Arkansas § 11-3-201 - Enticing away laborer prohibited — Penalty.
Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 11-3-201 — Enticing away laborer prohibited — Penalty., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11-3-201. Enticing away laborer prohibited — Penalty.
If any person shall interfere with, entice away, knowingly employ, or induce a laborer who has contracted with another person for a specified time to leave his or her employer before the expiration of his or her contract without the consent of the employer, then, upon conviction before any justice of the peace or circuit court, he or she shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500). In addition, he or she shall be liable to the employer for all advances made by him or her to the laborer by virtue of his or her contract, whether verbal or written, with the laborer and for all damages that he or she may have sustained by reason thereof.
Source: official Arkansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 11-3-201 cover?
Section 11-3-201 ("Enticing away laborer prohibited — Penalty.") is part of the Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Arkansas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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