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2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4703 | Architects › Section 4703.151 | Disciplinary Actions.

Effective:
June 20, 2008
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 225 - 127th General Assembly
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 state, as adopted by the board pursuant to Chapter 4703. of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4703 | Architects › Section 4703.16 | Fees.

Effective:
June 20, 2008
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 225 - 127th General Assembly
(A) The architects board shall establish the application fee for obtaining registration under section 4703.07 and the fee for obtaining registration pursuant to section 4703.08 of the Revised Code.
(B) 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 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 established by the board.
(C) The board also shall establish the following fees:
(1) The fee for an original and duplicate certificate of qualification to practice architecture and the biennial renewal of the certificate;
(2) The fee for a duplicate renewal card;
(3) The fee to restore a certificate of qualification to practice architecture or certificate of authorization revoked under section 4703.15 of the Revised Code or suspended under section 3123.47 of the Revised Code;
(4) The fee for an original and duplicate certificate of authorization issued under division (L) of section 4703.18 of the Revised Code and the annual renewal of the certificate;
(5) The fee to cover costs for checks or other instruments returned to the board by financial institutions due to insufficient funds.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4703 | Architects › Section 4703.17 | Exceptions.

Effective:
June 13, 1990
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 110 - 118th General Assembly
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 sections 4703.01 to 4703.19 of the Revised Code, provided that such nonresident consultant is qualified for such professional service in his own state or country. "Consultant," as used in this section, does not include a partner of a nonresident architect registered under sections 4703.01 to 4703.19 of the Revised Code.
(C) Practice of architecture solely as an officer or as an employee of the United States.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4703 | Architects › Section 4703.181 | Injunctions.

Effective:
June 20, 2008
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 225 - 127th General Assembly
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 followed in the practice of the profession of architecture in the state, as adopted by the board under Chapter 4703. of the Revised Code.
The remedy provided by this section shall be in addition to any other remedy provided by law.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4703 | Architects › Section 4703.182 | Unauthorized Practice.

Effective:
November 24, 1995
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 231 - 121st General Assembly
(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 authorization granted pursuant to this chapter through either direct employment or independent contract with the person contracting with the owner and offering the services.
(2) The architectural services are offered by the person who intends to perform the actual construction of an improvement to real property as part of a design-build contract.
(3) The contractor, the architect registered under this chapter, or the firm holding a certificate of authorization granted pursuant to this chapter meets the requirements of section 153.70 of the Revised Code when design-build services are provided to a public authority as defined in section 153.65 of the Revised Code.
(B) Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall offer or engage in the practice of architecture without a certificate of authorization for any construction contract that is to be constructed by another person, or hold himself or herself out to the public as engaging in the practice of architecture or as providing architectural services without a certificate of authorization.
(C) As used in this section:
(1) "Construction contract" means any oral or written agreement that involves any activity in connection with the erection, alteration, repair, replacement, renovation, installation, or demolition of any building, structure, highway, or bridge.
(2) "Design-build" means a project delivery system for improvements to real property by which a person is solely responsible contractually as a contractor to an owner for both the design and construction of the improvement, which design and construction may include a performance-based specification established by the owner rather than a specific design as an improvement goal. As used in this division, "contractor" has the same meaning as in section 4113.61 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4703 | Architects › Section 4703.19 | Attorney General Duties - Complaints.

Effective:
June 20, 2008
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 225 - 127th General Assembly
The attorney general is hereby designated as the legal advisor of the architects board.
Any person having knowledge of facts leading to the belief that a violation of division (A) of section 4703.18 of the Revised Code has occurred, may file an affidavit stating such facts with the prosecuting attorney of the county in which such alleged violation occurred, for the purpose of having a complaint filed by such prosecuting attorney.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4703 | Architects › Section 4703.20 | Architect Lien Definitions.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 49 - 134th General Assembly
As used in sections 4703.20 to 4703.206 of the Revised Code:
(A) "Architect" means an individual, partnership, corporation, or association providing architect services pursuant to this chapter. "Architect" does not include a landscape architect registered under this chapter.
(B)(1)(a) "Commercial real estate" means any parcel of real estate in this state other than real estate containing or intended to contain one-to-four residential units.
(b) "Commercial real estate" includes any improvement made to or with regard to such a parcel.
(2) "Commercial real estate" does not include either of the following:
(a) Single-family residential units such as condominiums, townhouses, manufactured homes or industrialized units as defined in section 3781.06 of the Revised Code, or homes in a subdivision when sold, leased, or otherwise conveyed on a unit-by-unit basis, even though these units may be a part of a larger building or parcel of real estate containing more than four residential units;
(b) Real estate owned by a public authority as defined in section 1311.25 of the Revised Code.
(C) "Improvement" means all of the following:
(1) Designing, planning, constructing, erecting, altering, repairing, demolishing, removing, or providing other construction services with regard to any of the following:
(a) Any building or appurtenance thereto;
(b) A fixture, bridge, or other structure;
(c) Any gas pipeline or well, including a well drilled or constructed for the production of oil or gas.
(2) The furnishing of tile for the drainage of any lot or land;
(3) The excavation, cleanup, or removal of hazardous material or waste from real property;
(4) The enhancement or embellishment of real property by seeding, sodding, or the planting thereon of any plants;
(5) The grading or filling to establish a grade.
(D) "Owner" means a person who has a legal or equitable interest in commercial real estate, including a contingent interest, pursuant to an agreement or contract, and who enters into a written contract with an architect for services to be provided with regard to any such interest in the commercial real estate.
Last updated July 14, 2021 at 12:30 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4703 | Architects › Section 4703.201 | Architect Lien on Commercial Real Estate.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 49 - 134th General Assembly
(A)(1) An architect who enters into a written contract for services to be provided with regard to any interest in commercial real estate has a lien on that interest.
(2) The lien shall be effective only if the contract for services is in writing and is signed by the architect and the owner of the interest in commercial real estate.
(B)(1) Only the architect named in the contract shall have a lien pursuant to this section.
(2) A lien is not available to any employee, agent, or independent contractor of the architect.
(C) The amount of the lien shall be limited to the amount due to the architect pursuant to the contract.
(D) The lien shall be effective only against the interest in commercial real estate that is the subject of the contract.
(E) All valid and recorded mechanic's liens arising pursuant to Chapter 1311. of the Revised Code, regardless of recordation date, and all previously recorded mortgages and liens, including judgment liens, take priority over an architect's lien.
Last updated July 14, 2021 at 12:30 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4703 | Architects › Section 4703.202 | Perfection of Architect Lien.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 49 - 134th General Assembly
(A) To perfect a lien on commercial real estate referred to in section 4703.201 of the Revised Code, an architect shall file with the county recorder of the county in which the commercial real estate is located an affidavit as described in division (B) of this section.
(B)(1) The affidavit required under division (A) of this section shall include all of the following:
(a) The name of the architect;
(b) The name of the owner of the interest in the commercial real estate;
(c) The name of the record owner of the commercial real estate if different than the owner described in division (B)(1)(b) of this section;
(d)(i) A legal description of the commercial real estate sufficient to reference the instrument by which the record owner took title and the permanent parcel number, if any ;
(ii) Division (B)(1)(d)(i) of this section shall not be construed as requiring a metes and bounds description.
(e) The parties to and date of the contract;
(f) The amount of the architect's claim under the contract;
(g) A statement that the information contained in the affidavit is true and accurate to the knowledge of the architect.
(2) The affidavit shall be signed by the architect and notarized.
(C) Not later than thirty days after recordation, the architect shall serve the recorded affidavit upon all parties listed in the affidavit by such delivery method as provides proof of receipt. Failure to serve shall not invalidate the lien, but a court may consider equitable remedies for such failure.
(D) A county recorder receiving an affidavit filed pursuant to division (A) of this section shall record the affidavit and charge and collect from the person filing the affidavit the fees prescribed in section 317.32 of the Revised Code for the recorder's services.
Last updated July 14, 2021 at 12:31 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4703 | Architects › Section 4703.203 | Enforcement of Architect Lien.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 49 - 134th General Assembly
(A)(1) An architect holding a lien on commercial real estate that has been perfected pursuant to section 4703.202 of the Revised Code may commence proceedings to enforce the lien by filing a complaint in the common pleas court of the county in which the commercial real estate is located.
(2) The complaint need not initiate foreclosure proceedings on the lien prior to a court determining the validity of the underlying claim.
(B) The architect shall name as defendants in the complaint all parties who have an interest of record in the commercial real estate that is the subject of the lien, including all parties named in the affidavit required under section 4703.202 of the Revised Code.
(C)(1) The architect shall file the complaint within two years of the date of recordation of the affidavit required under section 4703.202 of the Revised Code.
(2) Failure to file a complaint within the time specified shall extinguish the lien.
(D)(1)(a) Any person with an interest in the commercial real estate subject to a lien perfected pursuant to section 4703.202 of the Revised Code may demand, in writing, that the architect commence suit to enforce the lien.
(b) Such a demand shall be commenced by serving the architect and all parties listed in the affidavit required under section 4703.202 of the Revised Code the written demand. Such a delivery may be made by any means that provides proof of receipt.
(2) If the architect does not commence the action within sixty days after receipt of the demand, the lien is extinguished.
Last updated July 14, 2021 at 12:31 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4703 | Architects › Section 4703.204 | Satisfaction and Release of Architect Lien.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 49 - 134th General Assembly
(A) When a claim underlying a lien perfected pursuant to section 4703.202 of the Revised Code is satisfied, the architect holding the lien shall record a written release of the architect's lien in the county recorder's office of the county in which the lien was recorded.
(B) The architect shall file the lien release for recording within thirty days after the underlying claim is satisfied.
(C) The county recorder shall record the release and charge and collect from the architect the fees set forth in section 317.32 of the Revised Code for the recorder's services.
Last updated July 14, 2021 at 12:31 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4703 | Architects › Section 4703.205 | Architect Lien Release Affidavit.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 49 - 134th General Assembly
(A) When a claim underlying a lien established pursuant to section 4703.201 of the Revised Code is satisfied, regardless of whether or not the architect holding the lien records a written release pursuant to section 4703.204 of the Revised Code, or when such a lien is extinguished pursuant to section 4703.203 of the Revised Code, any person with an interest in the commercial real estate that was the subject of the lien, or named in the affidavit recorded pursuant to section 4703.202 of the Revised Code, may record an affidavit stating that the underlying claim was satisfied or that the lien was released by operation of law in the county recorder's office of the county in which the commercial real estate is located.
(B) The county recorder shall record the affidavit and charge and collect from the person filing the affidavit the fees set forth in section 317.32 of the Revised Code for the recorder's services.
(C) The fact that a claim underlying a lien is satisfied or that a lien is extinguished by operation of law does not affect any other right or appropriate action, such as for breach of contract.
Last updated July 14, 2021 at 12:32 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4703 | Architects › Section 4703.206 | Substitution of Financial Security for Architect Lien.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 49 - 134th General Assembly
(A) Any person with an interest in commercial real estate on which a lien has been perfected pursuant to section 4703.202 of the Revised Code, or named in the affidavit required under that section, may apply to the common pleas court of the county in which the commercial real estate is located to substitute financial security for the lien.
(B) The substitute security shall be in the amount equal to the architect's claim, and in a form such as an escrow account or surety bond held by the clerk of courts or other party as determined adequate by the court.
(C) The court, in its entry approving the substitute security, shall direct the release of the lien.
(D)(1) The person substituting the security shall file the entry and release for recording in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the commercial real estate is located.
(2) The county recorder shall record the entry and release and charge and collect from the person filing the entry and release for recording the fees set forth in section 317.32 of the Revised Code for the recorder's services.
Last updated July 14, 2021 at 12:32 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4703 | Architects › Section 4703.31 | Ohio Landscape Architects Board.

Effective:
December 19, 2013
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 68 - 130th General Assembly
(A) There is hereby created the Ohio landscape architects board. The board shall consist of five members appointed by the governor. All appointments made to the board shall be for a five-year term commencing on the eleventh day of November and ending on the tenth day of November. Each member shall hold office from the date of appointment until the end of the term to which the member was appointed. Any member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the member's term until the member's successor is appointed, or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. Three of the members shall be landscape architects registered under sections 4703.33 to 4703.37 of the Revised Code for not less than five years prior to appointment to the board. One member shall be appointed from a licensed design profession and one member shall represent the public. Any member of the board may be removed by the governor at any time for cause.
(B) In the event of a vacancy in the office of a member of the board other than by reason of the expiration of a term, the governor, not later than ninety days after the occurrence of the vacancy, shall appoint a person to hold office for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(C) The board shall elect from its members a president and a secretary who shall hold those offices for one year.
(D) Each member of the board shall 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 for each day actually employed in the discharge of official duties, along with other necessary expenses.
(E) The board shall meet at least twice each calendar year for purposes of transacting regular business and may hold other meetings upon the call of the president or a majority of the members of the board after reasonable notice to the other board members of the time and place of the meeting. Three members of the board constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(F) The board shall utilize the physical facilities and administrative staff of the architects board for the discharge of all the Ohio landscape architects board's administrative duties in connection with the administration and enforcement of sections 4703.30 to 4703.52 of the Revised Code. The Ohio landscape architects board shall bear a proportionate share of the cost of those administrative services, which shall not exceed its revenue.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4703 | Architects › Section 4703.33 | Powers and Duties of Board.

Effective:
December 29, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly
(A) The Ohio landscape architects board, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, may adopt, amend, and enforce rules governing the standards for education, experience, services, conduct, and practice to be followed in the practice of the profession of landscape architecture and rules pertaining to the satisfactory completion of continuing education requirements. If the board adopts rules pertaining to continuing education requirements, the board shall, in general, follow model continuing education recommendations established by the council of landscape architectural registration boards or a similar successor organization.
(B) The board, or the board's designee, shall hold examinations not less than once annually and shall register as a landscape architect each applicant who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant has met all the requirements of section 4703.34 of the Revised Code.
(C) The board shall issue to each individual registered pursuant to this section a certificate of qualification.
Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code does not apply to a certificate of qualification issued under this division.
(D) The board shall appoint at least one of its members as a delegate to each regional and annual meeting of the council of landscape architectural registration boards.
Last updated December 29, 2023 at 6:42 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4703 | Architects › Section 4703.332 | Design-Build Construction Contracts.

Effective:
July 23, 2002
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 214 - 124th General Assembly
(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of sections 4703.30 to 4703.49 of the Revised Code, any person performing labor or providing services pursuant to a construction contract may offer or provide landscape architectural services in connection with the person's other labor or services if all of the following apply:
(1) The person employs a landscape architect registered under sections 4703.30 to 4703.49 of the Revised Code or enters into a contract with a firm, partnership, association, limited liability company, or corporation with a valid certificate of authorization granted under sections 4703.30 to 4703.49 of the Revised Code to provide landscape architectural services.
(2) The person intending to perform the actual construction of an improvement to real property as part of a design-build contract offers the landscape architectural services.
(3) The contractor, the landscape architect registered under sections 4703.30 to 4703.49 of the Revised Code, or the firm, partnership, association, limited liability company, or corporation with a valid certificate of authorization granted under section 4703.331 of the Revised Code meets the requirements of section 153.70 of the Revised Code when design-build services are provided to a public authority as defined in section 153.65 of the Revised Code.
(B) Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person without a certificate of authorization shall offer landscape architectural services or engage in the practice of landscape architecture pursuant to any construction contract whose terms are to be performed by another person or represent to the public that the person engages in the practice of landscape architecture or provides landscape architectural services without a valid certificate of authorization.
(C) As used in this section:
(1) "Construction contract" means any oral or written agreement that involves any activity in connection with an alteration, repair, replacement, renovation, or installation project that is related to land or water resources.
(2) "Design-build" means a project delivery system for improvements to real property by which a person is solely responsible contractually as a contractor, as defined in section 4113.61 of the Revised Code, to an owner for both the design and construction of the improvement, which design and construction may include a performance-based specification established by the owner rather than a specific design as an improvement goal.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4703 | Architects › Section 4703.34 | Applying for Registration.

Effective:
October 9, 2021
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 263 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) Any individual desiring to be registered as a landscape architect may apply in writing to the Ohio landscape architects board in the manner prescribed by the board.
(B) Except as provided in section 4703.35 of the Revised Code, each application shall include, or be accompanied by, evidence given under oath or affirmation and satisfactory to the board that the applicant possesses the qualifications prescribed by division (C) of this section and also possesses, or is in the process of obtaining, one of the qualifications required by division (D) of this section. Each applicant shall include in the application a request for examination. The board shall permit an applicant who is in the process of completing the requirement specified in division (D) of this section to take an examination, but the board shall not register such an applicant until the applicant completes the requirement.
(C) Except as provided in section 4703.35 of the Revised Code, each applicant for registration as a landscape architect shall pass, to the satisfaction of the board, an examination conducted under the authority of the board to determine the fitness of the applicant for registration. The applicant shall be at least eighteen years of age and shall have obtained a professional degree in landscape architecture from a program accredited by the national landscape architect accrediting board.
(D) In addition to the qualifications required by division (C) of this section, the applicant shall meet either of the following requirements:
(1) Has completed three years of practical experience in the office of and under the direct supervision of a registered landscape architect who is actively involved in the practice of landscape architecture, or equivalent experience, as determined by the board, provided that at least one year of the practical experience or its equivalent as required by division (D)(1) of this section shall have been completed by the applicant subsequent to the completion of the educational requirements established by division (C) of this section;
(2) Has completed the requirements for training under an internship program established pursuant to rules adopted by the board that includes, but is not limited to, training in design and construction documents and construction administration and office management, or has equivalent experience that is acceptable to the board.
Last updated October 9, 2021 at 4:52 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4703 | Architects › Section 4703.35 | Reciprocity.

Effective:
December 29, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly
(A) The Ohio landscape architects board shall register as a landscape architect any individual who is at least eighteen years of age and who provides evidence satisfactory to the board that the individual is a registered or licensed landscape architect in another country in which the qualifications, at the time of licensure, were substantially equal, in the opinion of the board, to the requirements for registration as a landscape architect in this state. The board may require that an applicant for registration under this division hold a current council record or certificate in good standing issued by the council of landscape architectural registration boards.
(B) The board shall register as a landscape architect in accordance with Chapter 4796. of the Revised Code an individual if either of the following applies:
(1) The individual holds a registration or license as a landscape architect in another state.
(2) The individual has satisfactory work experience, a government certification, or a private certification as described in that chapter as a landscape architect in a state that does not issue that registration or license.
Last updated December 29, 2023 at 6:42 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4703 | Architects › Section 4703.36 | Qualifications for Registration.

Effective:
December 19, 2013
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 68 - 130th General Assembly
(A) The Ohio landscape architects board shall register as a landscape architect each applicant who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant has met all requirements of section 4703.34 of the Revised Code or, in lieu thereof, has complied with section 4703.35 of the Revised Code. The certificate issued to each individual shall be prima-facie evidence of the right of the individual to whom it is issued to represent self as a landscape architect and to enter the practice of landscape architecture, subject to sections 4703.30 to 4703.49 of the Revised Code.
(B) Each certificate of qualification issued and registered on or after the effective date of this amendment shall authorize the holder to practice landscape architecture as a landscape architect in this state until the last day of December of each even-numbered calendar year, unless revoked or suspended for cause as provided in this chapter or suspended pursuant to section 3123.47 of the Revised Code. License renewal shall be conducted in accordance with the standard license renewal procedure in Chapter 4745. of the Revised Code. Each applicant for license renewal shall demonstrate satisfactory completion of any continuing education requirements the board adopts under section 4703.33 of the Revised Code. Each renewal shall be recorded in the official register of the board.
(C) Each person registered by the board shall secure a seal of the design prescribed by the board. All plans, specifications, drawings, and other documents prepared by, or under the direct supervision of, the landscape architect shall be imprinted with the seal in accordance with the requirements of the board.
(D) Each certificate of authorization issued under division (F) of section 4703.331 of the Revised Code shall authorize the holder to provide landscape architectural services, through the landscape architect designated as being in responsible charge of the landscape architectural activities and decisions, from the date of issuance until the last day of June next succeeding the date upon which the certificate was issued unless the certificate has been suspended or revoked for cause as provided in section 4703.41 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4703 | Architects › Section 4703.37 | Fees.

Effective:
December 29, 2023
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 131 - 134th General Assembly
(A) The Ohio landscape architects board shall establish an application fee for obtaining registration under section 4703.34 of the Revised Code and a fee for obtaining registration under division (A) of section 4703.35 of the Revised Code.
(B) The fee to restore an expired certificate of qualification is the renewal fee for the current certification period, plus the renewal fee for each previous renewal period in which the certificate was not renewed, plus a penalty of twenty-five per cent of the total renewal fees for each renewal period or part thereof in which the certificate was not renewed, on the condition that the maximum fee shall not exceed an amount established by the board.
(C) The board also shall establish the following fees:
(1) The fee for a certificate of qualification or duplicate thereof, as issued to a landscape architect registered under sections 4703.33 to 4703.38 of the Revised Code.
(2) The fee for the biennial renewal of the certificate of qualification and the fee for a duplicate renewal card.
(3) The fee to be charged an examinee for administering an examination to the examinee on behalf of another jurisdiction.
(4) The fee for a certificate of authorization issued under division (F) of section 4703.331 of the Revised Code, the fee for annual renewal of a certificate of authorization, and the fee for a duplicate certificate of authorization.
(5) The fee to cover costs for checks or other instruments returned to the board by financial institutions due to insufficient funds.
Last updated December 29, 2023 at 6:41 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4703 | Architects › Section 4703.38 | Rules to Set Fees.

Effective:
December 19, 2013
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 68 - 130th General Assembly
The Ohio landscape architects board shall promulgate rules setting fees in accordance with section 4703.37 of the Revised Code, and governing the application, examination procedure, renewal, revocation, denial, or failure to renew registration in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4703 | Architects › Section 4703.41 | Disciplinary Actions.

Effective:
December 19, 2013
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 68 - 130th General Assembly
The Ohio landscape architects board may refuse to register any applicant or refuse to issue a certificate of authorization to any applicant, may refuse to renew the registration of any landscape architect registered under sections 4703.30 to 4703.49 or a certificate of authorization issued under division (F) of section 4703.331 of the Revised Code, or may suspend or revoke the registration of any landscape architect registered under sections 4703.30 to 4703.49 of the Revised Code or a certificate of authorization issued under division (F) of section 4703.331 of the Revised Code, or may fine a person when the registrant, holder of a certificate of authorization, or other person does any of the following:
(A) Has obtained or attempted to obtain registration or a certificate of authorization under sections 4703.30 to 4703.49 of the Revised Code by fraud or material misrepresentation or by false oath or affirmation;
(B) Is impersonating or has attempted to impersonate a landscape architect or a former landscape architect;
(C) Is found by the board to have been guilty of fraud, deceit, or gross negligence in the practice of landscape architecture or in providing landscape architectural services;
(D) Has affixed the registrant's or certificate holder's signature to plans, drawings, specifications, or other professional documents that have not been prepared by the registrant or certificate holder or under the registrant's or certificate holder's immediate and responsible direction, or has permitted the registrant's or certificate holder's name to be used for the purpose of assisting any individual, not a landscape architect, to evade sections 4703.30 to 4703.49 of the Revised Code;
(E) Fails the examination under section 4703.33 of the Revised Code;
(F) Is found by the board to have violated any rule governing the standards for education, experience, services, conduct, and practice or any rule adopted by the board under sections 4703.30 to 4703.49 of the Revised Code;
(G) Fails to comply with any disciplinary sanction issued by the board.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4703 | Architects › Section 4703.411 | Prohibited Acts.

Effective:
December 19, 2013
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 68 - 130th General Assembly
(A) No person shall do any of the following:
(1) Obtain or attempt to obtain registration or a certificate of authorization under sections 4703.30 to 4703.49 of the Revised Code by fraud or material misrepresentation or by false oath or affirmation;
(2) Impersonate or attempt to impersonate a landscape architect or former landscape architect;
(3) Recklessly engage in fraud, deceit, or gross negligence in the practice of landscape architecture or in providing landscape architectural services.
(B) No registrant or certificate holder shall do either of the following:
(1) Affix the registrant's or certificate holder's signature to plans, drawings, specifications, or other professional documents that have not been prepared by the registrant or certificate holder or under the registrant's or certificate holder's immediate and responsible direction;
(2) Permit the registrant's or certificate holder's name to be used for the purpose of assisting any individual, not a landscape architect, to evade sections 4703.30 to 4703.49 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4703 | Architects › Section 4703.44 | Administrative Powers.

Effective:
October 3, 2023
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly
The administrative procedures of the Ohio landscape architects board shall be governed by Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, and the board's authorized representatives may administer oaths, take depositions, and issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, records, memoranda, or other information necessary to the carrying out of sections 4703.30 to 4703.52 of the Revised Code.
If a person fails to request a hearing within thirty days after the date the board, in accordance with sections 119.05 and 119.07 of the Revised Code, notifies the person of the board's intent to act against the person under section 4703.41 of the Revised Code, the board, by a majority vote of a quorum of the board members, may take the action against a person without holding an adjudication hearing.
Last updated September 25, 2023 at 11:13 AM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4703 | Architects › Section 4703.46 | Violations - Injunctions.

Effective:
December 19, 2013
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 68 - 130th General Assembly
(A) The Ohio landscape architects board, upon its own motion or upon the verified complaint in writing of any person, may investigate any alleged violation of sections 4703.30 to 4703.52 of the Revised Code. The board, in its discretion, may disregard any complaint filed more than two years after the act or omission alleged as a violation of those sections.
(B) The board may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for relief by injunction or restraining order to enjoin or restrain a person, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other group or combination of persons from the commission of any act that is prohibited by sections 4703.30 to 4703.52 of the Revised Code or by rules adopted by the board under sections 4703.30 to 4703.49 of the Revised Code that govern the standards of service, conduct, and practice to be followed in the practice of landscape architecture.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4703 | Architects › Section 4703.49 | Attorney General - Prosecutions.

Effective:
December 19, 2013
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 68 - 130th General Assembly
The attorney general is hereby designated as the legal advisor of the Ohio landscape architects board.
The prosecuting attorney in each of the counties shall prosecute by court action all violations of sections 4703.30 to 4703.52 of the Revised Code occurring in the prosecuting attorney's jurisdiction as may be presented for prosecution by the board or the board's designee.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4703 | Architects › Section 4703.50 | Depositing Receipts.

Effective:
December 19, 2013
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 68 - 130th General Assembly
All receipts of the architects board and Ohio landscape architects board shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the occupational licensing and regulatory fund.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4703 | Architects › Section 4703.51 | Fees in Excess of Statutory Amounts.

Effective:
June 20, 2008
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 225 - 127th General Assembly
The architects board, subject to the approval of the controlling board and except for fees required to be established by the board at amounts "adequate" to cover designated expenses, may establish fees in excess of the amounts provided in sections 4703.01 to 4703.19 of the Revised Code, provided that such fees do not exceed the amounts specified by these sections by more than fifty per cent.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4703 | Architects › Section 4703.52 | Effect of Child Support Default on Certificate or Permit.

Effective:
December 19, 2013
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 68 - 130th General Assembly
On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the architects board and the Ohio landscape architects board shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a certificate issued pursuant to this chapter.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4703 | Architects › Section 4703.53 | Compliance With Law Regarding Sanctions for Human Trafficking.

Effective:
December 19, 2013
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 68 - 130th General Assembly
The architects board and the Ohio landscape architects board shall comply with section 4776.20 of the Revised Code.
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4703 | Architects › Section 4703.54 | Landscape Architect Lien Definitions.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 49 - 134th General Assembly
As used in sections 4703.54 to 4703.546 of the Revised Code:
(A) "Commercial real estate" and "improvement" have the same meanings as in section 4703.20 of the Revised Code.
(B) "Landscape architect" means an individual, partnership, corporation, or association providing landscape architect services pursuant to this chapter. "Landscape architect" does not include an architect licensed under this chapter.
(C) "Owner" means a person who has a legal or equitable interest in commercial real estate, including a contingent interest, pursuant to an agreement or contract, and who enters into a written contract with a landscape architect for services to be provided with regard to any such interest in the commercial real estate.
Last updated July 14, 2021 at 12:32 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4703 | Architects › Section 4703.541 | Landscape Architect Lien on Commercial Real Estate.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 49 - 134th General Assembly
(A)(1) A landscape architect who enters into a written contract for services to be provided with regard to any interest in commercial real estate has a lien on that interest.
(2) The lien shall be effective only if the contract for services is in writing and is signed by the landscape architect and the owner of the interest in commercial real estate.
(B)(1) Only the landscape architect named in the contract shall have a lien pursuant to this section.
(2) A lien is not available to any employee, agent, or independent contractor of the landscape architect.
(C) The amount of the lien shall be limited to the amount due to the landscape architect pursuant to the contract.
(D) The lien shall be effective only against the interest in commercial real estate that is the subject of the contract.
(E) All valid and recorded mechanic's liens arising pursuant to Chapter 1311. of the Revised Code, regardless of recordation date, and all previously recorded mortgages and liens, including judgment liens, take priority over a landscape architect's lien.
Last updated July 14, 2021 at 12:33 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4703 | Architects › Section 4703.542 | Perfection of Landscape Architect Lien.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 49 - 134th General Assembly
(A) To perfect a lien on commercial real estate referred to in section 4703.541 of the Revised Code, a landscape architect shall file with the county recorder of the county in which the commercial real estate is located an affidavit as described in division (B) of this section.
(B)(1) The affidavit required under division (A) of this section shall include all of the following:
(a) The name of the landscape architect;
(b) The name of the owner of the interest in the commercial real estate;
(c) The name of the record owner of the commercial real estate if different than the owner described in division (B)(1)(b) of this section;
(d)(i) A legal description of the commercial real estate sufficient to reference the instrument by which the record owner took title and the permanent parcel number, if any ;
(ii) Division (B)(1)(d)(i) of this section shall not be construed as requiring a metes and bounds description.
(e) The parties to and date of the contract;
(f) The amount of the landscape architect's claim under the contract;
(g) A statement that the information contained in the affidavit is true and accurate to the knowledge of the landscape architect.
(2) The affidavit shall be signed by the landscape architect and notarized.
(C) Not later than thirty days after recordation, the landscape architect shall serve the recorded affidavit upon all parties listed in the affidavit by such delivery method as provides proof of receipt. Failure to serve shall not invalidate the lien, but a court may consider equitable remedies for such failure.
(D) A county recorder receiving an affidavit filed pursuant to division (A) of this section shall record the affidavit and charge and collect from the person filing the affidavit the fees prescribed in section 317.32 of the Revised Code for the recorder's services.
Last updated July 14, 2021 at 12:33 PM
2023 Ohio Revised Code › Title 47 | Occupations-Professions › Chapter 4703 | Architects › Section 4703.543 | Enforcement of Landscape Architect Lien.

Effective:
September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation:
Senate Bill 49 - 134th General Assembly
(A)(1) A landscape architect holding a lien that has been perfected pursuant to section 4703.542 of the Revised Code may commence proceedings to enforce a lien by filing a complaint in the common pleas court of the county in which the commercial real estate is located.
(2) The complaint need not initiate foreclosure proceedings on the lien prior to a court determining the validity of the underlying claim.
(B) The landscape architect shall name as defendants in the complaint all parties who have an interest of record in the commercial real estate that is the subject of the lien, including all parties named in the affidavit required under section 4703.542 of the Revised Code.
(C)(1) The landscape architect shall file the complaint within two years of the date of recordation of the affidavit required under section 4703.542 of the Revised Code.
(2) Failure to file a complaint within the time specified shall extinguish the lien.
(D)(1)(a) Any person with an interest in the commercial real estate subject to a lien perfected pursuant to section 4703.542 of the Revised Code may demand, in writing, that the landscape architect commence suit to enforce the lien.
(b) Such a demand shall be commenced by serving the landscape architect and all parties listed in the affidavit required under section 4703.542 of the Revised Code the written demand. Such a delivery may be made by any means that provides proof of receipt.
(2) If the landscape architect does not commence the action within sixty days after receipt of the demand, the lien is extinguished.
Last updated July 14, 2021 at 12:33 PM