Alaska Stat. § 08.48.341

In this chapter, (1) “architect” means a professional architect;

(2) “board” means the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors;

(3) “building” means a structure used or intended for human occupancy;

(4) “certificate of authorization” means a certificate issued by the board authorizing a corporation, a limited liability company, a limited liability partnership, or a limited partnership to provide professional services in architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture through individuals legally registered by the board;

(5) “certificate of registration” means a certificate issued by the board recognizing the individual named in the certificate as meeting the requirements for registration under this chapter;

(6) “department” means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development;

(7) “design of minor importance” means work that is incidental to the discipline of a registrant and is within the experience of the registrant, but does not include comprehensive design services of any particular building type, structure, building system, engineering system, or site development;

(8) “engineer” means a professional engineer;

(9) “fire protection system” means a fire alarm device or system or fire extinguishing device or system, or combination of both, that is designed and installed for detecting, controlling, or extinguishing a fire or otherwise alerting an occupant or the fire department, or both, that a fire has occurred;

(10) “land surveyor” means a professional land surveyor;

(11) “landscape architect” means a professional landscape architect;

(12) “limited liability company” means an organization organized under AS 10.50 or a foreign limited liability company; in this paragraph, “foreign limited liability company” has the meaning given in AS 10.50.990 ;

(13) “limited liability partnership” means a limited liability partnership or a foreign limited liability partnership, as those terms are defined in AS 32.06.995 ;

(14) “limited partnership” has the meaning given in AS 32.11.900 ;

(15) “practice of architecture” means professional service or creative work in the design of buildings, the teaching of advanced architectural courses in institutions of higher learning, consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design, and professional observation of construction of public or private buildings, works, or projects, and architectural review of drawings and specifications by regulatory agencies; “practice of architecture” may by regulation of the board include mechanical, electrical, or structural design of minor importance;

(16) “practice of engineering” means professional service or creative work, the adequate performance of which requires the specialized knowledge of applied mathematics and sciences, dealing with the design of structures, machines, equipment, utilities systems, materials, processes, works, or projects, public or private; the teaching of advanced engineering courses in institutions of higher learning; the direction of or the performance of engineering surveys, consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, and professional observation of construction of public and private structures, works, or projects and engineering review of drawings and specifications by regulatory agencies; “practice of engineering” may by regulation of the board include architectural building design of minor importance, but it does not include comprehensive architectural services;
ultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, and professional observation of construction of public and private structures, works, or projects and engineering review of drawings and specifications by regulatory agencies; “practice of engineering” may by regulation of the board include architectural building design of minor importance, but it does not include comprehensive architectural services;

(17) “practice of land surveying” means the teaching of land surveying courses at an institution of higher learning, or any service or work the adequate performance of which involves the application of special knowledge of the principles of mathematics, the related physical and applied sciences, and the relevant requirements of law for adequate evidence of the act of measuring and locating land, geodetic and cadastral surveys for the location and monumentation of property boundaries, for the platting and planning of land and subdivisions of land, including the topography, alignment, and grades for streets, and for the preparation and perpetuation of maps, record plats, field note records, and property descriptions that represent these surveys;

(18) “practice of landscape architecture” means professional services or creative work in the design of landscape, the adequate performance of which requires the specialized knowledge of applied mathematics and physical and social sciences; consulting on, evaluating, planning, and designing public and private landscape architecture projects; the teaching of advanced landscape architectural courses in institutions of higher learning; consultation and the direction or performance of preparing, filing, and administering related plans, drawings, specifications, permits, and other contract documents involving projects that direct, inform, or advise on the functional use and preservation of natural and built environments; the review of drawings and specifications by regulatory agencies; and minor architectural and engineering design work as authorized by the board under AS 08.48.101 (a)(7);

(19) “professional architect” means a person registered as a professional architect by the board;

(20) “professional engineer” means a person registered as a professional engineer by the board;

(21) “professional land surveyor” means a person registered as a professional land surveyor by the board;

(22) “professional landscape architect” means a person registered as a professional landscape architect by the board;

(23) “registrant” means a person registered by the board as a professional architect, engineer, land surveyor, or landscape architect;

(24) “responsible charge” means the direct control and personal supervision of work;

(25) “shop drawing” or “field drawing” means a drawing prepared by a contractor, subcontractor, or vendor that shows how a particular aspect of the work is to be fabricated and installed and demonstrates how an aspect of the work will satisfy the requirements of the construction document;

(26) “structure” means a system of materials and components that resists horizontal and vertical loads.