Business and Professions Code section 5587

(a)

The board may, upon its own initiative or upon the receipt of a complaint, investigate the actions of any person using the title “architect-in-training” pursuant to Section 5500.2, and make findings for those purposes.

(b)

The board may suspend or revoke an active authorization to use the title “architect-in-training” approved pursuant to Section 5500.2 for any of the following reasons:

(1)

There is no longer a licensed architect responsible for supervising the person using the title “architect-in-training,” regardless of who ended the supervisory arrangement.

(2)

The person using the title “architect-in-training” committed any act of fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation in obtaining the authorization to use that title.

(3)

The person using the title “architect-in-training” violated any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted by the board related to this chapter, or aids or abets any person in the violation of this chapter or those regulations.

(c)

This section shall become operative on January 1, 2027.

(d)

This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2037, and as of that date is repealed.

Source: Section 5587, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=5587.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2026; accessed Dec. 15, 2025).

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