Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-46.21v2
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Persons, firms, corporations, limited liability
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companies or limited liability partnerships excepted from act.
A. The State Architectural and Licensed Interior Designers Act
shall not apply to any persons, firms, corporations, limited
liability companies or limited liability partnerships that do not
hold a license or certification in any jurisdiction for exempted
Code Use Groups defined by the State Architectural and Licensed
Interior Designers Act, providing such persons and/or entities shall
not represent such person or entity to be an architect, licensed
interior designer, or other title of profession or business using a
form of the words, "Architect" or "Licensed Interior Designer".
This act shall not prevent such persons and/or entities from
advertising or selling their services.
Any architect, landscape architect or licensed interior designer
from any jurisdiction who contracts, provides or holds out to the
public that he or she is able to provide professional services in
Oklahoma is required to hold a license or certificate of authority
as needed from the Board, even on exempt Code Use Groups, and an
architect, landscape architect, or licensed interior designer is
required to sign, seal and date all construction documents and
technical submissions.
B. Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent the
preparation of technical submissions or the administration of
construction contracts by employees of a person or entity lawfully
engaged in the practice of architecture when such employees are
acting under the responsible control of an architect.
C. The following shall govern design competitions in the state:
1. Nothing in this act shall prohibit a person or firm from
participating in an architectural design competition involving only
architectural programming, planning, schematic design or design
development information provided to a sponsor; and
2. The competition winner, prior to seeking the commission for
architectural services on the proposed project, shall apply for
licensing in this state within ten (10) days of notification of
winning the competition and complete the process within thirty (30)
days.
A. The State Architectural and Licensed Interior Designers Act
shall not apply to any persons, firms, corporations, limited
liability companies or limited liability partnerships that do not
hold a license or certification in any jurisdiction for exempted
Code Use Groups defined by the State Architectural and Licensed
Interior Designers Act, providing such persons and/or entities shall
not represent such person or entity to be an architect, licensed
interior designer, or other title of profession or business using a
form of the words, "Architect" or "Licensed Interior Designer".
This act shall not prevent such persons and/or entities from
advertising or selling their services.
Any architect, landscape architect or licensed interior designer
from any jurisdiction who contracts, provides or holds out to the
public that he or she is able to provide professional services in
Oklahoma is required to hold a license or certificate of authority
as needed from the Board, even on exempt Code Use Groups, and an
architect, landscape architect, or licensed interior designer is
required to sign, seal and date all construction documents and
technical submissions.
B. Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent the
preparation of technical submissions or the administration of
construction contracts by employees of a person or entity lawfully
engaged in the practice of architecture when such employees are
acting under the responsible control of an architect.
C. The following shall govern design competitions in the state:
1. Nothing in this act shall prohibit a person or firm from
participating in an architectural design competition involving only
architectural programming, planning, schematic design or design
development information provided to a sponsor; and
2. The competition winner, prior to seeking the commission for
architectural services on the proposed project, shall apply for
licensing in this state within ten (10) days of notification of
winning the competition and complete the process within thirty (30)
days.
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