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Arkansas Code Title 17. Professions, Occupations, and Businesses § 17-24-510. Legal actions by debt collectors

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A debt collector who brings a legal action on a debt against a consumer shall:

(1) For an action to enforce an interest in real property securing the consumer's obligation, bring the action in the county where all or part of the real property is located; or

(2) For an action not described in subdivision (a)(1) of this section, bring the action only in the county:

(A) In which the consumer signed the contract sued upon; or

(B) In which the consumer resides at the commencement of the action.

(b) This subchapter does not create a cause of action by a debt collector.

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