Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
Act 650 of the Regular Session
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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly A Bill 2
Regular Session, 2025 SENATE BILL 552 3
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By: Senator K. Hammer 5
By: Representative Eaves 6
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For An Act To Be Entitled 8
AN ACT TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT 9
OF 1987; TO AMEND THE UNIFORM LIMITED LIABILITY 10
COMPANY ACT; TO CLARIFY THE DEFINITION OF "PRINCIPAL 11
OFFICE" USED UNDER THE ARKANSAS BUSINESS CORPORATION 12
ACT OF 1987 AND THE UNIFORM LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 13
ACT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 14
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TO CLARIFY THE DEFINITION OF "PRINCIPAL 18
OFFICE" USED UNDER THE ARKANSAS BUSINESS 19
CORPORATION ACT OF 1987 AND THE UNIFORM 20
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ACT. 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 § 4-27-140(17), concerning the definition of 25
"principal office" used under the Arkansas Business Corporation Act of 1987, 26
is amended to read as follows: 27
(17)(A) "Principal office" means the office (in or out of this state) 28
so designated in the annual franchise tax report where the principal 29
executive offices of a domestic or foreign corporation are located. 30
(B) If the domestic or foreign corporation does not have a 31
"principal office" as described under subdivision (17)(A) of this section, 32
the domestic or foreign corporation may designate the address of the domestic 33
or foreign corporation's registered agent as the principal office of the 34
domestic or foreign corporation. 35
(C) A domestic or foreign corporation listing the address 36 SB552
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of its registered agent under subdivision (17)(B) of this section shall 1
provide the Secretary of State with the physical address of a named officer 2
or director. 3
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SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 4 -38-102(16), concerning the definition of 5
"principal office" used under the Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, is 6
amended to read as follows: 7
(16)(A) "Principal office" means the principal executive office 8
of a limited liability company or foreign limited liability company, whether 9
or not the office is located in this state. 10
(B) If the limited liability company or foreign limited 11
liability company does not have a "principal office" as described under 12
subdivision (16)(A) of this section, the limited liability company or foreign 13
limited liability company may designate the address of the limited liability 14
company or foreign limited liability company's registered agent as the 15
principal office of the limited liability company or foreign limited 16
liability company. 17
(C) A limited liability company or foreign limited 18
liability company listing the address of its registered agent under 19
subdivision (16)(B) of this section shall provide the Secretary of State with 20
the physical address of a named member or manager. 21
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APPROVED: 4/16/25 24
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