{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-25-1-1203","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 25-1-1203","heading":"Contracts with Government of People's Republic of China prohibited","body":"(a) A state agency shall not enter into a contract: (1) With a scrutinized company; or (2) That employs a scrutinized company as a subcontractor. (b) A state agency shall require a company that submits a bid or proposal for a contract for goods or services to certify that the company is not a scrutinized company. (c) If a state agency or the Office of State Procurement determines that a company has submitted a false certification under subsection (b) of this section: (1) The company shall be liable for a civil penalty in an amount that is equal to the greater of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) or twice the amount of the contract for which a bid or proposal was submitted; (2) The state agency or the Office of State Procurement shall terminate the contract with the company; and (3) The company shall be ineligible to bid on a state contract for five (5) years and then the company's status will be reassessed. Added by Act 2023, No. 758,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.\n\n(a) A state agency shall not enter into a contract: (1) With a scrutinized company; or (2) That employs a scrutinized company as a subcontractor.\n\n(1) With a scrutinized company; or\n\n(2) That employs a scrutinized company as a subcontractor.\n\n(b) A state agency shall require a company that submits a bid or proposal for a contract for goods or services to certify that the company is not a scrutinized company.\n\n(c) If a state agency or the Office of State Procurement determines that a company has submitted a false certification under subsection (b) of this section: (1) The company shall be liable for a civil penalty in an amount that is equal to the greater of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) or twice the amount of the contract for which a bid or proposal was submitted; (2) The state agency or the Office of State Procurement shall terminate the contract with the company; and (3) The company shall be ineligible to bid on a state contract for five (5) years and then the company's status will be reassessed.\n\n(1) The company shall be liable for a civil penalty in an amount that is equal to the greater of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) or twice the amount of the contract for which a bid or proposal was submitted;\n\n(2) The state agency or the Office of State Procurement shall terminate the contract with the company; and\n\n(3) The company shall be ineligible to bid on a state contract for five (5) years and then the company's status will be reassessed.","path":["AR Code","Title 25","Chapter 1","Subchapter 12"],"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":"4d47c0318221aa2d5d344cbee55330aecef527dda83f455ac69985f125ac81cd","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-25-1-1202","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-25-1-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}