# Ark. Code Ann. § 9-11-503: Rights generally

> Arkansas · Statutes · In force

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ark. Code Ann. § 9-11-503
- **Heading:** Rights generally
- **Jurisdiction:** Arkansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AR Code / Title 9 / Chapter 11 / Subchapter 5 / Section 9-11-503

## Text

(a) A married person may bargain, sell, assign, and transfer his or her separate personal property, carry on any trade or business, and perform any labor or services on his or her sole and separate account. (b) The earnings of any married person from the trade, business, labor, or services shall be his or her sole and separate property and may be used or invested in the person's own name. (c) He or she may sue alone or be sued in the courts of this state on account of the property, business, or services. Acts 1873, No. 126, § 3, p. 382; C. & M. Dig., § 5581; Pope's Dig., § 7231; Acts 1981, No. 873, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 55-402

(a) A married person may bargain, sell, assign, and transfer his or her separate personal property, carry on any trade or business, and perform any labor or services on his or her sole and separate account.

(b) The earnings of any married person from the trade, business, labor, or services shall be his or her sole and separate property and may be used or invested in the person's own name.

(c) He or she may sue alone or be sued in the courts of this state on account of the property, business, or services.

Acts 1873, No. 126, § 3, p. 382; C. & M. Dig., § 5581; Pope's Dig., § 7231; Acts 1981, No. 873, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 55-402

## Nearby sections

- [Ark. Code Ann. § 9-11-501 Construction of this section and sections 9-11-509 - 9-11-514](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T9_C11_S5_S9-11-501.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 9-11-502 [Repealed]](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T9_C11_S5_S9-11-502.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 9-11-503 Rights generally](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T9_C11_S5_S9-11-503.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 9-11-504 [Repealed]](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T9_C11_S5_S9-11-504.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 9-11-505 Control of separate real and personal property](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T9_C11_S5_S9-11-505.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 9-11-506 Spouses not liable for each other's antenuptial debts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T9_C11_S5_S9-11-506.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 9-11-507 Separate property of one spouse not liable for other spouse's debts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T9_C11_S5_S9-11-507.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 9-11-508 Contracts concerning separate property of one spouse not binding on other spouse](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T9_C11_S5_S9-11-508.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 9-11-509 Schedule of separate personal property - Filing - Effect](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T9_C11_S5_S9-11-509.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 9-11-510 Form of schedule](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T9_C11_S5_S9-11-510.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 9-11-511 Filing of schedule by person selling or giving property - Effect of recording conveyance or will](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T9_C11_S5_S9-11-511.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 9-11-512 Effect of failure to file schedule](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T9_C11_S5_S9-11-512.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 9-11-513 Control of one spouse's separate property by other spouse - Presumption of agency or trusteeship](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T9_C11_S5_S9-11-513.md)
- [Ark. Code Ann. § 9-11-514 Settlements in equity](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AR_T9_C11_S5_S9-11-514.md)

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