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Corporations and partnerships — Unlawful acts.

Ark. Code Ann. § 17-25-311
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(a) A corporation or partnership may engage in the business of contracting when licensed by the Contractors Licensing Board. (b) It shall be unlawful and a violation of this chapter for any two (2) or more contractors, whether doing business as individuals, partnerships, corporations, or other organizations, to jointly submit a bid or enter into a contract for construction as a joint venture unless all parties to the joint venture are licensed pursuant to this chapter. (c) Any combination of contractors other than a joint venture shall obtain a license for the combination before submitting a bid.
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

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