{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-323.120","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 323.120","heading":"Grounds  for denial, revocation, or suspension -- Civil penalty.","body":"(1) The  board may refuse to issue, reissue, or renew a license, or may issue a\nprivate or public reprimand or may probate, suspend, or revoke the license of\nany architect to practice architecture in the Commonwealth  of Kentucky, or may\nimpose any combination of these sanctions for any of the following reasons:\n(a) Gross incompetence or gross negligence in the planning or construction\nof buildings, as determined by the board;\n(b) Unprofessional conduct, or conduct tending to bring the profession into\ndisrepute, as determined by the board;\n(c) Conviction of a felony, if in accordance with KRS Chapter 335B;\n(d) Fraudulent or dishonest architectural practice;\n(e) Use of false evidence or misrepresentations in an application for licensing\nor an application for a renewal certificate;\n(f) Signing or affixing his seal to any plans, prints, specifications of buildings,\nor reports, which have not been prepared by him personally or by his\nemployees under his supervision;\n(g) Violating any provision of this chapter or administrative regulations\npromulgated under the chapter;\n(h) Failing to comply with an order issued by the board;\n(i) Aiding or abetting someone in the unlicensed practice of architecture; or\n(j) Having a license or registration certificate to practice as an architect\ndenied, limited, suspended, probated, or revoked in another jurisdiction\non grounds sufficient to cause licensure to be denied, limited, suspended,\nprobated, or revoked in this state.\n(2) The  board shall revoke the license of an architect who practices architecture\nwhile his license is suspended.\n(3) The board may, in lieu of or in addition to other penalties, impose a civil penalty\nnot to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000), which shall be paid to the benefit\nof the board's trust and agency account.","path":["KRS Chapter 323"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=46827","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:18Z","sha256":"94960c5b0830f3e56fd23af056ad08184f1d9f58ae3d34f82a8d443962f2bee0","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-323.110","next":"us-ky/krs-323.130"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}