1. (a) An individual shall be ineligible to receive benefits, waiting period credit, or noncompensable week credit under Arkansas Code § 11-10-507 of the Division of Workforce Services Law, Arkansas Code § 11-10-101 et seq., for any week in which he or she fails to report to a Division of Workforce Services office in person, by telephone, or by other means on the assigned date and time as directed by the division unless it is determined by said division that he or she had good cause for failing to so report.

2. (b) The filing of an initial, additional, or reopened claim for unemployment benefits either by telephone, electronically via the internet, or on the standard claim form prescribed by the division shall constitute registration for work for any and all individuals except:

   1. (1) Those claimants who:

      1. (A) Are entered into the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment Program because they are having, or may have, difficulty in obtaining employment; and
      2. (B) Live within commuting distance of the nearest local office of the division;
   2. (2) Those who are claiming any form of extended benefits; and

   3. (3)

      1. (A) Those who are required to search for work pursuant to 11 CAR § 1-104.
      2. (B) Such individuals shall be required to complete an application with the employment service at the nearest local office of the division.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: "Rule No. 14(c)" "This Rule is hereby amended, promulgated, and adopted by the Director, Department of Workforce Services, pursuant to Arkansas Code 11-10-507 to read as follows:" "This amended Rule shall take effect and be in full force and effect on and after July 1, 2003."