A. The State Architectural and Registered Interior Designers Act shall not apply to any persons, firms, corporations, limited liability companies or limited liability partnerships that do not hold a license, registration or certification in any jurisdiction for exempted Code Use Groups defined by the State Architectural and Registered Interior Designers Act, providing such persons and/or entities shall not represent such person or entity to be an architect or other title of profession or business using a form of the word, "Architect". This act shall not prevent such persons and/or entities from advertising or selling their service.
Any architect, landscape architect or registered interior designer from any jurisdiction that contracts, provides or holds out to the public that they are able to provide professional services in Oklahoma is required to hold a license, registration or certificate of authority or certificate of title as needed from the Board, even on exempt Code Use Groups, and an architect or landscape architect is required to sign, seal and date all construction documents and technical submissions.
B. Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent the preparation of technical submissions or the administration of construction contracts by employees of a person or entity lawfully engaged in the practice of architecture when such employees are acting under the responsible control of a licensed architect.
C. The following shall govern design competitions in the state:
1. Nothing in this act shall prohibit a person or firm from participating in an architectural design competition involving only architectural programming, planning, schematic design or design development information provided to a sponsor; and
2. The competition winner, prior to seeking the commission for architectural services on the proposed project, shall apply for licensing in this state within ten (10) days of notification of winning the competition and complete the process within thirty (30) days.
Added by Laws 1949, p. 388, § 2, emerg. eff. May 6, 1949. Amended by Laws 1986, c. 287, § 27, operative July 1, 1986. Renumbered from Title 59, § 45.3a by Laws 1986, c. 287, § 32, operative July 1, 1986. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 220, § 14, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2006, c. 163, § 16, eff. July 1, 2006; Laws 2009, c. 184, § 14, eff. July 1, 2009; Laws 2014, c. 234, § 12, eff. July 1, 2014.
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