Laws and rules: Landscape architects

  • RCW 18.96: Landscape architects
  • RCW 18.235: Uniform Regulation of Business and Professions
  • WAC 308-13: Board of Registration for Landscape Architects

Note: The Revised Code of Washington (RCW) and the Washington Administrative Code (WAC) are the laws, rules, and regulations of Washington State.

Law changes effective July 1, 2010

On May 6, 2009, Governor Chris Gregoire signed into law Adobe PDF iconSubstitute Senate Bill 5273, affecting the practice of landscape architecture in Washington State and how it is regulated by the Board of Registration for Landscape Architects. Most of the changes are effective July 1, 2010. For more information, see: