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Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
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TITLE 55. Board of Governors of the Licensed Architects, Landscape Architects and Registered Interior Designers of Oklahoma |
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Chapter 10. Licensure and Practice of Architects, Landscape Architects and Registration of Interior Designers |
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Subchapter 13. Organizational Practice |
SECTION 55:10-13-5. Certificate of Authority or Certificate of Title required
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- The Board may grant a Certificate of Authority to practice architecture or landscape architecture through individual Licensees or a Certificate of Title to represent the person as a Registered Interior Designer or to offer services of registered interior design through Registrants to those firms meeting the following criteria:(1) An application for any entity, including branch offices, is filed and approved by the Secretary-Treasurer or the Board.(2) At least one general partner, or director, officer, shareholder, manager, member or principal is a licensed Architect or Landscape Architect and designated as being responsible for the practice of the profession in the State of Oklahoma or is registered as a Registered Interior Designer offering services of registered interior design and responsible for the Entity. If a firm is offering multiple professions, the firm shall have at least one general partner, director, officer, shareholder, principal or for a limited liability company, a manager or member who is licensed or registered in each profession and is designated as being responsible for the activities of each profession, as the Architect, Landscape Architect, or Registered Interior Designer of Record.(3) All technical submissions, original drawings, original cover sheet and the page identifying all specification pages covered, all addenda and field changes shall be signed, sealed and dated by an Architect of Record defined in 55:10-1-3. Prototypical technical submissions refer to 55:10-11-7(8) and 55:10-11-9(d)(f)(4).(4) Compliance with the Board's Rules in this Chapter and the Act shall not alleviate other members, officers, shareholders, managers, principals, directors, partners or employees from direct responsibility and liability by reason of employment or relationship with the Entity to the Board.(5) The Certificate of Authority or Certificate of Title issued by the Board is subject to powers of renewal, suspension, revocation, denial, refusal to renew, levying criminal or civil penalties, vested in the Board by the Act and does not preclude the Board from using any other legal procedures necessary to carry out its powers and duties.