HB 348 Summary

• Allows corporations and partnerships to use the title "landscape architect" if at least one officer/partner is a licensed landscape architect in charge of services and all personnel acting as landscape architects are licensed.

• Authorizes the Alabama State Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects to institute court proceedings seeking injunctive relief for licensing law violations, with fines up to $5,000 plus costs and attorney fees.

• Establishes that expired licenses can be reinstated within 5 years by submitting a renewal application, proof of continuing education, accrued fees, and a $300 reinstatement fee; licenses expired 5+ years require a new application.

• Creates an inactive status license option that allows landscape architects to place their license on inactive status annually for a $75 fee and reactivate by submitting a renewal form, current license fee, and one year of continuing education credits.

• Sets specific licensing fees including a $300 reinstatement fee and $75 inactive status fee.