Reinstate a Landscape Architect license

Policy of Reinstatement of Lapsed or Expired Landscape Architect License

1. Licenses expired less than twelve (12) months

Do not complete this form. Contact the Board office for your reinstatement fee assessment.

2. Licenses expired more than twelve (12) months but less than five (5) years

Submit a complete reinstatement application including:

• Graphic evidence of at least three projects for which you were either the landscape architect of record or had substantial responsibility. Evidence must include a minimum of three pages per project and any documents to which your stamp was applied. If you were not the landscape architect of record, provide a detailed description of your responsibility. Photographs and brochures may also be submitted.
• Reference letters from each project client. Letters must be written and signed by the client on their letterhead. Encrypted digital signatures are accepted.
• A detailed summary for each year your license was lapsed describing the work you performed and projects you participated in. Include your role and indicate whether your professional stamp was used after your Massachusetts registration lapsed.
• A completed Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) form.

Note: You may be required to appear for an interview before the Registration Board.

3. Licenses expired more than five (5) years

Applicants must:

• Appear for an interview before the Registration Board.
• Submit a complete reinstatement application including the following:
• Graphic evidence of at least three projects for which you were either the landscape architect of record or had substantial responsibility. If not the landscape architect of record, provide a detailed description of your responsibility. Photographs and brochures may be submitted.
• Reference letters from each project client. Letters must be written and signed by the client on their letterhead. Encrypted digital signatures are accepted.
• A detailed summary for each year your license was lapsed describing the work you performed and projects you participated in. Include your role and indicate whether your professional stamp was used after your Massachusetts registration lapsed.
• A completed Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) form.

Note: You may be required to take or retake the Landscape Architects Registration Examination (L.A.R.E.).