CHAPTER 3.5. Landscape Architecture [5615. - 5683.]

Chapter 3.5 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 1447.

§§ 5615–5683 · 60 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 5615–5616 · 2 sections

   • § 5615 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…
   • § 5616 (a) A landscape architect shall use a written contract when contracting to provide professional services to a client pursuant to this chapter. The written…
2. ARTICLE 2. Administration §§ 5620–5630 · 9 sections

   • § 5620 The duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction of the California State Board of Landscape Architects that were succeeded to and vested with…
   • § 5620.1 Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Landscape Architects Technical Committee in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and…
   • § 5620.2 (a) The following powers conferred by law upon the board are hereby delegated to and conferred upon the executive officer, or in their absence from the office,…
   • § 5621 (a) There is hereby created within the jurisdiction of the board, a Landscape Architects Technical Committee, hereinafter referred to in this chapter as the…
   • § 5622 (a) The landscape architects committee may assist the board in the examination of candidates for a landscape architect’s license and, after investigation,…
   • § 5624 Each member of the landscape architects committee shall receive per diem and expenses, as provided in Section 103.
   • § 5626 The executive officer shall keep an accurate record of all proceedings of the landscape architects committee.
   • § 5629 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,…
   • § 5630 The board may, in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, adopt, amend, or repeal such rules and regulations as are reasonably…
3. ARTICLE 3. Application of Chapter §§ 5640–5644 · 10 sections

   • § 5640 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 a…
   • § 5641 This chapter shall not be deemed to prohibit any person from preparing drawings for the conceptual design and placement of tangible objects and landscape…
   • § 5641.1 This chapter shall not be deemed to prohibit any person from preparing any plans, drawings, or specifications for any property owned by that person.
   • § 5641.2 Every person who holds a valid license issued by the State of California under the provisions of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 6721) of the Food and…
   • § 5641.3 An architect, professional engineer, or land surveyor licensed or registered under the statutes of this state, insofar as the licensed or registered…
   • § 5641.4 A landscape contractor licensed under the statutes of this state, insofar as they work within the classification for which the license is issued, may design…
   • § 5641.5 (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…
   • § 5641.6 (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…
   • § 5642 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…
   • § 5644 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…
4. ARTICLE 4. Issuance of Certificates §§ 5650–5659 · 12 sections

   • § 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…
   • § 5650.5 (a) Pursuant to Section 144, the board has the authority to obtain and review criminal offender record information. The information obtained as a result of the…
   • § 5651 (a) The board shall by means of examination, ascertain the professional qualifications of all applicants for licenses to practice landscape architecture in…
   • § 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…
   • § 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…
   • § 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…
   • § 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…
   • § 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,…
   • § 5657 Each licensee shall file their current mailing address with the board at its office in Sacramento, California, and shall notify the board of any and all…
   • § 5658 (a) Each applicant for examination or licensure who has a valid email address shall report to the board that email address at the time of application. (b) Each…
   • § 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…
5. ARTICLE 5. Discipline §§ 5660–5678.4 · 20 sections

   • § 5660 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…
   • § 5661 All accusations against a licensee shall be filed within three years after the board discovers, or through the use of reasonable diligence should have…
   • § 5662 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…
   • § 5665 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,…
   • § 5666 The fact that the holder of a license is practicing in violation of the provisions of this chapter constitutes a ground for disciplinary action.
   • § 5667 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…
   • § 5668 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…
   • § 5669 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…
   • § 5670 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…
   • § 5671 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…
   • § 5672 The fact that the holder of a license has been guilty of gross incompetence constitutes a ground for disciplinary action.
   • § 5673 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,…
   • § 5675 The conviction of a felony in connection with the practice of landscape architecture constitutes a ground for disciplinary action. The record of a conviction…
   • § 5675.5 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,…
   • § 5676 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…
   • § 5678 (a) A licensee shall report to the board in writing within 30 days of the date the licensee has knowledge of any civil action judgment, settlement, arbitration…
   • § 5678.1 (a) Within 30 days of payment of all or any portion of a civil action judgment, settlement, or arbitration award described in Section 5678 against a licensee…
   • § 5678.2 The requirements of Sections 5678 and 5678.1 shall apply if a party to the civil action, settlement, arbitration award, or administrative action is or was (a)…
   • § 5678.3 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a licensee shall not be considered to have violated a confidential settlement agreement or other confidential…
   • § 5678.4 The board may adopt regulations to further define the reporting requirements of Sections 5678 and 5678.1.
6. ARTICLE 6. Revenue §§ 5680–5683 · 7 sections

   • § 5680 (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…
   • § 5680.05 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…
   • § 5680.1 Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a license that has expired may be renewed at any time within five years after its expiration on filing of an…
   • § 5680.2 A license that is not renewed within five years after its expiration may not be renewed, restored, reissued, or reinstated thereafter, but the holder of the…
   • § 5681 The fees prescribed by this chapter for landscape architect applicants and landscape architect licensees shall be fixed by the board as follows: (a) The…
   • § 5682 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…
   • § 5683 The money paid into the California Architects Board-Landscape Architects Fund shall be used for expenditure in the manner prescribed by law to defray the…