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22-9-405. Prohibition on directed suretyship.
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22-9-405. Prohibition on directed suretyship.
(a) It is unlawful for any contracting body referenced in § 22-9-401 or any person acting on behalf of such contracting body to require a bidder or contractor to obtain or procure any surety bond from any particular insurance company or surety company, agent, or broker or to include surety bonds in an owner-controlled insurance program.
(b) Any person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 22-9-405
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22-9-405. Prohibition on directed suretyship.
(a) It is unlawful for any contracting body referenced in § 22-9-401 or any person acting on behalf of such contracting body to require a bidder or contractor to obtain or procure any surety bond from any particular insurance company or surety company, agent, or broker or to include surety bonds in an owner-controlled insurance program.
(b) Any person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
22-9-401. Coverage.
(a) All surety bonds required by the State of Arkansas or any subdivisions thereof by any county, municipality, school district, or other local taxing unit, or by any agency of any of the foregoing for the repair, alteration, construction, or improvement of any public works, including, but not limited to, buildings, levees, sewers, drains, roads, streets, highways, and bridges shall be liable on all claims for labor and materials entering into the construction, or necessary or incident to or used in the course of construction, of the public improvements.
(b) Claims for labor and materials shall include, but not be limited to, fuel oil, gasoline, camp equipment, food for workers, feed for animals, premiums for bonds and liability and workers' compensation insurance, rentals on machinery, equipment, and draft animals, and taxes or payments due the State of Arkansas or any political subdivision thereof which shall have arisen on account of, or in connection with, wages earned by workers on the project covered by the bond.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 22-9-401
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 22-9-401. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.