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24 DE Code § 121. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1. Board of Accountancy|§ 121. Violations; penalties.

§ 121. Violations; penalties. (a) Where the Board has determined, upon notice and hearing pursuant to Chapter 101 of Title 29, that a person is engaged in the practice of certified public accountancy or public accountancy, or is representing himself or herself to the public as the recipient of a certificate or permit, or is holding himself or herself out as being authorized to practice certified public accountancy or public accountancy, without having lawfully obtained a certificate or permit, or without having a practice privilege under § 109 of this title, or otherwise wrongfully uses such title or any similar title to practice certified public accountancy or public accountancy, or continues to practice certified public accountancy or public accountancy after the revocation or suspension of a practice privilege in this State or after the revocation, suspension or expiration of a certificate or permit from this State or another state, the Board may apply to the Division of Professional Regulation to issue a cease and desist order. (b) Where the Board has determined, upon notice and hearing pursuant to Chapter 101 of Title 29, that a firm is improperly holding itself out as being authorized to practice certified public accountancy or public accountancy, the Board may apply to the Division of Professional Regulation to issue a cease and desist order. (c) [Repealed.]  (d) Any person or entity who violates any provisions of this chapter or any rules or regulations promulgated hereunder, shall be liable for a civil penalty as set forth in § 118(a)(6) of this title. Where a partnership or corporation engages in the practice of certified public accountancy or public accountancy in violation of this chapter, or any rules or regulations promulgated hereunder, every partner of such partnership and every officer, director, shareholder or principal of such corporation, shall be deemed to have committed the violation in question. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent prosecution under, or be inconsistent with, Chapter 5 of Title 11. 27 Del. Laws, c. 98, §  7;  Code 1915, §  986;  Code 1935, §  1097;  24 Del. C. 1953, §  114;  55 Del. Laws, c. 193;  60 Del. Laws, c. 198, §  1;  65 Del. Laws, c. 167, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 139, §  1;  76 Del. Laws, c. 418, §  21;  80 Del. Laws, c. 247, § 1;
24 DE Code § 124. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1. Board of Accountancy|§ 124. Renewals.

§ 124. Renewals. In the event that a permit holder fails to timely renew a permit, such permit can be reinstated within a period of 1 year from the lapse of the permit to practice, at the discretion of the Board, upon payment of the regular renewal fee plus an additional late renewal processing fee established by the Division of Professional Regulation, and upon the permit holder furnishing proof of compliance with all other permit requirements established by the Board, including proof that the permit holder has met the continuing education requirements established by the Board.
24 DE Code § 127. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 1. Board of Accountancy|§ 127. Permitted titles and safe harbor language.

§ 127. Permitted titles and safe harbor language. (a) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein, an individual who is not a licensee of the Board shall not be prohibited the use of the following titles: the unadorned word “Accountant”; “Enrolled Agent” or initials “E.A.”; “Accredited business Advisor” or the initials “A.B.A.”; “Accredited Tax Preparer” or the initials “A.T.P.”; “Accredited Tax Advisor” or the initials “A.T.A.” (b) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein, an individual who is not a licensee of the Board shall not be prohibited the use of the following language in connection with financial statements:  “I (we) have prepared the accompanying (financial statements) of (name of entity) as of (time period) for the (period) then ended. This presentation is limited to preparing in the form of financial statements information that is the representation of management (owners).“I (we) have not audited or reviewed the accompanying financial statements and accordingly do not express an opinion or any other form of assurance on them.”76 Del. Laws, c. 418, §  23;
24 DE Code § 200. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 2. Landscape Architects|§ 200. Objectives of board.

§ 200. Objectives of board. The primary objective of the Board of Landscape Architecture, to which all other objectives and purposes are secondary, is to protect the general public (specifically those persons who are direct recipients of services regulated by this chapter) from unsafe practices, and from occupational practices which tend to reduce competition or fix the price of services rendered. The secondary objectives of the Board are to maintain minimum standards of practitioner competency, and to maintain certain standards in the delivery of services to the public. In meeting its objectives, the Board shall develop standards assuring professional competence, shall monitor complaints brought against practitioners regulated by the Board, shall adjudicate at formal complaints hearings, shall promulgate rules and regulations, and shall impose sanctions where necessary against practitioners. 63 Del. Laws, c. 461, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 385, §  1;
24 DE Code § 201. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 2. Landscape Architects|§ 201. Definitions.

§ 201. Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meaning ascribed to them except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:  (1) “Board” shall mean the Delaware State Board of Landscape Architecture. (2) “Landscape architect” shall mean a person who, on the basis of demonstrated knowledge acquired by professional education or practical experience, or both, has been granted and holds a current certificate entitling the person to use the designation “landscape architect” and practices landscape architecture in this State under the authority of this chapter. (3) a. “Landscape architecture” shall mean any service or creative work the adequate performance of which requires landscape architectural education, training and experience. It shall mean the performance of professional services such as consultation, investigation, research, planning, design, preparation of drawings, specifications and contract documents, and responsible supervision or construction management in connection with the development of land areas where, and to the extent that the dominant purpose of such services is: The preservation, enhancement or determination of proper land uses, natural land features, wetlands and environmentally sensitive plant and animal communities, naturalistic and aesthetic values; the determination of settings, circulation systems, and hard scaping structures, grounds and approaches for buildings and structures or other improvements; the determination of environmental problems of land relating to erosion, flooding, blight and other hazards; the shaping and contouring of land and water forms; the setting of grades, determination of drainage and providing for storm drainage systems where such systems do not require structural design of system components and determination of landscape irrigation. b. “Landscape architecture” shall include the design of such tangible objects and features as are necessary to the purpose outlined herein but shall not include the design of buildings, structures and utilities with separate and self-contained purposes such as are ordinarily included in the practice of architecture or engineering. (4) “Substantially related” means the nature of criminal conduct, for which the person was convicted, has a direct bearing on the fitness or ability to perform 1 or more of the duties or responsibilities necessarily related to landscape architecture.60 Del. Laws, c. 190, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 385, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  74 Del. Laws, c. 262, §  5;  74 Del. Laws, c. 336, §  1;
24 DE Code § 202. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 2. Landscape Architects|§ 202. License required.

§ 202. License required. No person shall hold oneself out to the public as being a licensed landscape architect, or use in connection with one's name or otherwise assume, use or advertise any title or description intending to convey the impression that one is a licensed landscape architect, unless such person has been licensed under this chapter. 60 Del. Laws, c. 190, §  1;  63 Del. Laws, c. 461, §  2;  67 Del. Laws, c. 385, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
24 DE Code § 204. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 2. Landscape Architects|§ 204. Board of Landscape Architecture — Officers; meetings; quorum.

§ 204. Board of Landscape Architecture — Officers; meetings; quorum. (a) In January of each year the members shall elect, from among their Board, a President, a Secretary and a Treasurer. Each officer shall serve for 1 year, and shall not successively serve for more than 2 consecutive terms. (b) The Board shall hold regularly scheduled business meetings at least once in each quarter of a calendar year, and at such other times as the President deems necessary; or at the request of a majority of Board members. Special or emergency meetings may be held without notice provided a quorum is present. (c) A majority of members shall constitute a quorum, and no action shall be taken without the affirmative vote of at least 3 members. Any member who fails to attend 3 consecutive meetings, or who fails to attend at least 1/2 of all regular business meetings during any calendar year, shall automatically upon such occurrence be deemed to have resigned from office and a replacement shall be appointed. (d) Minutes of all meetings shall be recorded, and copies shall be maintained by the Division of Professional Regulation. At any hearing where evidence is presented, such hearing shall be recorded and transcribed by the Division. 60 Del. Laws, c. 190, §  1;  63 Del. Laws, c. 461, §  4;  64 Del. Laws, c. 117, §  1;  65 Del. Laws, c. 355, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 385, §  1;  68 Del. Laws, c. 91, §  2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
24 DE Code § 207. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 2. Landscape Architects|§ 207. Examination.

§ 207. Examination. (a) The Board shall, in the same month of each year, or at such times as are determined by the testing service, administer the uniform national examination, prepared and graded by the National Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards or such portions of the uniform national examination as it deems necessary. Such written examination shall be obtained from, and corrected by, the National Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards, or similar national testing service. Where an applicant has failed to pass the examination, but has successfully completed or passed certain portions or sections which the applicant previously failed, the applicant shall be permitted to retake only those certain portions or sections of the examination the applicant has failed, if the testing service permits such partial examination. In the event the applicant fails the second time to successfully complete or pass the examination, the Board may require that such applicant again take the complete examination. (b) In the event an applicant has already taken and passed the uniform national examination, the certificate from the National Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards acknowledging same shall be accepted, and no further state examination shall be necessary. 60 Del. Laws, c. 190, §  1;  63 Del. Laws, c. 461, §  7;  67 Del. Laws, c. 385, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
24 DE Code § 208. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 2. Landscape Architects|§ 208. Reciprocity.

§ 208. Reciprocity. Where the applicant is already licensed in another state, the Board shall accept a certificate or other evidence of the examination score issued by the National Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards that the applicant has successfully completed or passed the uniform national examination, or the certificate or other evidence of successful completion of a similar national testing service for its national examination for landscape architects, in lieu of all other requirements for licensure provided for in this chapter. Upon receipt of an application for reciprocity, the Board shall contact each board which has previously licensed the applicant, to determine whether or not there are disciplinary proceedings or unresolved complaints pending against the applicant. In the event there is a disciplinary proceeding or unresolved complaint pending, the applicant shall not be licensed until the proceeding or complaint has been resolved. An application for licensure by reciprocity shall be accompanied by full payment of the reciprocity fee. 60 Del. Laws, c. 190, §  1;  63 Del. Laws, c. 461, §  8;  67 Del. Laws, c. 385, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
24 DE Code § 210. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 2. Landscape Architects|§ 210. Renewal; inactive status; reinstatement.

§ 210. Renewal; inactive status; reinstatement. (a) [Repealed.] (b) Each license shall be renewed biennially, in such manner as is determined by the Division of Professional Regulation. The Board shall in its rules and regulations, determine the period of time within which a practitioner may still renew a license, notwithstanding the fact that such practitioner has failed to renew on or before the renewal date; provided, however, that such period shall not exceed l year. The Board shall charge for each month or quarter during such “late renewal period” a late fee which, at the end of such “late period” will be twice the sum of the unpaid renewal fee. At the expiration of the period designated by the Board, the license shall be deemed to be lapsed and not renewable unless the former licensee reapplies under the same conditions which govern reciprocity; provided, however, that the former licensee shall also pay a reinstatement fee in an amount which is 3 times the amount of the reciprocity fee. (c) Any licensee may, upon a written request, be placed in an inactive status. The renewal fee of such person shall be prorated in accordance with the amount of time such person was inactive. Such person may reenter practice upon notification to the Board of the intent to do so. (d) A former licensee who has been penalized for the violation of a provision of this chapter, or whose license has been suspended or revoked, and who subsequently is permitted to apply for reinstatement shall apply for a new license, successfully complete the uniform national examination and shall pay all appropriate fees therefor. 60 Del. Laws, c. 190, §  1;  63 Del. Laws, c. 461, §  10;  65 Del. Laws, c. 355, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 385, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  74 Del. Laws, c. 336, §  5;  80 Del. Laws, c. 205, § 2;
24 DE Code § 211. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 2. Landscape Architects|§ 211. Complaints.

§ 211. Complaints. All filings and investigations of complaints by practitioners or members of the public which concern any aspect of the practice of landscape architecture shall be presented and processed pursuant to § 8735(h) of Title 29. 60 Del. Laws, c. 190, §  1;  63 Del. Laws, c. 461, §  11;  65 Del. Laws, c. 355, §  1;  67 Del. Laws, c. 385, §  1;
24 DE Code § 213. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 2. Landscape Architects|§ 213. Grounds for discipline; procedure.

§ 213. Grounds for discipline; procedure. (a) Practitioners regulated under this chapter shall be subject to those disciplinary actions set forth in § 214 of this title if, after a hearing, the Board finds:  (1) That the practitioner has employed or knowingly cooperated in fraud or material deception in order to be licensed, or be otherwise authorized to practice landscape architecture; (2) Illegal, incompetent or negligent conduct in the practice of landscape architecture; (3) Excessive use or abuse of drugs (including alcohol, narcotics or chemicals); (4) That the practitioner has been convicted of a crime that is substantially related to the practice of landscape architecture; (5) That the practitioner, as a landscape architect or otherwise in the practice of the profession, knowingly engaged in an act of consumer fraud or deception, engaged in the restraint of competition or participated in price-fixing activities; (6) That the practitioner has violated a lawful provision of this chapter, or any lawful regulation established thereunder. (b) A practitioner shall be subject to nondisciplinary remedial action if, after a hearing, the Board finds that there is a danger to the health, safety and welfare of the public due to:  (1) Physical illness or loss of motor skill, including but not limited to deterioration through the aging process; (2) Temporary emotional disorder or mental illness; or (3) Permanent emotional disorder or mental illness. (c) If a practitioner's physical or mental capacity to practice safely is at issue in a nondisciplinary remedial proceeding, the Board may order the practitioner to submit to a reasonable physical or mental examination. Failure to comply with a lawful order to submit to a physical or mental examination shall render a practitioner liable to temporary suspension or revocation of license in accordance with § 214 of this title. (d) Where a practitioner fails to comply with the Board's request that the practitioner submit to an examination or attending a hearing, the Board may petition the Superior Court to order such examination or attendance, and the said Court or any judge assigned thereto shall have jurisdiction to issue such order. (e) Subject to subchapter IV of Chapter 101 of Title 29, no license shall be restricted, suspended or revoked by the Board; and no practitioner's right to practice shall be limited by the Board, until such practitioner has been given notice, and an opportunity to be heard in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act [29 Del. C. § 10101 et seq.]. 60 Del. Laws, c. 190, §  1;  63 Del. Laws, c. 461, §  13;  67 Del. Laws, c. 385, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  74 Del. Laws, c. 262, §  8;
24 DE Code § 215. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 2. Landscape Architects|§ 215. Hearing procedures.

§ 215. Hearing procedures. (a) Upon the receipt of a complaint, the Board shall determine what action, if any, it shall take. If the Board decides not to take any further action, and the complainant is known to the Board, the Board shall forward by letter to the complainant its reasons for not taking further action. Where the Board has determined to take further action, the matter shall be heard by the Board within 3 months from the date on which the complaint was received. The Board shall fix the time and place for a full hearing of the matter, and shall cause a copy of the complaint, together with a notice of the time and place fixed for the hearing, to be personally delivered or served upon the practitioner at least 30 days before the date fixed for the hearing. In cases where the practitioner cannot be located or where personal service cannot be effected, substitute service shall be effected in the same manner as with civil litigation. (b) All hearings shall be informal without use of the rules of evidence. If the Board finds, by a majority vote of all members, that the complaint has merit, the Board shall take such action permitted under this chapter as it deems necessary. The Board's decision shall be in writing and shall include its reasons for such decision. A copy of the decision shall be mailed immediately to the practitioner. The Board's decision shall become effective on the thirtieth day after the date it is mailed or served on the practitioner, unless there is an appeal by the practitioner to the Superior Court within that time. 60 Del. Laws, c. 190, §  1;  63 Del. Laws, c. 461, §  15;  67 Del. Laws, c. 385, §  1;
24 DE Code § 216. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 2. Landscape Architects|§ 216. Practicing without a license; penalties.

§ 216. Practicing without a license; penalties. (a) Where the Board has determined that a person is practicing landscape architecture within the State without having lawfully obtained a license therefor, or that a person previously licensed is unlawfully practicing although the person's license has been suspended or revoked, the Board shall formally warn such person. If the offense continues, the Board shall make a formal complaint to the Attorney General. The complaint shall include all evidence known to, or in the possession of, the Board. (b) Where the Board has placed a practitioner on probationary status under certain restrictions or conditions, and the Board has determined that such restrictions or conditions are being or have been violated by the practitioner, it may, after a hearing on the matter, suspend or revoke the practitioner's license. (c) Where a person not currently licensed as a landscape architect is convicted of unlawfully practicing landscape architecture in violation of this chapter such offender shall, upon the first offense, be fined $50, and shall pay all costs; provided, however, that where it is alleged that such violation has resulted in injury to any person, the offender shall be charged and tried under the applicable provisions of Title 11. (d) Where a person previously convicted of unlawfully practicing landscape architecture is convicted a second or subsequent time of such offense, the fine assessed against such person shall be increased by $250 for each subsequent offense thereafter. 60 Del. Laws, c. 190, §  1;  63 Del. Laws, c. 461, §  16;  67 Del. Laws, c. 385, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
24 DE Code § 301. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 3. Architecture|§ 301. Objectives and functions.

§ 301. Objectives and functions. The primary objective of the Board of Architects, to which all other objectives and purposes are secondary, is to protect the general public (including those persons who are direct recipients of services regulated by this chapter) from unsafe practices, and from occupational practices which tend to reduce competition or fix the price of services rendered. The secondary objectives of the Board are to maintain minimum standards of architect competency, and to maintain certain standards in the delivery of services to the public. In meeting its objectives, the Board shall develop standards assuring professional competence; shall monitor complaints brought against architects regulated by the Board; shall adjudicate at formal hearings; shall promulgate rules and regulations; and shall impose sanctions where necessary against architects. 64 Del. Laws, c. 1, §  1;  68 Del. Laws, c. 144, §  1;