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(a) Any person desiring to become a registered abstracter under this chapter shall make application to the Arkansas Abstracters’ Board for registration.
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(b) The application shall be in a form prepared by the board and shall contain such information as may be necessary to assist the board in registration.
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(c) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, each application shall be accompanied by an examination fee in the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
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(d) Thereupon the board shall notify the applicant of the time and place of the next scheduled examination, and notice of the examination shall be given to the applicant by mail.
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(e) Any person authorized to practice law in this state shall be issued a certificate of registration upon application, without examination and payment of fee.