§ 5-51-13 - Partnerships, limited liability partnerships, corporations, and limited liability companies.
SECTION 5-51-13
§ 5-51-13 Partnerships, limited liabilitypartnerships, corporations, and limited liability companies. – (a) Partnerships, limited liability partnerships, corporations and limitedliability companies may not be licensed as registered to practice landscapearchitecture or to use any form of the title "landscape architect" inconnection with the corporate or partnership company name unless authorized bythis chapter.
(b) The right to engage in the practice of landscapearchitecture shall be a personal right, based upon the qualifications of theindividual evidenced by his or her license and shall not be transferable.
(2) No person shall practice landscape architecture, or usethe title "landscape architect", or any title, sign, card, or device toindicate that this person is practicing landscape architecture, or is alandscape architect, unless that person has secured from the board a license inthe provided manner.
(3) All final drawings, specifications, plans, reports, orother papers or documents involving the practice of landscape architecture, asdefined in § 5-51-1, for use in this state shall be dated, and shall bearthe signature and seal of the landscape architect or landscape architects whoprepared or personally supervised their preparation.
(c) The practice or offer to practice landscape architectureas defined by this chapter by a sole proprietorship, partnership, limitedliability partnership, corporation, or limited liability company (hereafter"the firm"), through one or more landscape architects license under theprovisions of this chapter, shall be permitted; provided, that those licensedlandscape architect(s): (1) shall be in direct control of the practice; (2)shall exercise personal supervision of all personnel who act on behalf of thefirm in professional and technical matters; (3) are registered under theprovisions of this chapter; and (4) the firm has been issued a certificate ofauthorization by the board of examiners of landscape architects.
(d) Within one year after enactment of this chapter, everyfirm must obtain a certificate of authorization from the board, and thoseindividuals in direct control of the practice, and who exercise directsupervision of all personnel who act on behalf of the firm in professional andtechnical matters, must be registered with the board.
(2) The certificate of authorization shall be issued by theboard upon satisfaction of the provisions of this chapter and the payment ofthe required fee. This fee shall be waived if the firm consists of only oneperson who is the person in responsible charge.
(e) Every firm desiring a certificate of authorization mustfile with the board an application on a form provided by the board. Everycertificate of authorization shall be valid for a period of two (2) years andshall expire on the last day of June of each even numbered year following itsissuance.
(2) A separate form provided by the board shall be filed witheach renewal of the certificate of authorization. In addition, each firm shallcomplete a renewal form within thirty (30) days of the time any informationpreviously filed with the board has changed, is no longer true or valid, or hasbeen revised for any reason.
(3) If, in its judgment, the information contained on theapplication and renewal form is satisfactory and complete, the board shallissue a certificate of authorization for the firm to practice landscapearchitecture in this state.