Board of Landscape Architectural Examiners

Board News

• Special Edition Newsletter Regarding New Regulations

• New regulations will go into effect on February 24, 2012

• The Landscape Architect Registration Examination (LARE) is changing in September 2012! Please visit https://www.clarb.org/Candidates/Pages/2012LAREChanges.aspx for details on the upcoming changes. You can view a transitional chart for the examination at https://www.clarb.org/Candidates/Documents/LARE-transition-chart-with-details-final.pdf .

• View a special executive summary of a newly released study by ERIN Research for the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards on the distinct, observable impacts on public welfare at https://www.clarb.org/Documents/Welfare-execsummary-public-v1.pdf

• Are you interested in serving on the S.C. Board of Landscape Architectural Examiners? Board Member Appointments

• Please note that landscape architects in Emeritus Status must be fully retired from practice and may not provide any landscape architectural services at all in the State of South Carolina.

• Please note that individuals or businesses practicing in the following areas do not need a license through the Board: Horticulture, Nurserymen, General or Landscape Contractors, Landscape Services, Lawn Services, and Tree Services. If you are practicing in one of these areas, please contact the S.C. Association of Counties at 1-800-922-6081 to determine if you need a business permit through the county where you operate.

Attention LLR Customers

LLR encourages the use of its online licensing services to issue licenses as quickly as possible to our clients. Starting May 15, 2011, a $25 service fee will be instituted for licensing services done in person rather than online.

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