Byrd$,$ CPA, is a member of a state society of CPA's. Does the state society have the authority to discipline Byrd for misconduct? Most state CPA societies can discipline its members for misconduct. No CPA membership society can discipline its members. That is exclusively the right of the state board of accountancy. Members can only be disciplined by state boards of accountancy.State CPA societies do not have the authority to discipline their members for misconduct.