(a) The State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors is authorized, after a hearing as provided in Arkansas Code § 17-11-341, to cancel and revoke any certificate of registration issued to any person:
- (1) For a violation of any of the provisions of Arkansas Code § 17-11-101 et seq.;
- (2) Upon a conviction of the holder of such a certificate of a crime under Arkansas Code § 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 Arkansas Code § 17-11-341, to cancel and revoke any certificate of authority issued to any person, firm, or corporation for:
- (1) Failure to furnish the bond or bonds, or other securities, required by Arkansas Code § 17-11-324;
- (2) Failure to properly maintain an abstract plant;
- (3) Failure to have employed a registered abstracter as provided in Arkansas Code § 17-11-301; or
- (4) Otherwise violating any of the provisions of Arkansas Code § 17-11-101 et seq.
- (c) All disciplinary proceedings shall be held in accordance with Arkansas Code § 17-11-341 and the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, Arkansas Code § 25-15-201 et seq.