North Carolina Administrative Code

SECTION .0700 – FEES 21 NCAC 23 .0701 Fee SCHEDULE (a) The Board shall charge the following fees: (1) Application fee: one hundred dollars ($100.00); (2) Examination fee: two hundred dollars ($200.00); (3) License renewal: one hundred dollars ($100.00); (4) Late renewal fee: fift…

CHAPTER 25 – INTERPRETER AND TRANSLITERATOR BOARD SECTION .0100 - GENERAL PROVISIONS 21 NCAC 25 .0101 DEFINITIONS (a) The definitions in G.S. 90D-3 apply to the rules in this Chapter. (b) The following definitions also apply to the rules in this Chapter: (1) "Applicant" means any…

21 NCAC 25 .0102 MAILING LIST (a) Any person may ask to be placed on the Board's mailing list for a period of 12 months by delivering a written request to the Board. The request shall include: (1) The person's name, address, telephone number, fax number, and email address; (2) Wh…

21 NCAC 25 .0103 CONTACT INFORMATION (a) The Board's mailing address is: 701 Exposition Place, Suite 206, Raleigh, NC 27615 (b) The Board's e-mail address is: ncitlb@caphill.com (c) The Board's telephone number is: 919-779-5709. (d) The Board's website is: http://www.ncitlb.org. …

SECTION .0200 – LICENSING 21 NCAC 25 .0201 THE APPLICATION The license application may ask the applicant to provide some or all of the following information: (1) All names ever used by the applicant; (2) The date, city, county, state, and nation of the applicant's birth; (3) The …

21 NCAC 25 .0202 APPLICATION PACKAGE AND REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE (a) An applicant for licensure shall submit the following materials to the Board: (1) A completed, signed, and dated application; (2) A clear, two-inch by two-inch, passport-style photograph of the head and shoul…

21 NCAC 25 .0203 APPLICATION FEES (a) The Board shall not review a license application until the appropriate license fee has been paid pursuant to the following fee schedule: Application for Initial Full License under G.S. 90D-7 and -9 $225.00 Application for Renewal of Full Lice…

21 NCAC 25 .0204 RENEWAL OF A FULL LICENSE (a) An application for the renewal of a full license is not timely filed unless it is received by the Board on or before the expiration date of the license being renewed. (b) If a licensee does not timely file an application for the rene…

21 NCAC 25 .0205 RENEWAL OF A PROVISIONAL LICENSE (a) An application for the renewal of a provisional license is not timely filed unless it is received by the Board on or before the expiration date of the license being renewed. (b) If a licensee does not timely file an applicatio…

21 NCAC 25 .0206 RECIPROCITY (a) applicant shall not be eligible for a license by reciprocity, pursuant to G.S. 90D-9, if any interpreter's or transliterator's license issued to the applicant by any state: (1) has been revoked, suspended, or otherwise restricted or reduced from f…

21 NCAC 25 .0207 MENTORING AND TRAINING EXEMPTION (a) A mentoring or training program is approved by the Board if it meets each of the following criteria: (1) The program is operated by a school accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, or any other accredit…

21 NCAC 25 .0208 GROUNDS FOR SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF A LICENSE In addition to any other grounds provided by G.S. 90D-12, the Board may suspend or revoke an existing license if the licensee: (1) Fails to report being charged with any crime in any state within 30 days after the…

21 NCAC 25 .0209 DENIAL OF CERTAIN LICENSE APPLICATIONS (a) License applications filed by any person who has willfully violated G.S. 90D-4(a) shall be denied for a period of two years following the last date on which the person violated G.S. 90D-4(a). (b) License applications fil…

21 NCAC 25 .0210 TIME-LIMITED, NONRESIDENT EXEMPTION (a) Nonresident persons who are nationally certified by the National Association of the Deaf, the National Cued Speech Association, or the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. are exempt from licensure so long as they pr…

21 NCAC 25 .0211 SUSPENSION OF AUTHORITY TO EXPEND FUNDS In the event the Board's authority to expend funds is suspended pursuant to G.S. 93B-2, the Board shall continue to issue and renew licenses and all fees tendered shall be placed in an escrow account maintained by the Board…

SECTION .0300 – MORAL FITNESS FOR LICENSURE 21 NCAC 25 .0301 CODE OF ETHICS (a) The Board hereby adopts and incorporates by reference the Code of Ethics adopted by The Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc., including all subsequent amendments and editions of that code. (b) …

21 NCAC 25 .0302 CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS (a) Except as provided in Paragraph (c) of this Rule, a person shall not be eligible to seek a license if the person has been convicted of: (1) Two or more felonies, regardless of the dates of conviction; (2) Three or more misdemeanors, regar…

SECTION .0400 – REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS 21 NCAC 25 .0401 DUTY TO REPORT CHANGES IN PERSONAL INFORMATION A licensee shall notify the Board in writing of any change in the licensee's current: (1) Name; (2) Home street address; (3) Home mailing address; (4) Home and wo…

21 NCAC 25 .0402 DUTY TO REPORT CONSUMER COMPLAINTS (a) A licensee shall notify the Board of any complaint made against the licensee: (1) to any interpreter and transliterator licensing board or agency in any other State; or (2) to any local, regional or national certifying agenc…

21 NCAC 25 .0403 DUTY TO REPORT CIVIL SUITS Any licensee named as a defendant in any civil suit arising out of the licensee's practice as an interpreter or transliterator shall: (1) Mail a copy of the civil summons and complaint to the Board within 30 days after the licensee is s…

21 NCAC 25 .0404 DUTY TO REPORT CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS Any licensee named as a defendant in any criminal prosecution shall: (1) Mail a copy of the criminal process, including the criminal warrant, indictment, information, presentment or other criminal process, to the Board within …

21 NCAC 25 .0405 MANDATORY DISCLOSURES Upon the request of any consumer, a licensee shall give the consumer a business card that bears: (1) the licensee's name; and (2) the licensee's license number in the following format: "NCITLB License # [number]". History Note: Authority G.S…

21 NCAC 25 .0406 EXTENSION OF REPORTING DEADLINES The reporting deadlines in this Section are extended for any individual who is currently licensed by and in good standing with the Board if the individual is serving in the armed forces of the United States and if G.S. 105-249.2 g…

SECTION .0500 – CONTINUING EDUCATION 21 NCAC 25 .0501 CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (a) A licensee shall earn at least two continuing education units ("CEUs") each licensure year. At least 1.0 of those CEUs shall be earned in professional studies. (b) A licensee may carry ove…

21 NCAC 25 .0502 PRORATION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS The CEU requirements specified in Rule .0501 of this Chapter shall be prorated as follows during a licensee's initial licensure year: (1) If the licensee receives his or her initial license in the months of October, …

21 NCAC 25 .0503 FAILURE TO MEET CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (a) A licensee who has not complied with the continuing education requirements in this Section shall be ineligible for license renewal. Any person whose license renewal application is denied on these grounds may r…

21 NCAC 25 .0504 CEU Credit for college courses A licensee may earn CEUs by enrolling in and completing a class or course sponsored by a college or university accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools or by any other accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. …

21 NCAC 25 .0505 CEU CREDIT FOR WORKSHPS, CONFERENCES, AND INDEPENDENT STUDY RECOGNIZED BY RID (a) A licensee may earn CEUs by attending workshops and conferences recognized by The Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. ("RID"). In order to receive CEU credit for attendance …

21 NCAC 25 .0506 CEU Credit for Workshps, conferences, and independent study APPROVED by other STATUTORY professional licensing boards (a) A licensee may earn CEUs by attending workshops and conferences approved by other statutory professional licensing boards of this or any othe…

SECTION .0600 – ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE 21 NCAC 25 .0601 PETITIONS FOR THE ADOPTION, AMENDMENT OR REPEAL OF RULES (a) Any person may petition the Board to adopt a new rule or to amend or repeal an existing rule by filing a written petition with the Board. (b) The petition shall …

21 NCAC 25 .0602 DECLARATORY RULINGS (a) Any person aggrieved may petition the Board to issue a declaratory ruling as to the validity of a rule or as to the applicability to a given state of facts of a statute administered by the Board or of a rule or order of the Board by filing…

21 NCAC 25 .0603 FILING (a) A document is filed with the Board when the document is actually received by the Board and not when it is merely placed into the custody and control of the United States Postal Service or some other public carrier. (b) A document may be filed with the …

SECTION .0700 – Sanctions 21 NCAC 25 .0701 SCHEDULE OF PENALTIES AND PUBLICATION OF DISCIPLINE (a) The presumptive penalty for any violation of any provision of Chapter 90D of the North Carolina General Statutes or any rule adopted by the Board shall be: (1) $500 for the first vi…

21 NCAC 25 .0702 evaluation of mitigating and aggravating factors (a) If the Board finds that mitigating factors outweigh aggravating factors, the Board may assess a penalty that is less than the presumptive penalty. (b) If the Board finds that aggravating factors outweigh mitiga…

21 NCAC 25 .0703 IDENTIFICATION OF SEPARATE OFFENSES (a) Each offer by an unlicensed person to practice as an interpreter or transliterator for a fee or other consideration shall constitute a separate violation for which a separate penalty may be assessed. (b) Each representation…

CHAPTER 26 - LANDSCAPe ARCHITECTS SECTION .0100 – STATUTORY AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 21 NCAC 26 .0101 AUTHORITY: NAME AND LOCATION OF BOARD The "North Carolina Landscape Architecture Act," G.S. Chapter 89A, establishes and authorizes the "North Carolina Board of Landscape Ar…

21 NCAC 26 .0102 PURPOSE OF THE ACT History Note: Authority G.S. 89A-1(b),(c); 89A-2(a); 89A-3(c); Eff. February 1, 1976; Readopted Eff. September 30, 1977; Repealed Eff. August 1, 1988.

21 NCAC 26 .0103 ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD: OFFICERS In accordance with Article 33C of G.S. Chapter 143, meetings of the Board shall be open and public except that the Board may meet in closed session to prepare, approve, administer or grade written examinations; or to examine an…

21 NCAC 26 .0104 FORMS History Note: Authority G.S. 89A-3(c); 150B-11(1); Eff. February 1, 1976; Readopted Eff. September 30, 1977; Temporary Amendment Eff. October 1, 1997; Temporary Amendment Expired July 12, 1998; Repealed Eff. August 1, 2000.

21 NCAC 26 .0105 FEES (a) The fee for any initial license application shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00). (b) Examination fees payable to the Board shall be paid prior to the examination and in accordance with G.S 89A-6. (c) The initial fee for a license by examination or com…

21 NCAC 26 .0106 SUSPENSION OF AUTHORITY TO EXPEND FUNDS In the event the North Carolina Board of Landscape Architects' authority to expend funds is suspended pursuant to G.S. 93B-2(d), the Board shall continue to issue and renew licenses and all fees tendered shall be placed in …

21 NCAC 26 .0107 DEFINITIONS In addition to the definitions in G.S. 89A-1, for purposes of this Section, the following definitions apply: (1) "Board Executive" means the administrator of the Board. (2) "CLARB" means the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards. (3) …

SECTION .0200 - PRACTICE OF REGISTERED LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS 21 NCAC 26 .0201 BOARD LISTING OF INDIVIDUAL AND FIRM NAMES Every individual licensee, partnership, firm or corporation shall keep the Board advised of his, her or its current mailing address and other contact informatio…

21 NCAC 26 .0202 APPLICABILITY OF BOARD RULES History Note: Authority G.S. 89A-3(c); Eff. February 1, 1976; Readopted Eff. September 30, 1977; Repealed Eff. August 1, 1988.

21 NCAC 26 .0203 GENERAL OBLIGATIONS OF PRACTICE: MANDATORY STANDARDS History Note: Authority G.S. 89A-3(c); 89A-7; Eff. February 1, 1976; Readopted Eff. September 30, 1977; Amended Eff. October 1, 1988; August 1, 1988; November 8, 1978; Repealed Eff. July 1, 1993.

21 NCAC 26 .0204 CORPORATE PRACTICE History Note: Authority G.S. 89A-3(c); 55B-15; Eff. February 1, 1976; Readopted Eff. September 30, 1977; Amended Eff. August 1, 1988; April 1, 1981; Repealed Eff. February 1, 1994.

21 NCAC 26 .0205 FORMS OF PRACTICE History Note: Authority G.S. 89A-3(c); RRC Objection Eff. June 17, 1993 Due to Lack of Statutory Authority; Eff. August 1, 1993; Repealed Eff. February 1, 1994.

21 NCAC 26 .0206 NAME OF FIRM (a) The name of a landscape architectural firm shall not include the proper name of any officer or employee who is not a licensed landscape architect, architect, geologist, soil scientist, land surveyor or professional engineer. (b) The word "associa…

21 ncac 26 .0207 APPLICATION OF PROFESSIONAL SEAL (a) The seal(s) of the landscape architect(s) responsible for the work and the landscape architectural corporation seal, if appropriate, shall be applied to the following documents: (1) Drawings and specifications prepared for pub…

21 NCAC 26 .0208 IMPROPER CONDUCT History Note: Authority G.S. 89A-3(c); RRC Objection Eff. June 17, 1993 Due to Lack of Statutory Authority and Ambiguity; Eff. August 1, 1993; Repealed Eff. February 1, 1994.