SB82 Alabama 2019 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Clyde ChamblissSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Landscape Architects, Board of Examiners of, increase maximum fine from $250 to $2,500 per violation against a licensee, license application fee increased, Secs. 34-17-5, 34-17-25 am'd.

Summary

SB 82 would raise fines, allow recovery of disciplinary costs, and increase the license application fee for Alabama's Landscape Architects Board.

What This Bill Does

It increases the maximum fine per violation from $250 to $2,500. It authorizes the board to bill all or part of the disciplinary costs to a licensee found guilty. It raises the license application fee from $75 to $150. It updates Sections 34-17-5 and 34-17-25 to implement these changes and adds an effective date.

Who It Affects

• Licensed landscape architects in Alabama: face higher possible fines and potential cost recovery if disciplined.
• People applying for an Alabama landscape architect license: must pay a higher license application fee.

Key Provisions

• Increase maximum administrative fine against a licensee from $250 to $2,500 per violation.
• Authorize the board to assess all or part of the costs of disciplinary proceedings against a licensee found guilty.
• Increase the license application fee from $75 to $150.
• Amend Sections 34-17-5 and 34-17-25 to reflect these changes and establish the effective date (first day of the third month after passage).

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Subjects

Landscape Architects, Alabama Board of Examiners of