Sections
19 entriesSection 5510Establishes the California Architects Board in the Department of Consumer Affairs with 10 members and treats statutory references to the former California…Section 5510.1Establishes legislative findings that the board must regulate architecture to protect public health, safety, and welfare. Requires the board to set minimum…Section 5510.15Requires the California Architects Board to make protection of the public its highest priority when exercising licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. Whenever…Section 5514Sets the board at 10 members: five architects and five public members. Architect members must be in good standing, licensed and practicing…Section 5515Sets board terms at four years, continuing until a successor qualifies or one year after expiration, whichever comes first, with a two-consecutive-term…Section 5515.5Sets Governor-appointed terms: three licensed terms starting July 1, 2013 expire June 30 in 2017 (two) and 2019 (one); two licensed terms…Section 5516Requires each board member to receive both a per diem and expense reimbursement under Section 103. It establishes those two forms of…Section 5517Allows the board to appoint an executive officer exempt from civil service to exercise powers and perform duties delegated by the board…Section 5518Requires the board to elect a president, vice president, and secretary from among its members. Each officer serves for one year or,…Section 5520Requires the board to adopt a seal for its own use bearing the words California Architects Board. It also requires the executive…Section 5521Requires the executive officer to maintain an accurate record of all board proceedings. The duty covers every proceeding of the board and…Section 5522Requires the board to meet at least once during each calendar quarter to transact business that may lawfully come before it. The…Section 5523Requires the executive officer to call a special board meeting upon written notice from four board members. Requires each board member to…Section 5524Sets six board members as a quorum and generally requires concurrence of five members present at a duly held meeting with a…Section 5525Allows the board to prosecute persons who violate the chapter, employ inspectors, special agents, investigators, and clerical assistants as needed, and set…Section 5526Requires the board to adopt rules governing architecture-license examinations and citation systems for licensees and unlicensed persons, while allowing professional-conduct and other…Section 5526.5Allows a cited person to request an informal conference in writing within 30 days after citation issuance; the executive officer or designee…Section 5527Allows the superior court in the county where a chapter offense has occurred or is about to occur, on the board’s application,…Section 5528Allows the board to select and contract intermittently with licensed architect consultants needed to assist its enforcement program, but limits those consultants…