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AR Code § 17-11-324 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 11 - Abstracters|Subchapter 3 - Certification|§ 17-11-324. Bond, insurance, or personal surety

 (a)  (1)  (A) Before the certificate of authority is issued, the applicant shall file with the Arkansas Abstracters' Board a bond approved by the board conditioned upon the payment by the applicant of any and all damages that may be sustained by or may accrue to any person, firm, or corporation for whom the applicant may compile, make, or furnish abstracts of title by reason of or on account of any error, deficiency, or mistake in any abstract or certificate, or any continuation, made or issued by the abstracter over its authorized signature and seal.  (B) The bond shall be written by a corporate surety or other company issuing such bonds licensed and authorized to do business in this state.    (2)  (A) The bond shall remain in full force and effect for a period of one (1) year and may be renewed annually by a continuation certificate.  (B) However, no continuation certificate shall operate to increase the penal sum of the bond beyond the limits established in this section.    (3)  (A) The penal sum of the bond shall be dependent upon the aggregate population, according to the latest federal census, of all counties in which the applicant proposes to conduct the business of abstracting, as follows:  (B) No person, firm, or corporation shall be required at any time to have in force and effect and filed with the board valid bonds in excess of the penal sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).      (b)  (1) In lieu of the bond or bonds provided for in subsection (a) of this section, the applicant may file proof with the board that he or she carries abstracters' liability insurance in such a sum as would be required using the population scale in subdivision (a)(3)(A) of this section.  (2) The proof shall be the filing of the actual policy or a certificate showing the issuance thereof by the insurance company.    (c)  (1) In lieu of bond or bonds or liability insurance provided for in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the applicant shall have the right to file with the board a personal surety bond in such a sum as would be required using the population scale in subdivision (a)(3)(A) of this section, made in favor of any person or client that may suffer a loss for which he or she is liable, which shall be accepted in lieu of the insurance policy.  (2) The personal bond shall have the signatures of at least three (3) other persons thereon whose total net worth shall be at least three (3) times the total amount of the personal bond.  (3) The applicant shall pay for the actual cost of the credit reports on the bondsmen.      If the population is: The penalty of the bond shall be: Less than 25,000 $ 5,000 More than 25,000 but less than 50,000 10,000 50,000 but less than 100,000 15,000 100,000 but less than 200,000 20,000 Over 200,000 25,000   Click to view table.
AR Code § 17-11-340 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 11 - Abstracters|Subchapter 3 - Certification|§ 17-11-340. Revocation of certificates — Grounds

 (a) The Arkansas Abstracters' Board is authorized, after a hearing as provided in § 17-11-341, to cancel and revoke any certificate of registration issued to any person under the provisions of this chapter:  (1) For a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter;  (2) Upon a conviction of the holder of such a certificate of a crime under § 17-3-102; or  (3) If the board finds the holder to be guilty of habitual carelessness or of fraudulent practices in the conduct of the business of abstracting.    (b) The board is authorized, after a hearing as provided in § 17-11-341, to cancel and revoke any certificate of authority issued to any person, firm, or corporation under the provisions of this chapter for:  (1) Failure to furnish the bond or bonds, or other securities, required by § 17-11-324;  (2) Failure to properly maintain an abstract plant;  (3) Failure to have employed a registered abstracter as provided in § 17-11-301; or  (4) Otherwise violating any of the provisions of this chapter.
AR Code § 17-11-342 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 11 - Abstracters|Subchapter 3 - Certification|§ 17-11-342. Seal

 Any licensee under this chapter shall provide a seal, which shall have stamped on the license the name of the licensee, and shall deposit with the Arkansas Abstracters' Board an impression of the seal and the names of all persons authorized to sign certificates to abstracts on behalf of the licensee.
AR Code § 17-11-343 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 11 - Abstracters|Subchapter 3 - Certification|§ 17-11-343. Abstract as evidence

 An abstract or photostat or verbatim copy of any public record, where certified by and impressed with the official seal of any licensed abstracter, shall be admissible in evidence, if otherwise admissible, on behalf of any party litigant in any court in the State of Arkansas and shall be prima facie evidence of the facts recited therein.
AR Code § 17-11-401 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 11 - Abstracters|Subchapter 4 - Arkansas Abstracters' Board|§ 17-11-401. Creation — Members

 (a) The Arkansas Abstracters' Board is created.  (b)  (1) The board shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, for a term of six (6) years.  (2) Two (2) members shall:  (A) Be actively involved in the making of abstracts of real estate titles in this state for a period of at least five (5) years before appointment; and  (B) Serve an initial term of six (6) years.    (3) Two (2) members shall:  (A) Be citizens of this state; and  (B) Serve an initial term of four (4) years.    (4) One (1) member shall:  (A) Be knowledgeable of the abstract business; and  (B) Serve an initial term of two (2) years.      (c) A vacancy on the board caused by death, resignation, or otherwise shall be filled by appointment of the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate.  (d)  (1) A member may be appointed to successive terms.  (2) No two (2) members shall be appointed from the same county.    (e)  (1) Each member shall serve without compensation.  (2) However, a member may be entitled to receive travel and expense reimbursement in accordance with § 25-16-901 et seq.
AR Code § 17-11-402 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 11 - Abstracters|Subchapter 4 - Arkansas Abstracters' Board|§ 17-11-402. Organization and proceedings

 (a) The Arkansas Abstracters' Board shall elect a chair and a secretary-treasurer.  (b) The chair and secretary-treasurer of the board shall have the power to administer oaths.  (c) The board shall have a seal and shall have the power to compel the attendance of witnesses.
AR Code § 17-11-403 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 11 - Abstracters|Subchapter 4 - Arkansas Abstracters' Board|§ 17-11-403. Duties and powers

 (a)  (1) The Arkansas Abstracters' Board shall keep a register and shall record the following information in the register:  (A) The name and the place of business of each applicant for registration and certification;  (B) A notation of the action taken by the board on each application for registration and each application for certification;  (C) The date upon which each certificate of registration and each certificate of authority are issued; and  (D) Such other information as the board deems appropriate.    (2) The board shall maintain such other records, registers, and files as may be necessary for the proper administration of its duties under this subchapter.    (b) The board may adopt rules for the proper administration of its powers and duties and the carrying out of the purposes of this subchapter.
AR Code § 17-12-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 12 - Accountants|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-12-101. Title

 This chapter may be cited as the “Public Accountancy Act of 1975”.
AR Code § 17-12-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 12 - Accountants|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-12-102. Purpose

 It is the policy of this state, and the purpose of this chapter, to promote the dependability of information which is used for guidance in financial transactions or for accounting for or assessing the status or performance of commercial and noncommercial enterprises, whether public or private. The public interest requires:   (1) That persons attesting as experts in accountancy to the reliability or fairness of presentation of such information be qualified in fact to do so;  (2) That a public authority competent to prescribe and assess the qualifications of public accountants be established; and  (3) That the attestation of financial information by persons professing expertise in accountancy be reserved to persons who demonstrate their ability and fitness to observe and apply the standards of the accounting profession.
AR Code § 17-12-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 12 - Accountants|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-12-104. Penalty

 (a)  (1) A person who violates any provision of § 17-12-106 is guilty of a misdemeanor.  (2) A person convicted of violating any provision of § 17-12-106 is subject to:  (A) A fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000);  (B) A judgment in favor of the Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy for investigative costs; or  (C) Imprisonment for not more than one (1) year for each violation.    (3) Each violation of § 17-12-106 constitutes a separate offense.    (b) When the board has reason to believe that a person is subject to punishment under this section, the board may certify the facts to the Attorney General or other appropriate enforcement officer, who may cause appropriate proceedings to be brought.
AR Code § 17-12-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 12 - Accountants|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-12-105. Injunctions

 Whenever in the judgment of the Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy any person has engaged, or is about to engage, in any acts or practices which constitute, or will constitute, a violation of § 17-12-106, the board may make application to the appropriate court for an order enjoining such acts or practices, and upon a showing by the board that the person has engaged, or is about to engage, in any such acts or practices, an injunction, restraining order, or such other order as may be appropriate shall be granted by the court without bond.
AR Code § 17-12-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 12 - Accountants|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-12-107. Permissible acts

 (a) Nothing contained in this chapter shall prohibit any person not a certified public accountant or public accountant from serving as an employee of, or an assistant to, a certified public accountant or public accountant licensed under § 17-12-301 et seq., a firm registered under § 17-12-401 et seq., or a foreign accountant who received a certificate under § 17-12-308(c), provided that the employee or assistant shall not issue any accounting or financial statement over his or her name.  (b) Nothing contained in this chapter shall prohibit any person who is not a licensee from issuing any compilation report prescribed by the “Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services” on any services to which those standards apply, indicating that the services were performed in accordance with standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, provided that the report discloses that the person does not hold a license. The Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy may by rule prescribe safe harbor language on the content of such disclosure.
AR Code § 17-12-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 12 - Accountants|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-12-108. CPA construed

 Whenever any statute or rule requires that reports, financial statements, and other documents for submission to any department, board, or agency of this state be prepared by CPAs, the requirements shall be construed to mean registered public accountants or certified public accountants.
AR Code § 17-12-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 12 - Accountants|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-12-109. Accountants' working papers

 (a) All statements, records, schedules, working papers, and memoranda made by a certified public accountant or public accountant incident to or in the course of professional service to clients by the accountant, except reports submitted by a certified public accountant or public accountant to a client, shall be and remain the property of the accountant in the absence of an express agreement between the accountant and the client to the contrary.  (b) No statement, record, schedule, working paper, or memorandum shall be sold, transferred, or bequeathed without the consent of the client or his or her personal representative or assignee to anyone other than one (1) or more surviving partners or new partners of the accountant or to his or her corporation or limited liability company.  (c) Each licensee shall retain working papers for a period of time specified by the Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy.
AR Code § 17-12-111 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 12 - Accountants|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-12-111. Evidence

 The display or uttering by a person of a card, sign, advertisement, or other printed, engraved, electronic transmission, or written instrument or device bearing a person's name in conjunction with the words “certified public accountant” or any abbreviation thereof, or “public accountant” or any abbreviation thereof, shall be prima facie evidence in any action brought under § 17-12-104 or § 17-12-105 that the person whose name is so displayed caused or procured the display or uttering of such a card, sign, advertisement, or other printed, engraved, electronic transmission, or written instrument or device and that the person is holding himself or herself out to be a certified public accountant or a public accountant. In any such action, evidence of the commission of a single act prohibited by this chapter shall be sufficient to justify an injunction or a conviction without evidence of a general course of conduct.
AR Code § 17-12-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 12 - Accountants|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy|§ 17-12-201. Creation — Members

 (a) There is created the Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy.  (b)  (1) The board shall consist of seven (7) members, appointed by the Governor for terms of five (5) years.  (2) Four (4) members of the board shall be residents of this state who are certified public accountants. One (1) member shall be a resident public accountant licensed under this chapter during the years there are at least twenty percent (20%) of the original registrants under this chapter reregistered or relicensed. Thereafter, the vacancy shall be filled by a resident who is a certified public accountant.  (3) Two (2) members of the board shall be residents of this state and shall not be actively engaged in or retired from the profession of accounting. One (1) member shall represent consumers, and one (1) member shall be sixty (60) years of age or older and shall represent the elderly. Both shall be appointed from the state at large subject to confirmation by the Senate. The two (2) positions may not be held by the same person. Both shall be full voting members but shall not participate in the grading of examinations.    (c)  (1) Vacancies occurring during a term shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term.  (2) Upon the expiration of the term of office, a member shall continue to serve until his or her successor shall have been appointed and shall have qualified.  (3) The Governor shall remove from the board any professional member whose license has become void or has been revoked or suspended and, after hearing, may remove any member of the board for neglect of duty or other just cause.  (4) No person who has served a full term on the board shall be eligible for reappointment until after the lapse of five (5) years.  (5) Appointment to fill an unexpired term is not to be considered a complete term.    (d) Each member of the board may receive expense reimbursement and stipends in accordance with § 25-16-901 et seq.
AR Code § 17-12-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 12 - Accountants|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy|§ 17-12-202. Officers and proceedings

 (a) The Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy shall elect annually a president, a secretary, and a treasurer from its members.  (b) A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.  (c) The board shall have a seal which shall be judicially noticed. The board shall keep records of its proceedings. In any proceeding in court, civil or criminal, arising out of or founded upon any provision of this chapter, copies of the records certified as correct under the seal of the board shall be admissible in evidence as tending to prove the content of the records.
AR Code § 17-12-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 12 - Accountants|Subchapter 2 - Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy|§ 17-12-204. Disposition of funds — Reports

 (a) All fees and other moneys received by the Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be kept in a separate fund and expended solely for the purposes of this chapter. No part of this special fund shall revert to the general funds of this state. The compensation provided by this chapter and all expenses incurred under this chapter shall be paid from this special fund. No compensation or expenses incurred under this chapter shall be a charge against the general funds of this state.  (b) The board shall file an annual report of its activities with the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing, and the report shall include a statement of all receipts and disbursements.
AR Code § 17-12-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 12 - Accountants|Subchapter 3 - Initial Licensure|§ 17-12-301. Requirements generally

 (a) A certificate as a certified public accountant shall be granted by the Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy to any person:  (1) Who has met the education and experience requirements set forth in this chapter and by the board; and  (2) Who has passed an examination in accounting and auditing and such related subjects as the board shall determine to be appropriate.    (b)  (1) Any person who has received from the board a certificate as a certified public accountant which is currently in full force and effect shall be styled and known as a “certified public accountant” and may also use the abbreviation “CPA”.  (2) The board shall maintain a list of certified public accountants.    (c) Any certified public accountant may also be known as a “public accountant”.
AR Code § 17-12-302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 12 - Accountants|Subchapter 3 - Initial Licensure|§ 17-12-302. Education requirements

 (a) In general, the applicable education requirements shall be those in effect on the date on which the applicant successfully applies for his or her examination under § 17-12-301(a)(2). However, the Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy may provide by rule for exceptions to the general rule in order to prevent what it determines to be undue hardship to applicants resulting from changes in the education and experience requirements.  (b) The board may provide by rule for the general scope of the examinations and may obtain any advice and assistance it deems appropriate to assist it in preparing and grading the examinations.
AR Code § 17-12-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 12 - Accountants|Subchapter 3 - Initial Licensure|§ 17-12-303. Criminal background check

 (a) The Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy may require each applicant for a new or reinstated license as a certified public accountant, including reciprocity applicants, or public accountant to apply for or authorize the board to obtain state and national criminal background checks to be conducted by the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  (b) The criminal background checks shall conform to the applicable federal standards and shall include the taking of fingerprints.  (c) The applicant shall authorize the release of the criminal background checks to the board and shall be responsible for the payment of any fee associated with the criminal background checks.  (d) Upon completion of the criminal background checks, the Identification Bureau shall forward to the board all releasable information obtained concerning the applicant.  (e) [Repealed.]  (f)  (1) The provisions of subsection (e) of this section may be waived by the board upon the request of:  (A) An affected applicant for licensure or registration; or  (B) The person holding a license or registration subject to revocation.    (2) Circumstances for which a waiver may be granted shall include, but not be limited to:  (A) The age at which the crime was committed;  (B) The circumstances surrounding the crime;  (C) The length of time since the crime;  (D) Subsequent work history;  (E) Employment references;  (F) Character references;  (G) A conviction or record that has been expunged; and  (H) Other evidence demonstrating that the applicant does not pose a threat to the public health, safety, or welfare.      (g)  (1) Any information received by the board from the Identification Bureau under this section is not available for examination except by:  (A) The affected applicant or the applicant's authorized representative; or  (B) The person whose license or registration is subject to revocation or his or her authorized representative.    (2) No record, file, or document shall be removed from the custody of the Division of Arkansas State Police.  (3) Only information pertaining to the person making the request may be made available to the affected applicant or the person whose license or registration is subject to revocation.  (4) Rights of privilege and confidentiality established in this section shall not extend to any document created for purposes other than the criminal background checks.    (h) The board shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section.