5550-5558
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE
SECTION 5550-5558
5550. Subject to the rules and regulations governing examinations, any person who meets the qualifications set forth in this article shall be entitled to an examination for a license to practice architecture. Before taking the examination he or she shall file his or her application therefor with the board and pay the application fee fixed by this chapter. The fee shall be retained by the board. 5550.1. An applicant for a license to practice architecture shall be required, as part of the examination for licensure, to demonstrate to the board's satisfaction his or her knowledge and understanding of and proficiency in exterior and interior barrier free design. The board shall include questions regarding exterior and interior barrier free design as part of the examination. Those questions shall periodically be reviewed by the board in order to ensure that the examination reflects current regulations and the latest developments in barrier free design. 5550.3. (a) Notwithstanding Section 111, the board may adopt guidelines for the delegation of its authority to grade the examinations of applicants for licensure to any vendor under contract to the board for provision of an architect's registration examination. The guidelines shall be within the board's legal authority to establish the standards for registration in this state, and shall include, but not be limited to: (1) Goals for the appropriate content, development, grading, and administration of an examination, against which the vendor's rules and procedures can be judged. (2) Procedures through which the board can reasonably assure itself that the vendor adequately meets the goals established by the board. (b) The board shall not delegate its authority to grade the examinations of candidates for registration in this state to any vendor or any party not in compliance with Section 111 or with the guidelines established in subdivision (a). 5551. If the applicant's examination is satisfactory, and if no charges of having resorted to deception in obtaining the license, or any other violation of the provisions of this chapter have been filed with the board, upon the payment of the license fee fixed by this chapter, the board shall issue a license to the applicant showing that the person named therein is entitled to practice architecture in this state, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. 5552. The applicant for a license to practice architecture shall: (a) Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of a license under Section 480. (b) Furnish evidence of having completed eight years of training and educational experience in architectural work. A five-year degree from a school of architecture approved by the board shall be deemed equivalent to five years of training and educational experience in architectural work. 5552.5. The board may, by regulation, implement an intern development program until July 1, 2012. 5553. Issuance of a license may be denied if evidence is received by the board of the commission or doing by the applicant of any act which, if committed or done by the holder of a license, would be grounds for the suspension or revocation of that license. The proceedings under this section shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. 5554. The certificate shall contain the name of the person to whom issued. Proper index and record of each certificate shall be kept by the board. 5555. Licenses to practice architecture remain in full force until revoked or suspended for cause, or until they expire, as provided in this chapter. 5557. A duplicate license to practice architecture, replacing one which has been lost, destroyed, or mutilated, may be issued subject to the rules and regulations of the board. The duplicate license fee fixed by this chapter shall be charged for that issuance. 5558. Each person holding a license to practice architecture under this chapter shall file with the board his or her current mailing address and the proper and current name and address of the entity through which he or she provides architectural services. For purposes of this section, "entity" means any individual, firm, corporation, or limited liability partnership.