California Occupational License

License Title:
    Landscape Architect, Licensed
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Licensing Agency:
     Department of Consumer Affairs
     Landscape Architects Technical Committee
     Licensing Unit

Licensing Agency Contact Information:
     Address: 2420 Del Paso Road, Suite 105
Sacramento,  CA  95834

     Phone Number: (916) 575-7230
     Fax Number: (916) 575-7285

     E-mail Address: latc@dca.ca.gov
     Internet Address: http://www.latc.ca.gov

License Requirements, Fees, and Examination Information:
Landscape architects and any person who uses the title or does the work of a landscape architect as defined in Business and Professions Code, Division 3, Chapter 3.5.

Fees: National Examination administered by The Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Board (CLARB).

Section 1 $335.00
Section 2 $335.00
Section 3 $515.00
Section 4 $515.00

*Final fees established as part of the annual CLARB budget process. Fees are subject to change.

Local Examination
California Supplemental: $275.00

Initial License: $400
Renewal: $400.00

Examination Frequency: Multiple choice and administered 3 times a year. California Supplemental Exam: Continuous

Exam Locations: Multiple

Experience Requirement: 6 years (a combination of education and training).

Average Time to Process Application: California Code of Regulations Section 2612 states sixty (60) days. *Average process time is two (3) weeks.

Renewal Period: Biennially (every second year).

Special License Requirements: N/A

Comments: The Board of Landscape Architects was sunsetted effective July 1,1997, after which the Technical Committee was established under the purview of the California Architects Board.

Authority: Business and Professions Code, Section 5615 et seq.; California Code of Regulations, Title 16, Division 26.
Occupations To Which This License Applies:
Occupation TitleSOC Code
Landscape Architects 171012