Title XXVI, Occupations and Professions

(1) Except as provided for in subsection (5) of this section, each land surveyor appointment to the board shall be made from a list of not less than three (3) nominees to be submitted to the Governor jointly by the Kentucky Society of Professional Engineers and the Kentucky Assoc…

Every year the board shall elect a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary-treasurer.

Each member shall receive compensation as promulgated by administrative regulation of the board and approved by the appropriate legislative body. Official duties include meetings of committees of the board and time spent in necessary travel. Further, members shall be reimbursed f…

(1) The board shall hold at least four (4) regular meetings each year. Special meetings shall be held if the bylaws provide. Notice of all meetings shall be given in the manner provided by the bylaws. (2) Six (6) members shall constitute a quorum.

The board shall: (1) Administer this chapter; (2) Adopt an official seal; (3) Provide suitable office quarters at its own expense; (4) Adopt and amend all bylaws and rules of procedure, and promulgate administrative regulations, consistent with the Constitution and laws of the st…

The board shall keep a record of its proceedings and a register of all applications for licensure. The register shall state the following: (1) Name, age, and residence of each applicant; (2) Date of the application; (3) Place of business of the applicant; (4) Education and other …

(1) In carrying this chapter into effect, the board, under the hand of its chairman or executive director and under its seal, may, during the investigation or an administrative hearing procedure, in cases involving the revocation of a license or practicing or offering to practice…

The secretary-treasurer, or any other officer or designee properly authorized by the board, shall: (1) Receive and account for all money collected under this chapter and pay it into the State Treasury; and (2) Provide in an electronic format on the board's Web site a roster showi…

(1) Each professional engineer or professional land surveyor shall, upon licensure, obtain a seal or stamp of the design authorized by the board, bearing his or her name, license number, and the words "Licensed Professional Engineer" or "Licensed Professional Land Surveyor." (2) …

architect. (1) Neither the state nor any of its political subdivisions shall engage in the construction of any public work involving engineering, unless the plans, specifications, and estimates have been prepared and the construction executed under the direct supervision of a pro…

This chapter shall not prevent a professional engineer from carrying on any architectural practice incident to the practice of engineering.

(1) No person without a license under this chapter shall avoid or attempt to avoid this chapter by having a representative or employee seek engineering or land surveying work in his or her behalf. (2) No person shall act as a representative or employee in the type of activity pro…

It is the intent of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky to: (1) Ensure the availability of professional engineers and professional land surveyors in the Commonwealth; and (2) Address professional engineer and professional land surveyor workforce development and n…

scholarship fund. (1) There is hereby established in the State Treasury a trust and agency account to be known as the Kentucky professional engineer and professional land surveyor incentive scholarship fund. The fund shall consist of moneys received as described in KRS 322.395. (…

board and recipient. (1) The board shall make engineering and land surveying scholarships available to Kentucky residents through the Kentucky professional engineer and professional land surveyor incentive scholarship fund established in KRS 322.392 in accordance with KRS 322.390…

recovery of assistance -- Report. (1) Funding for the Kentucky professional engineer and professional land surveyor incentive scholarship fund: (a) Shall be supplied partly by funds received from penalties and fines assessed by the board pursuant to KRS 322.180; (b) Shall be prov…

surveyor. No county clerk of any county, or any other public authority, shall accept for filing, file, or record any map, plat, survey, or other document related to the practice of land surveying, unless it evidences certification by a professional land surveyor by whom, or under…

All fees paid to and collected by the board under this chapter shall be deposited in a depository designated by the board and disbursed only at the direction of the board.

The provisions of this chapter relating to the necessity of licensure to engage in the practice of land surveying shall not apply to any employee or employees of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, or any other subdivision of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, worki…

The Attorney General of Kentucky or his or her designee shall act as legal adviser to the board and render legal assistance as the board may from time to time require. In addition, the Attorney General of Kentucky, all Commonwealth's attorneys, and the county attorney of each cou…

landowner -- Liability of landowner. As used in this section, "professional land surveyor" shall include the agents, the employees, and any personnel under the supervision of a professional land surveyor. (1) A professional land surveyor may go on, over, and upon the lands of oth…

architect or of either a professional engineer or an architect. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the following buildings, or additions to existing buildings, classified by use group shall require the services of an architect licensed in the Commonwealth of Kentuc…

Notwithstanding Article 555.4 of the National Electrical Code or any other provision of law, the maximum voltage of one thousand (1,000) volts for yard and pier distribution systems may be exceeded when engineered by an electrical engineer licensed under this chapter.

Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or be imprisoned not more than three (3) months, or both.

Any person who commits any of the following acts shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor: (1) Publicly practicing, or offering to publicly practice geology for others in this Commonwealth without being registered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter; (2) Presenting …

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Board" means the Kentucky Board of Landscape Architects; (2) "Landscape architect" means a person who engages in the practice of landscape architecture as defined in subsection (3) of this section; (3) The "prac…

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Board" means the Kentucky Board of Architects; (2) An "architect" is any person who engages in the practice of architecture as hereinafter defined; (3) The "practice of architecture" is the rendering or offering…

Except as otherwise provided hereinafter, no person shall practice architecture in the Commonwealth of Kentucky without first obtaining a license under the provisions of this chapter, it being the purpose of this chapter to safeguard the life, health, property and welfare of the …

Except as otherwise provided hereinafter, no person shall practice landscape architecture in the Commonwealth of Kentucky or use the title of landscape architect or any title, sign, card or device indicating, or tending to indicate, or represent in any manner that he is a landsca…

(1) A landscape architect acting solely as an officer or employee of the United States Government is not required to be licensed in the Commonwealth. (2) A licensed professional engineer may prepare plans and specifications for and supervise construction in connection with any of…

(1) If the drawings and specifications are signed by the author thereof with the true titles of their occupations as may be required by law, this chapter does not apply to: (a) Any building which is to be used for farm purposes only; (b) Any residential structure that does not re…

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the following buildings, or additions to existing buildings, classified by use group shall require the services of an architect licensed in the Commonwealth of Kentucky; (a) Assembly use group having a capacity of one hundred (100…

Every applicant for licensure as a landscape architect shall: (1) Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age; (2) Be a graduate of an accredited landscape architecture curriculum approved by the board; (3) Pass a national examination as prescribed by the board; (4) Submit a complet…

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, an applicant seeking to obtain a license to practice architecture in Kentucky shall satisfactorily pass the examination that is prescribed by the board. (2) Every applicant for examination shall: (a) Be of good moral character; an…

Any person who is a licensed landscape architect in the United States or another country where the qualifications prescribed at the time of licensing were, in the opinion of the board, equal to those prescribed in the Commonwealth at the date of application, may be granted a lice…

(1) The board shall promulgate administrative regulations to establish the following fees: (a) Application fee; (b) Reinstatement fee; (c) Reactivation fee; (d) Renewal fees for active, inactive, and retired licensees; and (e) Duplicate license fee. (2) The fees as established by…

Any person who is a licensed architect in another state or country where the qualifications prescribed at the time of licensing were, in the opinion of the board, equal to those prescribed in the Commonwealth at the date of application, and where reciprocal licensing privileges s…

(1) Each landscape architect licensed to practice within the Commonwealth shall secure a seal of the design prescribed by the administrative regulation of the board. (2) Each landscape architect shall sign and seal all working drawings, specifications, and reports prepared by the…

(1) The board shall promulgate administrative regulations that establish fees for the following services. These fees shall not exceed the following: (a) For processing the application for the examination ................................... $200 (b) For a license certificate upon …

Any applicant who fails a section of the examination may retake that section if at least six (6) months has elapsed since the applicant took the examination in which he or she failed the section and upon registering with the testing service and paying the testing service's requir…

(1) Each architect licensed for practice within the Commonwealth shall obtain a seal of the design prescribed in administrative regulations promulgated by the board. (2) Use of the seal in an electronic transaction shall be conducted in accordance with administrative regulations …

Restoration of expired licenses. (1) All landscape architects desiring to continue practice shall annually, prior to July 1, renew their licenses upon the payment of a fee and completion of approved continuing education as established by the board through the promulgation of admi…

A license certificate shall be signed by the president and the secretary of the board and bear its seal.

An individual may be granted an inactive or retired license annually under the following conditions: (1) An application for renewal of inactive status shall be upon a form and for a fee to be set by the board through the promulgation of administrative regulations. Each applicant …

renew, revocation, or suspension of license. The board may refuse to issue or renew a license, or may place on probation, reprimand, suspend, or revoke the license of any landscape architect to practice landscape architecture in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and may impose a fine…

license. (1) (a) All architects desiring to continue practice shall secure from the board a renewal certificate at the expiration of their licenses, upon the payment of the prescribed fee. The board shall promulgate administrative regulations establishing the terms of the license…