...ctions demonstrate that the powers exercised in these acts are "police powers." [5] We have also been instructed as to the intended purpose of the statute by reference to the statement of purpose contained in the current statute, [6] which provides: § 481.201 Purpose. The Legislature finds that improper design and improper construction supervision by architects of buildings primarily designed for human habitation or use present a significant threat to the public. § 481.201 Fla....
...Except as provided herein, we adhere to our original opinion. NOTES [1] Chapter 467 ("Architects"), §§ 467.01-467.19 Fla. Stat. (1977), was repealed and replaced effective July 1, 1979, by a successor statute, Chapter 481, Part I ("Architecture"), §§
481.201-481.233 Fla. Stat. (1979), which, while retaining many of the basic provisions, adds new sections including, inter alia, §
481.201 "Purpose" and §
481.203 "Definitions." Additionally, the penalty provided for the unregistered practice of architecture under the current statute is a misdemeanor of the first degree, whereas as it was a misdemeanor of the second degree under former Chapter 467....
