§ 8300 Design Professional Definition

Civil Code·California

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•A 'design professional' is someone who has a written contract with a landowner.
•They help design, engineer, or plan improvements to the land.
•This rule is part of a bigger set of laws about building and improving property.

Example

If you hire an architect to draw up plans for your new house.

The architect is a 'design professional' because they have a written contract with you (the landowner) to design your house.

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§ 8300 Design Professional Definition

For purposes of this chapter, a “design professional” is a person described in Section 8014 who provides services pursuant to a written contract with a landowner for the design, engineering, or planning of a work of improvement. (Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20. (SB 189) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 105 of Ch. 697 and by Section 8052.)

Last verified: January 21, 2026

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design professional written contract landowner work of improvement

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Civil Code. Section 8300.

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