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Business and Professions Code - BPC

10,525 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 5272.1 — (a) With the exception of Article 4 (commencing with Section 5300) and Sections 5400 and 5404, inclusive, nothing contained in this chapter applies to any advertising display that is exclusively on pu
• § 5272.2 — (a) With the exception of Article 4 (commencing with Section 5300) and Sections 5400 to 5404, inclusive, this chapter does not apply to any advertising display located in the geographic area in the Ci
• § 5272.5 — The department shall, when renegotiating an agreement with the Federal Highway Administration on the state’s obligations pursuant to the Highway Beautification Act of 1965 (23 U.
• § 5273 — (a) Notwithstanding the dissolution of a state redevelopment agency and subject to subdivision (b), for purposes of this chapter, an advertising display advertising the businesses and activities devel
• § 5273.1 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 5273 and the dissolution of a state redevelopment agency, and subject to subdivision (b), for purposes of this section, an advertising display location that advertised busi
• § 5273.5 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 5273, for the purposes of this chapter, in the City of Buena Park in Orange County, the Cities of Commerce, Covina, and South Gate in Los Angeles County, and the City of Vi
• § 5274 — (a) None of the provisions of this chapter, except those in Article 4 (commencing with Section 5300), Sections 5400 to 5404, inclusive, and subdivision (d) of Section 5405, apply to an on-premises adv
• § 5275 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the director may not regulate noncommercial, protected speech contained within any advertising display authorized by, or exempted from, this chapte
• § 5300 — (a) A person engages in the business of outdoor advertising whenever, personally or through employees, that person places an advertising display, changes the advertising message of an advertising disp
• § 5301 — No person shall engage in or carry on the business or occupation of outdoor advertising without first having paid the license fee provided by this chapter.
• § 5302 — All licenses issued on or after the first day of July shall expire on the 30th day of June following the date of issue.
• § 5303 — Every application for a license shall be made on a form to be furnished by the director.
• § 5350 — No person shall place any advertising display within the areas affected by the provisions of this chapter in this state without first having secured a written permit from the director or from his auth
• § 5351 — Every person desiring a permit to place any advertising display shall file an application with the director or with his authorized agent.
• § 5353 — The application shall be filed on a blank to be furnished by the director or by his agent.
• § 5354 — (a) The applicant for any permit shall offer written evidence that both the owner or other person in control or possession of the property upon which the location is situated and the city or the count
• § 5355 — An application for a permit to place a display shall contain a description of the display, including its material, size, and subject and the proposed manner of placing it.
• § 5357 — If the applicant for a permit is engaged in the outdoor advertising business, the application shall contain the number of the license issued by the director.
• § 5358 — When the application is in full compliance with this chapter and if the advertising display will not be in violation of any other state law, the director or the director’s authorized agent shall, with
• § 5359 — (a) The issuance of a permit for the placing of an advertising display includes the right to change the advertising copy without obtaining a new permit and without the payment of any additional permit
• § 5360 — (a) The director shall establish a permit renewal term of five years, which shall be reflected on the face of the permit.
• § 5361 — Each permit provided in this chapter shall carry an identification number and shall entitle the holder to place the advertising display described in the application.
• § 5362 — No person shall place any advertising display unless there is securely fastened upon the front thereof an identification number plate of the character specified in Section 5363.
• § 5363 — Identification number plates shall be furnished by the director.
• § 5364 — The provisions of this article shall apply to any advertising display which was lawfully placed and which was in existence on November 7, 1967, adjacent to an interstate or primary highway and within
• § 5365 — When a highway within an incorporated area is designated as an interstate or a primary highway, each advertising display maintained adjacent to such highway shall thereupon become subject to all of th
• § 5366 — The issuance of a permit pursuant to this chapter does not allow any person to erect an advertising display in violation of any ordinance of any city, county, or city and county.
• § 5367 — The department shall not deny or delay the acceptance of a permit application for a new advertising display along a portion of a new alignment of an interstate or primary highway on the basis that the
• § 5400 — No advertising structure may be maintained unless the name of the person owning or maintaining it, is plainly displayed thereon.
• § 5401 — No advertising structure shall be placed unless it is built to withstand a wind pressure of 20 pounds per square foot of exposed surface.
• § 5402 — No person shall display or cause or permit to be displayed upon any advertising structure or sign, any statements or words of an obscene, indecent or immoral character, or any picture or illustration
• § 5403 — No advertising display shall be placed or maintained in any of the following locations or positions or under any of the following conditions or if the advertising structure or sign is of the following
• § 5404 — No advertising display shall be placed outside of any business district as defined in the Vehicle Code or outside of any unincorporated city, town or village, or outside of any area that is subdivided
• § 5405 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, no advertising display shall be placed or maintained within 660 feet from the edge of the right-of-way of, and the copy of which is visible from, a
• § 5405.3 — Nothing in this chapter, including, but not limited to, Section 5405, shall prohibit the placing of temporary political signs, unless a federal agency determines that such placement would violate fede
• § 5405.5 — In addition to those displays permitted pursuant to Section 5405, displays erected and maintained pursuant to regulations of the director, which will not be in violation of Section 131 of Title 23 of
• § 5405.6 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no outdoor advertising display that exceeds 10 feet in either length or width, shall be built on any land or right-of-way owned by the Los Angeles County Me
• § 5406 — The provisions of Sections 5226 and 5405 shall not apply to bonus segments which traverse and abut on commercial or industrial zones within the boundaries of incorporated municipalities, as such bound
• § 5407 — The provisions of Sections 5226 and 5405 shall not apply to penalty segments which are located, or which are to be located, in business areas and which comply with Section 5408, except that Sections 5
• § 5408 — In addition to the advertising displays permitted by Section 5405 to be placed within 660 feet of the edge of the right-of-way of interstate or primary highways, advertising displays conforming to the
• § 5408.1 — (a) No advertising display shall be placed or maintained beyond 660 feet from the edge of the right-of-way of an interstate or primary highway if such advertising display is located outside of an urba
• § 5408.2 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an advertising display is a lawfully erected advertising display and, upon application and payment of the application fee, the director shall issue
• § 5408.3 — Notwithstanding Section 5408, a city or a county with land use jurisdiction over the property may adopt an ordinance that establishes standards for the spacing and sizes of advertising displays that a
• § 5408.5 — In addition to the advertising displays permitted by Sections 5405 and 5408, advertising displays located on bus passenger shelters or benches and conforming to the following standards may be placed o
• § 5408.7 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that this section shall not serve as a precedent for other changes to the law regarding outdoor advertising displays on, or adjacent to, highways.
• § 5410 — Any advertising display located within 660 feet of the edge of the right-of-way of, and the copy of which is visible from, any penalty segment, or any bonus segment described in Section 5406 which dis
• § 5412 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, no advertising display which was lawfully erected anywhere within this state shall be compelled to be removed, nor shall its customary maintenance
• § 5412.1 — A city, county, or city and county, whose ordinances or regulations are otherwise in full compliance with Section 5412, is not in violation of that section if the entity elects to require the removal
• § 5412.2 — A city or city and county, whose ordinances or regulations are otherwise in full compliance with Section 5412, is not in violation of that section if the entity elects to require the removal without c
• § 5412.3 — A county whose ordinances or regulations are otherwise in full compliance with Section 5412, is not in violation of that section if the county elects to require the removal without compensation of any
• § 5412.4 — Section 5412 shall not be applied in any judicial proceeding which was filed and served by any city, county, or city and county prior to January 1, 1982, except that Section 5412 shall be applied in l
• § 5412.6 — The requirement by a governmental entity that a lawfully erected display be removed as a condition or prerequisite for the issuance or continued effectiveness of a permit, license, or other approval f
• § 5413 — Prior to commencing judicial proceedings to compel the removal of an advertising display, the director may elect to negotiate with the person entitled to compensation in order to arrive at an agreemen
• § 5414 — Proceedings to compel the removal of displays and to determine the compensation required by this chapter shall be conducted pursuant to Title 7 (commencing with Section 1230.
• § 5415 — The director shall prescribe and enforce regulations for the erection and maintenance of advertising displays permitted by Sections 5226, 5405, and 5408 consistent with Section 131 of Title 23 of the
• § 5416 — The director shall seek, and may enter into, agreements with the Secretary of Transportation of the United States and shall take such steps as may be necessary from time to time to obtain, and may acc
• § 5417 — From state funds appropriated by the Legislature for such purposes and from federal funds made available for such purposes, the California Transportation Commission may allocate funds to the director
• § 5418 — The California Transportation Commission is authorized to allocate sufficient funds from the State Highway Account in the State Transportation Fund that are available for capital outlay purposes to ma
• § 5418.1 — When allocating funds pursuant to Section 5418, the commission shall consider, and may designate for expenditure, all or any part of such funds in accordance with the following order of priorities for
• § 5419 — (a) The director shall seek agreement with the Secretary of Transportation of the United States, or his successor, under provisions of Section 131 of Title 23 of the United States Code, to provide for
• § 5440 — (a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, no advertising display may be placed or maintained on property adjacent to a 1,000-foot or greater section of a freeway that has been landscaped with
• § 5440.1 — Except as provided in Section 5442.
• § 5441 — Any advertising display which is now, or hereafter becomes, in violation of Section 5440 shall be subject to removal three years from the date the freeway has been declared a landscaped freeway by the
• § 5442 — Section 5440 does not apply to any advertising structure or sign if the advertising display is used exclusively for any of the following purposes: (a) To advertise the sale or lease of the property up
• § 5442.10 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, Section 5440 does not apply to any advertising display if all of the following conditions are met: (1) Not more than five advertising displays,
• § 5442.11 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, Section 5440 does not apply to any advertising display in the Mid-City Recovery Redevelopment Project Area within the City of Los Angeles if all of
• § 5442.13 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, Section 5440 shall not prohibit an advertising display in the City of Los Angeles by a not-for-profit educational academy that is exempt from t
• § 5442.5 — Section 5440.
• § 5442.7 — (a) Section 5440 does not apply to any freestanding identifying structure that is used exclusively to identify development projects, business centers, or associations located within the jurisdiction o
• § 5442.8 — Section 5440 does not apply to any advertising structure or sign if the advertising display is used exclusively to identify development projects, business centers, or associations located within the j
• § 5442.9 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 5440, a city described in subdivision (b) may erect a nonconforming display if all of the following apply: (1) The display is placed on property that the city has owned sin
• § 5443 — Nothing in this article prohibits any of the following: (a) Any city, county, or city and county from designating the districts or zones in which advertising displays may be placed or prohibited as pa
• § 5443.1 — The department shall allow any lawfully erected display to be converted to or replaced with a message center at its permitted location provided the conversion or replacement would not cause a reductio
• § 5443.5 — Nothing in this article prohibits the Department of Transportation from allowing any legally permitted display situated on property being acquired for a public use to be relocated, subject to the appr
• § 5460 — It is unlawful for any person to place or cause to be placed, or to maintain or cause to be maintained any advertising display without the lawful permission of the owner or lessee of the property upon
• § 5461 — All advertising displays which are placed or which exist in violation of the provisions of this chapter are public nuisances and may be removed by any public employee as further provided in this chapt
• § 5463 — The director may revoke any license or permit for the failure to comply with this chapter and may remove and destroy any advertising display placed or maintained in violation of this chapter after 30
• § 5464 — Every person as principal, agent or employee, violating any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.
• § 5465 — The remedies provided in this chapter for the removal of illegal advertising displays are cumulative and not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law.
• § 5466 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, as to an advertising display in place as of August 12, 2004, a cause of action for the erection or maintenance of an advertising display that violates t
• § 5480 — The fees for licenses and permits prescribed by this chapter are in lieu of all other license and permit fees required by the laws of the state or of any political subdivision thereof for the privileg
• § 5481 — All license, permit, application, and renewal fees, and all fines, collected by the director and his or her authorized agents in accordance with this chapter shall be deposited in the State Highway Ac
• § 5482 — Any display owner who does not remove an advertising display that is placed or maintained in violation of this chapter and is removed and destroyed by the director or any authorized employee pursuant
• § 5483 — The expense of administering this chapter is under the control of the director.
• § 5484 — (a) The license fee is two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for an original license and for each annual renewal thereof for any applicant maintaining six or less sign or structure permits, or both, except
• § 5485 — (a) (1) The annual permit fee for each advertising display shall be set by the director.
• § 5486 — In addition to the fees set forth in Section 5485, no application for an original permit to place an advertising structure shall be accepted by the department unless it is also accompanied by an appli
• § 5490 — (a) This chapter applies only to lawfully erected on-premises advertising displays.
• § 5490.5 — (a) For purposes of this chapter, “message center” is an advertising display where the message is changed more than once every two minutes, but no more than once every four seconds.
• § 5491 — Notwithstanding any provision of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 5200), except as provided in this chapter, no on-premises advertising display which is used for any of the purposes set forth and co
• § 5491.1 — (a) Any city or county adopting or amending any ordinance or regulation that regulates or prohibits the use of any on-premises advertising display that is more restrictive than existing law, shall inc
• § 5491.2 — (a) A city or county may impose reasonable fees upon all owners or lessees of on-premises business advertising displays for the purpose of covering its actual cost of inventorying and identifying ille
• § 5492 — For purposes of compliance with Section 5491, fair and just compensation is presumed to be paid upon the payment of the fair market value of the on-premises advertising display as of the date written
• § 5493 — (a) As an alternative to payment of fair and just compensation under Section 5492, a city or county may pay fair and just compensation to the owner of the on-premises advertising display by paying the
• § 5494 — The ordinances and regulations of any city or county, introduced or adopted prior to March 12, 1983, which have provided for amortization, and which make nonconforming any lawfully in place erected on
• § 5495 — A city or county whose ordinances or regulations are introduced or adopted after March 12, 1983, and any amendments or modifications to those ordinances and regulations, are not in violation of Sectio
• § 5495.5 — A city or county with an ordinance or regulation introduced or adopted prior to March 12, 1983, which is applicable to designated areas within the city or county less than the entire city or county is
• § 5496 — A city or county, whose ordinances or regulations are otherwise in full compliance with Section 5491 is not in violation of that section if it elects to deactivate, without compensation, any flashing
• § 5497 — A city or county, whose ordinances or regulations were introduced or adopted after March 12, 1983, or any amendments to those ordinances and regulations, is not in violation of Section 5491 if it elec
• § 5498 — (a) Sections 5491 and 5495 do not apply to redevelopment project areas created pursuant to the Community Redevelopment Law (Part 1 (commencing with Section 33000) of Division 24 of the Health and Safe
• § 5498.1 — A city or county may not deny, refuse to issue, or condition the issuance of a business license or a permit to construct a new legal on-premises advertising display upon the removal, conformance, repa
• § 5498.2 — (a) During the amortization period for a nonconforming legally in place on-premises advertising display’s continued use, a city or county may not deny, refuse to issue, or condition the issuance of a
• § 5499 — Regardless of any other provision of this chapter or other law, no city or county shall require the removal of any on-premises advertising display on the basis of its height or size by requiring confo
• § 5499.1 — For purposes of this chapter only: (a) “Illegal on-premises advertising display” means any of the following: (1) An on-premises advertising display erected without first complying with all ordinances
• § 5499.10 — (a) The enforcement officer shall keep an account of the cost of abatement of an illegal on-premises advertising display in front of or on each separate parcel of property where the work is done by hi
• § 5499.11 — Abatement of the nuisance may, in the discretion of the legislative body of the city or county, be performed by contract awarded by the legislative body on the basis of competitive bids let to the low
• § 5499.12 — (a) The cost of abatement in front of or upon each parcel of property, and the cost incurred by the city or county, as the case may be, in enforcing abatement upon the parcels, including investigation
• § 5499.13 — The enforcement officer may receive the amount due on the abatement cost and issue receipts at any time after the confirmation of the report and until 10 days before a copy is given to the assessor an
• § 5499.14 — The legislative body of the city or county may order a refund of all or part of an assessment pursuant to this chapter if it finds that all or part of the assessment has been erroneously levied.
• § 5499.15 — If the legislative body finds that property damage was caused by the negligence of a city or county officer or employee in connection with the abatement of a nuisance pursuant to this chapter, a claim
• § 5499.16 — The proceedings provided by this chapter are an alternative to any procedure established by ordinance pursuant to any other provision of law.
• § 5499.2 — (a) The legislative body of a city or county may declare, by resolution, as public nuisances and abate all illegal on-premises advertising displays located within its jurisdiction.
• § 5499.3 — After adoption of the resolution, the enforcement officer shall cause notices to be conspicuously posted on or in front of the property on or in front of which the display exists.
• § 5499.30 — (a) Any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, organization, or association which prints, displays, publishes, distributes, or broadcasts or causes or permits to be advertised, printed, displayed
• § 5499.4 — The notice shall be substantially in the following form: NOTICE TO REMOVE ILLEGAL ADVERTISING DISPLAY Notice is hereby given that on the ____ day of ____, 20__, the (name of the legislative body) of (
• § 5499.5 — The notices shall be posted at least 10 days prior to the time for hearing objections by the legislative body of the city or county.
• § 5499.6 — In addition to posting notice of the resolution and notice of the meeting when objections will be heard, the legislative body of the city or county shall direct its clerk to mail written notice of the
• § 5499.7 — At the time stated in the notices, the legislative body of the city or county shall hear and consider all objections to the proposed removal of the on-premises advertising display.
• § 5499.8 — The enforcement officer may enter private property to abate the nuisance.
• § 5499.9 — Before the enforcement officer arrives, any property owner may remove the illegal on-premises advertising display at the owner’s own expense.
• § 550 — As used in this article, “ophthalmia neonatorum,” independent of the nature of the infection, means any condition of the eye, or eyes, of any infant in which there is any inflammation, swelling or red
• § 5500 — As used in this chapter, architect means a person who is licensed to practice architecture in this state under the authority of this chapter.
• § 5500.1 — (a) The practice of architecture within the meaning and intent of this chapter is defined as offering or performing, or being in responsible control of, professional services which require the skills
• § 5500.2 — (a) A person may apply to the board and obtain authorization to use the title “architect-in-training” once they have been identified as a candidate for licensure by the board and both of the following
• § 5501 — This chapter constitutes the chapter on professional architects.
• § 5502 — As used in this chapter, board refers to the California Architects Board.
• § 551 — It is the duty of any physician, surgeon, obstetrician, midwife, nurse, maternity home or hospital of any nature, parent, relative, and any person or persons attendant upon, or assisting in any way wh
• § 5510 — There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a California Architects Board which consists of 10 members.
• § 5510.1 — The Legislature finds and declares that it is the mandate of the board to regulate the practice of architecture in the interest and for the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare.
• § 5510.15 — Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the California Architects Board in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions.
• § 5514 — The membership of the board shall be composed of 10 members, five of whom shall be architects and five of whom shall be public members.
• § 5515 — (a) Every person appointed shall serve for four years and until the appointment and qualification of their successor or until one year has elapsed since the expiration of the term for which they were
• § 5515.5 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 130 or 5515, the following provisions shall apply: (1) Of the three licensed members appointed by the Governor whose terms commence on July 1, 2013, the term of two members
• § 5516 — Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.
• § 5517 — The board may appoint a person exempt from civil service who shall be designated as an executive officer and who shall exercise the powers and perform the duties delegated by the board and vested in t
• § 5518 — The board shall elect from its members a president, a vice president, and a secretary to hold office for one year, or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
• § 552 — Any case of ophthalmia neonatorum or of blindness resulting from it upon which one accused of a violation of this article has been in attendance constitutes prima facie evidence of knowledge of the ca
• § 5520 — The board shall adopt a seal for its own use.
• § 5521 — The executive officer shall keep an accurate record of all proceedings of the board.
• § 5522 — The board shall meet at least once each calendar quarter for the purpose of transacting such business as may lawfully come before it.
• § 5523 — Special meetings of the board shall be called by the executive officer upon the written notice of four members by giving each member of the board 10 days’ written notice of the time and place of the m
• § 5524 — Six of the members of the board constitute a quorum of the board for the transaction of business.
• § 5525 — The board may prosecute all persons guilty of violating the provisions of this chapter.
• § 5526 — (a) The board shall adopt rules and regulations governing the examination of applicants for licenses to practice architecture in this state.
• § 5526.5 — (a) In addition to requesting an administrative hearing as provided for in paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 125.
• § 5527 — Whenever any person has engaged in or is about to engage in any act or practice which constitutes or which will constitute an offense against this chapter, the superior court of the county in which th
• § 5528 — (a) The board may select and contract with necessary architect consultants who are licensed architects to assist it in its enforcement program on an intermittent basis.
• § 553 — All maternity homes, hospitals, and similar institutions wherein childbirths occur shall keep a record of all cases of ophthalmia neonatorum occurring or discovered therein.
• § 5535 — As used in this chapter, the word “person” includes any individual, firm, partnership, general corporation, professional corporation, or limited liability partnership, as authorized by the Corporation
• § 5535.1 — The phrase “responsible control” means that amount of control over the content of all architectural instruments of service during their preparation that is ordinarily exercised by architects applying
• § 5535.2 — (a) This chapter does not prevent an architect from forming a business entity or collaborating with persons who are not architects, provided that any architects’ professional services that are provide
• § 5535.25 — As used in this chapter, the terms “business entity” and “collaboration” include employer and employee relationships, joint ventures, partnerships, general corporations, and consulting relationships f
• § 5535.3 — This chapter does not prevent a corporation from furnishing or supplying by contract architectural services, as long as any architects’ professional services are offered and provided under the respons
• § 5536 — (a) It is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or b
• § 5536.1 — (a) All persons preparing or being in responsible control of plans, specifications, and instruments of service for others shall sign those plans, specifications, and instruments of service and all con
• § 5536.2 — Each county or city which requires the issuance of any permit as a condition precedent to the construction, alteration, improvement, or repair of any building or structure shall also require as a cond
• § 5536.22 — (a) An architect shall use a written contract when contracting to provide professional services to a client pursuant to this chapter.
• § 5536.25 — (a) A licensed architect who signs and stamps plans, specifications, reports, or documents shall not be responsible for damage caused by subsequent changes to or uses of those plans, specifications, r
• § 5536.26 — The use of the words “certify” or “certification” by a licensed architect in the practice of architecture constitutes an expression of professional opinion regarding those facts or findings that are t
• § 5536.27 — (a) An architect who voluntarily, without compensation or expectation of compensation, provides structural inspection services at the scene of a declared national, state, or local emergency caused by
• § 5536.3 — (a) In the event of damage to residential real property caused by a natural disaster declared by the Governor, if the damage may be covered by one or more policies of insurance, any architect or other
• § 5536.4 — (a) No person may use an architect’s instruments of service, as those professional services are described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 5500.
• § 5536.5 — Any person who violates subdivision (a) of Section 5536 in connection with the offer or performance of architectural services for the repair of damage to a residential or nonresidential structure caus
• § 5537 — (a) This chapter does not prohibit any person from preparing plans, drawings, or specifications for any of the following: (1) Single-family dwellings of woodframe construction not more than two storie
• § 5537.1 — A structural engineer, defined as a registered civil engineer who has been authorized to use the title structural engineer under the provisions of Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 6700), insofar as
• § 5537.2 — This chapter shall not be construed as authorizing a licensed contractor to perform design services beyond those described in Section 5537 or in Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000), unless those
• § 5537.4 — A professional engineer registered to practice engineering under the provisions of Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 6700), insofar as he or she practices the profession for which he or she is regist
• § 5537.5 — A civil engineer authorized to use that title under the provisions of Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 6700), insofar as he or she practices the profession for which he or she is registered, is exem
• § 5537.6 — A landscape architect registered under the provisions of Chapter 3.
• § 5537.7 — A land surveyor licensed under the provisions of Chapter 15 (commencing with Section 8700) of Division 3, insofar as he or she practices the profession for which he or she is licensed under Chapter 15
• § 5538 — This chapter does not prohibit any person from furnishing either alone or with contractors, if required by Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000) of Division 3, labor and materials, with or without
• § 554 — The local health officer shall: (a) Investigate each case filed with him in pursuance of this article, and all other cases coming to his attention.
• § 555 — The State Department of Health Services shall: (a) Enforce the provisions of this article.
• § 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 architectur
• § 5550.1 — (a) 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 their knowledge and understanding of and
• § 5550.2 — Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 5552, the board may grant eligibility to take the licensure examination to a candidate enrolled in a degree program accepted by the National Council of Archi
• § 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
• § 5550.5 — Notwithstanding Section 30 of this code or Section 17520 of the Family Code, the board may accept for processing an application from an individual for an original or renewed license to practice archit
• § 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 wit
• § 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.
• § 5552.1 — (a) Pursuant to Section 144, beginning January 1, 2021, the board has the authority to obtain and receive criminal history information.
• § 5552.2 — (a) The board may request that a licensee identify their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, or gender identity.
• § 5552.5 — The board may, by regulation, implement an architectural education and training experience or internship program.
• § 5552.6 — (a) The board may extend a candidate’s application or examination process beyond the five-year period described in Section 109 of Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations if a state of emergency
• § 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
• § 5554 — The certificate shall contain the name of the person to whom issued.
• § 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.
• § 5558 — (a) Each person holding a license to practice architecture under this chapter shall file with the board their current mailing address, email address, and the proper and current name and address of the
• § 5559 — (a) Each applicant for examination or licensure who has a valid email address shall report to the board that email address at the time of application.
• § 556 — The failure of any person mentioned in Section 551 to report, or the failure of any maternity home, hospital, or similar institution, to use the treatment prescribed in Section 551 and to record any a
• § 5560 — The board may upon its own motion, and shall upon the verified complaint in writing of any person, investigate the actions of any architect and may temporarily suspend or permanently revoke, the licen
• § 5561 — All accusations against licensees charging the holder of a license issued under this chapter with the commission of any act constituting a cause for disciplinary action shall be filed with the board w
• § 5561.5 — The proceedings for the suspension or revocation of licenses under this article shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division
• § 5565 — The board’s decision may do the following: (a) Provide for the immediate complete suspension by the holder of the license of all operations as an architect during the period fixed by the decision.
• § 557 — If the person is a physician, midwife, or is a person who is professionally employed, the third conviction is sufficient cause for the revocation of his license by the board which has jurisdiction ove
• § 5570 — In any proceeding for review by a court, the court may permit, in its discretion, upon the filing of a proper bond by the holder of the license in an amount to be fixed by the court, guaranteeing the
• § 5571 — A judgment of suspension or cancellation of a certificate by the superior court shall be subject to appeal or review in accordance with the provisions of law as to appeal from or review of judgments o
• § 5573 — After suspension of a license upon any of the grounds set forth in this chapter, the board may reinstate the license upon proof of compliance by the architect with all provisions of the decision as to
• § 5577 — The conviction of a crime substantially related to the qualifications, functions, and duties of an architect by the holder of a license constitutes a ground for disciplinary action.