As used in this chapter: Landscape architect means a person who holds a license to practice landscape architecture in this state under the authority of this chapter. A person who...

Any landscape architect who agrees to provide professional services pursuant to this chapter shall provide every client with a detailed written contract. That written contract shall...

The duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction of the California State Board of Landscape Architects that were succeeded to and vested with the Department of Consumer Affairs...

Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Landscape Architects Technical Committee in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions....

(a) There is hereby created within the jurisdiction of the board, a Landscape Architects Technical Committee, hereinafter referred to in this chapter as the landscape architects committee. ...

(a) The landscape architects committee may assist the board in the examination of candidates for a landscape architect's license and, after investigation, evaluate and make...

Each member of the landscape architects committee shall receive per diem and expenses, as provided in Section 103....

The executive officer shall keep an accurate record of all proceedings of the landscape architects committee....

The board shall prosecute all persons guilty of violating the provisions of this chapter. Except as provided in Section 159.5, the board may employ inspectors, special agents,...

The board may, in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, adopt, amend, or repeal such rules and regulations as are reasonably necessary to: (a) Govern...

It is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding...

This chapter shall not be deemed to prohibit any person from making plans or drawings for the selection, placement, or use of plants when the execution of such plans or drawings does...

(a) Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to prohibit a person from engaging in the practice of, or offering to practice as, a golf course architect. (b) As used in this...

This chapter shall not be deemed to prevent a landscape architect from forming a partnership, firm, or corporation with, or employing, persons who are not landscape architects if...

Any person who holds a valid state license or other authority that authorizes the person to engage in a business or occupation, insofar as the person engages in a professional,...

(a) Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to prohibit a person from engaging in the practice of, or offering to practice as, an irrigation consultant. (b) As used in this...

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...

(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...

(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...

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 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...

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...

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....

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...

Each licensee shall notify the executive officer of the board of any change of address of his or her place of business. A penalty as provided in this chapter shall be paid by a...

Each person licensed under this chapter shall sign and date all plans, specifications, and other instruments of service and contracts therefor, prepared for others. In addition to...

The board may upon its own motion, and shall upon the verified complaint in writing of any person, investigate the actions of any landscape architect, and may suspend for a period...

All accusations against a licensee shall be filed within three years after the board discovers, or through the use of reasonable diligence should have discovered, the act or omission alleged...

All proceedings for the suspension or revocation of licenses under this chapter shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2...

A suspended license is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in this article, but such renewal does not entitle the holder of the license, while it remains suspended and until...

The fact that the holder of a license is practicing in violation of the provisions of this chapter constitutes a ground for disciplinary action....

The fact that the holder of a license has obtained the license by fraud or misrepresentation, or that the person named in the license has obtained it by fraud or misrepresentation...

The fact that the holder of a license is impersonating a landscape architect or former landscape architect of the same or similar name, or is practicing under an assumed, fictitious...

The fact that the holder of a license has aided or abetted in the practice of landscape architecture, any person not authorized to practice landscape architecture under the provisions...

The fact that, in the practice of landscape architecture, the holder of a license has been guilty of fraud or deceit constitutes a ground for disciplinary action....

The fact that, in the practice of landscape architecture, the holder of a license has been guilty of negligence or willful misconduct constitutes a ground for disciplinary action....

The fact that the holder of a license has been guilty of gross incompetence constitutes a ground for disciplinary action....

The fact that the holder of a license has affixed his or her signature, or his or her stamp, or has permitted the use of his or her name to or on plans, drawings, specifications...

The conviction of a felony in connection with the practice of landscape architecture constitutes a ground for disciplinary action. The record of a conviction shall be conclusive evidence thereof....

The fact that the holder of a license has had disciplinary action taken by any public agency for any act substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties as a...

A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere made to a charge of a felony is deemed to be a conviction within the meaning of this article. The board...

Every insurer providing professional liability insurance to a holder of a license, and every licenseholder, shall send a complete report to the board on any settlement or arbitration...

Every settlement or arbitration award in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000) of a claim or action for damages caused by the licenseholder's fraud, deceit, negligence,...

(a) Licenses issued under this chapter shall expire no more than 24 months after the issue date. The expiration date of the original license shall be set by the board in a manner...

Within 10 days after a judgment by a court of this state that a licenseholder has committed a crime or is liable for any death, personal or property injury or loss caused by...

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a license that has expired may be renewed at any time within three years after its expiration on filing of an application for renewal on...

A license which is not renewed within three years after its expiration may not be renewed, restored, reissued, or reinstated thereafter, but the holder of the license may apply for and...

The fees prescribed by this chapter for landscape architect applicants and landscape architect licensees shall be fixed by the board as follows: (a) The application fee for reviewing...

Within 10 days after the beginning of every month, all fees collected by the department for the month preceding, under the provisions of this chapter, shall be paid into the State Treasury...

The money paid into the California Architects Board-Landscape Architects Fund is continuously appropriated to the board for expenditure in the manner prescribed by law to defray the...