Arkansas Code Title 17, Subtitle 2, Chapter 24, Subchapter 5 - Arkansas Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

• § 17-24-501 - Title.
  This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Arkansas Fair Debt Collection Practices Act".
• § 17-24-502 - Definitions.
  As used in this subchapter: (1) "Communication" means the conveying of information regarding a debt directly or indirectly to a person; (2) "Consumer" means...
• § 17-24-503 - Acquisition of Location Information.
  A debt collector communicating with a person other than the consumer to acquire location information about the consumer shall: (1) Identify himself or herself,...
• § 17-24-504 - Communication in Connection With Debt Collection.
  (a) Without the prior consent of the consumer given directly to the debt collector or the express permission of a court of competent jurisdiction,...
• § 17-24-505 - Harassment or Abuse.
  (a) A debt collector may not engage in a conduct the natural consequence of which is to harass, oppress, or abuse a person in...
• § 17-24-506 - False or Misleading Representations.
  (a) A debt collector may not use a false, deceptive, or misleading representation or means in connection with the collection of a debt.(b) Without...
• § 17-24-507 - Unfair Practices.
  (a) A debt collector may not use unfair or unconscionable means to collect or attempt to collect a debt.(b) Without limiting the general application...
• § 17-24-508 - Validation of Debts.
  (a) At the time of the initial communication or within five (5) days after the initial communication with a consumer in connection with the...
• § 17-24-509 - Multiple Debts.
  If a consumer owes multiple debts and makes a single payment to a debt collector with respect to the debts, the debt collector may...
• § 17-24-510 - Legal Actions by Debt Collectors.
  (a) A debt collector who brings a legal action on a debt against a consumer shall: (1) For an action to enforce an interest...
• § 17-24-511 - Furnishing Certain Deceptive Forms.
  (a) It is unlawful to design, compile, and furnish a form knowing that the form would be used to create the false belief in...
• § 17-24-512 - Civil Liability.
  (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a debt collector who fails to comply with this subchapter with respect to a person is...

Last modified: November 15, 2016