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58-3a-304. Exemptions from licensure.
(1) In addition to the exemptions from licensure in Section 58-1-307, the following mayengage in the stated limited acts or practices without being licensed under this chapter:
(a) a person offering to render architectural services in this state when not licensed underthis chapter if the person:
(i) holds a current and valid architect license issued by a licensing authority recognized byrule by the division in collaboration with the board;
(ii) discloses in writing to the potential client the fact that the architect:
(A) is not licensed in the state;
(B) may not provide architectural services in the state until the architect is licensed in thestate; and
(C) that such condition may cause a delay in the ability of the architect to providearchitectural services in the state;
(iii) notifies the division in writing of his intent to offer to render architectural services inthe state; and
(iv) does not provide architectural services or engage in the practice of architecture in thisstate until licensed to do so;
(b) a person preparing a plan and specification for a one, two, three, or four-familyresidence not exceeding two stories in height, exclusive of basement;
(c) a person licensed to practice professional engineering under Title 58, Chapter 22,Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Licensing Act, performing engineering or incidentalarchitectural acts or practices that do not exceed the scope of the education and training of theperson performing architecture;
(d) unlicensed employees, subordinates, associates, or drafters of a person licensed underthis chapter while preparing plans and specifications under the supervision of an architect;
(e) a person preparing a plan or specification for, or supervising the alteration of or repairto, an existing building affecting an area not exceeding 3,000 square feet when structuralelements of a building are not changed, such as foundations, beams, columns, and structuralslabs, joists, bearing walls, and trusses; and
(f) an organization engaged in the practice of architecture, provided that:
(i) the organization employs a principal; and
(ii) all individuals employed by the organization, who are engaged in the practice ofarchitecture, are licensed or exempt from licensure under this chapter.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict a draftsman from preparing plansfor a client under the exemption provided in Subsection (1)(b) or taking those plans to a licensedarchitect for his review, approval, and subsequent fixing of the architect's seal to that set of plansif they meet the building code standards.

Enacted by Chapter 260, 1996 General Session