Kentucky Statutes 323.120 – Grounds for denial, revocation, or suspension — Civil penalty
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(1) The board may refuse to issue, reissue, or renew a license, or may issue a private or public reprimand or may probate, suspend, or revoke the license of any architect to practice architecture in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, or may impose any combination of these sanctions for any of the following reasons:
(a) Gross incompetence or gross negligence in the planning or construction of buildings, as determined by the board;
(b) Unprofessional conduct, or conduct tending to bring the profession into disrepute, as determined by the board;
(c) Conviction of a felony, if in accordance with KRS Chapter 335B; (d) Fraudulent or dishonest architectural practice;
(e) Use of false evidence or misrepresentations in an application for licensing or an application for a renewal certificate;
(f) Signing or affixing his seal to any plans, prints, specifications of buildings, or reports, which have not been prepared by him personally or by his employees under his supervision;
(g) Violating any provision of this chapter or administrative regulations promulgated under the chapter;
(h) Failing to comply with an order issued by the board;
(i) Aiding or abetting someone in the unlicensed practice of architecture; or
(j) Having a license or registration certificate to practice as an architect denied, limited, suspended, probated, or revoked in another jurisdiction on grounds sufficient to cause licensure to be denied, limited, suspended, probated, or revoked in this state.
(2) The board shall revoke the license of an architect who practices architecture while his license is suspended.
(3) The board may, in lieu of or in addition to other penalties, impose a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000), which shall be paid to the benefit of the board’s trust and agency account.
Effective:June 29, 2017
History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 158, sec. 71, effective June 29, 2017. — Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 59, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2008. — Amended
2006 Ky. Acts ch. 53, sec. 4, effective July 12, 2006. — Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 111, sec. 5, effective July 15, 2002. — Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 23, sec.
6, effective July 15, 1996. — Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 190, sec. 7, effective
July 13, 1990. — Amended 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 218, sec. 10. — Recodified 1942
Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 73-12.
(a) Gross incompetence or gross negligence in the planning or construction of buildings, as determined by the board;
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 323.120
- Board: means the Kentucky Board of Architects. See Kentucky Statutes 323.010
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Probate: Proving a will
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(b) Unprofessional conduct, or conduct tending to bring the profession into disrepute, as determined by the board;
(c) Conviction of a felony, if in accordance with KRS Chapter 335B; (d) Fraudulent or dishonest architectural practice;
(e) Use of false evidence or misrepresentations in an application for licensing or an application for a renewal certificate;
(f) Signing or affixing his seal to any plans, prints, specifications of buildings, or reports, which have not been prepared by him personally or by his employees under his supervision;
(g) Violating any provision of this chapter or administrative regulations promulgated under the chapter;
(h) Failing to comply with an order issued by the board;
(i) Aiding or abetting someone in the unlicensed practice of architecture; or
(j) Having a license or registration certificate to practice as an architect denied, limited, suspended, probated, or revoked in another jurisdiction on grounds sufficient to cause licensure to be denied, limited, suspended, probated, or revoked in this state.
(2) The board shall revoke the license of an architect who practices architecture while his license is suspended.
(3) The board may, in lieu of or in addition to other penalties, impose a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000), which shall be paid to the benefit of the board’s trust and agency account.
Effective:June 29, 2017
History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 158, sec. 71, effective June 29, 2017. — Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 59, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2008. — Amended
2006 Ky. Acts ch. 53, sec. 4, effective July 12, 2006. — Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 111, sec. 5, effective July 15, 2002. — Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 23, sec.
6, effective July 15, 1996. — Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 190, sec. 7, effective
July 13, 1990. — Amended 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 218, sec. 10. — Recodified 1942
Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 73-12.