Arkansas Code Title 23. Public Utilities and Regulated Industries § 23-48-1001. Application for certificate of authority

(a) An out-of-state bank that desires to operate a branch location in the State of Arkansas, whether initial entry into the state is by an interstate merger transaction or establishment of a full-service branch, shall apply for a certificate of authority to transact banking business in this state. An applicant shall deliver an application to the Bank Commissioner for filing by the consummation of an interstate merger transaction or before establishment of a full-service branch. The application shall state:

(b) The bank shall deliver with the completed application a certificate of existence, or a document of similar import, duly authenticated by the bank supervisory agency which chartered the bank or other official having custody of the corporate records of banking institutions in the state or country under whose law it is chartered.