| Section 1. That sections 125.22, 4703.01, 4703.02, 4703.03, | 6 |
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4703.04, 4703.05, 4703.06, 4703.07, 4703.08, 4703.09, 4703.10, | 7 |
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4703.11, 4703.12, 4703.13, 4703.14, 4703.15, 4703.151, 4703.16, | 8 |
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4703.18, 4703.181, 4703.19, 4703.331, 4703.37, 4703.50, 4703.51, | 9 |
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and
4703.52 of the Revised
Code be amended to read as follows: | 10 |
| (E) Each board or commission named in division (A) of this | 66 |
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section and any other board or commission requesting services
from | 67 |
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the agency shall pay these fees to the agency from the
general | 68 |
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revenue fund maintenance account of the board or
commission or | 69 |
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from such other fund as the operating expenses of
the board or | 70 |
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commission are paid. Any amounts set aside for a
fiscal year by a | 71 |
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board or commission to allow for the payment of
fees shall be used | 72 |
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only for the services performed by the agency
in that fiscal year. | 73 |
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All receipts collected by the agency shall
be deposited in the | 74 |
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state treasury to the credit of the central
service agency fund, | 75 |
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which is hereby created. All expenses
incurred by the agency in | 76 |
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performing services for the boards or
commissions shall be paid | 77 |
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from the fund. | 78 |
| At the expiration of the term of office of each of the | 86 |
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members the governor shall, with the advice and consent of the | 87 |
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senate appoint a successor. Terms of office shall be for five | 88 |
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years, commencing on the third day of October and ending on the | 89 |
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second day of October. Each member shall hold office from the
date | 90 |
of his appointment until the end of the term for which he
was | 91 |
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appointed. The governor may, upon bona fide complaint and
for good | 92 |
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cause shown, after ten days' notice to the member
against whom | 93 |
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charges may be filed, and after opportunity for
hearing, remove | 94 |
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any member of said board for inefficiency,
neglect of duty, or | 95 |
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malfeasance in office. Any member appointed
to fill a vacancy | 96 |
occurring prior to the expiration of the term
for which histhe | 97 |
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member's predecessor was appointed shall hold
office for the | 98 |
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remainder of such term. Any member shall continue in office | 99 |
subsequent to the expiration date of histhe member's term until | 100 |
histhe member's successor
takes office, or until a period of | 101 |
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sixty days has elapsed,
whichever occurs first. | 102 |
| The board shall adopt all necessary rules, regulations, and | 111 |
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bylaws, not inconsistent with sections 4703.01 to 4703.19 of the | 112 |
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Revised Code and the constitutions and laws of this state or of | 113 |
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the United States, to govern its times and places of meeting for | 114 |
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organization and reorganization, for the holding of examinations, | 115 |
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and for fixing the length of the term of its officers. The
board, | 116 |
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under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, may adopt,
promulgate, and | 117 |
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enforce rules governing the standards of
education, service, | 118 |
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conduct, and practice to be followed in the
practice of the | 119 |
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profession of architecture in the state,
including rules for the | 120 |
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enforcement of sections 4703.01 to
4703.19 of the Revised Code. | 121 |
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The board shall include among the rules
adopted governing the | 122 |
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standards of practice, requirements regarding financial | 123 |
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responsibility and professional liability insurance. The board may | 124 |
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adopt rules pertaining to the satisfactory completion of | 125 |
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continuing education requirements. | 126 |
| If the board adopts rules pertaining to continuing education | 127 |
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requirements, the board shall specify in the rules that the | 128 |
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continuing education requirements may be satisfied by coursework | 129 |
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or activities dealing with technical, ethical, or managerial | 130 |
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topics relevant to the practice of architecture and that a | 131 |
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registrant may earn continuing professional education hours by | 132 |
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completing or teaching university or college level coursework; | 133 |
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attending seminars, workshops, or conferences; authoring relevant | 134 |
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published papers, articles, or books; receiving patent awards; | 135 |
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actively participating in professional or technical societies | 136 |
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serving the architecture profession, or actively participating in | 137 |
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any other activity deemed relevant by the board. If the board | 138 |
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adopts rules pertaining to continuing education requirements, the | 139 |
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board shall, in general, follow model continuing education | 140 |
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recommendations established by the national council of | 141 |
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architectural registration boards or a similar successor | 142 |
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organization. | 143 |
| Sec. 4703.10. If the applicant passes the examination under | 252 |
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section 4703.09
of
the Revised Code or in lieu of the examination | 253 |
meetsis, in the opinion of the
state board of examiners of | 254 |
architects board, the requirements ofeligible to register as an | 255 |
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architect pursuant to rules adopted under section 4703.08 of
the | 256 |
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Revised Code, and in addition has proven self to be
of good moral | 257 |
character, the applicant is eligible to receive from the
state | 258 |
board of examiners of
architects a certificate of qualification to | 259 |
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practice architecture. The
certificate shall be signed by the | 260 |
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president and secretary of the board and
shall bear the name of | 261 |
the successful applicant, the successful
applicant's place of | 262 |
business, the
serial number of the certificate, the seal of the | 263 |
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board, and the words,
"admitted to practice architecture in the | 264 |
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state of Ohio, the ..... day of
......., ...." | 265 |
| Sec. 4703.12. (A) Each original certificate of qualification | 275 |
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to practice architecture issued and
registered shall authorize the | 276 |
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holder to practice architecture as
a registered architect | 277 |
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throughout this state from the date of
issuance until the last day | 278 |
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of December of the odd-numbered year
next
succeeding the date
upon | 279 |
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which the certificate was issued,
unless the certificate has
been | 280 |
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revoked or suspended for cause as
provided in section
4703.15 of | 281 |
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the Revised Code. Every holder of
such certificate or
its renewal | 282 |
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shall secure a seal of the design
prescribed by the
rules of the | 283 |
state board of examiners of
architects board. All working
drawings | 284 |
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and specifications prepared by
or under the supervision
of the | 285 |
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holder shall be imprinted with
this seal. No person shall
seal any | 286 |
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document unless the person is
the holder of a certificate | 287 |
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currently in good standing. | 288 |
| (B) Each certificate of authorization issued under
division | 289 |
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(L) of section 4703.18 of the Revised Code shall
authorize the | 290 |
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holder to provide architectural services, through
the architect | 291 |
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designated as being in responsible charge of the
architectural | 292 |
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practice, from the date of issuance until the last
day of June | 293 |
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next succeeding the date upon which the certificate
was issued, | 294 |
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unless the certificate has been revoked or suspended
for cause as | 295 |
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provided in section 4703.15 of the Revised Code or has been | 296 |
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suspended pursuant to section 3123.47 of the Revised
Code. | 297 |
| Sec. 4703.13. (A) Each architect who holds a certificate of | 298 |
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qualification to practice architecture under sections 4703.01 to | 299 |
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4703.19 of the Revised
Code and who desires to continue the | 300 |
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practice of architecture
shall, before or during the month of | 301 |
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December
of each odd-numbered year, make application, together | 302 |
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with the renewal
fee provided in section 4703.16 of the Revised | 303 |
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Code, for a renewal of
the certificate, and demonstrate | 304 |
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satisfactory completion of any applicable continuing education | 305 |
requirements adopted by the state board of examiners of architects | 306 |
| board under section 4703.02 of the Revised Code. The renewal shall | 307 |
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be pursuant to the standard
renewal procedure of sections 4745.01 | 308 |
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to 4745.03 of the Revised
Code, except that renewal is required in | 309 |
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each odd-numbered year
instead of annually. Each certificate shall | 310 |
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be renewed for a term of
two years, and the renewal shall be | 311 |
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recorded in
the official register of the board. | 312 |
| Sec. 4703.14. Any holder of a certificate of qualification | 321 |
| to practice architecture that has expired
through failure to be | 322 |
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renewed as provided in section 4703.13 of the Revised
Code may | 323 |
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obtain a renewal of such certificate, at any time within one year | 324 |
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from
the date of its expiration, upon application to and with the | 325 |
approval of the
state board of examiners of architects board. The | 326 |
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time for renewal of such expired
certificate may be extended at | 327 |
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the discretion of the board. A certificate
that
has lapsed for a | 328 |
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period of more than one year may be restored at the
discretion
of | 329 |
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the board upon payment of the required fee. | 330 |
Sec. 4703.15. (A) The state board of examiners of architects | 331 |
| board may by three concurring votes deny renewal of, revoke, or | 332 |
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suspend
any certificate of qualification to practice architecture, | 333 |
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issued
or renewed under sections 4703.10, 4703.13, and 4703.14 of | 334 |
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the
Revised Code, or any certificate of authorization, issued or | 335 |
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renewed under sections 4703.13 and 4703.18 of the Revised Code,
if | 336 |
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proof satisfactory to the board is presented in any of the | 337 |
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following cases: | 338 |
| At any time after the expiration of six months from the
date | 360 |
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of the revocation or suspension of a certificate, the
individual, | 361 |
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firm, partnership, association, or corporation may
apply for | 362 |
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reinstatement of the certificate. Upon showing that
all loss | 363 |
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caused by the individual, firm, partnership,
association, or | 364 |
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corporation whose certificate has been revoked or
suspended has | 365 |
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been fully satisfied and that all conditions
imposed by the | 366 |
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revocation or suspension decision have been
complied with, and | 367 |
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upon the payment of all costs incurred by the
board as a result of | 368 |
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the case at issue, the board, at its
discretion and upon evidence | 369 |
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that in its opinion would so
warrant, may restore the certificate. | 370 |
| (B) In addition to disciplinary action the board may take | 371 |
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against a certificate holder under division (A) of this section or | 372 |
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section 4703.151 of the Revised Code, the board may impose a fine | 373 |
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against a certificate holder who obtained a certificate by fraud | 374 |
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or who is found guilty of any act specified in divisions (A)(2) to | 375 |
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(A)(5) of this section or who violates any rule governing the | 376 |
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standards of service, conduct, and practice adopted pursuant to | 377 |
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section 4703.02 of the Revised Code. The fine imposed shall be not | 378 |
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more than one thousand dollars for each offense but shall not | 379 |
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exceed five thousand dollars regardless of the number of offenses | 380 |
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the certificate holder has committed between the time the fine is | 381 |
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imposed and the time any previous fine was imposed. | 382 |
Sec. 4703.151. The state board of examiners of architects | 383 |
| board may revoke or
suspend licenses or reprimand licensees, and | 384 |
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may revoke or suspend the
certificate of authorization provided | 385 |
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for in division (L)
of section 4703.18 of the Revised Code, in | 386 |
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accordance with the seriousness of
the charge, for violation of | 387 |
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rules governing the standards of service,
conduct, and practice to | 388 |
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be followed in the practice of the profession of
architecture in | 389 |
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the state, as adopted by the board pursuant to Chapter 4703.
of | 390 |
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the Revised Code. | 391 |
| (B) The fee to restore a certificate of qualification to | 397 |
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practice architecture is
the
renewal fee for the current | 398 |
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certification period, plus
the renewal
fee for
each two-year | 399 |
period in which the certificate was not
renewed, plus a
penalty of | 400 |
ten per cent of the total renewal feesthe board establishes for | 401 |
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each
two-year period or part thereof in which the certificate
was | 402 |
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not
renewed, provided that the maximum fee shall not exceed
the | 403 |
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amount
established by the board. | 404 |
| (C) Sections 4703.01 to 4703.19 of the
Revised Code do not | 429 |
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prevent persons other than
architects from preparing plans, | 430 |
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drawings, specifications, or data, filing
applications for | 431 |
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building permits, or obtaining those permits for
residential | 432 |
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buildings, as defined
by section
3781.06
of the
Revised Code, or | 433 |
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buildings erected as industrialized one-, two-,
or
three-family | 434 |
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units or
structures within the meaning of the term
"industrialized | 435 |
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unit"
as provided in section 3781.06 of the
Revised Code. | 436 |
| (D) Sections 4703.01 to 4703.19 of the Revised Code do not | 437 |
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prevent persons
other than architects from preparing drawings or | 438 |
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data, from
filing applications for building permits, or from | 439 |
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obtaining those permits for
the installation of replacement | 440 |
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equipment or systems that are similar in
type or capacity to the | 441 |
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equipment or systems being replaced, and for any
improvement, | 442 |
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alteration, repair, painting, decorating, or other
modification of | 443 |
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any buildings or structures subject to sections 3781.06 to
3781.18 | 444 |
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and 3791.04 of the Revised Code where the building official | 445 |
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determines that no plans or specifications are
required for | 446 |
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approval. | 447 |
| (F) Sections 4703.01 to 4703.19 of the Revised Code do not | 453 |
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prevent a firm, partnership, association, limited liability | 454 |
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company, or corporation of architects registered under those | 455 |
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sections from providing architectural services and do not prevent | 456 |
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an individual registered as a landscape architect under sections | 457 |
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4703.30 to 4703.49 of the Revised Code or as a professional | 458 |
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engineer under
Chapter 4733. of the Revised Code
from
being a | 459 |
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member or trustee of a firm, partnership, association, limited | 460 |
|
liability company, or corporation of that type, but a member or | 461 |
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trustee of
that type shall not engage in the practice of | 462 |
|
architecture or
hold
forth as an architect contrary to
sections | 463 |
|
4703.01 to 4703.19 of the Revised Code and shall not practice a | 464 |
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profession in which the person is not licensed. | 465 |
| (G) A firm, partnership, association, limited liability | 466 |
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company, or corporation may provide architectural services in
this | 467 |
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state as long as the services are provided only through
natural | 468 |
|
persons registered to provide those services in this
state, | 469 |
|
subject to the exemptions in section 4703.17 of the
Revised Code | 470 |
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and subject otherwise to the requirements of
sections 4703.01 to | 471 |
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4703.19 of the Revised Code. | 472 |
| (H) No firm, partnership, association, limited liability | 473 |
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company, or corporation, except a corporation that was granted a | 474 |
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charter prior to August 7, 1943, to engage in providing | 475 |
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architectural services or that was otherwise lawfully providing | 476 |
|
architectural services prior to November 15, 1982, shall provide | 477 |
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architectural services, hold itself out to the public as
providing | 478 |
|
architectural services, or use a name including the
word | 479 |
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"architect" or any modification or derivation of the word,
unless | 480 |
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the firm, partnership, association, limited liability
company, or | 481 |
|
corporation files all information required to be
filed under this | 482 |
section with the state board of examiners of
architects board and | 483 |
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otherwise complies with all requirements of
sections 4703.01 to | 484 |
|
4703.19 of the Revised Code. A nonprofit
membership corporation | 485 |
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may use a name including the word
"architect" or any modification | 486 |
|
or derivation of the word without
complying with this section. | 487 |
| (I) A corporation may be organized under Chapter 1701. of
the | 488 |
|
Revised Code, a professional association may be organized
under | 489 |
|
Chapter 1785. of the Revised Code, or a limited liability
company | 490 |
|
may be formed under Chapter 1705. of the Revised Code for
the | 491 |
|
purpose of providing professional engineering, surveying, | 492 |
|
architectural, or landscape architectural services, or any | 493 |
|
combination of those services. A corporation organized under | 494 |
|
Chapter 1701. of the Revised Code for the purpose of providing | 495 |
|
those services also may be organized for any other purpose in | 496 |
|
accordance with that chapter. | 497 |
| (J) No firm, partnership, association, limited liability | 498 |
|
company, or corporation shall provide or offer to provide | 499 |
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architectural services in this state unless more than fifty per | 500 |
|
cent of the partners, members, or shareholders, more than fifty | 501 |
|
per cent of the directors in the case of a corporation or | 502 |
professional association, and more than fifty per cent of the | 503 |
|
managers in the case of a limited liability company the
management | 504 |
|
of which is not reserved to its members, and more than fifty per | 505 |
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cent of the trustees in the case of an employee stock ownership | 506 |
|
plan, are
professional
engineers, surveyors, architects, or | 507 |
|
landscape
architects or a
combination of those professions, who | 508 |
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are
registered in this or any other state
and who own more than | 509 |
|
fifty per cent of
the interests in the firm,
partnership, | 510 |
|
association, limited
liability company, or
corporation; unless the | 511 |
|
requirements of
this division and of
section 1785.02 of the | 512 |
|
Revised Code are
satisfied with respect to
any professional | 513 |
|
association organized
under Chapter 1785. of the
Revised Code; or | 514 |
|
unless the
requirements of this division and of
Chapter 1705. of | 515 |
|
the Revised
Code are satisfied with respect to a
limited liability | 516 |
|
company
formed under that chapter. | 517 |
| (K) Each firm, partnership, association, limited liability | 518 |
|
company, or corporation through which architectural services are | 519 |
|
offered or provided in this state shall designate one or more | 520 |
| trustees, partners, managers, members, officers, or directors as | 521 |
|
being in
responsible charge of the professional architectural | 522 |
|
activities
and decisions, and those designated persons shall be | 523 |
|
registered
in
this state. In the case of a corporation holding a | 524 |
|
certificate of
authorization provided for in division (L) of this | 525 |
|
section, at
least one of the persons so designated shall be a | 526 |
|
director of the
corporation. Each firm, partnership,
association, | 527 |
|
limited
liability company, or corporation of that
type shall | 528 |
annually file
with the state board of examiners of
architects | 529 |
| board the name and
address of each trustee, partner, manager, | 530 |
|
officer, director, member, or
shareholder, and each firm, | 531 |
|
partnership, association, limited
liability company, or | 532 |
|
corporation of that type shall annually file
with the board the | 533 |
|
name and address of all persons designated as
being in
responsible | 534 |
|
charge of the professional architectural
activities
and decisions | 535 |
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and any other information the board may
require.
If there is a | 536 |
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change in any such person in the interval
between
filings, the | 537 |
|
change shall be filed with the board in the
manner
and within the | 538 |
|
time that the board determines. | 539 |
| (L) No corporation organized under Chapter 1701. of the | 540 |
|
Revised Code shall engage in providing architectural services in | 541 |
|
this state without obtaining a certificate of authorization from | 542 |
the state board of examiners of architects board. A corporation | 543 |
|
desiring a certificate of authorization shall file with the board | 544 |
|
a copy of its articles of incorporation and a listing on the form | 545 |
|
that the board directs of the names and addresses of all
trustees, | 546 |
|
officers,
directors, and shareholders of the corporation, the | 547 |
|
names and
addresses of any individuals providing professional | 548 |
|
services on
behalf of the corporation who are registered to | 549 |
|
practice
architecture in this state, and any other information
the | 550 |
|
board
requires. If all requirements of sections 4703.01 to
4703.19 | 551 |
|
of
the Revised Code are met, the board may issue a
certificate of | 552 |
|
authorization to the corporation. No certificate
of authorization | 553 |
|
shall be issued unless persons owning more than
fifty per cent of | 554 |
|
the corporation's shares and more than fifty
per cent of the | 555 |
|
interests in the corporation are professional
engineers, | 556 |
|
surveyors, architects, or landscape architects, or a
combination | 557 |
|
of those professions, who are registered in this or any other | 558 |
|
state. Any
corporation that holds a certificate of authorization | 559 |
|
under this
section and otherwise meets the requirements of | 560 |
|
sections 4703.01
to 4703.19 of the Revised Code may be organized | 561 |
|
for any purposes
for which corporations may be organized under | 562 |
|
Chapter 1701. of the
Revised Code and shall not be limited to the | 563 |
|
purposes of providing
professional engineering, surveying, | 564 |
|
architectural, or landscape
architectural services or any | 565 |
|
combination of those professions.
The board, by rules adopted in | 566 |
|
accordance with Chapter 119. of the
Revised Code, may require any | 567 |
|
firm, partnership, association, or
limited liability company not | 568 |
|
organized under Chapter 1701. of the
Revised Code that provides | 569 |
|
architectural services to obtain a
certificate of authorization. | 570 |
|
If the board so requires, no firm,
partnership, association, or | 571 |
|
limited liability company shall
engage in providing architectural | 572 |
|
services without obtaining the
certificate and complying with the | 573 |
|
rules. | 574 |
Sec. 4703.181. The state board of examiners of architects | 584 |
| board may apply to a
court
of competent jurisdiction for relief by | 585 |
|
injunction or restraining order to
enjoin or restrain a person, | 586 |
|
firm, corporation, partnership, or any other
group
or combination | 587 |
|
of persons from the commission of any act which is prohibited
by | 588 |
|
sections 4703.01 to 4703.19 of the Revised Code, or by rules | 589 |
|
governing the
standards of service, conduct, and practice to be | 590 |
|
followed in the practice of
the profession of architecture in the | 591 |
|
state, as adopted by the board under
Chapter 4703. of the Revised | 592 |
|
Code. | 593 |
| (B) No firm, partnership, association, limited liability | 611 |
|
company, or
corporation
shall provide landscape architectural | 612 |
|
services, hold itself out
to the public as providing landscape | 613 |
|
architectural services, or
use a name including the word | 614 |
|
"landscape architect" or any
modification or derivation of the | 615 |
|
word, unless the firm, partnership,
association, limited liability | 616 |
|
company, or corporation files all information
required to be
filed | 617 |
|
under this section with the state board of landscape
architect | 618 |
|
examiners and otherwise complies with all requirements
of this | 619 |
|
chapter. A nonprofit membership corporation may use a
name | 620 |
|
including the word "landscape architect" or any
modification or | 621 |
|
derivation of the word without complying with this
section. | 622 |
| (C) A corporation may be organized under Chapter 1701. of
the | 623 |
|
Revised Code, a professional association may be organized
under | 624 |
|
Chapter 1785. of the Revised Code, or a limited liability company | 625 |
|
may be
formed under Chapter 1705. of the Revised Code for the | 626 |
|
purpose of
providing professional engineering, surveying, | 627 |
|
architectural, or
landscape architectural services, or any | 628 |
|
combination of those services. A
corporation organized under | 629 |
|
Chapter 1701. of the Revised Code for
the purpose of providing | 630 |
|
those services also may be organized for
any other purpose in | 631 |
|
accordance with that chapter. | 632 |
| (D) No firm, partnership, association, limited liability | 633 |
|
company, or
corporation
shall provide or offer to provide | 634 |
|
landscape architectural
services in this state unless more than | 635 |
|
fifty per cent of the
partners, members, or shareholders, more | 636 |
|
than fifty per cent
of the directors in the case of a corporation | 637 |
or professional
association, and more than fifty per cent of the | 638 |
|
managers in the case of a
limited liability company the management | 639 |
|
of which is not reserved to its
members, and more than fifty per | 640 |
|
cent of the trustees in the case of an employee stock ownership | 641 |
|
plan, are professional engineers, surveyors, architects, or | 642 |
|
landscape architects or a combination of those professions, who | 643 |
|
are registered
in this state and who own more than fifty per cent | 644 |
|
of the
interests in the firm, partnership, association, limited | 645 |
|
liability company, or
corporation; unless the requirements of this | 646 |
|
division and of section 1785.02
of the Revised Code
are satisfied | 647 |
|
with respect to any professional association organized
under | 648 |
|
Chapter 1785. of the Revised Code; or unless the requirements of | 649 |
|
this
division and of Chapter 1705. of the
Revised Code are | 650 |
|
satisfied with respect to a limited liability company formed
under | 651 |
|
that chapter. | 652 |
| (E) Each firm, partnership, association, limited liability | 653 |
|
company, or
corporation
through which landscape architectural | 654 |
|
services are offered or
provided in this state shall designate one | 655 |
|
or more trustees, partners,
managers, members, officers, or | 656 |
|
directors as being in responsible charge
of the professional | 657 |
|
landscape architectural activities and
decisions, and those | 658 |
|
designated persons shall be registered in
this state. In the case | 659 |
|
of a corporation holding a certificate
of authorization provided | 660 |
|
for in division (F) of this section, at
least one of the persons | 661 |
|
so designated shall be a director of the
corporation. Each firm, | 662 |
|
partnership, association, limited liability company,
or | 663 |
|
corporation of that type shall annually file with the state board | 664 |
|
of landscape
architect examiners the name and address of each | 665 |
| trustees, partner,
manager, officer, director, member, or | 666 |
|
shareholder, and each firm,
partnership, association, limited | 667 |
|
liability company, or corporation of that
type shall annually
file | 668 |
|
with the board the name and address of all persons
designated as | 669 |
|
being in responsible charge of the professional
landscape | 670 |
|
architectural activities and decisions and any other
information | 671 |
|
the board may require. If there is a change in any
such person in | 672 |
|
the interval between filings, the change shall be
filed with the | 673 |
|
board in the manner and within the time that the
board determines. | 674 |
| (F) No corporation organized under Chapter 1701. of the | 675 |
|
Revised Code shall engage in providing landscape architectural | 676 |
|
services in this state without obtaining a certificate of | 677 |
|
authorization from the state board of landscape architect | 678 |
|
examiners. A corporation desiring a certificate of authorization | 679 |
|
shall file with the board a copy of its articles of incorporation | 680 |
|
and a listing on the form that the board directs of the names
and | 681 |
|
addresses of all trustees, officers, directors, and shareholders | 682 |
|
of the
corporation, the names and addresses of any individuals | 683 |
|
providing
professional services on behalf of the corporation who | 684 |
|
are
registered to practice landscape architecture in this state, | 685 |
|
and
any other information the board requires. If all requirements | 686 |
|
of
this chapter are met, the board may issue a certificate of | 687 |
|
authorization to the corporation. No certificate of
authorization | 688 |
|
shall be issued unless persons owning more than
fifty per cent of | 689 |
|
the corporation's shares and more than fifty
per cent of the | 690 |
|
interests in the corporation are professional
engineers, | 691 |
|
surveyors, architects, or landscape architects, or a
combination | 692 |
|
of those professions, who are registered in this state. Any | 693 |
|
corporation that holds a certificate of authorization under this | 694 |
|
section and otherwise meets the requirements of this
chapter may | 695 |
|
be organized for any purposes for which corporations
may be | 696 |
|
organized under Chapter 1701. of the Revised Code and
shall not be | 697 |
|
limited to the purposes of providing professional
engineering, | 698 |
|
surveying, architectural, or landscape architectural
services or | 699 |
|
any combination of those services. The board, by rules
adopted in | 700 |
|
accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code,
may require any | 701 |
|
firm, partnership, association, or limited liability company
not | 702 |
|
organized under
Chapter 1701. of the Revised Code that provides | 703 |
|
landscape
architectural services to obtain a certificate of | 704 |
|
authorization. If the board
so requires, no firm, partnership, | 705 |
|
association,
or limited liability company shall engage in | 706 |
|
providing landscape architectural
services
without obtaining the | 707 |
|
certificate and complying with the rules. | 708 |
| (B) The fee to restore an expired certificate of | 723 |
|
qualification is
the renewal fee for the current certification | 724 |
|
period, plus the renewal fee for
each previous renewal period in | 725 |
|
which the
certificate was not renewed, plus a penalty of | 726 |
|
twenty-five per cent of the
total renewal fees for each renewal | 727 |
|
period or part thereof in
which the certificate was not renewed, | 728 |
|
on the condition that the
maximum fee shall not exceed an amount | 729 |
|
established by the board. | 730 |
| Section 2. That existing sections 125.22, 4703.01, 4703.02, | 773 |
|
4703.03, 4703.04, 4703.05, 4703.06, 4703.07, 4703.08, 4703.09, | 774 |
|
4703.10, 4703.11, 4703.12, 4703.13, 4703.14, 4703.15, 4703.151, | 775 |
|
4703.16, 4703.18, 4703.181, 4703.19, 4703.331, 4703.37, 4703.50, | 776 |
|
4703.51, and 4703.52 of the Revised Code are hereby
repealed. | 777 |
| Section 3. Section 125.22 of the Revised Code is presented | 778 |
|
in
this act as a composite of the section as amended by both Am. | 779 |
|
Sub. H.B. 374 and Am. Sub. H.B. 496 of
the 124th General Assembly. | 780 |
|
The General Assembly, applying the
principle stated in division | 781 |
|
(B) of section 1.52 of the Revised
Code that amendments are to be | 782 |
|
harmonized if reasonably capable of
simultaneous operation, finds | 783 |
|
that the composite is the resulting
version of the section in | 784 |
|
effect prior to the effective date of
the section as presented in | 785 |
|
this act. | 786 |