(a) After notice and hearing as provided in Section 34-1-14, the board may suspend for a period not to exceed three years or revoke any certificate issued under Section 34-1-4, or any registration granted under Section 34-1-5 or 34-1-8, or any practice privilege granted pursuant to Section 34-1-7; may revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew any permit issued under Section 34-1-11; or may censure the holder of any permit or any practice privilege for any one or any combination of the following causes:

Attorney's Note

Under the Alabama Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Violationup to 30 daysup to $200
For details, see Ala. Code § 13A-5-7

Terms Used In Alabama Code 34-1-12

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • United States: includes the territories thereof and the District of Columbia. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(1) Fraud or deceit in obtaining a certificate as a certified public accountant, registration under this chapter, or a permit to practice public accounting under this chapter.
(2) Dishonesty, fraud, or gross negligence in the practice of public accounting.
(3) Any violation of Section 34-1-16.
(4) Any violation of a rule of professional conduct promulgated by the board under the authority granted by this chapter.
(5) Conviction of any crime, an element of which is dishonesty or fraud, under the laws of any state or of the United States.
(6) Conviction of a felony under the laws of any state or of the United States.
(7) Cancellation, revocation, suspension, or refusal to renew authority to practice as a certified public accountant or a public accountant by any other state for any cause other than failure to pay an annual registration fee in the other state.
(8) Suspension or revocation of the right to practice before any state or federal agency.
(9) Failure to be legally present in this state or to become a citizen of the United States within six years by any person not a citizen of the United States when he or she received a certificate as a certified public accountant or was registered as a public accountant under this chapter.
(10) Failure to apply for an annual permit to practice or to be placed on the board’s inactive roll within any of the following time periods:

a. Six months from the expiration date of the permit to practice last obtained or renewed pursuant to Section 34-1-11(a).
b. Six months from the expiration date of the last annual renewal of his or her certificate pursuant to Section 34-1-11(b).
c. Six months from the date upon which the certificate holder or registrant was granted his or her certificate or registration, if no permit was ever issued under Section 34-1-11(a) or his or her name was never placed on the board’s inactive roll under Section 34-1-11(b), unless the failure is excused by the board pursuant to Section 34-1-11.
(11) Conduct discreditable to the public accounting profession.
(12) Failure of a certificate holder or registrant to furnish evidence of satisfaction of requirements of continuing education as required by the board pursuant to Section 34-1-11 or to meet any conditions in respect of continuing education which the board may have ordered with respect to the certificate holder under that section.
(13) Failure to comply with the provisions and requirements of the board’s peer review program.
(14) Failure to comply with this chapter or rules promulgated by the board under this chapter or failure to comply with professional standards.
(15) Making any false or misleading statement or verification in support of an application for a certificate, registration, or permit filed by another.
(b) In addition to the disciplinary powers granted pursuant to subsection (a), the board may singly, or in combination with any other disciplinary action, levy and collect administrative fines for violations of this chapter or the rules and regulations of the board of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each violation.
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