Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1994 3
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By: Representative A. Collins 5
By: Senator M. McKee 6
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING SELF-SERVICE 9
STORAGE FACILITIES; TO REQUIRE NOTIFICATION BY A 10
SELF-SERVICE STORAGE FACILITY TO AN OCCUPANT WHEN THE 11
OCCUPANT'S LEASED SPACE IS COMPROMISED; AND FOR OTHER 12
PURPOSES. 13
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TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING SELF -SERVICE 17
STORAGE FACILITIES; AND TO REQUIRE 18
NOTIFICATION BY A SELF -SERVICE STORAGE 19
FACILITY TO AN OCCUPANT WHEN THE 20
OCCUPANT'S LEASED SPACE IS COMPROMISED. 21
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 23
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SECTION 1. Arkansas Code Title 18, Chapter 16, Subchapter 4, is 25
amended to add an additional section to read as follows: 26
18-16-416. Compromised leased space — Notification required — 27
Definitions. 28
(a) As used in this section: 29
(1) "Compromised" means that an operator has actual knowledge 30
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(A) A leased space has been forcibly accessed by an 32
individual other than the occupant, the operator, or an individual authorized 33
by the occupant or the operator; 34
(B) Property has been taken from a leased space by an 35
individual other than the occupant, the operator, or an individual authorized 36 HB1994
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by the occupant or the operator; or 1
(C) A leased space has been damaged to the extent that 2
property within the leased space is accessible by an individual other than 3
the occupant, the operator, or an individual authorized by the occupant or 4
operator; and 5
(2) "Individual authorized by the occupant or operator" means an 6
individual listed on the rental agreement or an individual who has the 7
applicable key or code to access the leased space. 8
(b) An operator shall contact an occupant who has a compromised lease 9
space by telephone, email, or regular mail within five (5) business days of 10
the operator's actual knowledge that the occupant's leased space has been 11
compromised. 12
(c)(1) This section does not impose any responsibility on the operator 13
for the care, custody, or control of the occupant’s personal property. 14
(2) The operator does not have a duty or obligation to determine 15
whether a leased space has been compromised. 16
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