1. (a) Whenever the board, through its executive director, determines that a person subject to an Agreed Consent Order issued by the board has violated that order, the board, through its executive director, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, may assess an administrative penalty, against the person in violation in accordance with the guidelines contained in §518.6 of this chapter (relating to Administrative Penalty Guidelines for the Unauthorized Practice of Public Accountancy) and Subchapter L of the Act, as amended.
2. (b) The board staff acting through the executive director will advise the person found in violation of an Agreed Consent Order that he has 20 days to request a hearing in writing, as required by §901.554 of the Act (relating to Penalty to be Paid or Hearing Requested).
3. (c) If the board, through its executive director, determines that a person subject to an Agreed Consent Order has violated that order, the executive director may seek to enjoin the person in violation in state district court.

Source Note:The provisions of this §518.3 adopted to be effective June 9, 2004, 29 TexReg 5627; amended to be effective April 11, 2007, 32 TexReg 2010; amended to be effective October 15, 2008, 33 TexReg 8517; amended to be effective April 15, 2009, 34 TexReg 2379; amended to be effective June 7, 2012, 37 TexReg 4051; amended to be effective August 4, 2016, 41 TexReg 5550; amended to be effective April 1, 2026, 51 TexReg 2066.