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CA Bus & Prof Code § 5653 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3.5 - Landscape Architecture|ARTICLE 4 - Issuance of Certificates|Section 5653.

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.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 879, Sec. 22.14. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5654 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3.5 - Landscape Architecture|ARTICLE 4 - Issuance of Certificates|Section 5654.

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.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 879, Sec. 22.15. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5655 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3.5 - Landscape Architecture|ARTICLE 4 - Issuance of Certificates|Section 5655.

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.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 879, Sec. 22.16. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5656 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3.5 - Landscape Architecture|ARTICLE 4 - Issuance of Certificates|Section 5656.

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.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 879, Sec. 22.17. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5657 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3.5 - Landscape Architecture|ARTICLE 4 - Issuance of Certificates|Section 5657.

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.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 865, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5659 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3.5 - Landscape Architecture|ARTICLE 4 - Issuance of Certificates|Section 5659.

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 the person’s 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.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 188, Sec. 3. (SB 826) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5660 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3.5 - Landscape Architecture|ARTICLE 5 - Discipline|Section 5660.

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 suspend for a period not exceeding one year, or revoke, the license of any landscape architect who is guilty of any one or more of the acts or omissions constituting grounds for disciplinary action under the chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 879, Sec. 22.20. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5661 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3.5 - Landscape Architecture|ARTICLE 5 - Discipline|Section 5661.

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 discovered, the act or omission alleged as the ground for disciplinary action or within six years after the act or omission alleged as the ground for disciplinary action, whichever occurs first. However, with respect to an accusation alleging a violation of Section 5667, the accusation may be filed within three years after the discovery by the board of the alleged facts constituting the fraud or misrepresentation prohibited by Section 5667.If any accusation is not filed within the time provided in this section, no action against a licensee shall be commenced under this article.(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 229, Sec. 2.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5662 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3.5 - Landscape Architecture|ARTICLE 5 - Discipline|Section 5662.

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 Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The board shall have all of the powers granted therein.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 879, Sec. 22.21. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5665 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3.5 - Landscape Architecture|ARTICLE 5 - Discipline|Section 5665.

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, while it remains suspended and until it is reinstated, to engage in the activity to which the license relates, or in any other activity or conduct in violation of the order or judgment by which it was suspended.A revoked license is subject to expiration as provided in this chapter, but it may not be renewed. If it is reinstated after its expiration, the holder of the license, as a condition precedent to its reinstatement, shall pay a reinstatement fee in an amount equal to the renewal fee in effect on the last regular renewal date before the date on which it is reinstated, plus the delinquency fee, if any, accrued at the time of its revocation.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 879, Sec. 22.22. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5666 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3.5 - Landscape Architecture|ARTICLE 5 - Discipline|Section 5666.

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.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 879, Sec. 22.23. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5667 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3.5 - Landscape Architecture|ARTICLE 5 - Discipline|Section 5667.

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 or misrepresentation constitutes a ground for disciplinary action.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 879, Sec. 22.24. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5668 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3.5 - Landscape Architecture|ARTICLE 5 - Discipline|Section 5668.

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 an assumed, fictitious or corporate name, constitutes a ground for disciplinary action.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 879, Sec. 22.25. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5669 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3.5 - Landscape Architecture|ARTICLE 5 - Discipline|Section 5669.

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 architecture under the provisions of this chapter, constitutes a ground for disciplinary action.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 879, Sec. 22.26. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5670 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3.5 - Landscape Architecture|ARTICLE 5 - Discipline|Section 5670.

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 action.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 879, Sec. 22.27. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5671 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3.5 - Landscape Architecture|ARTICLE 5 - Discipline|Section 5671.

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 disciplinary action.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 879, Sec. 22.28. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5672 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3.5 - Landscape Architecture|ARTICLE 5 - Discipline|Section 5672.

5672.  The fact that the holder of a license has been guilty of gross incompetence constitutes a ground for disciplinary action.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 879, Sec. 22.29. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5673 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3.5 - Landscape Architecture|ARTICLE 5 - Discipline|Section 5673.

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, drawings, specifications or other instruments of service which have not been prepared by him or her or under his or her immediate and responsible direction, or has permitted his or her name or his or her signature or his or her stamp to be used for the purpose of assisting any person, not a landscape architect, to evade the provisions of this chapter, constitutes a ground for disciplinary action.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 879, Sec. 22.30. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5675 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3.5 - Landscape Architecture|ARTICLE 5 - Discipline|Section 5675.

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 shall be conclusive evidence thereof.(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1535.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5675.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3.5 - Landscape Architecture|ARTICLE 5 - Discipline|Section 5675.5.

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, functions, or duties as a landscape architect constitutes a ground for disciplinary action.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 879, Sec. 22.31. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5676 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3.5 - Landscape Architecture|ARTICLE 5 - Discipline|Section 5676.

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 this article. The board may order the license suspended or revoked, or may decline to issue a license, when the time for appeal has elapsed, or the judgment of conviction has been affirmed on appeal or when an order granting probation is made suspending the imposition of sentence, irrespective of a subsequent order under the provisions of Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code allowing such person to withdraw his or her plea of guilty and to enter a plea of not guilty, or setting aside the verdict of guilty, or dismissing the accusation, information or indictment.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 879, Sec. 22.32. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5678 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3.5 - Landscape Architecture|ARTICLE 5 - Discipline|Section 5678.

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 award, or administrative action resulting in a judgment, settlement, or arbitration award against the licensee in any action alleging fraud, deceit, negligence, incompetence, or recklessness by the licensee in the practice of landscape architecture if the amount or value of the judgment, settlement, or arbitration award is five thousand dollars ($5,000) or greater.(b) The report required by subdivision (a) shall be signed by the licensee and shall set forth the facts that constitute the reportable event. If the reportable event involves the action of an administrative agency or court, the report shall set forth all of the following:(1) The title of the matter.(2) The court or agency name.(3) The docket number.(4) The claim or file number.(5) The date on which the reportable event occurred.(c) A licensee shall promptly respond to oral or written inquiries from the board concerning the reportable events, including inquiries made by the board in conjunction with license renewal.(d) Failure of a licensee to comply with this section shall be grounds for disciplinary action.(e) A licensee who fails to comply with this section may be subject to a civil penalty of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) as an intermediate sanction imposed by the board in lieu of revoking the licensee’s license. A licensee who knowingly and intentionally fails to comply with this section may be subject to a civil penalty of up to twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) as an additional intermediate sanction imposed by the board in lieu of revoking the licensee’s license.(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 564, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5678.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3.5 - Landscape Architecture|ARTICLE 5 - Discipline|Section 5678.1.

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 of the board in which the amount or value of the judgment, settlement, or arbitration award is five thousand dollars ($5,000) or greater, any insurer providing professional liability insurance to that licensee or landscape architectural entity shall report to the board all of the following:(1) The name of the licensee.(2) The claim or file number.(3) The amount or value of the judgment, settlement, or arbitration award.(4) The amount paid by the insurer.(5) The identity of the payee.(b) Within 30 days of payment of all or any portion of any civil action judgment, settlement, or arbitration award described in Section 5678 against a licensee of the board in which the amount or value of the judgment, settlement, or arbitration award is five thousand dollars ($5,000) or greater, any state or local governmental agency that self insures that licensee shall report to the board all of the following:(1) The name of the licensee.(2) The claim or file number.(3) The amount or value of the judgment, settlement, or arbitration award.(4) The amount paid.(5) The identity of the payee.(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 564, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5678.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3.5 - Landscape Architecture|ARTICLE 5 - Discipline|Section 5678.2.

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) a sole proprietorship, partnership, firm, corporation, or state or local governmental agency in which a licensee is or was an owner, partner, member, officer, or employee and (b) a licensee in responsible control of that portion of the project that was the subject of the civil judgment, settlement, arbitration award, or administrative action.(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 564, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5678.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3.5 - Landscape Architecture|ARTICLE 5 - Discipline|Section 5678.3.

5678.3.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a licensee shall not be considered to have violated a confidential settlement agreement or other confidential agreement by providing a report to the board as required by this article.(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 564, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5678.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3.5 - Landscape Architecture|ARTICLE 5 - Discipline|Section 5678.4.

5678.4.  The board may adopt regulations to further define the reporting requirements of Sections 5678 and 5678.1.(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 564, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5680 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3.5 - Landscape Architecture|ARTICLE 6 - Revenue|Section 5680.

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 the board in a manner to best distribute renewal procedures throughout each year.(b) To renew an unexpired license, the licenseholder shall, on or before the expiration date of the license, apply for renewal on a form prescribed by the board, and pay the renewal fee prescribed by this chapter.(c) The renewal form shall include a statement specifying whether the licensee was convicted of a crime or disciplined by another public agency during the preceding renewal period and that the licensee’s representations on the renewal form are true, correct, and contain no material omissions of fact, to the best knowledge and belief of the licensee.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 879, Sec. 22.38. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5680.05 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3.5 - Landscape Architecture|ARTICLE 6 - Revenue|Section 5680.05.

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 loss caused by the licenseholder’s fraud, deceit, negligence, incompetency, or recklessness in practice, the clerk of the court which rendered the judgment shall report this to the board.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 879, Sec. 22.39. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5680.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3.5 - Landscape Architecture|ARTICLE 6 - Revenue|Section 5680.1.

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 application for renewal on a form prescribed by the board, and payment of all accrued and unpaid renewal fees. If the license is renewed more than 30 days after its expiration, the licenseholder, as a condition precedent to renewal, shall also pay the delinquency fee prescribed by this chapter. Renewal under this section shall be effective on the date on which the application is filed, on the date on which all renewal fees are paid, or on the date on which the delinquency fee, if any, is paid, whichever last occurs. If so renewed, the license shall continue in effect through the date provided in Section 5680 that next occurs after the effective date of the renewal, when it shall expire if it is not again renewed.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 573, Sec. 27. (SB 800) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5680.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3.5 - Landscape Architecture|ARTICLE 6 - Revenue|Section 5680.2.

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 expired license may apply for and obtain a new license if:(a) No fact, circumstance, or condition exists which, if the license were issued, would justify its revocation or suspension.(b) The holder of the expired license pays the fees required of new applicants.(c) The holder of the expired license takes and passes the current California Supplemental Examination.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 573, Sec. 28. (SB 800) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 5681 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 3.5 - Landscape Architecture|ARTICLE 6 - Revenue|Section 5681.

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 application fee for reviewing an applicant’s eligibility to take any section of the examination may not exceed one hundred dollars ($100).(b) The fee for any section of the examination administered by the board shall not exceed the actual cost to the board for purchasing and administering each exam.(c) The fee for an original license may not exceed four hundred dollars ($400), except that, if the license is issued less than one year before the date on which it will expire, then the fee shall equal 50 percent of the fee fixed by the board for an original license. The board may, by appropriate regulation, provide for the waiver or refund of the initial license fee where the license is issued less than 45 days before the date on which it will expire.(d) The fee for a duplicate license may not exceed fifty dollars ($50).(e) The renewal fee may not exceed four hundred dollars ($400).(f) The penalty for failure to notify the board of a change of address within 30 days from an actual change in address may not exceed fifty dollars ($50).(g) The delinquency fee shall be 50 percent of the renewal fee for the license in effect on the date of the renewal of the license, but not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200).(h) The fee for filing an application for approval of a school pursuant to Section 5650 may not exceed six hundred dollars ($600) charged and collected on an biennial basis.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1054, Sec. 24. Effective January 1, 2001.)