GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

H	2 

HOUSE BILL 865
Committee Substitute Favorable 6/15/95

Short Title:  Landscape Architect Exam Fees.	(Public)

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April 12, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE NORTH CAROLINA BOARD OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS TO CHARGE REASONABLE FEES FOR THE REGISTRATION EXAMINATION TO RECOVER ALL COSTS FOR THE EXAMINATION MATERIALS AND TO DELETE REFERENCES TO TEMPORARY PERMITS ISSUED BY THE BOARD.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 89A-6 reads as rewritten:
"§ 89A-6.  Fees.
Fees are to be determined by the Board.  Fees for the items listed in the table below shall not exceed the amounts specified in the table.  The fee for an examination shall be the purchase price of the examination plus an additional fee not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00).  All fees set by the Board shall reflect actual expenses of the Board.
Item		      Amount
Application	$100.00
	License by reciprocity	250.00
Annual license renewal	100.00
Late renewal penalty	50.00
Reissue of certificate	25.00
	Corporate certificate	250.00
Fees shall be paid to the Board at the times specified by the Board."
Sec. 2.  G.S. 89A-2(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	No person shall use the designation 'landscape architect,' 'landscape architecture,' or 'landscape architectural,' or advertise any title or description tending to convey the impression that the person is a landscape architect unless the person is registered with the Board as a landscape architect.  A landscape architect shall comply with the provisions of this Chapter.  Every person who holds a certificate shall display it in a conspicuous place in the person's principal place of business or employment."
Sec. 3.  G.S. 89A-4(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c)	The Board, within its discretion, may issue licenses, by reciprocity and without examination, to persons holding a license or certificate in landscape  architecture from any legally constituted board of examiners in another state whose registration requirements are deemed to be equal or equivalent to those of this State."
Sec. 4.  This act is effective upon ratification.