In addition, every nonresident applicant shall file an irrevocable consent that actions may be commenced against the applicant in any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Arkansas, by the service of any summons, process, or pleading authorized by the law on the Secretary-treasurer of the Auctioneer's Licensing Board. The consent shall stipulate and agree that the service of the process, summons, or pleading on the secretary-treasurer shall be taken and held in all courts to be as valid and binding as if actual service had been made upon the applicant in Arkansas. In case any summons, process, or pleading is served upon the secretary-treasurer of the board, it shall be by duplicate copies, one (1) of which shall be retained in the office of the board, and the other immediately forwarded by registered mail to the last known business address of the applicant against whom the summons, process, or pleading may be directed.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-17-306
Nonresidents — Actions against
Known as the Auctioneer's Licensing Act
The act spans §§ 17–17 (42 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Bob Cole Bail Bonds, Inc. v. Howard (1991)
Most recently applied in Bob Cole Bail Bonds, Inc. v. Howard (November 1991)
Acts 1989, No. 266, § 10.
Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.