54.1-4409.1 - Licensing requirements for persons. - Virginia Statutes

§ 54.1-4409.1. Licensing requirements for persons.

A. A person must be licensed in order to use the CPA title in Virginia.

1. The person shall hold a Virginia license if he provides services to thepublic using the CPA title and the principal place of business in which heprovides those services is in Virginia.

2. Other persons shall not be required to hold a Virginia license in order touse the CPA title in Virginia provided that they hold the license of anotherstate and comply with the substantial equivalency provisions of § 54.1-4411.

B. The Board shall prescribe the methods, fees, and continuing professionaleducation requirements for a person to apply for the issuance, renewal, orreinstatement of a Virginia license.

C. The Board has the authority to refuse to grant a person the privilege ofusing the CPA title in Virginia if, based upon all the information available,the Board finds that the person is unfit or unsuited to use the CPA title inVirginia. The Board shall not refuse to grant a person the privilege of usingthe CPA title in Virginia solely because of a criminal conviction.

(2007, c. 804.)