# Ark. Code Ann. § 23-42-507: Fraud or deceit in connection with offer, sale, or purchase of securities

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T23_C42_S5_S23-42-507

## Section

- **Citation:** Ark. Code Ann. § 23-42-507
- **Heading:** Fraud or deceit in connection with offer, sale, or purchase of securities
- **Jurisdiction:** Arkansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AR Code / Title 23 / Chapter 42 / Subchapter 5 / Section 23-42-507

## Text

It is unlawful for any person, in connection with the offer, sale, or purchase of any security, directly or indirectly: (1) To employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud; (2) To make any untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading; or (3) To engage in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person. Acts 1959, No. 254, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 67-1235.

It is unlawful for any person, in connection with the offer, sale, or purchase of any security, directly or indirectly:

(1) To employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud;

(2) To make any untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading; or

(3) To engage in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person.

Acts 1959, No. 254, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 67-1235.

## Nearby sections

- [Ark. Code Ann. § 23-42-501 Sale of unregistered nonexempt securities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T23_C42_S5_S23-42-501.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 23-42-502 Filing of prospectus, sales literature, etc](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T23_C42_S5_S23-42-502.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 23-42-503 Exempted securities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T23_C42_S5_S23-42-503.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 23-42-504 Exempted transactions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T23_C42_S5_S23-42-504.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 23-42-505 Denial or revocation of exemption](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T23_C42_S5_S23-42-505.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 23-42-506 Burden of proof of exemption](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T23_C42_S5_S23-42-506.md)
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- [Ark. Code Ann. § 23-42-508 Market manipulation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T23_C42_S5_S23-42-508.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 23-42-509 Covered securities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T23_C42_S5_S23-42-509.md)

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