Ark. Code Ann. § 25-1-503

Prohibition on contracting with entities that boycott Israel

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 362 F. Supp. 3d 617 - Ark. Times LP v. Waldrip (2019)

Most recently applied in Arkansas Times LP v. Mark Waldrip (June 2022)

Acts 2017, No. 710, § 1.

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(1) Except as provided under subsection (b) of this section, a public entity shall not: Enter into a contract with a company to acquire or dispose of services, supplies, information technology, or construction unless the contract includes a written certification that the person or company is not currently engaged in, and agrees for the duration of the contract not to engage in, a boycott of Israel; or

(2) Engage in boycotts of Israel.

(3) This section does not apply to: A company that fails to meet the requirements under subdivision (a)(1) of this section but offers to provide the goods or services for at least twenty percent (20%) less than the lowest certifying business; or

(4) Contracts with a total potential value of less than one thousand dollars ($1,000).

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.