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Ark. Code Ann. § 5-37-204

Fraud in insolvency

Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2305; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2305.

(1) A person commits fraud in insolvency if, with purpose to defraud, and with knowledge that a proceeding has been or is about to be instituted for the appointment of a receiver or other person entitled to administer property for the benefit of a creditor, or that any other composition or liquidation for the benefit of a creditor has been or is about to be made, the person: Destroys, removes, conceals, encumbers, transfers, acquires, or otherwise deals with any property with purpose to defeat or obstruct the claim of any creditor, or otherwise to obstruct the operation of any law relating to administration of property for the benefit of a creditor;

(2) Falsifies any writing or record relating to the property; or

(3) Misrepresents or refuses to disclose to a receiver or other person entitled to administer property for the benefit of a creditor, the existence, amount, or location of the property, or any other information that the actor could be legally required to furnish to the receiver or other person entitled to administer property for the benefit of a creditor.

(4) Fraud in insolvency is a Class D felony.

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.