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The board may bring an action in the superior court to enforce compliance with this chapter or an order of the board or to enjoin a person from doing an act that violates this chapter.

Written examinations shall be held at least once each year at places determined by the board. A candidate failing an examination may apply for reexamination in accordance with regulations adopted by the board.

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Each member of the board must have been a resident in the state for three consecutive years immediately preceding appointment and, except for the public member, must be registered and have a minimum of five years of professional practice in the member's respective field.

The board shall hold at least four regular meetings each year. Special meetings may be held as the bylaws of the board provide. The board shall elect or appoint annually from its members the following officers: chair, vice-chair, and secretary.

The right to engage in the practice of architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture is considered a personal and individual right, based on the qualifications of the individual as evidenced by the individual's certificate of registration, which is not transferable.

This chapter does not prevent the practice of architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture by a partnership if all of the members of the partnership are architects, engineers, land surveyors, or landscape architects legally registered under this chapter. In this section, 'partnership' does not include a limited liability partnership.

The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development shall set fees under AS 08.01.065 for examinations, registrations, certificates of authorization, and renewals of a certificate.

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An applicant for registration as an architect, engineer, land surveyor, or landscape architect must be of good character and reputation and shall submit evidence satisfactory to the board of the applicant's education, training, and experience. However, an applicant for registration as a land surveyor may not be required to submit evidence of more than eight years of any combination of education, experience, or training.

Any person may file with the secretary of the board a charge of fraud, deceit, gross negligence, incompetence, misconduct, or violation of this chapter, a regulation adopted under it, or the code of ethics of the board. The charge, constituting an accusation under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), shall be in writing and sworn to by the person making it. A charge may be dismissed by the board as unfounded or trivial.

(a) The department, in consultation with the board, shall employ an individual who is not a member of the board to serve as the executive secretary of the board. The executive secretary is the principal executive officer of the board and is in the partially exempt service under AS 39.25.120 .

(b) The executive secretary of the board shall perform duties as prescribed by the board.

Except as provided in AS 08.48.191
, for registration as a professional architect, professional engineer, professional land surveyor, or professional landscape architect, a person shall be examined in this state in accordance with the regulations of procedure and standards adopted by the board under AS 44.62      (Administrative Procedure Act). The procedure and standards shall at least meet the requirements adopted by recognized national examining councils for these professions.

(a) All money derived under the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited in the general fund.

(b) Each member of the board is entitled to receive per diem and travel expenses as authorized by law for other boards and commissions.

(c) The board may make expenditures from appropriated funds for any purpose that is reasonably necessary for the proper performance of its duties under this chapter. This may include the expenses of the board delegates to meetings of councils of architect examiners, engineering examiners, land surveyor examiners, or landscape architect examiners, or any of their subdivisions. The total amount of warrants issued in payment of the expenses incurred under this chapter may not exceed the amount of money appropriated by the legislature.

(a) There is created the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors. The board shall administer the provisions of this chapter and comply with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).

(b) The board consists of 10 members appointed by the governor having the qualifications as set out in AS 08.48.031 . The board consists of two civil engineers, two land surveyors, one mining engineer, one electrical or mechanical engineer, one engineer from another branch of the profession of engineering, two architects, and one public member.

(a) On retiring from practice and payment of an appropriate one-time fee, an individual who is a registrant in good standing with the board may apply for the conversion of a certificate of registration to a retired status registration. An individual holding a retired status registration may not practice architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture in the state. A retired status registration is valid for the life of the registration holder and does not require renewal.

(b) An individual with a retired status registration may apply for a certificate of registration. Before issuing a certificate of registration under this subsection, the board may require the applicant to meet reasonable criteria as determined under regulations of the board. The criteria may include submission of continuing education credits and reexamination requirements.

(a) An applicant who fulfills the requirements set out by the board shall be awarded a certificate of registration as a professional architect, engineer, land surveyor, or landscape architect, authorizing the holder to offer or perform architectural, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architectural services or work for the public, or to certify or sign architectural, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architectural documents. Certificates of registration issued under this section shall be inscribed on their face in a manner determined by the board.

(b) The certificate of registration sealed by the board is prima facie evidence that the person named in it is entitled to all rights and privileges of a professional architect, professional engineer, professional land surveyor, or professional landscape architect while the certificate remains unrevoked or unexpired.

A person who practices or offers to practice architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture in the state without being registered or authorized to practice in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, or a person presenting or attempting to use the certificate or the seal of another, or a person who gives false or forged evidence of any kind to the board or to a member of the board in obtaining or attempting to obtain a certificate, or a person who impersonates a registrant, or a person who uses or attempts to use an expired or revoked or nonexistent certificate, knowing of the certificate's status, or a person who falsely claims to be registered and authorized to practice under this chapter, or a person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both.

(a) Application for registration as a professional architect, a professional engineer, a professional land surveyor, or a professional landscape architect shall

(1) be on a form prescribed and furnished by the board;

(2) contain statements made under oath, showing the applicant's education and a detailed summary of the applicant's technical experience; and

(3) contain five references, three of whom must be architects for architectural registration, engineers for engineering registration, land surveyors for land surveying registration, and landscape architects for landscape architectural registration, having personal knowledge of the applicant's architectural, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architectural education, training, or experience.

(b) [Repealed, Sec. 54 ch 37 SLA 1985].

(a) A person may not practice or offer to practice the profession of architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture in the state, or use in connection with the person's name or otherwise assume or advertise a title or description tending to convey the impression that the person is an architect, an engineer, a land surveyor, or a landscape architect, unless the person has been registered under the provisions of this chapter or is a person to whom these provisions do not apply, or, in the case of a corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership, unless it has been authorized under this chapter.

(b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, this chapter does not prohibit the practice of landscape architecture by a person who is not registered to practice landscape architecture if the services being performed by the person are within the scope of practice authorized by another license that is held by the person.

A person practices or offers to practice architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture who

(1) practices a branch of the profession of architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture as defined in AS 08.48.341;

(2) by verbal claim, sign, advertisement, letterhead, card, or other means represents to be an architect, engineer, land surveyor, or landscape architect, or through the use of some other title implies that the person is an architect, engineer, land surveyor, or landscape architect; or

(3) holds out as able to perform or who does perform an architectural, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architectural service recognized by the professions covered by this chapter, and specified in regulations of the board, as an architectural, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architectural service.

(a) The governor shall give each member of the board a certificate of appointment, and the member shall file with the lieutenant governor a written oath or affirmation for faithful discharge of the member's official duty.

(b) [Repealed, Sec. 49 ch 94 SLA 1987].

(c) For purposes of determining appointments and terms under AS 08.01.035, notwithstanding the reference in that section relating to eligibility for reappointment after serving a full or partial term,

(1) a member who has served all of two successive terms on the board may not be reappointed to the board unless four years have elapsed since the person last served on the board; and

(2) for purposes of (1) of this subsection, a person who serves for two years or more of a four-year term is considered to have served a full term.

(a) To remain valid, certificates shall be renewed in accordance with AS 08.01.100 . Notice of renewal dates, given under AS 08.01.050 (a)(11), shall be mailed to the registrant, corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership at the registrant's, corporation's, limited liability company's, or limited liability partnership's last known address at least one month in advance of the date of the expiration of the certificate. If the certificate has been suspended or revoked, the board may take action independent of this section.

(b) The renewal of a certificate does not require reapplication if the certificate has not expired or has not been suspended or revoked.

(c) An expired certificate may be renewed under regulations adopted by the board establishing requirements for reexamination.

Each registrant may obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board, bearing the registrant's name, registration number, and the legend, 'Registered Professional Architect,' 'Registered Professional Engineer,' 'Registered Professional Land Surveyor,' or 'Registered Professional Landscape Architect,' as appropriate. When a registrant issues final drawings, specifications, surveys, plats, plates, reports, or similar documents, the registrant shall sign the documents and stamp the documents with the seal. The board shall adopt regulations governing the use of seals by the registrant. An architect, engineer, land surveyor, or landscape architect may not affix or permit a seal and signature to be affixed to an instrument after the expiration of a certificate or for the purpose of aiding or abetting another person to evade or attempt to evade a provision of this chapter. The registrant, by affixing the registrant's seal to final drawings, specifications, surveys, plats, plates, reports, and other similar documents, and signing them, certifies that these documents were prepared by or under the registrant's direct supervision, unless the registrant certifies on the face of the document to the extent of the registrant's responsibility.

The board may suspend, refuse to renew, or revoke the certificate of or reprimand a registrant, corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership who is found guilty of (1) fraud or deceit in obtaining a certificate; (2) gross negligence, incompetence, or misconduct in the practice of architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture; or (3) a violation of this chapter, a regulation adopted under this chapter, or the code of ethics or professional conduct as adopted by the board. The code of ethics or professional conduct shall be distributed in writing to every registrant and applicant for registration under this chapter. This publication and distribution of the code of ethics or professional conduct constitutes due notice to all registrants. The board may revise and amend its code and, upon doing so, shall immediately notify each registrant in writing of the revisions or amendments. The board may, upon petition of the registrant, corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership, reissue a certificate if a majority of the members of the board vote in favor of the reissuance.

(a) The board may adopt regulations to carry out the purpose of this chapter, including regulations

(1) describing the contents of an examination;

(2) establishing the conduct of an examination;

(3) establishing a minimum score for passing an examination;

(4) establishing bylaws governing its meetings and activities;

(5) publishing a code of ethics or professional conduct for those persons regulated by this chapter, including corporations, limited liability companies, and limited liability partnerships under AS 08.48.241;

(6) establishing continuing education requirements for persons regulated by this chapter that must be completed before a certificate may be renewed; the continuing education requirements may not exceed standards established by a national accrediting body or other recognized professional organization.

(b) [Repealed, Sec. 6 ch 19 SLA 1998].

(a) A person holding a certificate of registration authorizing the person to practice architecture in a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or a foreign country, or holding a certificate of qualification issued by the National Council of Architectural Registration Board, that, in the opinion of the board, meets the requirements of this chapter, based on verified evidence, may, upon application, be registered in accordance with the regulations of the board.

(b) A person holding a certificate of registration authorizing the person to practice engineering in a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or a foreign country, that, in the opinion of the board meets the requirements of this chapter, based on verified evidence, may, upon application, be registered in accordance with regulations of the board.

(c) A person holding a certificate of registration authorizing the person to practice land surveying in a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or a foreign country, may, upon application, be registered in accordance with the regulations of the board if the person's certificate was issued under requirements comparable to those in this state.

(d) A person holding a certificate of registration authorizing the person to practice landscape architecture in a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or a foreign country, that in the opinion of the board meets the requirements of this chapter, based on verified evidence, may upon application, be registered under the regulations of the board. A person holding a certificate of qualification issued by the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards may upon application be registered under regulations of the board.

(a) In addition to any other provision of law, if a person practices or offers to practice architecture, engineering, or land surveying in the state without being registered or authorized to practice in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, the board may enter an order levying a civil penalty.

(b) A civil penalty levied under this section may not exceed $5,000 for each offense. In levying a civil penalty, the board shall set the amount of the penalty imposed under this section after taking into account appropriate factors, including the seriousness of the violation, the economic benefit resulting from the violation, the history of violations, and other matters the board considers appropriate.

(c) Before issuing an order under this section, the board shall provide the person written notice and the opportunity to request, within 30 days of issuance of notice by the board, a hearing on the record.

(d) In connection with proceedings under (a) and (b) of this section, the board may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the disclosure of evidence, and may request the attorney general to bring an action to enforce a subpoena.

(e) A person aggrieved by the levy of a civil penalty under this section may file an appeal with the superior court for judicial review of the penalty under AS 44.62.560 .

(f) If a person fails to pay a civil penalty within 30 days after entry of an order under (a) of this section, or if the order is stayed pending an appeal, within 10 days after the court enters a final judgment in favor of the board of an order appealed under (e) of this section, the board shall notify the attorney general. The attorney general may commence a civil action to recover the amount of the penalty.

(g) An action to enforce an order under this section may be combined with an action for an injunction under AS 08.48.131 .

(a) The following record of the board's proceedings and of all applications for registration or authorization shall be kept by the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development under AS 08.01.050:

(1) the name, age, and last known address of each applicant;

(2) the date of application;

(3) the place of business of the applicant;

(4) the education, experience, and other qualifications;

(5) the type of examination required;

(6) whether or not the applicant was rejected;

(7) whether or not a certificate of registration or authorization was granted or endorsed;

(8) the date of the action of the board;

(9) other action taken by the board;

(10) other information that may be considered necessary by the board.

(b) The record of the board is prima facie evidence of the proceedings of the board, and a transcript, certified by the secretary, is admissible as evidence with the same effect as if the original were produced.

(c) [Repealed, Sec. 6 ch 19 SLA 1998, June 28, 1998].

(d) Board records and papers of the following class are of a confidential nature and are not public records: examination material for examinations not yet given, file records of examination problems, solutions, letters of inquiry and reference concerning applicants, board inquiry forms concerning applicants, investigation files if an investigation is still pending, and all other matters of a like confidential nature.

(e) The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development shall, under AS 08.01.050 , preserve the records under (a) of this section for the previous five years.

(f) The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development shall assemble statistics relating to the performance of its staff and the performance of the board, including but not limited to,

(1) the number of architects, engineers, land surveyors, and landscape architects registered over a five-year period;

(2) the rate of passage of examinations administered by the board;

(3) the number of persons making application for registration as a professional architect, engineer, land surveyor, or landscape architect over a five-year period;

(4) an account of registration fees collected under AS 08.01.065 ;

(5) a measure of the correspondence workload of any licensing examiner employed by the department to carry out this chapter.

(a) This chapter does not apply to

(1) a contractor performing work designed by a professional architect, engineer, or landscape architect or the supervision of the construction of the work as a supervisor or superintendent for a contractor;

(2) workers in building trades crafts, earthwork, grounds keeping, or nursery operations, and superintendents, supervisors, or inspectors in the performance of their customary duties;

(3) an officer or employee of the United States government practicing architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture as required by the person's official capacity;

(4) an employee or a subordinate of a person registered under this chapter if the work or service is done under the direct supervision of a person registered under this chapter;

(5) associates, consultants, or specialists retained by a registered individual, a partnership of registered individuals, a corporation, a limited liability company, or a limited liability partnership authorized to practice architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture under this chapter, in the performance of professional services if responsible charge of the work remains with the individual, the partnership, or a designated representative of the corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership;

(6) a person preparing drawings or specifications for

(A) a building for the person's own use and occupancy as a single family residence and related site work for that building;

(B) farm or ranch buildings and their grounds unless the public health, safety, or welfare is involved;

(C) a building that is intended to be used only as a residence by not more than four families and that is not more than two stories high and the grounds of the building;

(D) a garage, workshop, or similar building that contains less than 2,000 square feet of floor space to be used for a private noncommercial purpose and the grounds of the building;

(7) a specialty contractor licensed under AS 08.18 while engaged in the business of construction contracting or designing systems for work within the specialty to be performed or supervised by the specialty contractor, or a contractor preparing shop or field drawings for work that the specialty contractor has contracted to perform;

(8) a person furnishing drawings, specifications, instruments of service, or other data for alterations or repairs to a building or its grounds that do not change or affect the structural system or the safety of the building, or that do not affect the public health, safety, or welfare;

(9) a person who is employed by a postsecondary educational institution to teach engineering, architectural, or landscape architectural courses; in this paragraph, 'postsecondary educational institution' has the meaning given in AS 14.48.210 ;

(10) an officer or employee of an individual, firm, partnership, association, utility, corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership, who practices engineering involved in the operation of the employer's business only, and further provided that neither the employee nor the employer offers engineering services to the public; exclusions under this paragraph do not apply to buildings or structures whose primary use is public occupancy;

(11) a person while involved in revegetation, restoration, reclamation, rehabilitation, or erosion control for disturbed land;

(12) a person while maintaining or directing the placement of plant material;

(13) an employee, officer, or agent of a regulatory agency of the state or a municipality when reviewing drawings and specifications for compliance with the building codes of the state or a municipality if the drawings and specifications have been signed and sealed by a professional architect or professional engineer or the preparation of the drawings and specifications is exempt under this section from the requirements of this chapter; in this paragraph, 'building codes' includes codes relating to building, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, and fire standards.

(b) The requirement to be registered as a landscape architect under this chapter only applies to a person who practices an aspect of landscape architecture that the board has determined affects the public health or safety.

In this chapter,

(1) 'architect' means a professional architect;

(2) 'board' means the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors;

(3) 'building' means a structure used or intended for human occupancy;

(4) 'certificate of authorization' means a certificate issued by the board authorizing a corporation, a limited liability company, or a limited liability partnership to provide professional services in architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture through individuals legally registered by the board;

(5) 'certificate of registration' means a certificate issued by the board recognizing the individual named in the certificate as meeting the requirements for registration under this chapter;

(6) 'engineer' means a professional engineer;

(7) 'land surveyor' means a professional land surveyor;

(8) 'landscape architect' means a professional landscape architect;

(9) 'limited liability company' means an organization organized under AS 10.50 or a foreign limited liability company; in this paragraph, 'foreign limited liability company' has the meaning given in AS 10.50.990;

(10) 'limited liability partnership' means an organization registered under AS 32.05.415 or a foreign limited liability partnership; in this paragraph, 'foreign limited liability partnership' has the meaning given in AS 32.05.990 .

(11) 'practice of architecture' means professional service or creative work in the design of buildings, the teaching of advanced architectural courses in institutions of higher learning, consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design, and professional observation of construction of public or private buildings, works, or projects, and architectural review of drawings and specifications by regulatory agencies; 'practice of architecture' may by regulation of the board include mechanical, electrical, or structural design of minor importance;

(12) 'practice of engineering' means professional service or creative work, the adequate performance of which requires the specialized knowledge of applied mathematics and sciences, dealing with the design of structures, machines, equipment, utilities systems, materials, processes, works, or projects, public or private; the teaching of advanced engineering courses in institutions of higher learning; the direction of or the performance of engineering surveys, consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, and professional observation of construction of public and private structures, works, or projects and engineering review of drawings and specifications by regulatory agencies; 'practice of engineering' may by regulation of the board include architectural building design of minor importance, but it does not include comprehensive architectural services;

(13) 'practice of land surveying' means the teaching of land surveying courses at an institution of higher learning, or any service or work the adequate performance of which involves the application of special knowledge of the principles of mathematics, the related physical and applied sciences, and the relevant requirements of law for adequate evidence of the act of measuring and locating land, geodetic and cadastral surveys for the location and monumentation of property boundaries, for the platting and planning of land and subdivisions of land, including the topography, alignment, and grades for streets, and for the preparation and perpetuation of maps, record plats, field note records, and property descriptions that represent these surveys;

(14) 'practice of landscape architecture' means professional services or creative work in site investigation, reconnaissance, research, planning, design, and preparation services related to drawings and construction documents, observation of construction, and location, arrangement, and design of incidental and necessary tangible objects and features for the purpose of

(A) preservation and enhancement of land uses and natural land features;

(B) location and construction of aesthetically pleasing and functional approaches for structures, roadways, and walkways;

(C) establishing or maintaining trails, plantings, landscape irrigation, landscape lighting, and landscape grading; or

(D) generalized planning of the development of land areas in a manner that is sensitive to the area's natural and cultural resources;

(15) 'professional architect' means a person who has been legally registered as a professional architect by the board;

(16) 'professional engineer' means a person who has been legally registered as a professional engineer by the board;

(17) 'professional land surveyor' means a person who has been legally registered as a professional land surveyor by the board;

(18) 'professional landscape architect' means a person registered as a professional landscape architect by the board;

(19) 'responsible charge' means the direct control and personal supervision of work;

(20) 'structure' means a system of materials and components that resists horizontal and vertical loads.

(a) This chapter does not prevent a corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership from offering architectural, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architectural services; however, the corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership shall file with the board

(1) an application for a certificate of authorization upon a form to be prescribed by the board and containing information required to enable the board to determine whether the corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership is qualified in accordance with the provisions of this chapter to offer to practice architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture in this state;

(2) a certified copy of a resolution of the board of directors of the corporation, the managing members or manager of the limited liability company, or the general partners of a limited liability partnership designating persons holding certificates of registration under this chapter as responsible for the practice of architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture by the corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership in this state and providing that full authority to make all final architectural, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architectural decisions on behalf of the corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership with respect to work performed by the corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership in this state is granted by the board of directors of the corporation, the managing members or manager of the limited liability company, or the general partners of the limited liability partnership to the persons designated in the resolution; however, the filing of this resolution does not relieve the corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership of any responsibility or liability imposed upon it by law or by contract;

(3) a designation in writing setting out the name of one or more persons holding certificates of registration under this chapter who are in responsible charge of each major branch of the architectural, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architectural activities in which the corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership specializes in this state; if a change is made in the person in responsible charge of a major branch of the architectural, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architectural activities, the change shall be designated in writing and filed with the board within 30 days after the effective date of the change.

(b) Upon filing with the board the application for certificate of authorization, certified copy of resolution, affidavit, and designation of persons specified in this section, the board shall, subject to (c) of this section, issue to the corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership a certificate of authorization to practice architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture in this state upon a determination by the board that

(1) the bylaws of the corporation, the articles of organization or operating agreement of the limited liability company, or the partnership agreement of the limited liability partnership contain provisions that all architectural, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architectural decisions pertaining to architectural, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architectural activities in this state will be made by the specified architect, engineer, land surveyor, or landscape architect in responsible charge, or other registered architects, engineers, land surveyors, or landscape architects under the direction or supervision of the architect, engineer, land surveyor, or landscape architect in responsible charge;

(2) the application for certificate of authorization states the type of architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture practiced or to be practiced by the corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership;

(3) the applicant corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership has the ability to provide architectural, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architectural services;

(4) the application for certificate of authorization states the professional records of the designated person who is in responsible charge of each major branch of architectural, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architectural activities in which the corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership specializes;

(5) the application for certificate of authorization states the experience, if any, of the corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership in furnishing architectural, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architectural services during the preceding five-year period;

(6) the applicant corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership meets other requirements related to professional competence in the furnishing of architectural, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architectural services as may be adopted by the board in furtherance of the objectives and provisions of this chapter.

(c) The board may, in the exercise of its discretion, refuse to issue, or may suspend or revoke a certificate of authorization to a corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership if the board finds that any of the corporation's officers, directors, or incorporators, any of the stockholders holding a majority of the stock of the corporation, any of the limited liability company's organizers, managers, or managing members, or any of the limited liability partnership's general partners has committed misconduct or malpractice, or has been found personally responsible for misconduct or malpractice under the provisions of this chapter.

(d) The certificate of authorization must specify the major branches of architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture of which the corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership has designated a person in responsible charge as provided in this section. The certificate of authorization shall be conspicuously displayed in the place of business of the corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership, together with the names of persons designated as being in responsible charge of the professional activities.

(e) If a corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership that is organized solely by either a group of architects, a group of engineers, a group of land surveyors, or a group of landscape architects, each holding a certificate of registration under this chapter, applies for a certificate of authorization, the board may, in its discretion, grant a certificate of authorization to the corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership based on a review of the professional records of the incorporators of the corporation, organizers of the limited liability company, or partners who formed the limited liability partnership in place of the required qualifications set out in this section. If the ownership of the corporation is altered, the membership of the limited liability company is altered, or the partners of the limited liability partnership change, the corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership shall apply for a revised certificate of authorization, based upon the professional records of the owners of the corporation, the members of the limited liability company, or the partners of the limited liability partnership, if exclusively architects, engineers, land surveyors, or landscape architects, or otherwise under the qualifications required by (b)(1) - (4) of this section.

(f) A corporation, limited liability company, or a limited liability partnership authorized to offer architectural, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architectural services under this chapter, together with its directors, officers, managing members, manager, and partners for their own individual acts, is responsible to the same degree as the designated individual registered architect, engineer, land surveyor, or landscape architect, and shall conduct its business without misconduct or malpractice in the practice of architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture as defined in this chapter.

(g) If the board, after a proper hearing, finds that a corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership holding a certificate of authorization has committed misconduct or malpractice, the board shall suspend or revoke the certificate of authorization. The board shall also suspend or revoke the certificate of registration of any registered individual architect, engineer, land surveyor, or landscape architect who, after a proper hearing, is found by the board to have participated in committing the misconduct or malpractice.

(h) Drawings, specifications, designs, and reports, when issued in connection with work performed by a corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership under its certificate of authorization, shall be prepared by or under the responsible charge of and shall be signed by and stamped with the official seal of a person holding a certificate of registration under this chapter.

(i) [Repealed, Sec. 54 ch 37 SLA 1985].

(j) In this section,

(1) 'manager' has the meaning given in AS 10.50.990 ;

(2) 'managing member' has the meaning given in AS 10.50.990 .

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