- (a) In the event any licensee is found to be in violation of any statute over which the Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy has jurisdiction or of any rule, the board may order the licensee to reimburse the board for any or all of the costs the board reasonably incurred in investigating the violation or violations.
(b) Such costs may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- (1) Reasonable travel expenses of board staff or third parties engaged by the board for investigative purposes;
- (2) Costs associated with securing testimony from an expert witness or expert witnesses; and
- (3) Other professional services secured by the board or its staff in the course of investigating the violation or violations.