As used in this chapter the term: “Board” means the Georgia Board of Landscape Architects. “Landscape architect” means a person who is licensed pursuant to this chapter to practice or teach landscape architecture. “Landscape architecture” means the performance of professional services, including, but not limited to, consultation, investigation, planning, design, preparation of drawings and specifications, […]
Any landscape architect who is duly registered in any other state or country may be issued a temporary license as a landscape architect for a stipulated site and project within this state, provided that such person: Requests a temporary license on a form provided by the board; Presents evidence satisfactory to the board that he […]
The board shall prescribe the form of licenses issued under this chapter. The license of each landscape architect shall be delivered or mailed to the landscape architect. The board shall provide certificates to each licensed landscape architect. The board shall prescribe the form of certificates issued. The certificate shall have placed thereon the seal of […]
The board may, upon its own motion, and shall, upon the complaint in writing of any person, initiate investigations into the actions of any licensed landscape architect and shall have the power to censure the licensee or to revoke or suspend any license issued under this chapter whenever the board concludes that the licensee has […]
Any action taken by the board with respect to any license issued under this chapter shall be in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act.” History. Ga. L. 1958, p. 400, § 13A; Code 1933, § 84-4018, enacted by Ga. L. 1976, p. 1730, § 1.
Any partnership, firm, limited liability company, or corporation may engage in the practice of landscape architecture, as defined in this chapter, provided that any service which constitutes the practice of landscape architecture shall be supervised by a duly licensed landscape architect who shall be responsible for the services furnished by the partnership, firm, limited liability […]
Whenever, in the judgment of the board, any person has engaged in any acts or practices which constitute or will constitute a violation of this chapter, the Attorney General may bring an action in the name of the state to abate and temporarily and permanently enjoin such acts and practices and to enforce compliance with […]
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as excluding a qualified registered architect or professional engineer from such landscape architectural practice as may be incidental to the practice of his profession or as excluding a landscape architect registered under this chapter from such architectural or engineering practice as may be incidental to the practice of […]
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, this chapter shall not apply to: A contractor engaging in the business of or acting in the capacity of a contractor or landscape contractor in this state, provided that he or she is the prime contractor for the installation of his or her design. A contractor or landscape […]
Any person who shall practice the profession of landscape architecture or represent himself as a landscape architect or act as such, as defined in this chapter, without first obtaining a license to do so as provided in this chapter, or when such license is revoked, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. Ga. L. 1958, […]
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. Ga. L. 1958, p. 400, § 14A; Code 1933, § 84-4019, enacted by Ga. L. 1976, p. 1730, § 1.
The Georgia Board of Landscape Architects is created and shall be under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of State and the division director. The board shall be composed of five members, each of whom shall be appointed by the Governor. Four of the five members shall be licensed landscape architects who shall be residents of […]
The board shall adopt a seal, which may be either an engraved or an ink stamped seal, with the words “Board of Landscape Architects, State of Georgia” or such other device as the board may desire included thereon, by which it shall authenticate the acts of the board. History. Code 1933, § 84-4006, enacted by […]
The board shall have the full power to regulate the issuance of licenses, to revoke or suspend licenses issued under this chapter, and to censure licensees. History. Code 1933, § 84-4008, enacted by Ga. L. 1976, p. 1730, § 1.
No person shall perform or offer, attempt, or agree to perform any act which would constitute the practice of landscape architecture, as defined in paragraph (3) of Code Section 43-23-1, whether as a part of a transaction or as an entire transaction, unless such person has received a license as a landscape architect pursuant to […]
Any person desiring to act as a landscape architect must file an application for a license with the board. The application shall be in such form and detail as the board shall prescribe. History. Ga. L. 1958, p. 400, § 10; Code 1933, § 84-4009, enacted by Ga. L. 1976, p. 1730, § 1; Ga. […]
Each applicant for initial licensure as a landscape architect shall: Be at least 18 years of age; Hold a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree or a Bachelor of Science degree in landscape architecture from a college or school of landscape architecture, environmental design, or its equivalent approved by the board; and Have at least 18 […]
The board shall be authorized to require persons holding a license under this chapter to complete board approved continuing education of six hours per year. The board shall be authorized to approve courses offered by institutions of higher learning, specialty societies, or professional organizations. The board shall be authorized to waive the continuing education requirement […]
Every applicant for licensure as a landscape architect shall submit with his or her application for such licensure a fee in an amount established by the board. If the applicant successfully passes the examination and is otherwise qualified for licensure as a landscape architect, the board shall thereafter, upon payment of a license fee to […]
The board may certify an applicant for registration without examination if such applicant is legally registered as a landscape architect in any state, country, or political entity whose requirements for registration are substantially equivalent to the requirements provided in this chapter and which state, country, or political entity extends the same privilege of reciprocity to […]
