LAC 46:I.1301. Renewal Procedure

A. A license for an individual architect shall expire and become invalid on December 31 of each year. An individual architect who desires to continue his or her license in force shall be required annually to renew same. B. It is the responsibility of the individual architect to timely renew his or her license. C. Prior to December 31 of each year, architects shall renew their licenses in accordance with the instructions set forth on the board website, www.lsbae.com. Effective November 1, 2019, the renewal fees shall be as follows: for an individual architect domiciled in Louisiana - $90; for an individual architect domiciled outside Louisiana - $175. Upon renewal, the architect may download from the board website a copy of his or her renewal license. D. The failure to renew a license timely shall not deprive the architect of the right to renew thereafter. Effective November 1, 2019, the delinquent fees shall be as follows: an individual architect domiciled in Louisiana who transmits his renewal form and fee to the board subsequent to December 31 in the year when such renewal fee first became due shall be required to pay a delinquent fee of $110. An individual architect domiciled outside Louisiana who transmits his renewal form and fee to the board subsequent to December 31 in the year when such renewal fee first became due shall be required to pay a delinquent fee of $200. The delinquent fee shall be in addition to the renewal fee set forth in §1301.C. E. The rules for renewing certificates of authority of professional architectural corporations, architectural-engineering corporations, and architectural firms are set forth in Chapter 17 infra.