{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-25-505","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 17-25-505","heading":"License from committee required","body":"(a) A person shall not act as a residential building contractor after July 1, 2001, unless licensed by the Residential Contractors Committee or exempted from licensure under this subchapter. (b) A person shall not act as a home improvement contractor after January 1, 2012, unless: (1) Licensed by the committee; or (2) Exempt from licensure under this subchapter. (c) Any person, firm, partnership, copartnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, or other organization that fails to procure a license as required under this subchapter shall be deemed guilty of a Class A misdemeanor with each day in violation of the requirement to constitute a separate offense. Amended by Act 2019, No. 805,§ 20, eff. 7/1/2020. Acts 1999, No. 950, § 1; 2011, No. 1208, § 5.\n\n(a) A person shall not act as a residential building contractor after July 1, 2001, unless licensed by the Residential Contractors Committee or exempted from licensure under this subchapter.\n\n(b) A person shall not act as a home improvement contractor after January 1, 2012, unless: (1) Licensed by the committee; or (2) Exempt from licensure under this subchapter.\n\n(1) Licensed by the committee; or\n\n(2) Exempt from licensure under this subchapter.\n\n(c) Any person, firm, partnership, copartnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, or other organization that fails to procure a license as required under this subchapter shall be deemed guilty of a Class A misdemeanor with each day in violation of the requirement to constitute a separate offense.","path":["AR Code","Title 17","Chapter 25","Subchapter 5"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"e7d4ef63b925a474ffe5fbd53a8ec828771eb152fe39c4e5206f7e627aa6575d","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-25-504","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-25-506"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}