Seal of registrant; purpose; certificate of authorization for partnerships or corporations; violations.
(a) Each registrant must obtain a seal of a design authorized by the board bearing the registrant's name, the legend "Registered Architect(s)," the words "State of Alabama" and the registrant's license registration number.
(b) Partnerships or corporations performing architectural services in this state must be issued annually a certificate of authorization to practice architecture by the board, and must submit an application and a fee not to exceed $100.00 for a certificate of authorization. Certificates shall be valid from January 1 through December 31 of the year issued. Renewal fees shall not exceed $100.00. Disciplinary action for corporations or partnerships shall be the same as for registered architects. The board retains the initial fee deposited as an application fee if a certificate of registration or authorization is denied an applicant.
The corporation or partnership shall be responsible for the acts of its agents, employees or officers. Also, a certificate of authorization shall be required for corporations or partnerships which operate under an assumed name which does not include the proper names of any registered architects within the firm. Any architect who files articles of incorporation or any corporation which files an amendment to its articles of incorporation must file a copy of the articles of incorporation or the amendment with the board simultaneously with or within 30 days of filing same with the probate judge of the county of incorporation.
(c) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent a registered architect from being employed by a person, firm, partnership, corporation or professional corporation.
(d) Plans, specifications, plates and reports, and all documents prepared by an architect which are issued by a registrant must be stamped with the seal during the life of a registrant's certificate.
It shall be unlawful for anyone to stamp or seal any document with said seal after the certificate or the registrant named thereon has expired or been revoked.
It shall be unlawful for an architect or any other individual to stamp, to cause to be stamped or to allow to be stamped any document or documents which were not prepared under the supervision and control of the registered architect whose stamp is to be affixed thereon.
(e) On or after July 22, 1987, it shall be unlawful: (1) to practice architecture in a branch office not under the day-to-day supervision of a registered architect, or (2) for an architect to falsely represent himself as being in responsible charge of architectural work or to permit his seal, or facsimile thereof, to be used by another for any purpose. Violations shall be penalized as provided in Section 34-2-36 hereof.
(Acts 1979, No. 79-676, p. 1198, §6; Acts 1987, No. 87-544, p. 830, §3.)
Seal of registrant; purpose; certificate of authorization for partnerships or corporations; violations.
(a) Each registrant must obtain a seal of a design authorized by the board bearing the registrant's name, the legend "Registered Architect(s)," the words "State of Alabama" and the registrant's license registration number.
(b) Partnerships or corporations performing architectural services in this state must be issued annually a certificate of authorization to practice architecture by the board, and must submit an application and a fee not to exceed $100.00 for a certificate of authorization. Certificates shall be valid from January 1 through December 31 of the year issued. Renewal fees shall not exceed $100.00. Disciplinary action for corporations or partnerships shall be the same as for registered architects. The board retains the initial fee deposited as an application fee if a certificate of registration or authorization is denied an applicant.
The corporation or partnership shall be responsible for the acts of its agents, employees or officers. Also, a certificate of authorization shall be required for corporations or partnerships which operate under an assumed name which does not include the proper names of any registered architects within the firm. Any architect who files articles of incorporation or any corporation which files an amendment to its articles of incorporation must file a copy of the articles of incorporation or the amendment with the board simultaneously with or within 30 days of filing same with the probate judge of the county of incorporation.
(c) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent a registered architect from being employed by a person, firm, partnership, corporation or professional corporation.
(d) Plans, specifications, plates and reports, and all documents prepared by an architect which are issued by a registrant must be stamped with the seal during the life of a registrant's certificate.
It shall be unlawful for anyone to stamp or seal any document with said seal after the certificate or the registrant named thereon has expired or been revoked.
It shall be unlawful for an architect or any other individual to stamp, to cause to be stamped or to allow to be stamped any document or documents which were not prepared under the supervision and control of the registered architect whose stamp is to be affixed thereon.
(e) On or after July 22, 1987, it shall be unlawful: (1) to practice architecture in a branch office not under the day-to-day supervision of a registered architect, or (2) for an architect to falsely represent himself as being in responsible charge of architectural work or to permit his seal, or facsimile thereof, to be used by another for any purpose. Violations shall be penalized as provided in Section 34-2-36 hereof.
(Acts 1979, No. 79-676, p. 1198, §6; Acts 1987, No. 87-544, p. 830, §3.)
Seal of registrant; purpose; certificate of authorization for partnerships or corporations; violations.
(a) Each registrant must obtain a seal of a design authorized by the board bearing the registrant's name, the legend "Registered Architect(s)," the words "State of Alabama" and the registrant's license registration number.
(b) Partnerships or corporations performing architectural services in this state must be issued annually a certificate of authorization to practice architecture by the board, and must submit an application and a fee not to exceed $100.00 for a certificate of authorization. Certificates shall be valid from January 1 through December 31 of the year issued. Renewal fees shall not exceed $100.00. Disciplinary action for corporations or partnerships shall be the same as for registered architects. The board retains the initial fee deposited as an application fee if a certificate of registration or authorization is denied an applicant.
The corporation or partnership shall be responsible for the acts of its agents, employees or officers. Also, a certificate of authorization shall be required for corporations or partnerships which operate under an assumed name which does not include the proper names of any registered architects within the firm. Any architect who files articles of incorporation or any corporation which files an amendment to its articles of incorporation must file a copy of the articles of incorporation or the amendment with the board simultaneously with or within 30 days of filing same with the probate judge of the county of incorporation.
(c) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent a registered architect from being employed by a person, firm, partnership, corporation or professional corporation.
(d) Plans, specifications, plates and reports, and all documents prepared by an architect which are issued by a registrant must be stamped with the seal during the life of a registrant's certificate.
It shall be unlawful for anyone to stamp or seal any document with said seal after the certificate or the registrant named thereon has expired or been revoked.
It shall be unlawful for an architect or any other individual to stamp, to cause to be stamped or to allow to be stamped any document or documents which were not prepared under the supervision and control of the registered architect whose stamp is to be affixed thereon.
(e) On or after July 22, 1987, it shall be unlawful: (1) to practice architecture in a branch office not under the day-to-day supervision of a registered architect, or (2) for an architect to falsely represent himself as being in responsible charge of architectural work or to permit his seal, or facsimile thereof, to be used by another for any purpose. Violations shall be penalized as provided in Section 34-2-36 hereof.
(Acts 1979, No. 79-676, p. 1198, §6; Acts 1987, No. 87-544, p. 830, §3.)
