(a)  Upon application in writing or after hearing pursuant to notice, the board may:

(1)  Reissue a certificate to a certified public accountant whose certificate has been revoked or suspended;

(2)  Reissue an authority to a public accountant whose authority has been revoked or suspended; and

(3)  Modify the suspension of or reissue any permit that has been revoked or suspended or that the board has previously refused to renew.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-3.1-15

  • Authority: means an authority to practice as a public accountant in this state granted by the public accountants advisory commission under former § 5-3-6 (P. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-3.1-3
  • Board: means the board of accountancy, a public authority created by Rhode Island General Laws 5-3.1-3
  • Certificate: means a certificate as certified public accountant issued under this chapter or corresponding provisions of prior law, or a corresponding certificate as certified public accountant issued after examination under the law of any other state. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-3.1-3
  • in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
  • Permit: means a permit to practice public accountancy issued under Rhode Island General Laws 5-3.1-3

(b)  The board shall specify by rule the manner in which applications under this section are made; the time within which they are made; and the circumstances in which hearings will be held on the applications.

History of Section.
P.L. 1995, ch. 159, § 2.