3)Solicits claims for collection; or (4) Purchases and attempts to collect delinquent accounts or bills.
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Legislative History
Amended by Act 2023, No. 360,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023. Acts 1965, No. 145, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-2002; Acts 2009, No. 1455, § 2.
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