SECTIONS 5550-5558 - California Statutes

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE

SECTION 5550-5558

5550. Subject to the rules and regulations governing examinations,
any person who meets the qualifications set forth in this article
shall be entitled to an examination for a license to practice
architecture. Before taking the examination he or she shall file his
or her application therefor with the board and pay the application
fee fixed by this chapter. The fee shall be retained by the board.

5550.1. An applicant for a license to practice architecture shall
be required, as part of the examination for licensure, to demonstrate
to the board's satisfaction his or her knowledge and understanding
of and proficiency in exterior and interior barrier free design.
The board shall include questions regarding exterior and interior
barrier free design as part of the examination. Those questions shall
periodically be reviewed by the board in order to ensure that the
examination reflects current regulations and the latest developments
in barrier free design.

5550.3. (a) Notwithstanding Section 111, the board may adopt
guidelines for the delegation of its authority to grade the
examinations of applicants for licensure to any vendor under contract
to the board for provision of an architect's registration
examination. The guidelines shall be within the board's legal
authority to establish the standards for registration in this state,
and shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) Goals for the appropriate content, development, grading, and
administration of an examination, against which the vendor's rules
and procedures can be judged.
(2) Procedures through which the board can reasonably assure
itself that the vendor adequately meets the goals established by the
board.
(b) The board shall not delegate its authority to grade the
examinations of candidates for registration in this state to any
vendor or any party not in compliance with Section 111 or with the
guidelines established in subdivision (a).

5551. If the applicant's examination is satisfactory, and if no
charges of having resorted to deception in obtaining the license, or
any other violation of the provisions of this chapter have been filed
with the board, upon the payment of the license fee fixed by this
chapter, the board shall issue a license to the applicant showing
that the person named therein is entitled to practice architecture in
this state, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

5552. The applicant for a license to practice architecture shall:
(a) Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for
denial of a license under Section 480.
(b) Furnish evidence of having completed eight years of training
and educational experience in architectural work. A five-year degree
from a school of architecture approved by the board shall be deemed
equivalent to five years of training and educational experience in
architectural work.

5552.5. The board may, by regulation, implement an intern
development program until July 1, 2012.

5553. Issuance of a license may be denied if evidence is received
by the board of the commission or doing by the applicant of any act
which, if committed or done by the holder of a license, would be
grounds for the suspension or revocation of that license. The
proceedings under this section shall be conducted in accordance with
the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1
of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

5554. The certificate shall contain the name of the person to whom
issued. Proper index and record of each certificate shall be kept by
the board.

5555. Licenses to practice architecture remain in full force until
revoked or suspended for cause, or until they expire, as provided in
this chapter.

5557. A duplicate license to practice architecture, replacing one
which has been lost, destroyed, or mutilated, may be issued subject
to the rules and regulations of the board. The duplicate license fee
fixed by this chapter shall be charged for that issuance.

5558. Each person holding a license to practice architecture under
this chapter shall file with the board his or her current mailing
address and the proper and current name and address of the entity
through which he or she provides architectural services. For purposes
of this section, "entity" means any individual, firm, corporation,
or limited liability partnership.