New Hampshire Administrative Code

An application shall be denied if, after notice and an opportunity for hearing, if the board finds that: (a) The applicant, or someone acting on the applicant's behalf, has submitted false information to the board in connection with the application; (b) Evidence of past disciplin…

(a) All applicants for licensure shall have taken and successfully passed all sections of the CLARB LARE. (b) The applicant shall request CLARB to send the test scores directly to the board and follow up with the board's office to ensure they were received. Notes N.H. Admin. Code…

Candidates failing an examination shall be entitled to one re-examination for the same application. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Lsa 303.02 #8861, eff 3-28-07 Amended by Volume XXXIV Number 41, Filed October 9, 2014, Proposed by #10679, Effective 9/30/2014, Expires 9/30/2024. Amended…

(a) Candidates for licensure who are licensed, certified, or registered in another jurisdiction, provided that the other jurisdiction's licensure, certification, or registration requirements are substantially equivalent to or higher than those of this state, as specified in Plc 3…

An applicant for licensure as a landscape architect, who has met satisfactorily all the requirements of these rules as well as RSA 310-A:140 through RSA 310-A:160 and who has paid all of the fees, shall be issued a license by the board. The licensee shall be issued a license auth…

Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Lsa 305.02 #8861, eff 3-28-07 Amended by Volume XXXIV Number 41, Filed October 9, 2014, Proposed by #10679, Effective 9/30/2014, Expires 9/30/2024. Reserved by Number 7, Filed February 13, 2025, Proposed by #14168, Effective 3/10/2025, Expires 3/10/2035.…

(a) The board shall upon issuance of a license to an applicant as a licensed landscape architect require the licensee to acquire an impression type seal, digital seal, or rubber stamp of the design described in (b) below by these rules. This seal shall bear the licensee's name an…

Pursuant to RSA 310:8, licenses shall be renewed by written application prior to the expiration date and by payment of the prescribed renewal fee pursuant to Plc 1002. The licensing bureau through OPLC shall notify each landscape architect in accordance with Plc 308.03. If proper…

Any licensee wishing to renew a license shall submit an application as specified in Plc 308.05. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Lsa 401.02 #8861, eff 3-28-07 Amended by Volume XXXIV Number 41, Filed October 9, 2014, Proposed by #10679, Effective 9/30/2014, Expires 9/30/2024. Amended by …

Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Lsa 401.03 #8861, eff 3-28-07 Amended by Volume XXXIV Number 41, Filed October 9, 2014, Proposed by #10679, Effective 9/30/2014, Expires 9/30/2024. Amended by Number 6, Filed February 8, 2024, Proposed by #13850, Effective 3/10/2024, Expires 3/10/2034. Re…

Renewal shall be denied if, after notice and an opportunity for hearing, the board finds: (a) Noncompliance with the continuing education requirements of Lsa 403.01; (b) Any act for which discipline shall be imposed under RSA 310-A:155; (c) Reasons for which an initial applicatio…

(a) The landscape architect shall apply for reinstatement in accordance with Plc 312. (b) The landscape architect shall submit the reinstatement fee as specified in Plc 1002.22. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Lsa 401.05 #8861, eff 3-28-07 Amended by Volume XXXIV Number 41, Filed Octobe…

Reinstatement shall be denied if, after notice and an opportunity for hearing, the board finds: (a) Noncompliance with the continuing education requirements of Lsa 403.01; (b) Any unethical act for which discipline shall be imposed under Lsa 500; (c) Reasons for which an initial …

(a) Complaints, investigations, and the initiation of disciplinary actions shall be in accordance with Plc 310. (b) Disciplinary proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with Plc 311. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Lsa 402.01 #8861, eff 3-28-07 Amended by Volume XXXIV Number 41, Fi…

Disciplinary sanctions shall be determined in accordance with Plc 311. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Lsa 402.02 #8861, eff 3-28-07 Amended by Volume XXXIV Number 41, Filed October 9, 2014, Proposed by #10679, Effective 9/30/2014, Expires 9/30/2024. Amended by Number 7, Filed February …

(a) The board shall commence adjudicative procedures for the assessment of an administrative fine against any person subject to such fines or penalties under any provision of RSA 310:12 when the board possesses evidence indicating that a violation has occurred. Plc 311.12 shall g…

Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Lsa 402.04 #8861, eff 3-28-07 Amended by Volume XXXIV Number 41, Filed October 9, 2014, Proposed by #10679, Effective 9/30/2014, Expires 9/30/2024. Reserved by Number 7, Filed February 13, 2025, Proposed by #14170, Effective 3/10/2025, Expires 3/10/2035.…

(a) A renewal application shall include evidence documenting the licensee's completion of the minimum required hours of approved professional development hours required by RSA 310-A:150 and list the specific basis for each credit. (b) As required by RSA 310-A:150, each licensee s…

An applicant may bring an inactive license to active status by obtaining 30 continuing education hours within the immediately preceding 24 months. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Lsa 403.02 #8861, eff 3-28-07 Amended by Volume XXXIV Number 41, Filed October 9, 2014, Proposed by #10679, …

Continuing education hours shall meet the following criteria: (a) Continuing education activities shall be relevant to the practice of landscape architecture or no credit shall be awarded. Such continuing education activities may include technical, ethical, or managerial content;…

Continuing education hours shall be credited per renewal cycle as follows: (a) A maximum of 6 continuing education hours shall apply to activity on a state or national board of licensure; (b) Courses or programs awarded one college semester hour of credit shall equal 45 continuin…

(a) The responsibility of maintaining records to be used to support continuing education credits claimed shall be the responsibility of the licensee. (b) Records required to show completion of continuing education shall be one of the following: (1) Verifying documentation or cert…

A licensee shall be exempt from the continuing education educational requirements if the licensee can establish, through the documentation required in Lsa 403.07, any of the following: (a) A licensee is serving on temporary active duty in the armed forces of the United States for…

(a) A licensee who wishes to request a waiver of the continuing education requirements or an extension of the deadline shall do so by submitting the request as follows: (1) The applicant for renewal files a request for a waiver or extension at least 30 days before the expiration …

Failure of a licensee to submit documentation of continuing education required by Lsa 403.03, when requested to do so per Lsa 403.05(d), shall result in the issuance of a notice of hearing to the licensee to determine if there has been a violation of the board's rules and laws. N…

(a) The purpose of this chapter is to establish and maintain a high standard of integrity, skills, and practice in the profession of landscape architecture. (b) This chapter shall be binding upon every person holding a license to practice landscape architecture issued by the boar…

(a) The ethical standards set forth in this part shall bind all licensees, and violation of any such standard shall constitute misconduct subject to disciplinary action. (b) All persons licensed under RSA 310-A:140-160 shall be considered to have knowledge of the existence of the…

(a) Licensees shall not attempt to practice in any professional field in which the licensee is not licensed and competent. (b) Licensees shall undertake work only for which the licensee is qualified by education and experience. (c) When serving as an expert or technical witness b…

(a) Licensees shall clearly identify themselves, their employer, and the interests they represent. (b) Licensees shall clearly define the scope of their responsibility in connection with work for which the licensee is claiming responsibility. (c) Licensees shall promptly and full…

(a) Licensees shall not knowingly issue a false statement or false information. (b) Licensees shall advertise only in a truthful manner, stating the services the licensee is qualified and prepared to perform. (c) Licensees shall not falsify or permit misrepresentation or exaggera…

(a) Licensees shall disclose fully all direct or indirect costs or obligations of services provided, by the licensee or under the licensee's supervision, including hourly or daily rates and commissions. (b) Licensees shall provide complete services requested by client or disclose…

(a) Licensees shall, at all times in the performance of services, abide by applicable federal, state, and municipal laws and regulations. (b) When asked to practice landscape architecture in a way that deviates from accepted professional standards, the licensees shall advise the …

(a) Licensees shall cooperate with investigations and requests for information from the OPLC and the OPLC's representatives. (b) Licensees shall present information to the OPLC for action, in accordance with Plc 204.02, if the licensee has evidence of unprofessional conduct of an…

(a) Licensees shall not allow any other person to use the licensee's seal recognizing that the seal indicates the licensee's personal responsibility for the work bearing the licensee's seal. (b) Licensees shall not affix the licensee's signature or seal to any map or document dea…

Any person holding a license may voluntarily surrender that license by returning it to the board accompanied by a signed letter stating that he/she intends to surrender his/her license. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Lsa 502.01 #8861, eff 3-28-07 Amended by Volume XXXIV Number 41, File…

(a) A licensee who voluntarily surrenders a license shall retain no right or privilege of a New Hampshire license unless such a right or privilege is expressly preserved in the board order or settlement agreement authorizing the voluntary surrender. Subject to such possible prese…

(a) A licensee who wishes to surrender his or her license as part of a settlement of pending misconduct allegations shall make a written settlement offer to the board before the close of the record in a disciplinary hearing. (b) Any settlement agreement reached under (a), above, …

The terms defined in RSA 205-A:1, shall have the same meaning when used in these rules. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Man 101.01 #6061, INTERIM, eff 7-13-95, EXPIRES: 1-9-96; ss by #6161, eff 1-4-96; ss by #8027, INTERIM, eff 1-17-04, EXPIRED: 7-15-04; ss by #8208, eff 11-20-04

"Agent" means a complainant's or respondent's representative who is not an attorney, but authorized to appear before the board. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Man 101.02 #6061, INTERIM, eff 7-13-95, EXPIRES: 1-9-96; ss by #6161, eff 1-4-96; ss by #8027, INTERIM, eff 1-17-04, EXPIRED: 7…

"Board" means board of manufactured housing as described in RSA 205-A:25, I. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Man 101.03 #6061, INTERIM, eff 7-13-95, EXPIRES: 1-9-96; ss by #6161, eff 1-4-96; ss by #8027, INTERIM, eff 1-17-04, EXPIRED: 7-15-04; ss by #8208, eff 11-20-04

"Clerk" means the person who oversees the day-to-day operation of the board and performs other duties as assigned. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Man 101.04 #8208, eff 11-20-04

"Complainant" means the party or parties who file a complaint with the board. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Man 101.05 #8208, eff 11-20-04

"Party" means the person/entity designated as a party in any matter before the board. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Man 101.06 #6061, INTERIM, eff 7-13-95, EXPIRES: 1-9-96; ss by #6161, eff 1-4-96; ss by #8027, INTERIM, eff 1-17-04, EXPIRED: 7-15-04; ss by #8208, eff 11-20-04 (formerl…

"Respondent" means the entity, person, or party against whom the complaint was filed. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Man 101.07 #6161, eff 1-4-96; ss by #8027, INTERIM, eff 1-17-04, EXPIRED: 7-15-04; ss by #8208, eff 11-20-04 (formerly Man 101.05)

(a) The board is established in accordance with RSA 205-A:25 and consist of 9 members as follows: (1) Two public members, appointed by the Governor; (2) Two members appointed by the Governor, from a list of 3 persons nominated by the New Hampshire Manufactured Housing Association…

(a) The Board's office location and address is as follows: Board of Manufactured Housing NH Joint Board of Licensure and Certification 57 Regional Drive Concord, New Hampshire 03301 Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Man 102.02 #6061, INTERIM, eff 7-13-95, EXPIRES: 1-9-96; ss by #6161, eff…

(a) The responsibilities of the board include:(1) Adopting rules under RSA 205-A:31; and (2) Providing an impartial resolution to matters arising under RSA 205-A:2, RSA 205-A:7, and RSA 205-A:8, through hearing procedures established under Man 200. (b) For each case file, the boa…