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this chapter,for each of the following:  \n(1)Individual licensure;  \n(2)Individual license renewal;  \n(3)Individual license reactivation;  \n(4)Business entity licensure;  \n(5)Business entity license renewal;  \n(6)Business entity license reactivation;and  \n(7)Admission to examination,including ARE,FE,PE,FS,LS,LARE,and petroleumrelease examinations.  \nAn application must be made on the appropriate form,be complete,legible,andaccompanied by the appropriate application fee.By submitting an application,an applicantcertifies,under penalty of perjury,that the information submitted by the applicant is true andcorrect.An applicant may be required to clarify,expand,or provide additional information asneeded to fully evaluate the application.  \nAny change in the information provided by an applicant or licensee,including the mail oremail address,must be provided to the board office within 30 days of the change.  \nSource:26 SDR 9,effective July 29,1999;29 SDR 95,effective January 6,2003;30 SDR204,effective June 24,2004;33 SDR 70,effective June 20,2006;34 SDR 107,effectiveOctober 31,2007;transferred from§20:38:13:01,38 SDR 121,effective January 16,2012.  \nGeneral Authority:SDCL 36-18A-22(1).  \nLaw Implemented:SDCL 36-18A-22(1),36-18A-33.  \n20:38:29:06.Expiration.An application shall expire and be destroyed after six monthsfrom receipt if the application is not completed within that time,or if the application is denied bythe board for any reason.For applications for admission to the-ARE,the period shall be fiveyears commeneing on the date when the first passed division is administered.  \nSource:26 SDR 9,effective July 29,1999;33 SDR 70,effective June 20,2006;34 SDR107,effective October 31,2007;transferred from§20:38:13:06,38 SDR 121,effective January  \n16,2012.  \nGeneral Authority:SDCL 36-18A-22(1).  \nLaw Implemented:SDCL 36-18A-22(1),36-18A-25 to 36-18A-31,inclusive.  \n20:38:32:02.Architecture.An applicant for licensure as an Architect shall pass theArchitectural Registration Examination(ARE),which is prepared and scored by the NCARB.  \nAn applicant may apply to NCARB for admission to the examination upon satisfaction ofthe architecture education requirement.  \nAn applicant who fails all or part of the examination may retake the examination asfollows:An applicant that passes one or more divisions or sections of the examination will havefive years to pass the remaining-divisions in accordance with this section.A passing grade forany division of the examination is valid for five years,after which time the division must beretaken if the remaining divisions have not been passed.The five year period begins on the datewhen the first passed division is administered.Ifan applicant fails to pass all divisions withinfive years,then the first passed division shall must be retaken and the five year period begins onthe date when the next oldest passed division is administered.  \nEffective January 1,2012,the-authorization to test of any applieant shall terminate unlessthe applieant has successfully passed a division of the ARE within a period of five years.Thisperiod-ineludes the five years prior to January-1,2012.Any applicant whose authorizatien is seterminated shall reapply for-admission to the examination under the then current requirements.  \nSource:26 SDR 9,effective July 29,1999;transferred from§20:38:17:06,38 SDR 121,effective January 16,2012.  \nGeneral Authority:SDCL 36-18A-22(3),36-18A-27.  \nLaw Implemented:SDCL-36-18A-1(3),36-18A-27.  \n20:38:32:05.Landscape architecture.An applicant for licensure as a LandscapeArchitect shall pass the Landseape Architectural Registration Examination(LARE),which isprepared and scored by CLARB.  \nAn applicant may apply to CLARB for admission to the examination upon satisfaction ofthe landscape architecture education and experience requirements.  \n——An applicant who fails to pass the first LARE examination may 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A separate section provides an alternative continuing professional development option specifically for architects.\"}]","20:38:35 - Continuing Professional Development - Required for License Renewal | PDF",1789776771,229]