Code of Virginia
Chapter 44 - Public Accountants
§ 54.1-4418. Recovery of cost after grant of formal fact-finding

After a formal fact-finding under § 2.2-4020 in which a penalty is imposed to fine, or to suspend, revoke or refuse to reinstate or lift the suspension of a Virginia license, the Board may assess the holder or former holder of the license the cost of conducting the fact-finding when the Board has final authority to grant the license, unless the Board determines that the offense was inadvertent or done in a good-faith belief that the act did not violate provisions of this chapter or regulations promulgated by the Board. The cost shall be limited to (i) the reasonable hourly rate for the hearing officer, (ii) the actual cost of recording the proceedings, (iii) a reasonable administrative charge for personnel and other administrative costs incurred by the Board in connection with the hearing, and (iv) a reasonable charge for any consultants retained by the Board.
2001, c. 832; 2007, c. 804.

Structure Code of Virginia

Code of Virginia

Title 54.1 - Professions and Occupations

Chapter 44 - Public Accountants

§ 54.1-4400. Definitions

§ 54.1-4401. Applicability of chapter

§ 54.1-4402. Board; membership; qualifications; powers and duties

§ 54.1-4403. General powers and duties of the Board

§ 54.1-4404. Board to employ Executive Director; legal counsel

§ 54.1-4405. Board of Accountancy Fund; receipts; disbursements

§ 54.1-4405.1. Board of Accountancy Trust Account; creation; expenditures; excess moneys

§ 54.1-4406. Powers and duties of the Executive Director

§ 54.1-4407. Enforcement of laws by the Executive Director or investigators; authority of investigators appointed by the Executive Director

§ 54.1-4408. Subpoenas

§ 54.1-4409. Repealed

§ 54.1-4409.1. Licensing requirements for persons

§ 54.1-4409.2. How a person may obtain a Virginia license

§ 54.1-4410. Repealed

§ 54.1-4411. Substantial equivalency provisions for persons who hold the license of another state

§ 54.1-4412. Repealed

§ 54.1-4412.1. Licensing requirements for firms

§ 54.1-4413. Repealed

§ 54.1-4413.2. Issuance, renewal, and reinstatement of licenses and lifting the suspension of privileges

§ 54.1-4413.3. Standards of conduct and practice

§ 54.1-4413.4. Penalties

§ 54.1-4413.5. Confidential consent agreements

§ 54.1-4414. Prohibited acts

§ 54.1-4415. Exemptions from unlawful acts

§ 54.1-4416. Board's powers with respect to hearings under this chapter

§ 54.1-4417. Repealed

§ 54.1-4418. Recovery of cost after grant of formal fact-finding

§ 54.1-4419. Repealed

§ 54.1-4420. Annual audit

§ 54.1-4421. Biennial report

§ 54.1-4422. Expired

§ 54.1-4423. Use of consultants in investigations

§ 54.1-4424. Certain information not to be made public

§ 54.1-4425. Time for filing complaints against CPAs or CPA firms