§ 17-11-340 - Revocation of certificates -- Grounds.

17-11-340. Revocation of certificates -- Grounds.

(a) The Arkansas Abstracters' Board is authorized, after a hearing as provided in 17-11-341, to cancel and revoke any certificate of registration issued to any person under the provisions of this chapter:

(1) For a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter;

(2) Upon a conviction of the holder of such a certificate of a crime involving moral turpitude; 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 17-11-341, to cancel and revoke any certificate of authority issued to any person, firm, or corporation under the provisions of this chapter for:

(1) Failure to furnish the bond or bonds, or other securities, required by 17-11-324;

(2) Failure to properly maintain an abstract plant;

(3) Failure to have employed a registered abstracter as provided in 17-11-301; or

(4) Otherwise violating any of the provisions of this chapter.