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

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

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

A licensed architect cannot be, under any circumstances, designated as a supervising professional by more than one firm.

True

False

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

When do licenses for individual architects expire?

After five years

Upon age 65 or retirement, whichever comes first

On the last day of the calendar year

On the last day of their birth month

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

When the Board receives a complaint, report, or other information which, if established as being true, would constitute just cause under the law for revocation, suspension, denial of license, or other form of discipline or punishment specified in R.S. 37:153 or R.S. 37:154, the Board may:

Conduct its own investigation or inquiry

Refer the matter to an investigator for an investigation

Refer the matter to its Complaint Review Committee ("CRC")

File its own complaint against the architect

Any of the above

To qualify for examination, applicants who have been convicted of a felony must present satisfactory evidence that their debt to society has been paid.

True

False

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

10.

If an investigation discloses evidence of a violation of one or more provisions of the Louisiana Architect Licensing Law, and a formal hearing is deemed necessary, notice of that hearing must be served upon the person who was the subject of the investigation at least:

30 days before the date of the hearing

90 days before the date of the hearing

No less than 24 hours prior to the hearing if served electronically

No less than 5 business days prior to the hearing if by telephone

11.

When considering appropriate disciplinary action against a licensed architect, which of the following aggravating circumstances is the Board allowed to consider?

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

Acknowledging the wrongful nature of the architect’s conduct

The architect requesting to address the Board via Zoom instead of appearing in person

None of the above

12.

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

13.

When a hearing is scheduled, the Board may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses to testify and to produce any relevant books, papers, or other documents in their possession before the Board.

True

False

14.

Licensees may accept the responsibility for, review, revise, sign, and seal drawings when such drawings are begun by unlicensed draftspersons not working under their direct supervision as long as those draftspersons also provide the calculations and specifications used in creating the drawings.

True

False

15.

If a licensee forgets to renew the licensee’s license until after the renewal deadline, the licensee is required to pay a delinquent fee in addition to the renewal registration fee.

True

False

16.

An intern architect is a person who:

Is participating in or who has successfully completed the Intern Development Program ("IDP") [now referred to as the Architectural Experience Program (“AXP”)]

Is employed by a firm which is lawfully engaged in the practice of architecture in this state

Both “a” and “b”

17.

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

18.

The Board may at any time dispose of any complaint or other matter informally. Such informal resolution may take the form of any informal disposition recognized in R.S. 49:955(D) or any other form of agreement or disposition which adequately addresses the complaint or the matter under investigation.

True

False

19.

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

20.

Any person aggrieved by a disciplinary or enforcement action of the Board may appeal therefrom pursuant to the provisions of:

Local civil court rules

The Administrative Procedure Act

The fairness doctrine for state government

Federal employment statutes

21.

A licensed architect decides to allow the architect’s membership in the American Institute of Architects to expire. The architect forgets that “AIA” is listed with the architect’s credentials on the architect’s website, business cards, and title block. Under the laws and rules of the Board, the Board might consider this representation a deceptive or false statement and discipline the architect for such.

True

False

22.

Unlicensed persons possessing a degree in architecture cannot advertise themselves as an architect, but they can use the term graduate architect if they are only engaged in residential design.

True

False

23.

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

24.

Licensed architects may allow others to use their Louisiana architect seal if no fees are assessed for such use.

True

False

25.

The Board may take which of the following actions regarding non-licensees and non- certificate holders who allegedly violate the laws or rules of the Board:

Prefer charges

Hold enforcement hearings

Assess reasonable costs for violations

Assess fines for violations

All of the above