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...(A) The accountancy board may investigate whether a person has violated any provision of this chapter or rule adopted under it before commencing a disciplinary proceeding pursuant to section 4701.16 of the Revised Code or taking legal action pursuant to section 4701.18 of the Revised Code. An investigation under this section is not subject to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. The board may appoint a committee of boa...

...The accountancy board shall comply with section 4776.20 of the Revised Code.

...Whoever violates section 4701.14 of the Revised Code is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.

... The governor shall appoint an architects board, which shall be composed of five individuals, four of whom shall be architects who have been in active practice in the state for not less than five years previous to their appointment, and one of whom shall be a member of the general public and who is not an architect. At the expiration of the term of office of each of the members the governor shall, with the advice ...

... The architects board shall organize by electing from its membership a president and a secretary, and also a vice-president and an assistant secretary, who shall act during absence or disability of the president or secretary respectively. The board shall adopt all necessary rules, regulations, and bylaws, not inconsistent with sections 4703.01 to 4703.19 of the Revised Code and the constitutions and laws of this sta...

...(A) The architects board shall enforce sections 4703.01 to 4703.19 of the Revised Code, may subpoena witnesses and records in connection with its investigations, and may incur such expenses as are necessary. (B) Each member of the board shall be entitled to receive, as a part of the expense of the board, an amount fixed pursuant to division (J) of section 124.15 of the Revised Code while actually engaged ...

...(A) The architects board shall file with the governor, after the close of each fiscal year a full report of its operations as of the thirtieth day of June of said year, together with a statement of receipts and expenditures. (B) A roster, showing the name, registration number, and address of all architects registered and in good standing as of the first day of April of each even-numbered year under section...

...Three members of the architects board shall constitute a quorum, but no action at any meeting shall be taken without at least three votes in accord; and the regular and special meetings of the board shall be called and held in the manner and at the times and places prescribed in its rules.

...(A) Any person shall, before engaging in the practice of architecture or before being styled or known as an architect, secure from the architects board a certificate of the person's qualifications to practice under the title of "architect," and be registered with the board. Any person holding such certificate and being registered pursuant to sections 4703.01 to 4703.19 of the Revised Code may be styled or k...

... Unless certified and registered pursuant to rules adopted under section 4703.08 of the Revised Code, an applicant for a certificate of qualification to practice architecture shall: (A) Be at least eighteen years of age; (B) Submit satisfactory evidence of having obtained a professional degree in architecture from a school having a program accredited by the national accrediting board recognized by the architects ...

...(A) The architects board shall establish and maintain and administer an architecture education assistance program to pay applicant enrollment fees for the internship program required of applicants by section 4703.07 of the Revised Code. (B) The board shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to establish all of the following: (1) Applicant eligibility criteria for receipt of intern...

... The architects board shall adopt rules to certify and register an applicant for a certificate of qualification to practice architecture who is licensed or registered as an architect in another country, holds a current certificate in good standing issued by the national council of architectural registration boards, and wishes to be registered in this state.

...All examinations held under sections 4703.01 to 4703.19 of the Revised Code, shall be conducted by the architects board or its authorized representatives at such times and places as may be determined by the regulations established by the board, but not less than one examination for certificate of qualification to practice architecture shall be held in each year.

... If the applicant passes the examination under section 4703.09 of the Revised Code or in lieu of the examination is, in the opinion of the architects board, eligible to register as an architect pursuant to rules adopted under section 4703.08 of the Revised Code, the applicant is eligible to receive from the board a certificate of qualification to practice architecture. The certificate shall be signed by the president...

...The architects board shall keep an official register of all said certificates of qualification to practice architecture issued and of the renewals of the same as provided in sections 4703.01 to 4703.19 of the Revised Code, which register shall be properly indexed and shall be open for public inspection and information.

...(A) Each original certificate of qualification to practice architecture issued and registered shall authorize the holder to practice architecture as a registered architect throughout this state from the date of issuance until the last day of December of the odd-numbered year next succeeding the date upon which the certificate was issued, unless the certificate has been revoked or suspended for cause as provided...

...(A) Each architect who holds a certificate of qualification to practice architecture under sections 4703.01 to 4703.19 of the Revised Code and who desires to continue the practice of architecture shall, before or during the month of December of each odd-numbered year, make application, together with the renewal fee provided in section 4703.16 of the Revised Code, for a renewal of the certificate, and demonstrate...

...Any holder of a certificate of qualification to practice architecture that has expired through failure to be renewed as provided in section 4703.13 of the Revised Code may obtain a renewal of such certificate, at any time within one year from the date of its expiration, upon application to and with the approval of the architects board. The time for renewal of such expired certificate may be extended at the di...

... (A) The architects board may by three concurring votes deny renewal of, revoke, or suspend any certificate of qualification to practice architecture, issued or renewed under sections 4703.10, 4703.13, and 4703.14 of the Revised Code, or any certificate of authorization, issued or renewed under sections 4703.13 and 4703.18 of the Revised Code, if proof satisfactory to the board is presented in any of the following ca...

...The architects board may revoke or suspend licenses or reprimand licensees, and may revoke or suspend the certificate of authorization provided for in division (L) of section 4703.18 of the Revised Code, in accordance with the seriousness of the charge, for violation of rules governing the standards of service, conduct, and practice to be followed in the practice of the profession of architecture in the s...

... (A) The fee to restore a certificate of qualification to practice architecture is the renewal fee for the current certification period, plus the renewal fee for each two-year period in which the certificate was not renewed, plus a penalty the architects board establishes for each two-year period or part thereof in which the certificate was not renewed, provided that the maximum fee shall not exceed the amount establ...

...The following shall be exempted from sections 4703.01 to 4703.19 of the Revised Code: (A) Engaging in architectural work as an employee of a registered architect, provided that the work may not include responsible charge of design or inspection; (B) Practice of architecture by any person not a resident of and having no established place of business in this state as a consultant of an architect registered under sect...

... (A) No person shall enter upon the practice of architecture or hold forth as an architect or registered architect, unless the person has complied with sections 4703.01 to 4703.19 of the Revised Code and is the holder of a certificate of qualification to practice architecture issued or renewed and registered under those sections. (B) Sections 4703.01 to 4703.19 of the Revised Code do not prevent persons other than ...

...The architects board may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for relief by injunction or restraining order to enjoin or restrain a person, firm, corporation, partnership, or any other group or combination of persons from the commission of any act which is prohibited by sections 4703.01 to 4703.19 of the Revised Code, or by rules governing the standards of service, conduct, and practice to be followe...

...(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any person who performs labor or who provides services pursuant to a construction contract may offer or provide architectural services in connection with the person's own labor or services if all of the following apply: (1) The architectural services are provided and performed by an architect registered under this chapter or by a firm holding a certificate of ...