Arkansas § 2-2-420 - Penalties for inducing breach of contract.

Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 2-2-420 — Penalties for inducing breach of contract., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 2-2-420. Penalties for inducing breach of contract.

Any person or corporation whose officers or employees knowingly induce or attempt to induce any member or stockholder of an association organized under this subchapter to breach his or her marketing contract with the association or who maliciously and knowingly spread false reports about the finances or management of the association shall be guilty of a violation and subject to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the offense and shall be liable to the association aggrieved in a civil suit in the penal sum of five hundred dollars ($500) for each offense.

Source: official Arkansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 2-2-420 cover?

Section 2-2-420 ("Penalties for inducing breach of contract.") 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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