Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 216 – Practicing without a license; penalties
(a) Where the Board has determined that a person is practicing landscape architecture within the State without having lawfully obtained a license therefor, or that a person previously licensed is unlawfully practicing although the person’s license has been suspended or revoked, the Board shall formally warn such person. If the offense continues, the Board shall make a formal complaint to the Attorney General. The complaint shall include all evidence known to, or in the possession of, the Board.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 216
- Board: shall mean the Delaware State Board of Landscape Architecture. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 201
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the 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.
- Landscape architect: shall mean a person who, on the basis of demonstrated knowledge acquired by professional education or practical experience, or both, has been granted and holds a current certificate entitling the person to use the designation "landscape architect" and practices landscape architecture in this State under the authority of this chapter. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 201
- Landscape architecture: shall mean any service or creative work the adequate performance of which requires landscape architectural education, training and experience. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 201
(b) Where the Board has placed a practitioner on probationary status under certain restrictions or conditions, and the Board has determined that such restrictions or conditions are being or have been violated by the practitioner, it may, after a hearing on the matter, suspend or revoke the practitioner’s license.
(c) Where a person not currently licensed as a landscape architect is convicted of unlawfully practicing landscape architecture in violation of this chapter such offender shall, upon the first offense, be fined $50, and shall pay all costs; provided, however, that where it is alleged that such violation has resulted in injury to any person, the offender shall be charged and tried under the applicable provisions of Title 11.
(d) Where a person previously convicted of unlawfully practicing landscape architecture is convicted a second or subsequent time of such offense, the fine assessed against such person shall be increased by $250 for each subsequent offense thereafter.
60 Del. Laws, c. 190, § ?1; 63 Del. Laws, c. 461, § ?16; 67 Del. Laws, c. 385, § ?1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1;