Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-46.8a
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Unlawful practice or use of title - License—Reciprocity
Official statutory text
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to directly or
indirectly engage in the practice of architecture in this state or
use the title "Architect", "Registered or Licensed Architect",
"Architectural Designer", or display or use any words, letters,
figures, titles, signs, cards, advertisements, or other symbols or
devices indicating or tending to indicate that such person is an
architect or is practicing architecture, unless the person is
licensed under the provisions of this act. No person shall aid or
abet any person, not licensed under the provisions of this act, in
the practice of architecture.
B. Every person applying to the Board for an initial license
shall submit an application accompanied by the fee established in
accordance with the rules of the Board, with satisfactory evidence
that such person holds an accredited professional degree in
architecture or has completed such other education as the Board
deems equivalent to an accredited professional degree and with
satisfactory evidence that such person has completed such practical
training in architectural work as the Board requires. If an
applicant is qualified in accordance with this subsection, the Board
shall, by means of a written examination, examine the applicant on
such technical and professional subjects as are prescribed by the
Board. None of the examination materials shall be considered public
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records. The Board may exempt from such written examination an
applicant who holds a certification issued by the National Council
of Architectural Registration Boards or its successor or in any case
the Board decides the interest of the public will be served and the
person is determined to be qualified and competent by equivalent
standards for education, training and examination.
The Board shall adopt as its own rules governing practical
training and education and may use those guidelines published from
time to time by the National Council of Architectural Registration
Boards or its successor. The Board may also adopt the examinations
and grading procedures of the National Council of Architectural
Registration Boards or its successor and the accreditation decisions
of the National Architectural Accrediting Board or its successor.
The Board shall issue its license to each applicant who is found to
be of good moral character and who satisfies the requirements set
forth in this section and the Board's current rules. Such license
shall be effective upon issuance.
C. Pursuant to this act and such rules as it may have adopted,
the Board shall have the power to issue licenses without requiring
an examination to persons who have been licensed to practice
architecture in states other than the State of Oklahoma, in a
territory of the United States, in the District of Columbia, or in a
country other than the United States; provided that the state or
country has a similar reciprocal provision to authorize the issuance
of licenses to persons who have been licensed in this state. If a
person who has been licensed in a state other than the State of
Oklahoma, or in a territory of the United States, in the District of
Columbia, or in a country other than the United States complies with
this act and the rules of the Board, the secretary-treasurer, acting
in the exercise of his or her discretion or upon the order of the
Board in the exercise of its discretion and upon the receipt of the
stated payment to the Board pursuant to the rules of the Board,
shall issue to the person a license to practice architecture in this
state.
indirectly engage in the practice of architecture in this state or
use the title "Architect", "Registered or Licensed Architect",
"Architectural Designer", or display or use any words, letters,
figures, titles, signs, cards, advertisements, or other symbols or
devices indicating or tending to indicate that such person is an
architect or is practicing architecture, unless the person is
licensed under the provisions of this act. No person shall aid or
abet any person, not licensed under the provisions of this act, in
the practice of architecture.
B. Every person applying to the Board for an initial license
shall submit an application accompanied by the fee established in
accordance with the rules of the Board, with satisfactory evidence
that such person holds an accredited professional degree in
architecture or has completed such other education as the Board
deems equivalent to an accredited professional degree and with
satisfactory evidence that such person has completed such practical
training in architectural work as the Board requires. If an
applicant is qualified in accordance with this subsection, the Board
shall, by means of a written examination, examine the applicant on
such technical and professional subjects as are prescribed by the
Board. None of the examination materials shall be considered public
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 103
records. The Board may exempt from such written examination an
applicant who holds a certification issued by the National Council
of Architectural Registration Boards or its successor or in any case
the Board decides the interest of the public will be served and the
person is determined to be qualified and competent by equivalent
standards for education, training and examination.
The Board shall adopt as its own rules governing practical
training and education and may use those guidelines published from
time to time by the National Council of Architectural Registration
Boards or its successor. The Board may also adopt the examinations
and grading procedures of the National Council of Architectural
Registration Boards or its successor and the accreditation decisions
of the National Architectural Accrediting Board or its successor.
The Board shall issue its license to each applicant who is found to
be of good moral character and who satisfies the requirements set
forth in this section and the Board's current rules. Such license
shall be effective upon issuance.
C. Pursuant to this act and such rules as it may have adopted,
the Board shall have the power to issue licenses without requiring
an examination to persons who have been licensed to practice
architecture in states other than the State of Oklahoma, in a
territory of the United States, in the District of Columbia, or in a
country other than the United States; provided that the state or
country has a similar reciprocal provision to authorize the issuance
of licenses to persons who have been licensed in this state. If a
person who has been licensed in a state other than the State of
Oklahoma, or in a territory of the United States, in the District of
Columbia, or in a country other than the United States complies with
this act and the rules of the Board, the secretary-treasurer, acting
in the exercise of his or her discretion or upon the order of the
Board in the exercise of its discretion and upon the receipt of the
stated payment to the Board pursuant to the rules of the Board,
shall issue to the person a license to practice architecture in this
state.
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