§ 73-2-1. Title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Landscape Architectural Practice Law.”

§ 73-2-11. Exemptions from examination

The board may exempt from examination any applicant who holds a license or certificate to practice landscape architecture issued to him upon examination by a legally constituted board of examiners of any other state or Washington, D.C., or any other territory or possession under the control of the United States, provided that such requirements of […]

§ 73-2-13. Advisory committee

There shall be an advisory committee to the board to consist of five (5) members appointed by the Governor from a list of names supplied by Mississippi Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, giving the names of no fewer than three (3) times the number of persons to be appointed. Each member of […]

§ 73-2-15. License fees; seal

Except as provided in Section 33-1-39, the board shall require that every landscape architect shall pay a biennial license renewal fee set by the board not in excess of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). The renewal fee shall be due and payable on the first day of January of each year in which the fee is […]

§ 73-2-16. Disciplinary proceedings

The board shall also have the power to revoke, suspend or annul the certificate or registration of a landscape architect or reprimand, censure or otherwise discipline a landscape architect. The board, upon satisfactory proof and in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, may take the disciplinary actions against any registered landscape architect for any […]

§ 73-2-17. Examination fees; certificate fees

Each applicant for examination as a landscape architect shall pay to the board for the purposes of procuring, administering and grading the examination, an administration fee not to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) together with an application fee in such amount as the board may set, but in no event to exceed the actual cost […]

§ 73-2-19. Practices exempt from licensing

This chapter shall not require licensing in the following cases: The practice of landscape architecture by any person who acts under the supervision of a registered landscape architect or by an employee of a person lawfully engaged in the practice of landscape architecture and who, in either event, does not assume responsible charge of design […]

§ 73-2-21. Prohibited acts

It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to: Offer to practice or hold himself out as entitled to practice landscape architecture, unless duly certified and registered under this chapter. Present as his own the certificate of another. Give false or forged evidence to the board or any member thereof in obtaining a certificate. Falsely […]

§ 73-2-23. Prosecution of offenses

All courts of competent jurisdiction within their respective territorial jurisdiction are hereby empowered to hear, try and determine such crimes without indictment and to impose in full the punishments of fines and imprisonments herein prescribed. All violations of this chapter, when reported to the board and duly substantiated by affidavits or other satisfactory evidence, shall […]

§ 73-2-3. Definitions

As used in this chapter: “Landscape architect” means a person who is licensed to practice landscape architecture in this state under the authority of this chapter and is engaging in the practice of landscape architecture within the meaning and intent of this chapter when he performs or holds himself out as capable of performing any […]

§ 73-2-5. License required

No person shall practice landscape architecture in this state or use the title “landscape architect” on any sign, title, card or device to indicate that such person is practicing landscape architecture or is a landscape architect, unless such person shall have secured from the board a license as landscape architect in the manner hereinafter provided, […]

§ 73-2-7. Qualifications of applicant

In order to qualify for a license as a landscape architect, an applicant must: Submit evidence of his good moral character and integrity to the examining board. Have received a degree in landscape architecture from a college or university having a minimum four-year curriculum in landscape architecture approved by the board or have completed seven […]

§ 73-2-9. Examination of applicant

Examinations for the license shall be held by the board annually. The board shall adopt rules and regulations covering the subjects and scope of the examinations, publish appropriate announcements, and conduct the examinations at the times designated. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, every applicant shall be required, in addition to all other requirements, […]