Sec. 20-374. Fees. Continuing education. Regulations.

(a) Every licensed landscape architect shall pay an annual license fee to the department. A holder of a valid license who is not engaging in the active practice of the holder's profession in this state and does not desire to register may allow the license to lapse by notifying the board of the holder's intention not to renew the license. After a license has been allowed to lapse or has been suspended, it may be reinstated upon payment of a reinstatement fee and such proof of the landscape architect's qualifications as may be required in the sound discretion of the board. The department shall issue a receipt to each landscape architect promptly upon the payment of the annual fee for a license. The amount of fees prescribed by this chapter is that fixed by the following schedule: (1) The application fee for examination shall be a nonrefundable fee of eighty dollars; (2) the fee for an initial license shall be two hundred eighty dollars; (3) the fee for a duplicate license shall be fifteen dollars; (4) the annual license fee shall be the professional services fee for class E, as defined in section 33-182l; (5) the reinstatement fee for a suspended license shall be two hundred fifty dollars; and (6) the reinstatement fee for a lapsed license shall be one hundred eighty dollars.

(b) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, that require persons licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter to fulfill a continuing education requirement. Any such person applying to renew his license shall submit to the board such proof of compliance with such continuing education requirement as the commissioner may require.

(1967, P.A. 748, S. 9; P.A. 74-338, S. 45, 94; P.A. 78-320, S. 2, 4; P.A. 81-361, S. 36, 39; P.A. 82-241, S. 8, 11; P.A. 89-251, S. 140, 203; P.A. 92-74, S. 6, 7; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-16, S. 54, 89; P.A. 94-36, S. 14, 42; P.A. 97-174, S. 4; P.A. 99-73, S. 6; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 252.)

History: P.A. 74-338 raised application fee for examination from $20 to $40; P.A. 78-320 added provision re voluntary and intentional lapse of certificate and reinstatement procedure, increased examination fee from $40 to $75, increased original certificate fee from $10 to $15, increased duplicate certificate fee from $2 to $5, increased annual license fee from $20 to $40 and imposed fees for reinstatement of suspended or lapsed certificates; P.A. 81-361 provided that, effective July 1, 1981, license fees are payable to the department instead of the board and that discretion to reduce fees lies with the department not the board; P.A. 82-241 changed certificate to license; P.A. 89-251 increased the examination fee from $75 to $150, increased the original license fee from $15 to $30, increased annual license fee from $40 to $80, increased the reinstatement fee for a suspended license from $100 to $200, and increased the reinstatement fee for a lapsed license from $30 to $90; P.A. 92-74 amended section by decreasing the application fee for examination from $150 to “a nonrefundable” fee of $40, replacing reference to an “original” license with reference to an “initial” license fee, and increasing fee from $30 to $140; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-16 replaced $80 annual license fee with fee for the professional service fee class E established pursuant to Sec. 33-182l; P.A. 94-36 eliminated the “June thirtieth” license renewal date and the late renewal penalties, effective January 1, 1995; P.A. 97-174 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a), added provisions re suspension of license for nonpayment of fee or fine and notice thereof in Subsec. (a), added Subsec. (b) re continuing education requirement regulations and made technical changes; P.A. 99-73 amended Subsec. (a) to delete provisions concerning the suspension of landscape architect's license for nonpayment of license fee or fine and make technical changes; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 amended Subsec. (a) to increase fees.

Notation

See Sec. 21a-4(c) re fines for late license renewals.

See Sec. 21a-10(b) re staggered schedule for license renewals.