1. The following acts, among others, constitute cause for disciplinary action:

(a) A holder of a certificate of registration has signed or sealed instruments of service which were not prepared by him or her or under his or her direct supervision.

(b) A holder of a certificate of registration has permitted the use of his or her signature or seal by another person to evade the provisions of this chapter or any regulation adopted by the Board.

(c) A holder of a certificate of registration has not signed, sealed or dated instruments of service prepared by him or her.

(d) A holder of a certificate of registration or certificate to practice as a landscape architect intern impersonates a landscape architect or landscape architect intern of the same or similar name.

(e) A holder of a certificate of registration or certificate to practice as a landscape architect intern practices under an assumed, fictitious or corporate name.

(f) A holder of a certificate of registration or certificate to practice as a landscape architect intern practices landscape architecture in violation of the provisions of this chapter or any regulation adopted by the Board.

(g) A holder of a certificate of registration or certificate to practice as a landscape architect intern has obtained the certificate of registration or certificate to practice as a landscape architect intern by fraud or misrepresentation.

(h) A holder of a certificate of registration or certificate to practice as a landscape architect intern is guilty of fraud or deceit in the practice of landscape architecture.

(i) A holder of a certificate of registration or certificate to practice as a landscape architect intern is guilty of incompetency, negligence or gross negligence.

(j) A holder of a certificate of registration or certificate to practice as a landscape architect intern is convicted of or enters a plea of nolo contendere to any crime an essential element of which is dishonesty or which is directly related to the practice of landscape architecture.

(k) A holder of a certificate of registration or certificate to practice as a landscape architect intern is guilty of aiding or abetting any person in the violation of the provisions of this chapter or any regulation adopted by the Board.

(l) A person practices as a landscape architect with a certificate of registration or certificate to practice as a landscape architect intern that has expired or has been suspended or revoked.

(m) A holder of a certificate of registration or certificate to practice as a landscape architect intern is disciplined by an agency of another state or foreign country which regulates the practice of landscape architecture and at least one of the grounds for the disciplinary action taken is a ground for disciplinary action pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

(n) A holder of a certificate of registration or certificate to practice as a landscape architect intern fails to comply with an order issued by the Board or to cooperate in an investigation conducted by the Board.

2. As used in this section:

(a) “Gross negligence” means conduct that demonstrates a reckless disregard of the consequences affecting the life or property of another person.

(b) “Incompetency” means conduct that, in the practice of landscape architecture, demonstrates a significant lack of ability, knowledge or fitness to discharge a professional obligation.

(c) “Negligence” means a deviation from the normal standard of professional care exercised generally by other members in the practice of landscape architecture.

(Added to NRS by 1975, 1469; A 1995, 1052; 2001, 511; 2003, 2703; 2005, 756)