{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-481.309","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 481.309","heading":"Examinations.","body":"(1) A person desiring to be licensed as a registered landscape architect shall apply to the department to take the licensure examination. The department shall examine each applicant who the board certifies:\n(a) Has completed the application form and remitted a nonrefundable application fee and an examination fee which is refundable if the applicant is found to be ineligible to take the examination; and\n(b)1. Has completed a professional degree program in landscape architecture as approved by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board; or\n2. Presents evidence of not less than 6 years of actual practical experience in landscape architectural work of a grade and character satisfactory to the board. Each year of education completed in a recognized school shall be considered to be equivalent to 1 year of experience, with a maximum credit of 4 years.\n(2) The licensure examination shall include, but not be limited to an examination on the specialized aspects of the practice of landscape architecture in this state.\nHistory.—ss. 5, 18, ch. 79-407; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 81, ch. 83-329; ss. 6, 18, 19, ch. 88-347; s. 4, ch. 91-429.","path":["CHAPTER 481 ARCHITECTURE, INTERIOR DESIGN, AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0400-0499/0481/0481.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:07:11Z","sha256":"a7dc4a009555923f7ad543bfe4c862b0769e7d2270bddc3cfc2eaf3a2cd02632","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-481.307","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-481.310"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}