LSBAE Laws and Rules Quiz

NOTE: This is an “open book” quiz. The laws and rules of the Board may be found here.
https://lsbae.com/consumer-info/laws-rules/
A passing score of 80% or higher is required in order to receive one (1) HSW credit.

This quiz is provided by the Board at no cost to licensees and may be applied toward the licensee’s continuing education requirements once each year*

Name

Licensed civil engineers are prohibited from practicing architecture.

True

False

In its audit of an architect’s continuing education activities, the Board may disallow credit claimed by the architect for purported continuing education hours (“CEH”) completed. If the Board disallows any CEH, how many days from notice of such disallowance does an architect have either to provide further evidence of having completed the CEH disallowed or to remedy the disallowance by completing the required number of CEH?

10 business days

30 days

60 days

End of the current fiscal year

Which of the following dollar amounts is the maximum fine per violation that may be imposed on an individual architect under the Laws and Rules of the Board?

$1,500

$5,000

$7,500

None of the above

Credit will be allowed for continuing education hours only in the following subjects:

Professional Ethics

Health, Safety and Welfare

Incidental Practice of Engineering

Licensure Laws

As a licensed professional, it is the responsibility of the architect to select and use a firm name which is neither misleading nor confusing. In case of doubt, the architect should first consult the Board.

True

False

Which of the following is an architect’s primary duty?

Delivering completed design drawings ahead of schedule, if possible, in order to save the client money

Satisfying the Board’s continuing education requirements, no later than November 30th of each year

Ensuring that the architect’s Louisiana architectural license does not expire

Protecting the health, safety, and welfare of the public

A licensed architect is fired by his client prior to the completion of a project. The client refuses to return the licensee’s sealed drawings to him and, instead, gives them to another licensed architect hired to wrap up the project. Because the first architect was fired by the client, the second architect is not required to obtain approval from him before removing his seal and using the drawings to complete the project.

True

False

How long should an architect maintain written documentation of his responsible supervision of a project?

10 years

The prescriptive period applicable to claims against the architect which may arise from his involvement in the project

7 years

Forever

Responsible supervision means:

Having personal control over the preparation of plans, specifications, drawings, reports, or other documents and having input into their preparation prior to their completion

Being familiar with the persons doing the architecture service or work

Being an officer in the firm doing the architecture service or work

Being familiar with the architecture project

10.

If an architect’s license is lost or destroyed, the Board will issue a replacement if:

The architect pays a $100 penalty upon the next renewal of the architect’s license

The architect appears in person before the Board and provides an explanation of what happened to the original license

The architect provides a written statement asserting that he will take additional measures to prevent the replacement from being lost or destroyed

The architect’s current annual registration renewal is in effect, the architect makes a proper request which includes an acceptable explanation of the loss or destruction of the original license, and the architect pays a fee of $30.

11.

An architecture firm fails to renew its certificate of authority by the renewal deadline and its certificate of authority expires. Several months later, the firm’s designated supervising professional architect realizes what has happened, and the firm submits a reinstatement application to the Board. Even though the firm provided architectural services on sixteen architecture projects during the time its certificate of authority was expired, the supervising professional architect asserts on the firm’s reinstatement application that the firm did not practice architecture during that time. Because those architectural services were provided under the responsible charge of the supervising professional architect, the Board has no authority to take disciplinary action against the firm.

True

False

12.

A disciplinary or enforcement hearing can be held by the Board for alleged violations of the Board’s laws or rules committed by any licensee or certificate holder, as well as non-licensees and non-certificate holders.

True

False

13.

In which of the following circumstances are licensees allowed to accept compensation from a material supplier in return for endorsing the supplier’s products:

When it is likely no one will know about it

When securing salaried positions through employment agencies

When the commission or fee is less than 2% of net profit from work secured

Under no circumstances

14.

If an architect admits to, or is found by the Board to be guilty of, a violation of one or more provisions of the Louisiana Architect Licensing Law, which of the following mitigating circumstances may the Board take into account when considering disciplinary action?

Physical disability

Absence of a prior disciplinary record

Inexperience in the practice of architecture

All of the above

15.

A licensed architect is not allowed to engage in activities properly classifiable as professional engineering under any circumstances.

True

False

16.

Renovations or alterations which exceed $125,000 are exempted from the Licensing Law only if the applicant documents to the satisfaction of the state fire marshal that the project does not affect structural integrity or life safety.

True

False

17.

A person is entitled to practice architecture in the State of Louisiana upon:

Graduation from an accredited university with a degree in architecture

Completing the IDP and obtaining an NCARB certificate

Receiving a license from the Board

None of the above

18.

A licensed architect is allowed to affix his or her seal to:

Contract drawings prepared by an electrical engineer

Specifications prepared by a structural engineer

Drawings and specifications prepared by someone not under the architect’s responsible supervision

None of the above

19.

To offer or provide architectural services in Louisiana, an architectural firm must:

Obtain a certificate of authority from the Board

Have at least two full-time licensed architects

Advertise as a joint venture

None of the above

20.

If an architect admits to, or is found by the Board to be guilty of, a violation of one or more provisions of the Louisiana Architect Licensing Law, which of the following aggravating circumstances may the Board consider when deciding the discipline to be imposed ?

A pattern of misconduct

Submission of false evidence, false statements, or other deceptive practices during the disciplinary process

Refusal to acknowledge wrongful nature of conduct

All of the above

21.

An architect who has complied with all of the current laws of Louisiana relating to the practice of architecture has a right to engage in activities properly classifiable as professional engineering insofar as such engineering work is necessarily incidental to the practice of architecture.

True

False

22.

A construction firm has been offered a project consisting of the design and construction of an eight-unit apartment building. They have hired an architectural firm, licensed in Louisiana, to perform the design. In the future, the construction firm would like to offer design/build services for similar and larger projects. If the construction firm designates as their supervising professional architect the architect employed by the architectural firm which they used on the first eight-unit project, they can receive from the Board a certificate of authority to practice architecture in Louisiana.

True

False

23.

Use of the word “architect” in the title of a firm is illegal unless the firm is licensed by the Board as an architecture firm, even if the firm does not provide architectural services.

True

False

24.

While engaged in a Louisiana-based project, a licensee prepared a set of documents that included drawings, specifications, and other related documents. However, the licensee inadvertently allowed the licensee’s Louisiana architectural license to expire before those documents could be finalized. How should this licensee finalize those documents?

Sign and seal the documents, but change all dates so that they reflect a date that is prior to the date of expiration

Ask another licensee to review, sign and seal the documents

Have the license reinstated by the Board prior to signing and sealing the documents

None of the above

25.

An individual who has earned a professional degree in architecture from a NAAB-accredited school, but has not been licensed by the Board, is allowed design education buildings that do not exceed which of the following gross floor areas?

6250 sq. ft.

2500 sq. ft.

5000 sq. ft.

None of the above