SECTIONS 5650-5659 - California Statutes

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE

SECTION 5650-5659

5650. Subject to the rules and regulations governing examinations,
any person, over the age of 18 years, who has had six years of
training and educational experience in actual practice of landscape
architectural work shall be entitled to an examination for a license
to practice landscape architecture. A degree from a school of
landscape architecture approved by the board shall be deemed
equivalent to four years of training and educational experience in
the actual practice of landscape architecture. Before taking the
examination, a person shall file an application therefor with the
executive officer and pay the application fee fixed by this chapter.

5651. (a) The board shall by means of examination, ascertain the
professional qualifications of all applicants for licenses to
practice landscape architecture in this state and shall issue a
license to every person whom it finds to be qualified on payment of
the initial license fee prescribed by this chapter.
(b) The examination shall consist of a written examination. The
written examination may be waived by the board if the applicant meets
both of the following requirements:
(1) Is currently licensed by a United States jurisdiction,
Canadian province, or Puerto Rico, has passed a written examination
equivalent to that which is required in California at the time of
application, and has submitted proof of job experience equivalent to
that required of California applicants at the time of application.
(2) Has passed the California supplemental examination if, at the
time of application, it is required of all California applicants.

5651.1. (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 a landscape architect's license
examination. The guidelines shall be within the board's legal
authority to establish the standards for licensure 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
examination of candidates for licensure in this state to any vendor
or any party not in compliance with Section 111 or with the
guidelines established in subdivision (a).

5652. If the applicant's examination is satisfactory, and upon the
payment of the license fee fixed by this chapter, the executive
officer shall issue a license to the applicant showing that the
person named therein is entitled to practice landscape architecture
in this state, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

5653. The board may deny or refuse to issue a license to an
applicant upon proof of the commission by the applicant of any act or
omission which would constitute grounds for disciplinary action
under this chapter if committed by a licensee.

5654. The board shall keep a record of the names and addresses of
all licenseholders and such additional personal data as the board may
require. A proper index and record of each license issued shall be
kept by the board.

5655. Licenses to practice landscape architecture shall remain in
full force until revoked or suspended for cause, or until they
expire, as provided in this chapter.

5656. A duplicate license to practice landscape architecture in
place of one which has been lost, destroyed, or mutilated shall be
issued upon proper application, subject to the rules and regulations
of the board. A duplicate license fee fixed by this chapter shall be
charged for the issuance of the duplicate license.

5657. Each licensee shall file his or her current mailing address
with the board at its office in Sacramento, California, and shall
notify the board of any and all changes of mailing address, providing
both his or her old and new address within 30 days after a change. A
penalty as provided in this chapter shall be paid by a licensee who
fails to notify the board within 30 days after a change of address.

5659. Each person licensed under this chapter shall sign, date, and
seal or stamp using a seal or stamp described in this section, all
plans, specifications, and other instruments of service therefor,
prepared for others as evidence of the person's responsibility for
those documents. Failure to comply with this section constitutes a
ground for disciplinary action. Each person licensed under this
chapter shall use a seal or stamp of the design authorized by the
board, bearing his or her name, license number, the legend "licensed
landscape architect," the legend "State of California" and a means of
providing a signature, the renewal date of the license, and date of
signing and sealing or stamping.