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Ark. Code Ann. § 4-31-202: Activities as fiduciary, trustee, or agent of trust

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  1. AR Code
  2. Title 4
  3. Chapter 31
  4. Subchapter 2

(a) The following shall likewise not be considered to be transacting or engaging in business in this state: (1) The acquisition or making of loans or participation or interest therein which is secured by mortgages or mortgage notes on real property located in this state; or (2) The doing of any or all the other acts or things with respect thereto enumerated in this subchapter by: (A) Any such bank, trust company, or any foreign corporation when acting as fiduciary, trustee, or agent of any trust, whether testamentary or inter vivos, including foundations and trusts established for the purpose of funding pension, profit-sharing, or employee benefit plans; (B) An endowed institution, foundation, or eleemosynary corporation; (C) Any corporation chartered under the laws of another state as a group insurance and annuity association and engaged in the business of insurance, annuities, pensions, and retirement plans for any group of persons, educational institutions, and others; or (D) Any foreign corporation all the capital stock of which, except directors' qualifying shares, is owned by one (1) or more of the entities referred to in subdivisions (a)(2)(A)-(C) of this section. (b) Any foreign corporation when so acting as fiduciary, trustee, or agent and any such trust, endowed institution, foundation, eleemosynary corporation, or group insurance and annuity association shall be entitled to all the rights, privileges, and exceptions set forth in this subchapter. Acts 1989, No. 947, § 3.

(a) The following shall likewise not be considered to be transacting or engaging in business in this state: (1) The acquisition or making of loans or participation or interest therein which is secured by mortgages or mortgage notes on real property located in this state; or (2) The doing of any or all the other acts or things with respect thereto enumerated in this subchapter by: (A) Any such bank, trust company, or any foreign corporation when acting as fiduciary, trustee, or agent of any trust, whether testamentary or inter vivos, including foundations and trusts established for the purpose of funding pension, profit-sharing, or employee benefit plans; (B) An endowed institution, foundation, or eleemosynary corporation; (C) Any corporation chartered under the laws of another state as a group insurance and annuity association and engaged in the business of insurance, annuities, pensions, and retirement plans for any group of persons, educational institutions, and others; or (D) Any foreign corporation all the capital stock of which, except directors' qualifying shares, is owned by one (1) or more of the entities referred to in subdivisions (a)(2)(A)-(C) of this section.

(1) The acquisition or making of loans or participation or interest therein which is secured by mortgages or mortgage notes on real property located in this state; or

nal institutions, and others; or (D) Any foreign corporation all the capital stock of which, except directors' qualifying shares, is owned by one (1) or more of the entities referred to in subdivisions (a)(2)(A)-(C) of this section.

(1) The acquisition or making of loans or participation or interest therein which is secured by mortgages or mortgage notes on real property located in this state; or

(2) The doing of any or all the other acts or things with respect thereto enumerated in this subchapter by: (A) Any such bank, trust company, or any foreign corporation when acting as fiduciary, trustee, or agent of any trust, whether testamentary or inter vivos, including foundations and trusts established for the purpose of funding pension, profit-sharing, or employee benefit plans; (B) An endowed institution, foundation, or eleemosynary corporation; (C) Any corporation chartered under the laws of another state as a group insurance and annuity association and engaged in the business of insurance, annuities, pensions, and retirement plans for any group of persons, educational institutions, and others; or (D) Any foreign corporation all the capital stock of which, except directors' qualifying shares, is owned by one (1) or more of the entities referred to in subdivisions (a)(2)(A)-(C) of this section.

(A) Any such bank, trust company, or any foreign corporation when acting as fiduciary, trustee, or agent of any trust, whether testamentary or inter vivos, including foundations and trusts established for the purpose of funding pension, profit-sharing, or employee benefit plans;

(B) An endowed institution, foundation, or eleemosynary corporation;

(C) Any corporation chartered under the laws of another state as a group insurance and annuity association and engaged in the business of insurance, annuities, pensions, and retirement plans for any group of persons, educational institutions, and others; or

(D) Any foreign corporation all the capital stock of which, except directors' qualifying shares, is owned by one (1) or more of the entities referred to in subdivisions (a)(2)(A)-(C) of this section.

(b) Any foreign corporation when so acting as fiduciary, trustee, or agent and any such trust, endowed institution, foundation, eleemosynary corporation, or group insurance and annuity association shall be entitled to all the rights, privileges, and exceptions set forth in this subchapter.

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