Landscape Architects Technical Committee

Public Protection through Examination, Licensure, and Regulation

The Landscape Architects Technical Committee (LATC), under the purview of the California Architects Board, was created by the California Legislature to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public by establishing standards for licensure and enforcing the laws and regulations that govern the practice of landscape architecture in California. It is one of the numerous boards, bureaus, commissions, and committees within the Department of Consumer Affairs responsible for consumer protection and the regulation of licensed professionals.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

Individuals interested in obtaining a license to practice landscape architecture must complete a Eligibility Application. The application and all required documents must be received by the LATC no later than 70 days before the date of any Landscape Architects Registration Examination (LARE) section they wish to take. In order to ensure your eligibility is determined in time for examination, please observe the following dates:

To improve services to current candidates for licensure, the LATC will affect the following changes:

• The Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB) is accepting California candidates for the December 2009 graphic examination administration effective Tuesday, September 29, 2009.
• The LATC newly contracts with the CLARB to administer ALL five sections of the LARE.

All candidates should check with CLARB to verify review or examination registration dates and deadlines.

California Supplemental Examination, original license and renewal license fees have increased effective July 1, 2009.

Pursuant to the Governor's Executive Order S-13-09, beginning in August 2009, the LATC office will be closed the first, second, and third Friday of each month until July 1, 2010.

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