Title 08, Business and Professions

The board shall hold at least four regular meetings each year. Special meetings may be held as the bylaws of the board provide. The board shall elect or appoint annually from its members the following officers: chair, vice-chair, and secretary.

(a) The department, in consultation with the board, shall employ two persons who are not members of the board. One shall serve as the executive administrator of the board. The other shall serve as investigator for the board. The executive administrator is the principal executive …

(a) The following record of the board's proceedings and of all applications for registration or authorization shall be kept by the department under AS 08.01.050: (1) the name, age, and last known address of each applicant; (2) the date of application; (3) the place of business of…

Examinations shall be held at least once each year. A candidate failing an examination may apply for reexamination in accordance with regulations adopted by the board.

(a) The board may adopt regulations and provide policy guidance to accomplish the purpose of this chapter by (1) describing the contents of an examination; (2) establishing the conduct of an examination; (3) establishing a minimum score for passing an examination; (4) establishin…

The board may suspend, refuse to renew, or revoke the certificate of or reprimand a registrant, corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership who is found guilty of (1) fraud or deceit in obtaining a certificate; (2) gross negligenc…

Any person may file with the investigator of the board a charge of fraud, deceit, gross negligence, incompetence, misconduct, or violation of this chapter, a regulation adopted under it, or the code of ethics of the board. The charge, constituting an accusation under AS 44.62 (Ad…

The board may bring an action in the superior court to enforce compliance with this chapter or an order of the board or to enjoin a person from doing an act that violates this chapter.

The attorney general of the state shall act as legal advisor to the board and render legal assistance upon request of its chair.

An applicant for registration as an architect, engineer, land surveyor, or landscape architect must be of good character and reputation and shall submit evidence satisfactory to the board of the applicant's education, training, and experience.

Except as provided in AS 08.48.191, for registration as a professional architect, professional engineer, professional land surveyor, or professional landscape architect, a person shall be examined in this state in accordance with the regulations of procedure and standards adopted…

(a) A person holding a certificate of registration authorizing the person to practice architecture in a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or a foreign country, or holding a certificate of qualification issued by the National Council o…

(a) Application for registration as a professional architect, a professional engineer, a professional land surveyor, or a professional landscape architect shall be submitted in the manner prescribed by the board. (b) [Repealed, § 54 ch 37 SLA 1985.]

(a) An applicant who fulfills the requirements set out by the board shall be awarded a certificate of registration authorizing the holder to offer or perform services or work for the public, or to certify or sign documents. Certificates of registration shall be designed as determ…

(a) On retiring from practice and payment of an appropriate one-time fee, a registrant in good standing with the board may apply for the conversion of a certificate of registration to a retired status registration. The registrant may not practice architecture, engineering, land s…

(a) Each registrant may obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board, bearing the registrant's name, registration number, and the appropriate legend for architect, engineer, land surveyor, or landscape architect. When a registrant issues final drawings, specifications, sur…

(a) To remain valid, certificates shall be renewed in accordance with AS 08.01.100. Notice of renewal dates, given under AS 08.01.050(a)(11), shall be transmitted to the registrant, corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership at l…

(a) This chapter does not prevent a corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership from offering architectural, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architectural services; however, the corporation, limited liability company, li…

This chapter does not prevent the practice of architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture by a partnership if all of the members of the partnership are registrants under this chapter. In this section, “partnership” does not include a limited liability par…

The department shall set fees under AS 08.01.065 for examinations, registrations, certificates of authorization, and renewals of a certificate.

(a) A person may not practice or offer to practice the profession of architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture in the state, or use in connection with the person's name or otherwise assume or advertise a title or description tending to convey the impres…

A person who practices or offers to practice architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture in the state without being registered or authorized to practice in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, or a person presenting or attempting to use the cer…

(a) In addition to any other provision of law, if a person practices or offers to practice architecture, engineering, or land surveying in the state without being registered or authorized to practice in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, the board may enter an order …

The right to engage in the practice of architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture is considered a personal and individual right, based on the qualifications of the individual as evidenced by the individual's certificate of registration, which is not tran…

A person practices or offers to practice architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture who (1) practices a branch of the profession of architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture as defined in AS 08.48.341; (2) by verbal claim, sign…

(a) This chapter does not apply to (1) a contractor performing work designed by a professional architect, engineer, or landscape architect or the supervision of the construction of the work as a supervisor or superintendent for a contractor; (2) workers in building trades crafts,…

In this chapter, (1) “architect” means a professional architect; (2) “board” means the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors; (3) “building” means a structure used or intended for human occupancy; (4) “certificate of authorization” means a cert…

This chapter may be cited as the Architects, Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Landscape Architects Registration Act.