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NH Rev Stat § 310-A:133 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:133 - Investigations and Disciplinary Proceedings.

    310-A:133 Investigations and Disciplinary Proceedings. –||I. The board may undertake investigations or disciplinary proceedings:||(a) Upon its own initiative; or||(b) Upon complaint of any person which charges that a person licensed by the board has committed misconduct under paragraphs II or III and which specifies the grounds therefor.||II. A finding by the board of any of the following types of misconduct will be grounds for the revocation of a license:||(a) The practice of fraud or deceit in procuring or attempting to procure or renew a license to practice under this subdivision;||(b) Conviction of a felony or any offense involving moral turpitude;||(c) Unfitness or incompetency by reason of negligent habits or other causes, or negligent or willful acts performed in a manner inconsistent with the interests of persons relying on the expertise of the licensee;||(d) Addiction to the use of alcohol or other habit-forming drugs to a degree which renders the licensee unfit to practice under this subdivision;||(e) Mental or physical incompetency to practice under this subdivision;||(f) Willful or repeated violation of the provisions of this subdivision;||(g) Providing false testimony before the board; or||(h) Knowingly making or signing any false statement, certificate, or affidavit in connection with the practice of geology.||III. A finding by the board of any of the following types of misconduct may be sufficient to support revocation or suspension of a license:||(a) Unprofessional, unethical, or dishonorable conduct unworthy of, and affecting the practice of geology;||(b) Suspension or revocation of a license, similar to one issued under this subdivision, in another jurisdiction and not reinstated;||(c) Violations of the rules of the ethical standards of the profession; or,||(d) Failure to provide, within 30 calendar days of receipt of notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, information requested by the board as a result of any formal complaint to the board alleging a violation of this subdivision.|||Source. 2000, 297:3, eff. Aug. 20, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:134 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:134 - Investigations; Enforcement.

    310-A:134 Investigations;  Enforcement. –||I. Any employee of the board engaged in making any investigation shall have the power to administer oaths to persons pertaining to any investigation. All files of an investigation in progress shall be confidential and exempt from the provisions of RSA 91-A.||II. The superior court, upon application by the attorney general, shall have jurisdiction to issue such person an order requiring such person to appear before the board, its members or agents, and to produce evidence, if so ordered, or to give testimony. Any failure to obey such order of the court may be punishable by the court as contempt.||III. The board is hereby authorized to apply through the attorney general for relief by injunction to the superior court, to enforce the provisions of this subdivision or to restrain any violation of the provisions of this subdivision. In such proceedings, it shall be unnecessary to allege or to prove that either an adequate remedy at law does not exist or that substantial or irreparable damage would result from any continued violation. The members of the board shall not be personally liable under these proceedings.||IV. The actions by the board shall be binding upon applicants for licensure and all persons licensed under this subdivision, and shall be applicable to any business organization which shall hold a certificate or registration under this subdivision.||V. Following an investigation of any complaint relating to a violation of any provision of this subdivision by a nonregistrant, and dependent on the result of such investigation, the board may present its findings to the attorney general, who shall enforce the provisions of this subdivision.|||Source. 2000, 297:3, eff. Aug. 20, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:135 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:135 - Hearings; Appeals; Penalties.

    310-A:135 Hearings;  Appeals;  Penalties. –||I. The board shall take no disciplinary action without a hearing. At least 14 days prior to hearing, all parties to a disciplinary proceeding shall be served, either personally or by certified mail, return receipt requested, with a written copy of the complaint filed and notice of the time and place for hearing. All complaints shall be objectively received and appropriately pursued by the board. Written complaints received by the board shall be acknowledged within 3 months of the date of notice to the board. Written notice of all disciplinary decisions made by the board shall be given to both parties to the proceeding upon their issuance.||II. The attorney general, or a designee, shall act as legal advisor to the board if the board so requests, and render such legal assistance as deemed necessary by the board in carrying out the provisions of this subdivision. With the approval of the attorney general, the board may employ counsel and necessary assistance retained by the office of professional licensure and certification in carrying out the provisions of this subdivision. Reasonable compensation and expenses for counsel and legal assistance shall be paid from the funds of the board allocated for such purpose.||III. At any hearing, the named person or licensee shall have the right to:||(a) Appear in person, by counsel, or both.||(b) Produce evidence and witnesses.||(c) Cross-examine witnesses.||IV. If the named person fails or refuses to appear, the board may proceed to hear and determine the validity of the charges.||V. If, after such hearing, the board finds that a violation has occurred, the board may:||(a) Reprimand, suspend, refuse to renew, or revoke any license or authorization to practice granted under this subdivision.||(b) Require a person to participate in a program of continuing education in the area or areas in which the person has been found deficient.||(c) Require a person to practice under direct supervision of a licensed professional geologist for a period of time specified by the board.||(d) Levy civil penalties for violations.||VI. Any applicant or licensee aggrieved by an action of the board denying, suspending, refusing to renew, or revoking its license may appeal the decision in accordance with RSA 541.||VII. Any disciplinary action by the board shall be published in the report of the board and shall be a public record in accordance with RSA 91-A.|||Source. 2000, 297:3, eff. Aug. 20, 2000. 2015, 276:55, eff. July 1, 2015.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:136 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:136 - Reissuance of Licenses.

    310-A:136 Reissuance of Licenses. –||The board, for reasons it deems sufficient, may reissue a license to any person whose license has been revoked for more than one year, or suspended, provided 3 or more members of the board vote in favor of such reissuance.|||Source. 2000, 297:3, eff. Aug. 20, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:137 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:137 - Violations.

    310-A:137 Violations. –||The remedies and procedures provided in this subdivision are in addition to and not in substitution for other available remedies, procedures, or penalties.|||Source. 2000, 297:3, eff. Aug. 20, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:138 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:138 - Restraint of Violations.

    310-A:138 Restraint of Violations. –||The superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity to restrain violations of RSA 310-A:124 on proceedings brought by the attorney general.|||Source. 2000, 297:3, eff. Aug. 20, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:139 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:139 - Exemptions; Practice of Professional Engineering.

    310-A:139 Exemptions;  Practice of Professional Engineering. –||I. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prevent or affect:||(a) The practice of officers and employees of the government of the United States or the state while engaged within this state in the practice of geology for the federal government or the state.||(b) Work customarily performed by archeologists, chemists, geographers, or oceanographers, providing such work does not include the design and execution of geological investigation, being in responsible charge of geological work, or the drawing of geological conclusions and recommendations.||(c) The practice of engineering by a licensed engineer, the practice of architecture by a licensed architect, the practice of forestry by a licensed forester, the practice of land surveying by a licensed land surveyor, the practice of soil science by a certified soil scientist, or the practice of wetland science by a certified wetland scientist.||(d) The practice of geology by any person under the direct supervision and control of a professional geologist, provided such work does not include being in responsible charge of final geological reports or decisions.||(e) The practice of geology by any person in the employ of academic or research institutions, agencies of federal or state government, and not-for-profit research institutions.||II. Professional engineers, when engaged in the lawful practice of professional engineering under RSA 310-A, shall not be precluded from performing work which is defined in this subdivision as within the practice of the profession of geology, nor by a requirement that such work be performed by a professional geologist.|||Source. 2000, 297:3, eff. Aug. 20, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:140 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:140 - Objective.

    310-A:140 Objective. –||A landscape architect, regulated by this chapter, shall undertake to perform professional services only when the landscape architect is qualified by education, training, and experience in the specific technical areas involved.|||Source. 2006, 246:3, eff. July 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:143 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:143 - Rulemaking Authority.

    310-A:143 Rulemaking Authority. –||I. The board shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:||(a) [Repealed.]||(b) The qualifications of applicants in addition to those requirements set by statute, and including the qualifications for satisfactory evidence of good professional character;||(c) How an applicant shall be examined;||(d) The criteria for a license to be renewed or reinstated, including late fees and any requirements for continuing education;||(e) [Repealed.]||(f) Ethical and professional standards required to be met by each holder of a license under this subdivision and how disciplinary actions by the board shall be implemented for violations of these standards;||(g) Matters related to the proper administration of this subdivision;||(h) Procedures for the conduct of hearings consistent with the requirements of due process;||(i) The design of an official seal; and||(j) The issuance of corporate practice certificates.||II. At least 40 days prior to any hearing to be held pursuant to RSA 541-A:11, the board shall furnish a copy of any proposed rules of professional conduct, or amendments thereto, to all affected professionals licensed by the board.|||Source. 2006, 246:3. 2014, 174:13, eff. Sept. 9, 2014. 2021, 197:145, 146, 148, III, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:144 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:144 - Fees.

    310-A:144 Fees. –||I. The board shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, which shall establish all fees required under this subdivision including the following:||(a) Examinations.||(b) Application for licensure upon passing the examination.||(c) Application for a license under RSA 310-A:149.||(d) Biennial renewal for licensed landscape architects.||(e) Late fees for a late renewal of license.||(f) Replacement of a lost or mutilated license.||(g) Transcribing and transferring records and other services.||(h) Reinstatement fees.||II. The fees established by the board under this subdivision shall be sufficient to produce estimated revenues equal to 125 percent of the direct operating expenses of the board budgeted for the biennium in which they will apply.|||Source. 2006, 246:3. 2014, 269:10, eff. July 1, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:145 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:145 - Licensure Required.

    310-A:145 Licensure Required. –||No person shall practice landscape architecture in this state, except as permitted in RSA 310-A:160, without a landscape architect's license issued under this subdivision.|||Source. 2006, 246:3, eff. July 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:146 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:146 - Eligibility Requirements for Licensure as a Landscape Architect.

    310-A:146 Eligibility Requirements for Licensure as a Landscape Architect. –||I. Each applicant for licensure as a landscape architect shall meet one of the following requirements:||(a) Possession of an accredited 4-year landscape architecture degree or equivalent, and 3 years professional experience under the direct supervision of a licensed landscape architect; or||(b) Possession of a non-accredited 4-year landscape architecture degree or a 4-year degree in a related field and 5 years professional experience, 3 of which shall be under the direct supervision of a licensed landscape architect; or||II. The board shall have the discretion to reject an applicant who is not of good professional character, as evidenced by:||(a) Conviction for commission of a felony;||(b) Misstatement of facts by the applicant in connection with the application;||(c) Violation of any of the standards of conduct required of landscape architects as they are set forth in this subdivision or in rules adopted by the board; or||(d) Practicing landscape architecture without being licensed in violation of laws of the jurisdiction in which the practice took place.||III. Upon complying with the preliminary requirements set forth in this section, the applicant shall, in order to become licensed, pass written examinations as provided in RSA 310-A:151, except as otherwise provided in RSA 310-A:153.||IV. Following the effective date of the initial adoption by the board of rules under RSA 541-A, the board may issue licenses to applicants whose applications for licensure have been received during a one-year period following the effective date of adoption of the rules, who provide evidence satisfactory to the board of knowledge and experience equivalent to the requirements set forth in subparagraphs I(a) or (b), and who meet the examination requirements of RSA 310-A:151.|||Source. 2006, 246:3, eff. July 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:147 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:147 - Teaching Credits.

    310-A:147 Teaching Credits. –||In considering the qualifications of applicants, landscape architectural teaching may be construed as landscape architectural experience.|||Source. 2006, 246:3, eff. July 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:148 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:148 - Work as Contractor.

    310-A:148 Work as Contractor. –||The mere execution, as a contractor, of work designed by a landscape architect or the supervision of the construction of such work as a foreman or superintendent shall not be deemed to be experience in landscape architecture.|||Source. 2006, 246:3, eff. July 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:149 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:149 - Applications.

    310-A:149 Applications. –||I. Applications for licensure shall be on forms prescribed and furnished by the board, shall contain statements made under oath, showing the applicant's education and a detailed summary of the applicant's technical work, and shall contain not less than 5 references, of whom at least 3 shall be licensed landscape architects having personal knowledge of the applicant's professional experience. The board shall establish fees for application and any examination required under this subdivision. Should the board deny the issuance of a license to any applicant, any initial fee deposited shall be retained as an application fee.||II. References relating to experience in the practice of landscape architecture performed prior to the effective date of this subdivision may be provided by either a landscape architect or a person determined by the board to be of equivalent ethical standards, education, and experience who may or may not have been licensed.|||Source. 2006, 246:3, eff. July 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:150 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:150 - Continuing Education.

    310-A:150 Continuing Education. –||Evidence satisfactory to the board of the completion in each biennial renewal period of a minimum of 30 hours of continuing education shall be required for license renewal. The board shall identify the types of educational courses and activities that would further the professional competence of licensees. In general, the continuing education credits shall be determined on the basis of one credit for each contact hour of course instruction or professional development activity actually attended by a licensee.|||Source. 2006, 246:3, eff. July 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:151 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:151 - Examinations.

    310-A:151 Examinations. –||Written technical examination in landscape architecture shall be held at least annually as the board shall determine. The scope of the technical and professional examination and the methods of procedure shall be prescribed by the board. A candidate failing an examination may apply for reexamination upon payment of an additional fee determined by the board and shall be reexamined on the next regularly scheduled examination date.|||Source. 2006, 246:3. 2014, 174:14, eff. Sept. 9, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:152 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:152 - Certificates; Seals.

    310-A:152 Certificates;  Seals. –||The board shall issue a license upon payment of the license fee established by the board, to any applicant who, in the opinion of the board, has satisfactorily met all the requirements of this subdivision. Licenses shall show the full name of the licensee and have a serial number. The issuance of a license by the board shall be prima facie evidence that the person named in the license is entitled to all the rights and privileges of a licensed landscape architect while the license remains valid. Each licensee shall upon licensure obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board, bearing the registrant's name and the legend, "licensed landscape architect." All papers or documents involving the practice of landscape architecture under this subdivision, when issued or filed for public record, shall be dated and bear the signature and seal of the licensed professional who prepared or had responsibility for and approved them. It shall be a class B misdemeanor for the licensee to stamp or seal any documents with such seal after the license of the licensee has expired or has been revoked, unless such license shall have been renewed, reinstated, or reissued.|||Source. 2006, 246:3, eff. July 1, 2006. 2021, 197:180, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:153 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:153 - Interstate Licensure.

    310-A:153 Interstate Licensure. –||I. The board in its discretion may, upon application and the payment of a fee, issue a landscape architect's license to any person who holds a Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Board (CLARB) certificate, or to any person who holds an unexpired license or certificate of registration issued by any state, territory, or possession of the United States, provided that the applicant's qualifications meet the requirements of this subdivision and the rules established by the board.||II. The board may grant a landscape architect's license to any applicant who is similarly licensed in any other state, provided the other state's licensing requirements are substantially equivalent to or higher than those of this state.|||Source. 2006, 246:3, eff. July 1, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 310-A:154 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 310-A - Office of Professional Licensure and Certification|Section 310-A:154 - Expiration and Renewals.

    310-A:154 Expiration and Renewals. –||I. All licenses issued by the board shall expire on the last day of the licensee's month of birth in the second year following the year of issuance, or upon such other biennial date as the board may adopt. The board shall cause notification of the impending license expiration to be sent to each licensee at least one month prior to the expiration of the license, along with a request for payment of a renewal fee. Licensees in good standing may renew their licenses by paying the renewal fee prior to the expiration date of the license, and by presenting evidence satisfactory to the board of completion of the continuing education requirements. If properly renewed, a license shall remain in effect continuously from the date of issuance, unless suspended or revoked by the board for just cause.||II. If the renewal fee is not submitted within 12 months after the expiration date of the license, the licensee's name shall be removed from the mailing list. The board, pursuant to rules adopted under RSA 310-A:143, shall charge up to a 20 percent late fee for each month or fraction of a month the renewal is late, up to 12 months, in addition to the renewal fee.||III. If the renewal fee is not submitted within one year of the expiration date, an application for reinstatement shall be required and approved by the board to reinstate the license.|||Source. 2006, 246:3, eff. July 1, 2006. 2021, 197:147, 149, eff. July 1, 2021.|