Section 1. That sections 125.22, 4703.01, 4703.02, 4703.03, | 6 |
4703.04, 4703.05, 4703.06, 4703.07, 4703.08, 4703.09, 4703.10, | 7 |
4703.11, 4703.12, 4703.13, 4703.14, 4703.15, 4703.151, 4703.16, | 8 |
4703.18, 4703.181, 4703.19, 4703.331, 4703.34, 4703.37, 4703.50, | 9 |
4703.51,
and
4703.52 of the Revised
Code be amended to read as | 10 |
follows: | 11 |
(E) Each board or commission named in division (A) of this | 67 |
section and any other board or commission requesting services
from | 68 |
the agency shall pay these fees to the agency from the
general | 69 |
revenue fund maintenance account of the board or
commission or | 70 |
from such other fund as the operating expenses of
the board or | 71 |
commission are paid. Any amounts set aside for a
fiscal year by a | 72 |
board or commission to allow for the payment of
fees shall be used | 73 |
only for the services performed by the agency
in that fiscal year. | 74 |
All receipts collected by the agency shall
be deposited in the | 75 |
state treasury to the credit of the central
service agency fund, | 76 |
which is hereby created. All expenses
incurred by the agency in | 77 |
performing services for the boards or
commissions shall be paid | 78 |
from the fund. | 79 |
At the expiration of the term of office of each of the | 87 |
members the governor shall, with the advice and consent of the | 88 |
senate appoint a successor. Terms of office shall be for five | 89 |
years, commencing on the third day of October and ending on the | 90 |
second day of October. Each member shall hold office from the
date | 91 |
of his appointment until the end of the term for which he
was | 92 |
appointed. The governor may, upon bona fide complaint and
for good | 93 |
cause shown, after ten days' notice to the member
against whom | 94 |
charges may be filed, and after opportunity for
hearing, remove | 95 |
any member of said board for inefficiency,
neglect of duty, or | 96 |
malfeasance in office. Any member appointed
to fill a vacancy | 97 |
occurring prior to the expiration of the term
for which histhe | 98 |
member's predecessor was appointed shall hold
office for the | 99 |
remainder of such term. Any member shall continue in office | 100 |
subsequent to the expiration date of histhe member's term until | 101 |
histhe member's successor
takes office, or until a period of | 102 |
sixty days has elapsed,
whichever occurs first. | 103 |
The board shall adopt all necessary rules, regulations, and | 112 |
bylaws, not inconsistent with sections 4703.01 to 4703.19 of the | 113 |
Revised Code and the constitutions and laws of this state or of | 114 |
the United States, to govern its times and places of meeting for | 115 |
organization and reorganization, for the holding of examinations, | 116 |
and for fixing the length of the term of its officers. The
board, | 117 |
under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, may adopt,
promulgate, and | 118 |
enforce rules governing the standards of
education, service, | 119 |
conduct, and practice to be followed in the
practice of the | 120 |
profession of architecture in the state,
including rules for the | 121 |
enforcement of sections 4703.01 to
4703.19 of the Revised Code. | 122 |
The board shall include among the rules
adopted governing the | 123 |
standards of practice, requirements regarding financial | 124 |
responsibility and professional liability insurance. The board may | 125 |
adopt rules pertaining to the satisfactory completion of | 126 |
continuing education requirements. | 127 |
If the board adopts rules pertaining to continuing education | 128 |
requirements, the board shall specify in the rules that the | 129 |
continuing education requirements may be satisfied by coursework | 130 |
or activities dealing with technical, ethical, or managerial | 131 |
topics relevant to the practice of architecture and that a | 132 |
registrant may earn continuing professional education hours by | 133 |
completing or teaching university or college level coursework; | 134 |
attending seminars, workshops, or conferences; authoring relevant | 135 |
published papers, articles, or books; receiving patent awards; | 136 |
actively participating in professional or technical societies | 137 |
serving the architecture profession, or actively participating in | 138 |
any other activity deemed relevant by the board. If the board | 139 |
adopts rules pertaining to continuing education requirements, the | 140 |
board shall, in general, follow model continuing education | 141 |
recommendations established by the national council of | 142 |
architectural registration boards or a similar successor | 143 |
organization. | 144 |
No other person shall assume such title or use any | 197 |
abbreviation, or any words,
letters, or figures, to indicate or | 198 |
imply that hethe person is
an architect or registered
architect, | 199 |
except that persons may be authorized by the board to use the | 200 |
specific title "intern
architect," "architectural intern," or | 201 |
"emeritus architect" as
described in division (B) of this | 202 |
section. | 203 |
(B) The board may authorize by rule any person to use the | 204 |
title "intern architect," "architectural intern," or "emeritus | 205 |
architect." The board may adopt any rules the board deems | 206 |
necessary
pertaining to intern architects, architectural interns, | 207 |
and
emeritus architects, including, but not limited to, rules | 208 |
pertaining to registration, registration fees, and renewal fees. | 209 |
Sec. 4703.10. If the applicant passes the examination under | 254 |
section 4703.09
of
the Revised Code or in lieu of the examination | 255 |
meetsis, in the opinion of the
state board of examiners of | 256 |
architects board, the requirements ofeligible to register as an | 257 |
architect pursuant to rules adopted under section 4703.08 of
the | 258 |
Revised Code, and in addition has proven self to be
of good moral | 259 |
character, the applicant is eligible to receive from the
state | 260 |
board of examiners of
architects a certificate of qualification to | 261 |
practice architecture. The
certificate shall be signed by the | 262 |
president and secretary of the board and
shall bear the name of | 263 |
the successful applicant, the successful
applicant's place of | 264 |
business, the
serial number of the certificate, the seal of the | 265 |
board, and the words,
"admitted to practice architecture in the | 266 |
state of Ohio, the ..... day of
......., ...." | 267 |
Sec. 4703.12. (A) Each original certificate of qualification | 277 |
to practice architecture issued and
registered shall authorize the | 278 |
holder to practice architecture as
a registered architect | 279 |
throughout this state from the date of
issuance until the last day | 280 |
of December of the odd-numbered year
next
succeeding the date
upon | 281 |
which the certificate was issued,
unless the certificate has
been | 282 |
revoked or suspended for cause as
provided in section
4703.15 of | 283 |
the Revised Code. Every holder of
such certificate or
its renewal | 284 |
shall secure a seal of the design
prescribed by the
rules of the | 285 |
state board of examiners of
architects board. All working
drawings | 286 |
and specifications prepared by
or under the supervision
of the | 287 |
holder shall be imprinted with
this seal. No person shall
seal any | 288 |
document unless the person is
the holder of a certificate | 289 |
currently in good standing. | 290 |
(B) Each certificate of authorization issued under
division | 291 |
(L) of section 4703.18 of the Revised Code shall
authorize the | 292 |
holder to provide architectural services, through
the architect | 293 |
designated as being in responsible charge of the
architectural | 294 |
practice, from the date of issuance until the last
day of June | 295 |
next succeeding the date upon which the certificate
was issued, | 296 |
unless the certificate has been revoked or suspended
for cause as | 297 |
provided in section 4703.15 of the Revised Code or has been | 298 |
suspended pursuant to section 3123.47 of the Revised
Code. | 299 |
Sec. 4703.13. (A) Each architect who holds a certificate of | 300 |
qualification to practice architecture under sections 4703.01 to | 301 |
4703.19 of the Revised
Code and who desires to continue the | 302 |
practice of architecture
shall, before or during the month of | 303 |
December
of each odd-numbered year, make application, together | 304 |
with the renewal
fee provided in section 4703.16 of the Revised | 305 |
Code, for a renewal of
the certificate, and demonstrate | 306 |
satisfactory completion of any applicable continuing education | 307 |
requirements adopted by the state board of examiners of architects | 308 |
board under section 4703.02 of the Revised Code. The renewal shall | 309 |
be pursuant to the standard
renewal procedure of sections 4745.01 | 310 |
to 4745.03 of the Revised
Code, except that renewal is required in | 311 |
each odd-numbered year
instead of annually. Each certificate shall | 312 |
be renewed for a term of
two years, and the renewal shall be | 313 |
recorded in
the official register of the board. | 314 |
Sec. 4703.14. Any holder of a certificate of qualification | 323 |
to practice architecture that has expired
through failure to be | 324 |
renewed as provided in section 4703.13 of the Revised
Code may | 325 |
obtain a renewal of such certificate, at any time within one year | 326 |
from
the date of its expiration, upon application to and with the | 327 |
approval of the
state board of examiners of architects board. The | 328 |
time for renewal of such expired
certificate may be extended at | 329 |
the discretion of the board. A certificate
that
has lapsed for a | 330 |
period of more than one year may be restored at the
discretion
of | 331 |
the board upon payment of the required fee. | 332 |
Sec. 4703.15. (A) The state board of examiners of architects | 333 |
board may by three concurring votes deny renewal of, revoke, or | 334 |
suspend
any certificate of qualification to practice architecture, | 335 |
issued
or renewed under sections 4703.10, 4703.13, and 4703.14 of | 336 |
the
Revised Code, or any certificate of authorization, issued or | 337 |
renewed under sections 4703.13 and 4703.18 of the Revised Code,
if | 338 |
proof satisfactory to the board is presented in any of the | 339 |
following cases: | 340 |
At any time after the expiration of six months from the
date | 362 |
of the revocation or suspension of a certificate, the
individual, | 363 |
firm, partnership, association, or corporation may
apply for | 364 |
reinstatement of the certificate. Upon showing that
all loss | 365 |
caused by the individual, firm, partnership,
association, or | 366 |
corporation whose certificate has been revoked or
suspended has | 367 |
been fully satisfied and that all conditions
imposed by the | 368 |
revocation or suspension decision have been
complied with, and | 369 |
upon the payment of all costs incurred by the
board as a result of | 370 |
the case at issue, the board, at its
discretion and upon evidence | 371 |
that in its opinion would so
warrant, may restore the certificate. | 372 |
(B) In addition to disciplinary action the board may take | 373 |
against a certificate holder under division (A) of this section or | 374 |
section 4703.151 of the Revised Code, the board may impose a fine | 375 |
against a certificate holder who obtained a certificate by fraud | 376 |
or who is found guilty of any act specified in divisions (A)(2) to | 377 |
(A)(5) of this section or who violates any rule governing the | 378 |
standards of service, conduct, and practice adopted pursuant to | 379 |
section 4703.02 of the Revised Code. The fine imposed shall be not | 380 |
more than one thousand dollars for each offense but shall not | 381 |
exceed five thousand dollars regardless of the number of offenses | 382 |
the certificate holder has committed between the time the fine is | 383 |
imposed and the time any previous fine was imposed. | 384 |
Sec. 4703.151. The state board of examiners of architects | 385 |
board may revoke or
suspend licenses or reprimand licensees, and | 386 |
may revoke or suspend the
certificate of authorization provided | 387 |
for in division (L)
of section 4703.18 of the Revised Code, in | 388 |
accordance with the seriousness of
the charge, for violation of | 389 |
rules governing the standards of service,
conduct, and practice to | 390 |
be followed in the practice of the profession of
architecture in | 391 |
the state, as adopted by the board pursuant to Chapter 4703.
of | 392 |
the Revised Code. | 393 |
(B) The fee to restore a certificate of qualification to | 399 |
practice architecture is
the
renewal fee for the current | 400 |
certification period, plus
the renewal
fee for
each two-year | 401 |
period in which the certificate was not
renewed, plus a
penalty of | 402 |
ten per cent of the total renewal feesthe board establishes for | 403 |
each
two-year period or part thereof in which the certificate
was | 404 |
not
renewed, provided that the maximum fee shall not exceed
the | 405 |
amount
established by the board. | 406 |
(C) Sections 4703.01 to 4703.19 of the
Revised Code do not | 431 |
prevent persons other than
architects from preparing plans, | 432 |
drawings, specifications, or data, filing
applications for | 433 |
building permits, or obtaining those permits for
residential | 434 |
buildings, as defined
by section
3781.06
of the
Revised Code, or | 435 |
buildings erected as industrialized one-, two-,
or
three-family | 436 |
units or
structures within the meaning of the term
"industrialized | 437 |
unit"
as provided in section 3781.06 of the
Revised Code. | 438 |
(D) Sections 4703.01 to 4703.19 of the Revised Code do not | 439 |
prevent persons
other than architects from preparing drawings or | 440 |
data, from
filing applications for building permits, or from | 441 |
obtaining those permits for
the installation of replacement | 442 |
equipment or systems that are similar in
type or capacity to the | 443 |
equipment or systems being replaced, and for any
improvement, | 444 |
alteration, repair, painting, decorating, or other
modification of | 445 |
any buildings or structures subject to sections 3781.06 to
3781.18 | 446 |
and 3791.04 of the Revised Code where the building official | 447 |
determines that no plans or specifications are
required for | 448 |
approval. | 449 |
(F) Sections 4703.01 to 4703.19 of the Revised Code do not | 455 |
prevent a firm, partnership, association, limited liability | 456 |
company, or corporation of architects registered under those | 457 |
sections from providing architectural services and do not prevent | 458 |
an individual registered as a landscape architect under sections | 459 |
4703.30 to 4703.49 of the Revised Code or as a professional | 460 |
engineer under
Chapter 4733. of the Revised Code
from
being a | 461 |
member or trustee of a firm, partnership, association, limited | 462 |
liability company, or corporation of that type, but a member or | 463 |
trustee of
that type shall not engage in the practice of | 464 |
architecture or
hold
forth as an architect contrary to
sections | 465 |
4703.01 to 4703.19 of the Revised Code and shall not practice a | 466 |
profession in which the person is not licensed. | 467 |
(G) A firm, partnership, association, limited liability | 468 |
company, or corporation may provide architectural services in
this | 469 |
state as long as the services are provided only through
natural | 470 |
persons registered to provide those services in this
state, | 471 |
subject to the exemptions in section 4703.17 of the
Revised Code | 472 |
and subject otherwise to the requirements of
sections 4703.01 to | 473 |
4703.19 of the Revised Code. | 474 |
(H) No firm, partnership, association, limited liability | 475 |
company, or corporation, except a corporation that was granted a | 476 |
charter prior to August 7, 1943, to engage in providing | 477 |
architectural services or that was otherwise lawfully providing | 478 |
architectural services prior to November 15, 1982, shall provide | 479 |
architectural services, hold itself out to the public as
providing | 480 |
architectural services, or use a name including the
word | 481 |
"architect" or any modification or derivation of the word,
unless | 482 |
the firm, partnership, association, limited liability
company, or | 483 |
corporation files all information required to be
filed under this | 484 |
section with the state board of examiners of
architects board and | 485 |
otherwise complies with all requirements of
sections 4703.01 to | 486 |
4703.19 of the Revised Code. A nonprofit
membership corporation | 487 |
may use a name including the word
"architect" or any modification | 488 |
or derivation of the word without
complying with this section. | 489 |
(I) A corporation may be organized under Chapter 1701. of
the | 490 |
Revised Code, a professional association may be organized
under | 491 |
Chapter 1785. of the Revised Code, or a limited liability
company | 492 |
may be formed under Chapter 1705. of the Revised Code for
the | 493 |
purpose of providing professional engineering, surveying, | 494 |
architectural, or landscape architectural services, or any | 495 |
combination of those services. A corporation organized under | 496 |
Chapter 1701. of the Revised Code for the purpose of providing | 497 |
those services also may be organized for any other purpose in | 498 |
accordance with that chapter. | 499 |
(J) No firm, partnership, association, limited liability | 500 |
company, or corporation shall provide or offer to provide | 501 |
architectural services in this state unless more than fifty per | 502 |
cent of the partners, members, or shareholders, more than fifty | 503 |
per cent of the directors in the case of a corporation or | 504 |
professional association, and more than fifty per cent of the | 505 |
managers in the case of a limited liability company the
management | 506 |
of which is not reserved to its members, and more than fifty per | 507 |
cent of the trustees in the case of an employee stock ownership | 508 |
plan, are
professional
engineers, surveyors, architects, or | 509 |
landscape
architects or a
combination of those professions, who | 510 |
are
registered in this or any other state
and who own more than | 511 |
fifty per cent of
the interests in the firm,
partnership, | 512 |
association, limited
liability company, or
corporation; unless the | 513 |
requirements of
this division and of
section 1785.02 of the | 514 |
Revised Code are
satisfied with respect to
any professional | 515 |
association organized
under Chapter 1785. of the
Revised Code; or | 516 |
unless the
requirements of this division and of
Chapter 1705. of | 517 |
the Revised
Code are satisfied with respect to a
limited liability | 518 |
company
formed under that chapter. | 519 |
(K) Each firm, partnership, association, limited liability | 520 |
company, or corporation through which architectural services are | 521 |
offered or provided in this state shall designate one or more | 522 |
trustees, partners, managers, members, officers, or directors as | 523 |
being in
responsible charge of the professional architectural | 524 |
activities
and decisions, and those designated persons shall be | 525 |
registered
in
this state. In the case of a corporation holding a | 526 |
certificate of
authorization provided for in division (L) of this | 527 |
section, at
least one of the persons so designated shall be a | 528 |
director of the
corporation. Each firm, partnership,
association, | 529 |
limited
liability company, or corporation of that
type shall | 530 |
annually file
with the state board of examiners of
architects | 531 |
board the name and
address of each trustee, partner, manager, | 532 |
officer, director, member, or
shareholder, and each firm, | 533 |
partnership, association, limited
liability company, or | 534 |
corporation of that type shall annually file
with the board the | 535 |
name and address of all persons designated as
being in
responsible | 536 |
charge of the professional architectural
activities
and decisions | 537 |
and any other information the board may
require.
If there is a | 538 |
change in any such person in the interval
between
filings, the | 539 |
change shall be filed with the board in the
manner
and within the | 540 |
time that the board determines. | 541 |
(L) No corporation organized under Chapter 1701. of the | 542 |
Revised Code shall engage in providing architectural services in | 543 |
this state without obtaining a certificate of authorization from | 544 |
the state board of examiners of architects board. A corporation | 545 |
desiring a certificate of authorization shall file with the board | 546 |
a copy of its articles of incorporation and a listing on the form | 547 |
that the board directs of the names and addresses of all
trustees, | 548 |
officers,
directors, and shareholders of the corporation, the | 549 |
names and
addresses of any individuals providing professional | 550 |
services on
behalf of the corporation who are registered to | 551 |
practice
architecture in this state, and any other information
the | 552 |
board
requires. If all requirements of sections 4703.01 to
4703.19 | 553 |
of
the Revised Code are met, the board may issue a
certificate of | 554 |
authorization to the corporation. No certificate
of authorization | 555 |
shall be issued unless persons owning more than
fifty per cent of | 556 |
the corporation's shares and more than fifty
per cent of the | 557 |
interests in the corporation are professional
engineers, | 558 |
surveyors, architects, or landscape architects, or a
combination | 559 |
of those professions, who are registered in this or any other | 560 |
state. Any
corporation that holds a certificate of authorization | 561 |
under this
section and otherwise meets the requirements of | 562 |
sections 4703.01
to 4703.19 of the Revised Code may be organized | 563 |
for any purposes
for which corporations may be organized under | 564 |
Chapter 1701. of the
Revised Code and shall not be limited to the | 565 |
purposes of providing
professional engineering, surveying, | 566 |
architectural, or landscape
architectural services or any | 567 |
combination of those professions.
The board, by rules adopted in | 568 |
accordance with Chapter 119. of the
Revised Code, may require any | 569 |
firm, partnership, association, or
limited liability company not | 570 |
organized under Chapter 1701. of the
Revised Code that provides | 571 |
architectural services to obtain a
certificate of authorization. | 572 |
If the board so requires, no firm,
partnership, association, or | 573 |
limited liability company shall
engage in providing architectural | 574 |
services without obtaining the
certificate and complying with the | 575 |
rules. | 576 |
Sec. 4703.181. The state board of examiners of architects | 586 |
board may apply to a
court
of competent jurisdiction for relief by | 587 |
injunction or restraining order to
enjoin or restrain a person, | 588 |
firm, corporation, partnership, or any other
group
or combination | 589 |
of persons from the commission of any act which is prohibited
by | 590 |
sections 4703.01 to 4703.19 of the Revised Code, or by rules | 591 |
governing the
standards of service, conduct, and practice to be | 592 |
followed in the practice of
the profession of architecture in the | 593 |
state, as adopted by the board under
Chapter 4703. of the Revised | 594 |
Code. | 595 |
(B) No firm, partnership, association, limited liability | 613 |
company, or
corporation
shall provide landscape architectural | 614 |
services, hold itself out
to the public as providing landscape | 615 |
architectural services, or
use a name including the word | 616 |
"landscape architect" or any
modification or derivation of the | 617 |
word, unless the firm, partnership,
association, limited liability | 618 |
company, or corporation files all information
required to be
filed | 619 |
under this section with the state board of landscape
architect | 620 |
examiners and otherwise complies with all requirements
of this | 621 |
chapter. A nonprofit membership corporation may use a
name | 622 |
including the word "landscape architect" or any
modification or | 623 |
derivation of the word without complying with this
section. | 624 |
(C) A corporation may be organized under Chapter 1701. of
the | 625 |
Revised Code, a professional association may be organized
under | 626 |
Chapter 1785. of the Revised Code, or a limited liability company | 627 |
may be
formed under Chapter 1705. of the Revised Code for the | 628 |
purpose of
providing professional engineering, surveying, | 629 |
architectural, or
landscape architectural services, or any | 630 |
combination of those services. A
corporation organized under | 631 |
Chapter 1701. of the Revised Code for
the purpose of providing | 632 |
those services also may be organized for
any other purpose in | 633 |
accordance with that chapter. | 634 |
(D) No firm, partnership, association, limited liability | 635 |
company, or
corporation
shall provide or offer to provide | 636 |
landscape architectural
services in this state unless more than | 637 |
fifty per cent of the
partners, members, or shareholders, more | 638 |
than fifty per cent
of the directors in the case of a corporation | 639 |
or professional
association, and more than fifty per cent of the | 640 |
managers in the case of a
limited liability company the management | 641 |
of which is not reserved to its
members, and more than fifty per | 642 |
cent of the trustees in the case of an employee stock ownership | 643 |
plan, are professional engineers, surveyors, architects, or | 644 |
landscape architects or a combination of those professions, who | 645 |
are registered
in this or any other state and who own more than | 646 |
fifty per cent
of the
interests in the firm, partnership, | 647 |
association, limited
liability company, or
corporation; unless | 648 |
the requirements of this
division and of section 1785.02
of the | 649 |
Revised Code
are satisfied
with respect to any professional | 650 |
association organized
under
Chapter 1785. of the Revised Code; or | 651 |
unless the requirements of
this
division and of Chapter 1705. of | 652 |
the
Revised Code are
satisfied with respect to a limited | 653 |
liability company formed
under
that chapter. | 654 |
(E) Each firm, partnership, association, limited liability | 655 |
company, or
corporation
through which landscape architectural | 656 |
services are offered or
provided in this state shall designate one | 657 |
or more trustees, partners,
managers, members, officers, or | 658 |
directors as being in responsible charge
of the professional | 659 |
landscape architectural activities and
decisions, and those | 660 |
designated persons shall be registered in
this state. In the case | 661 |
of a corporation holding a certificate
of authorization provided | 662 |
for in division (F) of this section, at
least one of the persons | 663 |
so designated shall be a director of the
corporation. Each firm, | 664 |
partnership, association, limited liability company,
or | 665 |
corporation of that type shall annually file with the state board | 666 |
of landscape
architect examiners the name and address of each | 667 |
trustees, partner,
manager, officer, director, member, or | 668 |
shareholder, and each firm,
partnership, association, limited | 669 |
liability company, or corporation of that
type shall annually
file | 670 |
with the board the name and address of all persons
designated as | 671 |
being in responsible charge of the professional
landscape | 672 |
architectural activities and decisions and any other
information | 673 |
the board may require. If there is a change in any
such person in | 674 |
the interval between filings, the change shall be
filed with the | 675 |
board in the manner and within the time that the
board determines. | 676 |
(F) No corporation organized under Chapter 1701. of the | 677 |
Revised Code shall engage in providing landscape architectural | 678 |
services in this state without obtaining a certificate of | 679 |
authorization from the state board of landscape architect | 680 |
examiners. A corporation desiring a certificate of authorization | 681 |
shall file with the board a copy of its articles of incorporation | 682 |
and a listing on the form that the board directs of the names
and | 683 |
addresses of all trustees, officers, directors, and shareholders | 684 |
of the
corporation, the names and addresses of any individuals | 685 |
providing
professional services on behalf of the corporation who | 686 |
are
registered to practice landscape architecture in this state, | 687 |
and
any other information the board requires. If all requirements | 688 |
of
this chapter are met, the board may issue a certificate of | 689 |
authorization to the corporation. No certificate of
authorization | 690 |
shall be issued unless persons owning more than
fifty per cent of | 691 |
the corporation's shares and more than fifty
per cent of the | 692 |
interests in the corporation are professional
engineers, | 693 |
surveyors, architects, or landscape architects, or a
combination | 694 |
of those professions, who are registered in this or any other | 695 |
state. Any
corporation that holds a certificate of authorization | 696 |
under this
section and otherwise meets the requirements of this | 697 |
chapter may
be organized for any purposes for which corporations | 698 |
may be
organized under Chapter 1701. of the Revised Code and | 699 |
shall not be
limited to the purposes of providing professional | 700 |
engineering,
surveying, architectural, or landscape architectural | 701 |
services or
any combination of those services. The board, by | 702 |
rules
adopted in
accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised | 703 |
Code,
may require any
firm, partnership, association, or limited | 704 |
liability company
not
organized under
Chapter 1701. of the | 705 |
Revised Code that provides
landscape
architectural services to | 706 |
obtain a certificate of
authorization. If the board
so requires, | 707 |
no firm, partnership,
association,
or limited liability company | 708 |
shall engage in
providing landscape architectural
services | 709 |
without obtaining the
certificate and complying with the rules. | 710 |
(B) Except as provided in section 4703.35 of the Revised | 724 |
Code, each application shall include, or be accompanied by, | 725 |
evidence given under oath or affirmation and satisfactory to the | 726 |
board that the applicant possesses the qualifications prescribed | 727 |
by division (C) of this section
and also possesses, or is in the | 728 |
process of obtaining, one of the qualifications required by | 729 |
division (D) of this section. Each applicant shall include in
the | 730 |
application a request for examination.
The board shall permit
an | 731 |
applicant who is in the process of completing the requirement | 732 |
specified in division (D) of this section to take an examination, | 733 |
but the board shall not register such an applicant until the | 734 |
applicant completes the requirement. | 735 |
(C) Except as provided in section 4703.35 of the Revised | 736 |
Code, each applicant for registration as a landscape architect | 737 |
shall pass, to the satisfaction of the board, an examination | 738 |
conducted under the authority of the board to determine the | 739 |
fitness of the applicant for registration.
The applicant
shall
be | 740 |
at least eighteen years of age
and of good moral
character
and | 741 |
shall
have obtained a professional degree in landscape | 742 |
architecture
from a program
accredited
by the
national
landscape | 743 |
architect
accrediting board. | 744 |
(1) Has completed
three years of practical experience in
the | 748 |
office of orand under the direct supervision of a registered | 749 |
landscape architect who is actively involved in the practice of | 750 |
landscape architecture, or equivalent experience, as determined
by | 751 |
the board, provided
that at least one year of the
practical | 752 |
experience or its equivalent as required by
division
(D)(1)
of | 753 |
this section shall have been completed by
the
applicant subsequent | 754 |
to
the completion of the educational
requirements established by | 755 |
division (C) of this section; | 756 |
(B) The fee to restore an expired certificate of | 768 |
qualification is
the renewal fee for the current certification | 769 |
period, plus the renewal fee for
each previous renewal period in | 770 |
which the
certificate was not renewed, plus a penalty of | 771 |
twenty-five per cent of the
total renewal fees for each renewal | 772 |
period or part thereof in
which the certificate was not renewed, | 773 |
on the condition that the
maximum fee shall not exceed an amount | 774 |
established by the board. | 775 |
Section 2. That existing sections 125.22, 4703.01, 4703.02, | 818 |
4703.03, 4703.04, 4703.05, 4703.06, 4703.07, 4703.08, 4703.09, | 819 |
4703.10, 4703.11, 4703.12, 4703.13, 4703.14, 4703.15, 4703.151, | 820 |
4703.16, 4703.18, 4703.181, 4703.19, 4703.331, 4703.34, 4703.37, | 821 |
4703.50,
4703.51, and 4703.52 of the Revised Code are hereby | 822 |
repealed. | 823 |
Section 3. Section 125.22 of the Revised Code is presented | 824 |
in
this act as a composite of the section as amended by both Am. | 825 |
Sub. H.B. 374 and Am. Sub. H.B. 496 of
the 124th General Assembly. | 826 |
The General Assembly, applying the
principle stated in division | 827 |
(B) of section 1.52 of the Revised
Code that amendments are to be | 828 |
harmonized if reasonably capable of
simultaneous operation, finds | 829 |
that the composite is the resulting
version of the section in | 830 |
effect prior to the effective date of
the section as presented in | 831 |
this act. | 832 |