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Arkansas Consumer Laws

Consumer-based laws of Arkansas include regulations that limit the excesses of businesses and criminal laws against fraud and other consumer crimes.

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This section includes articles on identity theft (referred to as "identity fraud" in Arkansas statute), which is prohibited under the state’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act; lemon laws, which protect consumers by requiring a refund or trade-in for new automobiles that fail to operate properly after attempts are made to remedy the problem; statutes prohibiting the use of so-called pyramid schemes; and related consumer laws. Click on a link below to learn more about Arkansas consumer laws

Learn About Arkansas Consumer Laws

  • Arkansas Credit Card Fraud Laws

    Summary of Arkansas statutes prohibiting the commission of fraud by using stolen or otherwise unauthorized credit or debit cards, including a detailed list of penalties for offenses.

  • Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Law

    The basics of Arkansas’s statutory prohibitions against deceptive trade practices, which include such offenses as knowingly selling used goods as new and using “bait and switch” sales tactics.

  • Arkansas Homestead Laws

    General overview of Arkansas’s homestead protection law, which allows homeowners to declare a portion of their property a “homestead” and thus off limits to creditors in bankruptcy cases.

  • Arkansas Lemon Laws

    Overview of Arkansas lemon law, which protects car buyers from getting stuck with a new automobile that doesn’t work as advertised and which cannot be adequately fixed by the dealer.

  • Arkansas Identity Theft Laws

    Overview of Arkansas’s laws against both financial and non-financial identity fraud, offenses which are charged as felonies and come with strict penalties, including possible jail time.

  • Arkansas Pyramid and Ponzi Scheme Laws

    Basics of Arkansas statutes prohibiting Ponzi schemes and Pyramid schemes, which are similar methods of business fraud, including information about enhanced penalties for offenses committed against seniors.

Arkansas Consumer Law Articles

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