Legal actions by debt collectors.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-24-510
in effect(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.
Source: Public.Resource.Org / UniCourt, Official Code of Arkansas Annotated, Release 78 (2020) (unicourt.github.io/cic-code-ar)URL: https://unicourt.github.io/cic-code-ar/transforms/ar/ocar/r78/gov.ar.code.title.17.htmlFetched: 11/8/2026
