California Business and Professions Code ARTICLE 5 - Disciplinary Proceedings

• Section 5560.
  The board may upon its own motion, and shall upon the verified complaint in writing of any person, investigate the actions of any architect and...
• Section 5561.
  All accusations against licensees charging the holder of a license issued under this chapter with the commission of any act constituting a cause for disciplinary...
• Section 5561.5.
  The proceedings for the suspension or revocation of licenses under this article shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with...
• Section 5565.
  The decision may:(a) Provide for the immediate complete suspension by the holder of the license of all operations as an architect during the period fixed by...
• Section 5570.
  In any proceeding for review by a court, the court may, in its discretion, upon the filing of a proper bond by the holder of...
• Section 5571.
  A judgment of suspension or cancellation of a certificate by the superior court shall be subject to appeal or review in accordance with the provisions...
• Section 5573.
  After suspension of a license upon any of the grounds set forth in this chapter, the board may reinstate the license upon proof of compliance...
• Section 5577.
  The conviction of a crime substantially related to the qualifications, functions, and duties of an architect by the holder of a license constitutes a ground...
• Section 5578.
  The fact that the holder of a license is practicing in violation of the provisions of this chapter constitutes a ground for disciplinary action.(Amended by...
• Section 5579.
  The fact that the holder of a license has obtained the license by fraud or misrepresentation, or that the person named in the license has...
• Section 5580.
  The fact that the holder of a license is impersonating an architect or former architect of the same or similar name, or is practicing under...
• Section 5582.
  The fact that the holder of a license has aided or abetted in the practice of architecture any person not authorized to practice architecture under...
• Section 5582.1.
  (a) The fact that the holder of a license has affixed his or her signature to plans, drawings, specifications, or other instruments of service which have...
• Section 5583.
  The fact that, in the practice of architecture, the holder of a license has been guilty of fraud or deceit constitutes a ground for disciplinary...
• Section 5584.
  The fact that, in the practice of architecture, the holder of a license has been guilty of negligence or willful misconduct constitutes a ground for...
• Section 5585.
  The fact that in the practice of architecture the holder of a license has been guilty of incompetency or recklessness constitutes a ground for disciplinary...
• Section 5586.
  The fact that the holder of a license has had disciplinary action taken by any public agency for any act substantially related to the qualifications,...
• Section 5588.
  (a) A licensee shall report to the board in writing within 30 days of the date the licensee has knowledge of any civil action judgment, settlement,...
• Section 5588.1.
  (a) Within 30 days of payment of all or any portion of a civil action judgment, settlement, or arbitration award described in Section 5588 against a...
• Section 5588.2.
  The requirements of Section 5588 and 5588.1 shall apply if a party to the civil action, settlement, arbitration award, or administrative action is or was...
• Section 5588.3.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a licensee shall not be considered to have violated a confidential settlement agreement or other confidential agreement by providing...
• Section 5588.4.
  The board may adopt regulations to further define the reporting requirements of Sections 5588 and 5588.1.(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 506, Sec. 24. Effective October...
• Section 5590.
  Within 10 days after a judgment by a court of this state that a license holder has committed a crime or is liable for any...

Last modified: October 22, 2018