Unless the context otherwise requires, this chapter applies to transactions in goods; it does not apply to any transaction which although in the form of an unconditional contract to sell or present sale is intended to operate only as a security transaction nor does this chapter impair or repeal any statute regulating sales to consumers, farmers or other specified classes of buyers.
Ark. Code Ann. § 4-2-102
Scope — Certain security and other transactions excluded from chapter
Known as the Uniform Commercial Code
The act spans §§ 4–4 (597 sections).
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Jordan v. Diamond Equipment & Supply Co. (2005)
Most recently applied in 2025 Ark. App. 35 - Church on the Rock - Texarkana v. Ace Signs of Arkansas, LLC (January 2025)
Acts 1961, No. 185, § 2-102; A.S.A. 1947, § 85-2-102.
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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.