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4-109-101. Definitions.
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4-109-101. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Notary public” means a person duly appointed or commissioned under § 21-14-101;
(2) “Person” means:
(A)(i) An individual;
(ii) An organization;
(iii) An association;
(iv) A partnership;
(v) A limited liability company; or
(vi) A corporation; or
(B) Any combination of them; and
(3) “Practice of law” means:
(A) Holding oneself out to the public as being entitled to practice law;
(B) Tendering or furnishing legal services or advice;
(C) Furnishing attorneys or counsel;
(D) Rendering legal services of any kind in actions or proceedings of any nature or in any other way or manner;
(E) Acting as if or in any other manner assuming to be entitled to practice law; or
(F) Advertising or assuming the title of lawyer or attorney, attorney at law, or equivalent terms in any language in such a manner as to convey the impression that one is entitled to practice law or to furnish legal advice, service, or counsel.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 4-109-101
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4-109-101. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Notary public” means a person duly appointed or commissioned under § 21-14-101;
(2) “Person” means:
(A)(i) An individual;
(ii) An organization;
(iii) An association;
(iv) A partnership;
(v) A limited liability company; or
(vi) A corporation; or
(B) Any combination of them; and
(3) “Practice of law” means:
(A) Holding oneself out to the public as being entitled to practice law;
(B) Tendering or furnishing legal services or advice;
(C) Furnishing attorneys or counsel;
(D) Rendering legal services of any kind in actions or proceedings of any nature or in any other way or manner;
(E) Acting as if or in any other manner assuming to be entitled to practice law; or
(F) Advertising or assuming the title of lawyer or attorney, attorney at law, or equivalent terms in any language in such a manner as to convey the impression that one is entitled to practice law or to furnish legal advice, service, or counsel.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
21-14-101. Appointment and commission.
(a)(1) The Secretary of State may appoint and commission an individual person as a notary public in this state.
(2) Effective January 1, 2006, a notary public may perform notarial acts in any part of the state for a term of ten (10) years, beginning on the date of commission or the date of renewal of a commission issued by the Secretary of State.
(b) Every applicant for appointment and commission as a notary public shall complete an application to be filed with the Secretary of State stating:
(1) That he or she is:
(A) One (1) of the following:
(i) A bona fide citizen of the United States;
(ii) A permanent resident alien who shall file with his or her application a recorded Declaration of Domicile;
(iii) A legal resident of Arkansas;
(iv) A legal resident of an adjoining state and employed or operating a business in the State of Arkansas; or
(v)(a) A nonresident spouse of a United States military service member employed or operating a business in Arkansas.
(b) One (1) copy of a United States Department of Defense DD Form 1173 or a United States Department of Defense DD Form 1173-1, otherwise known as a “Uniformed Services Identification and Privilege Card”, shall be included with his or her application under this subsection;
(B) Eighteen (18) years of age or older; and
(C) Able to read and write English;
(2) The address of his or her place of employment, business, or residence in this state;
(3) That during the past ten (10) years, his or her commission as a notary public has not been revoked; and
(4) That he or she has not been convicted of a felony.
(c) The application shall be sent to the Secretary of State with a fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) for the notary public commission.
(d) The Secreta
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 21-14-101
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 21-14-101. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.