Arkansas Code Annotated

Ark. Code Ann. § 4-4-111 (2026)

Statute of limitations

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An action to enforce an obligation, duty, or right arising under this chapter must be commenced within three (3) years after the cause of action accrues.

History. Acts 1991, No. 572, § 6.

Part 2 — Collection of Items — Depositary and Collecting Banks

Publisher's Notes. For Comments regarding the Uniform Commercial Code, see Commentaries Volume A.

Effective Dates. Acts 2001, No. 1439, § 23: July 1, 2001. Emergency clause provided: “It is hereby found and determined by the General Assembly that the present Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code which exists in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico is obsolescent and is in need of significant expansion to cover new categories of collateral, to promote electronic filing, to reduce duplicate filing, and to resolve conflicting case law. The revisions contained in this Act will bring greater certainty to financing transactions, and will reduce both their cost and the cost of credit. Because current Article 9 is uniform throughout the United States, it becomes essential that the effective date for the substantial revisions contemplated by this Act be the same in every state. If Arkansas and all of the other states and territories do not act in concert and enact a common effective date, severe complications will arise. For example, the proper place to perfect a security interest depends on the law of the state where the issue is litigated. Therefore, the rules for filing must be uniform at all times. Because the several states are proposing that the revised Article 9 become effective on July 1, 2001 an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act being necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, and safety shall be in full force and effect on July 1, 2001.”

Research References

ALR.

Final payment under UCC § 4-213. 23 A.L.R.4th 203.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2009–2010 · leading case: In Re Pettingill, 403 B.R. 624 (Bankr. E.D. Ark. 2009).
In Re Pettingill, 403 B.R. 624 (Bankr. E.D. Ark. 2009). “Arkansas Code Annotated § 16-56-111 provides that, "[ajctions to enforce written obligations, duties, or rights, except those to which § 4-4-111 is applicable, shall be commenced within five (5) years after the cause of action shall accrue.”
Beckworth v. Diamante, 379 S.W.3d 752 (Ark. Ct. App. 2010). “Section 16-56-111(a) provides in pertinent part that "[a]ctions to enforce written obligations, duties, or rights, except those to which § 4-4-111 is applicable, shall be commenced within five (5) years after the cause of action shall accrue.”
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