Ark. Code Ann. § 15-4-1210: Commencement and continuation of existence

(a) Upon the issuance of the certificate of incorporation or certificate of organization by the Bank Commissioner, the existence of the company shall begin.

(b) The certificate of incorporation or certificate of organization shall be conclusive evidence, except as against the state, that all conditions precedent required to be performed by the applicants have been complied with and that the company has been organized under this subchapter.

(c) A copy of the articles of incorporation or articles of organization so endorsed by the commissioner, as prescribed in § 15-4-1209 , shall be filed for recordation in the office of the county clerk in the county in which the principal office of the company is located, and a copy shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration.

(d) The company shall pay to the commissioner in semiannual billings four hundred dollars ($400) per year to establish and continue its existence and good standing under this subchapter.