Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Aug 27, 2019
Chryl Brown, Petitioner/Appellant, vs. State Board of Accountancy, Respondent/Respondent.
Chryl Brown appealed a disciplinary order from the Missouri State Board of Accountancy, which placed her license on probation and imposed other requirements due to alleged failures to complete continuing professional education (CPE) hours and respond to Board communications. The circuit court affirmed the Board's decision. The appellate court reversed and remanded, holding that the Board abused its discretion by failing to consider Brown's uncontroverted mitigating evidence regarding her CPE deficiencies, which the Board had previously excused. The court remanded for a determination of an appropriate sanction solely for Brown's admitted failure to respond to Board communications by certified mail.