1. 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.
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2. 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:
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6. 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.
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7. An architecture firm fails to renew its certificate of authority by the renewal deadline and its certificate of authority expires. Several months later, the firmโs 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 firmโs 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.
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10. A licensed architect is fired by his client prior to the completion of a project. The client refuses to return the licenseeโs 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.
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11. The Disciplinary Guidelines contained in the Boardโs rules set forth the normal discipline which shall be imposed upon a licensee or certificate holder found to have violated the licensing law or rules. According to the Disciplinary Guidelines, for โplan stampingโ an architect shall be assessed a $3,000 fine, probation and/or suspension of the architectโs license for one year, and a public reprimand absent aggravating or mitigating factors.
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12. 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 ?
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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.
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14. In its audit of an architectโs continuing education activities, the Board may disallow credit claimed by the architect for purported continuing education hours (โCEHโ) 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?
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15. A licensed architect decides to allow the architectโs membership in the American Institute of Architects to expire. The architect forgets that โAIAโ is listed with the architectโs credentials on the architectโs 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.
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16. 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:
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17. If, in the course of an architectโs work on a project, the architect becomes aware of a decision made by the architectโs employer or client, against the architect's advice, which violates applicable federal, state, or local building laws and regulations and which will, in the architect's judgment, materially and adversely affect adversely the health and safety of the public, the architect shall:
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