{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-25-601","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 17-25-601","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this subchapter: (1) \"Home improvement contractor\" means a home improvement contractor licensed under § 17-25-501 et seq.; (2) \"Nonresident roofing contractor\" means a roofing contractor that: (A) Has not established and maintained a place of business as a roofing contractor in this state within the preceding year; (B) Claims residency in another state; or (C) Has not submitted an income tax return as a resident of this state within the preceding year; (3) \"Residential building contractor\" means a residential building contractor licensed under § 17-25-501 et seq.; and (4) (A) \"Roofing contractor\" means a person, including a subcontractor or nonresident roofing contractor, that in the ordinary course of business: (i) Engages in the business of residential roofing services for a fee; or (ii) Offers to engage in or solicits residential roofing-related services, including construction, installation, renovation, repair, maintenance, alteration, and waterproofing. (B) \"Roofing contractor\" does not include a person that is: (i) Engaged in the demolition of a structure or the cleanup of construction waste and debris that contains roofing material; (ii) Working under the direct supervision of a roofing contractor and that is hired by the roofing contractor as an employee or day laborer; or (iii) Exempt from the requirements of this subchapter. Added by Act 2021, No. 1072,§ 3, eff. 1/1/2022.\n\nAs used in this subchapter:\n\n(1) \"Home improvement contractor\" means a home improvement contractor licensed under § 17-25-501 et seq.;\n\n(2) \"Nonresident roofing contractor\" means a roofing contractor that: (A) Has not established and maintained a place of business as a roofing contractor in this state within the preceding year; (B) Claims residency in another state; or (C) Has not submitted an income tax return as a resident of this state within the preceding year;\n\n(A) Has not established and maintained a place of business as a roofing contractor in this state within the preceding year;\n\n(B) Claims residency in another state; or\n\n(C) Has not submitted an income tax return as a resident of this state within the preceding year;\n\n(3) \"Residential building contractor\" means a residential building contractor licensed under § 17-25-501 et seq.; and\n\n(4) (A) \"Roofing contractor\" means a person, including a subcontractor or nonresident roofing contractor, that in the ordinary course of business: (i) Engages in the business of residential roofing services for a fee; or (ii) Offers to engage in or solicits residential roofing-related services, including construction, installation, renovation, repair, maintenance, alteration, and waterproofing. (B) \"Roofing contractor\" does not include a person that is: (i) Engaged in the demolition of a structure or the cleanup of construction waste and debris that contains roofing material; (ii) Working under the direct supervision of a roofing contractor and that is hired by the roofing contractor as an employee or day laborer; or (iii) Exempt from the requirements of this subchapter.\n\n(A) \"Roofing contractor\" means a person, including a subcontractor or nonresident roofing contractor, that in the ordinary course of business: (i) Engages in the business of residential roofing services for a fee; or (ii) Offers to engage in or solicits residential roofing-related services, including construction, installation, renovation, repair, maintenance, alteration, and waterproofing.\npter.\n\n(A) \"Roofing contractor\" means a person, including a subcontractor or nonresident roofing contractor, that in the ordinary course of business: (i) Engages in the business of residential roofing services for a fee; or (ii) Offers to engage in or solicits residential roofing-related services, including construction, installation, renovation, repair, maintenance, alteration, and waterproofing.\n\n(i) Engages in the business of residential roofing services for a fee; or\n\n(ii) Offers to engage in or solicits residential roofing-related services, including construction, installation, renovation, repair, maintenance, alteration, and waterproofing.\n\n(B) \"Roofing contractor\" does not include a person that is: (i) Engaged in the demolition of a structure or the cleanup of construction waste and debris that contains roofing material; (ii) Working under the direct supervision of a roofing contractor and that is hired by the roofing contractor as an employee or day laborer; or (iii) Exempt from the requirements of this subchapter.\n\n(i) Engaged in the demolition of a structure or the cleanup of construction waste and debris that contains roofing material;\n\n(ii) Working under the direct supervision of a roofing contractor and that is hired by the roofing contractor as an employee or day laborer; or\n\n(iii) Exempt from the requirements of this subchapter.","path":["AR Code","Title 17","Chapter 25","Subchapter 6"],"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":"a12dedb23a9555114b47eba588ba7745993c0d5dd1281593f79b8666d88e2dff","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-25-515","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-17-25-602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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