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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 62 - PROFESSIONS, BUSINESSES AND TRADES (§§ 62-1-101 — 62-76-203) › Chapter 1 - TENNESSEE ACCOUNTANCY ACT OF 1998 (§§ 62-1-101 — 62-1-203) › Part 2 - REVIEW COMMITTEES (§§ 62-1-201 — 62-1-203) › Section 62-1-203 - Accountants serving on review committees - Immunity

(a)
Any certified public accountant or public accountant who serves on any review committee is immune from liability with respect to any action taken by the accountant in good faith as a member of the review committee.
(b)
Certified public accountants and public accountants, and any other individual appointed to or authorized to perform administrative services for any review committee, are immune from liability for furnishing information, data, reports or records to any review committee or for damages resulting from any decisions, opinions, actions and proceedings rendered, entered or acted upon by the review committees undertaken or performed within the scope or functions of the duties of the review committees, if made or taken in good faith and without malice and on the basis of facts reasonably known or reasonably believed to exist.
Acts 1991, ch. 274, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 62 - PROFESSIONS, BUSINESSES AND TRADES (§§ 62-1-101 — 62-76-203) › Chapter 2 - ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS (§§ 62-2-101 — 62-2-906) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 62-2-101 — 62-2-110) › Section 62-2-101 - Registration

In order to safeguard life, health and property and to promote public welfare, by requiring that only properly qualified persons shall practice architecture, engineering and landscape architecture, or use the title "registered interior designer" in this state, any person practicing architecture, engineering or landscape architecture or using the title "registered interior designer" shall be registered as provided in this chapter, and it is unlawful for any person to practice or offer to practice architecture, engineering or landscape architecture, or use the title "registered interior designer" unless the person has been duly registered under this chapter, except as otherwise provided.
Acts 1979, ch. 263, § 1; T.C.A., § 62-201; Acts 1988, ch. 990, § 1; 1991, ch. 164, § 8; 1997, ch. 33, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 62 - PROFESSIONS, BUSINESSES AND TRADES (§§ 62-1-101 — 62-76-203) › Chapter 2 - ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS (§§ 62-2-101 — 62-2-906) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 62-2-101 — 62-2-110) › Section 62-2-102 - Practice and persons exempt from registration

(a)
Except as provided in subsections (b) and (d), nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring registration for the purpose of practicing architecture, engineering or landscape architecture by a person; provided, that the person does not use the appellation "architect," "engineer" or "landscape architect," an appellation that compounds, modifies or qualifies the word "architecture," "engineering" or "landscape architecture," or that gives or is designed to give the impression that the person using those words is an architect, engineer or landscape architect.
(b)
It is unlawful for any person other than a registered architect or engineer to prepare plans and specifications for any building or structure other than the following:
(1)
Structures classified as business, factory-industrial, hazardous, mercantile, residential and storage occupancies, as those occupancies are defined in the International Building Code currently adopted by the state fire marshal, that are:
(A)
Less than three (3) stories in height; and
(B)
Less than five thousand square feet (5,000 sq. ft.) in total gross area;
(2)
One-family and two-family dwellings and domestic outbuildings appurtenant to those dwellings;
(3)
Farm buildings not designed or intended for human occupancy; or
(4)
(A)
Signs that do not exceed either of the following limits:
(i)
Any portion of the sign is twenty feet (20') or more above the ground level; or
(ii)
Any portion of the sign is fifteen feet (15') or more above the ground level, if the sign has more than one hundred twenty square feet (120 sq. ft.) in total sign face area;
(B)
Subdivision (b)(4)(A) shall not apply if, in the opinion of the local government building official, failure of the support system for the sign is likely to cause harm to people or property.
(c)
Nothing in this section shall prevent any awarding authority, public or private, from requiring the services of a registered architect, engineer or landscape architect for any project.
(d)
Any person, firm, company, business, corporation or other entity that was organized and doing business other than business regulated in this chapter that was organized and doing business prior to January 1, 1967, and whose corporate name includes the appellation "engineer" or an appellation that compounds, modifies or qualifies the word "engineering," may continue to use that corporate name and shall not be required to register pursuant to this chapter. This section shall not be construed to authorize those entities to engage in the practice of architecture, engineering or landscape architecture without registering pursuant to this chapter.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 904, s 1, eff. 7/1/2022.
Acts 1979, ch. 263, § 29; T.C.A., § 62-229; Acts 1983, ch. 47, § 1; 1988, ch. 990, § 2; 1989, ch. 307, § 1; 1993, ch. 132, § 1; 2009 , ch. 268, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 62 - PROFESSIONS, BUSINESSES AND TRADES (§§ 62-1-101 — 62-76-203) › Chapter 2 - ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS (§§ 62-2-101 — 62-2-906) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 62-2-101 — 62-2-110) › Section 62-2-103 - Persons exempt from chapter

The following shall be exempted from this chapter; provided, that, except as provided in subdivision (4), nothing in this section shall be construed as exempting any person who makes public use of the title "engineer," "architect" or "landscape architect" or any appellation of those titles, including persons employed by this state or its political subdivisions:
(1)
Any person engaging in architectural, engineering or landscape architectural work as an employee of a registered architect, registered engineer or registered landscape architect; provided, that such work may not include responsible charge of design or supervision;
(2)
Architects, engineers or landscape architects who are not residents of and have no established place of business in this state, who are acting as consulting associates of an architect, engineer or landscape architect registered under this chapter; provided, that the nonresident is qualified for such professional service in the nonresident's own state or country;
(3)
Architects, engineers or landscape architects who are employed by a person, firm or corporation not engaged in the practice of architecture, engineering, or landscape architecture and who render architectural, engineering or landscape architectural services to their employer only and not to the general public; and
(4)
Architects, engineers or landscape architects who are employed by a municipal electric system or electric and community service cooperative as defined in §
65-34-102
or telephone cooperatives as defined in title 65, chapter 29 and who render architectural, engineering or landscape architectural services pertaining to the operations of their employer and who do not offer their services to the general public in exchange for compensation other than that received from their employer. Nothing in this subdivision (4) shall be construed as exempting any person who makes public use of the title "engineer," "architect" or "landscape architect" or any appellation of those titles.
Acts 1979, ch. 263, § 30; T.C.A., § 62-230; Acts 1988, ch. 990, §§ 3-5; 1989, ch. 307, §§ 2, 3; 1993, ch. 132, § 2; 1994, ch. 644, §§ 1, 2; 1995, ch. 113, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 62 - PROFESSIONS, BUSINESSES AND TRADES (§§ 62-1-101 — 62-76-203) › Chapter 2 - ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS (§§ 62-2-101 — 62-2-906) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 62-2-101 — 62-2-110) › Section 62-2-104 - Employees of licensees

(a)
Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the drafters, students, clerks of the work superintendents and other employees of lawfully practicing architects, engineers and landscape architects under this chapter from acting under the instruction, control or supervision of the employer or to prevent the employment of superintendents on the construction, enlargement or alterations of buildings or any appurtenance to buildings, or prevent such superintendents from acting under the immediate personal supervision of registered architects, registered engineers or registered landscape architects by whom the plans and specifications of the building enlargements, constructions or alterations were prepared.
(b)
Nothing in this chapter shall prevent persons, mechanics or builders from making plans, specifications for or supervising the erection, enlargement or alterations of buildings or any appurtenance to buildings, to be constructed by themselves or their employees exclusively for their own use and occupancy, unless the same involves the public health or safety; provided, that the working drawings for such constructions are signed by the authors of the drawings and their true appellations as "contractor," "carpenter," etc., without the use in any form of the title "architect," "engineer" or "landscape architect."
Acts 1979, ch. 263, § 31; T.C.A., § 62-231; Acts 1988, ch. 990, § 6.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 62 - PROFESSIONS, BUSINESSES AND TRADES (§§ 62-1-101 — 62-76-203) › Chapter 2 - ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS (§§ 62-2-101 — 62-2-906) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 62-2-101 — 62-2-110) › Section 62-2-105 - Violations - Penalties - Reporting offenses

(a)
(1)
No person shall:
(A)
Present or attempt to file as the person's own the certificate of registration of another;
(B)
Give forged or willfully false evidence of any kind to the state board of examiners for architects and engineers or any member of the board for the purpose of obtaining a certificate;
(C)
Falsely impersonate any other practitioner; or
(D)
Use or attempt to use an expired or revoked certificate of registration.
(2)
A violation of subdivision (a)(1) is a Class B misdemeanor.
(b)
(1)
No person shall practice or offer to practice engineering, architecture or landscape architecture, or use the title "registered interior designer" in this state in violation of this chapter.
(2)
A violation of subdivision (b)(1) is a Class B misdemeanor.
(3)
Each day's violation of subdivision (b)(1) is a separate offense.
(c)
A person is construed to practice or offer to practice engineering, architecture or landscape architecture who, by verbal claim, sign, advertisement, letterhead, card or in any other way, represents that person to be an architect, engineer or landscape architect, with or without qualifying adjective, or through the use of some other title implies that the person is an architect, engineer or landscape architect.
(d)
It is the duty of the members of the board to report any violations of this chapter to the proper authorities.
Acts 1979, ch. 263, § 34; 1980, ch. 627, § 5; T.C.A., § 62-234; Acts 1988, ch. 990, § 7; 1989, ch. 591, § 112; 1991, ch. 164, § 9; 1997, ch. 33, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 62 - PROFESSIONS, BUSINESSES AND TRADES (§§ 62-1-101 — 62-76-203) › Chapter 2 - ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS (§§ 62-2-101 — 62-2-906) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 62-2-101 — 62-2-110) › Section 62-2-106 - Enforcement

(a)
It is the duty of the state board of examiners for architects and engineers to inquire into the identity of any person claiming to be an architect, engineer, landscape architect or registered interior designer and to prosecute any person or persons violating this chapter.
(b)
The board may, when it deems appropriate, seek civil remedies at law or equity to restrain or enjoin any unauthorized practice or other violation of this chapter.
Acts 1979, ch. 263, § 35; T.C.A., § 62-235; Acts 1988, ch. 990, § 8; 1991, ch. 164, § 10; 1997, ch. 33, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 62 - PROFESSIONS, BUSINESSES AND TRADES (§§ 62-1-101 — 62-76-203) › Chapter 2 - ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS (§§ 62-2-101 — 62-2-906) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 62-2-101 — 62-2-110) › Section 62-2-107 - Employment of licensees on public works - Excluded public works

(a)
Neither the state, nor any county, city, town or village or other political subdivision of the state, shall engage in the construction or maintenance of any public work involving architecture, engineering or landscape architecture for which the plans, specifications and estimates have not been made by a registered architect, registered engineer or registered landscape architect.
(b)
(1)
Nothing in this section shall be held to apply to such public work if:
(A)
The contemplated expenditure for the complete project does not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), and the work does not alter the structural, mechanical or electrical system of the project; or
(B)
The contemplated expenditure for the complete project does not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), the project is located in a state park, and the work is solely maintenance, as defined in the policy and procedures of the state building commission.
(2)
For a public work located in a state park, existing plans may be used as a basis of design if the plans have been designed and sealed by a registered architect, engineer, or landscape architect and a registered architect, engineer, or landscape architect reviews such plans for compliance with all applicable codes and standards and appropriateness for the site conditions of the project, makes changes if required, and seals the plans in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
(c)
For the purposes of this chapter, "public work" does not include construction, reconstruction or renovation of all or any part of an electric distribution system owned or operated directly or through a board by a municipality, county, power district or other subdivision of this state that is to be constructed, reconstructed or renovated according to specifications established in the American National Standard Electrical Safety Code, the National Electrical Code or other recognized specifications governing design and construction requirements for such facilities. Notwithstanding this subsection (c), "electrical distribution system" does not include any office buildings, warehouses or other structures containing walls and a roof that are to be open to the general public.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 403,s 1, eff. 5/8/2015.
Acts 1979, ch. 263, § 36; T.C.A., § 62-236; Acts 1988, ch. 990, § 9; 1994, ch. 644, § 3; 2012, ch. 927, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 62 - PROFESSIONS, BUSINESSES AND TRADES (§§ 62-1-101 — 62-76-203) › Chapter 2 - ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS (§§ 62-2-101 — 62-2-906) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 62-2-101 — 62-2-110) › Section 62-2-108 - Hearings and judicial review

The Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, governs all matters and procedures respecting the hearing and judicial review of any contested case arising under this chapter.
Acts 1980, ch. 451, § 11; T.C.A., § 62-237.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 62 - PROFESSIONS, BUSINESSES AND TRADES (§§ 62-1-101 — 62-76-203) › Chapter 2 - ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS (§§ 62-2-101 — 62-2-906) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 62-2-101 — 62-2-110) › Section 62-2-109 - Voluntary inspection services by architects or engineers at scene of a natural or man-made emergency - Limitation of liability - Applicability and scope of limitation

(a)
An architect or engineer who voluntarily, without compensation or expectation of compensation, provides structural or building systems inspection services at the scene of a declared national, state or local natural or man-made emergency at the request of a public safety officer or city or county building inspector acting in an official capacity shall not be liable in negligence for any personal injury or property damage caused by the architect's or engineer's good faith, but negligent, inspection of a structure used for human habitation or a structure owned by a public entity, for structural integrity or nonstructural elements affecting life and safety. The immunity provided by this section shall apply only for an inspection that occurs within ninety (90) days of the declared national, state or local natural or man-made emergency.
(b)
Nothing in this section shall be construed to provide immunity for gross negligence or willful misconduct.
(c)
As used in this section, "public safety officer" means:
(1)
The chief law enforcement officer in a county or city;
(2)
A law enforcement officer acting at the specific direction of the chief law enforcement officer; or
(3)
The director or the director's assistants of the emergency management agency designated in accordance with §
58-2-104
.
(d)
Nothing in this section shall be construed as extending immunity to a city or county for whom inspection services are provided as described in this section.
Acts 1991, ch. 267, § 1; 2006, ch. 937, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 62 - PROFESSIONS, BUSINESSES AND TRADES (§§ 62-1-101 — 62-76-203) › Chapter 2 - ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS (§§ 62-2-101 — 62-2-906) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 62-2-101 — 62-2-110) › Section 62-2-110 - Exemptions from part

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any person in business in Tennessee in 1998 for the sole purpose of manufacturing and distributing federal aviation administration-approved avionic equipment is exempt from this part.
Acts 2010, ch. 945, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 62 - PROFESSIONS, BUSINESSES AND TRADES (§§ 62-1-101 — 62-76-203) › Chapter 2 - ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS (§§ 62-2-101 — 62-2-906) › Part 2 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS (§§ 62-2-201 — 62-2-207) › Section 62-2-202 - Qualifications of board members - Removal - Vacancies

(a)
The members of the board appointed under §
62-2-201(a)
shall each have had at least ten (10) years' experience in the practice of architecture as a registered architect, ten (10) years' experience in the practice of engineering as a registered engineer, ten (10) years' experience in the practice of interior design as a registered interior designer or ten (10) years' experience in the practice of landscape architecture as a registered landscape architect, with no record of any formal disciplinary action. Such members shall each have been in responsible charge of work for at least five (5) years, and shall each have demonstrated an interest in improving the profession by involvement in a statewide association directly related to their profession for at least five (5) years. Each member shall be a citizen of the United States and shall have been a resident of Tennessee for five (5) years at the time of appointment. The ten-year requirement of experience as a registered practitioner shall not apply to the registered interior designer member until January 1, 2014; provided, however, that the member shall have been a registered interior designer for five (5) years and shall have ten (10) years' experience as an interior designer.
(b)
(1)
The governor may remove any member of the board for misconduct, incapacity, or neglect of duty.
(2)
(A)
Notwithstanding subdivision (b)(1), any member who misses more than fifty percent (50%) of the scheduled meetings in a calendar year shall be removed as a member of the board.
(B)
The chair of the board shall promptly notify, or cause to be notified, the appointing authority of any member who fails to satisfy the attendance requirement as prescribed in subdivision (b)(2)(A).
(c)
Vacancies on the board shall be filled for the unexpired term as prescribed in §
62-2-201
.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 610, s 4, eff. 3/22/2016.
Acts 1979, ch. 263, § 3; T.C.A., § 62-203; Acts 1988, ch. 990, § 12; 1991, ch. 164, §§ 14, 15; 1992, ch. 582, § 2; 1997 , ch. 33, § 6; 2005, ch. 9, § 1; 2012 , ch. 724, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 62 - PROFESSIONS, BUSINESSES AND TRADES (§§ 62-1-101 — 62-76-203) › Chapter 2 - ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS (§§ 62-2-101 — 62-2-906) › Part 2 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS (§§ 62-2-201 — 62-2-207) › Section 62-2-203 - Certificates of appointment - Legal assistance - Attendance of witnesses - Seal - Rules - Continuing professional education

(a)
Each member appointed under §
62-2-201(a)
shall receive a certificate of appointment from the governor, and no one shall be eligible for appointment who does not at the time hold an unexpired certificate to practice architecture, engineering or landscape architecture or certificate of registration to use the title "registered interior designer," except the first registered interior designer board member, issued under this chapter or other applicable law. Before beginning a term of office, each appointed member shall file with the secretary of state the oath of office.
(b)
The board or any committee of the board shall be entitled to the services of an assistant attorney general in connection with the affairs of the board, and the board shall have power to compel the attendance of witnesses on behalf of the state or any party having issue before the board, may administer oaths and may take testimony concerning all matters within its jurisdiction.
(c)
The board shall adopt and have an official seal, which shall be affixed to all certificates of registration granted, and shall make all bylaws and rules not inconsistent with the law.
(d)
The board has the authority to establish continuing professional education requirements for architects, engineers, landscape architects and registered interior designers. Any rules promulgated to effect this subsection (d) shall be promulgated in compliance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
Acts 1979, ch. 263, § 4; T.C.A., § 62-204; Acts 1988, ch. 990, § 13; 1991, ch. 164, § 16; 1995, ch. 129, § 1; 1997 , ch. 33, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 62 - PROFESSIONS, BUSINESSES AND TRADES (§§ 62-1-101 — 62-76-203) › Chapter 2 - ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS (§§ 62-2-101 — 62-2-906) › Part 2 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS (§§ 62-2-201 — 62-2-207) › Section 62-2-204 - Board meetings - Officers - Quorum

(a)
The board shall hold at least two (2) regular meetings each year. Special meetings shall be held at times that the bylaws of the board may provide. Notice of all meetings shall be given in the manner that the bylaws of the board may provide, consistent with all existing state laws.
(b)
The board shall elect annually from its members a chair, a vice chair and a secretary.
(c)
A quorum of the board shall consist of no less than five (5) members; except, however, for the purpose of formal disciplinary matters involving an architect, engineer, registered interior designer or landscape architect, at least one (1) board member from the respective profession shall be present.
Acts 1979, ch. 263, § 5; T.C.A., § 62-205; Acts 1982, ch. 735, §§ 1, 2; 1984, ch. 676, § 6; 1988, ch. 990, § 14; 1990, ch. 1026, § 20; 1991, ch. 164, § 17; 1997, ch. 33, § 8.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 62 - PROFESSIONS, BUSINESSES AND TRADES (§§ 62-1-101 — 62-76-203) › Chapter 2 - ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS (§§ 62-2-101 — 62-2-906) › Part 2 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS (§§ 62-2-201 — 62-2-207) › Section 62-2-205 - Executive director

The board shall have an executive director who shall perform all administrative functions for the board.
Acts 1979, ch. 263, § 6; T.C.A., § 62-206; Acts 1995, ch. 197, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 62 - PROFESSIONS, BUSINESSES AND TRADES (§§ 62-1-101 — 62-76-203) › Chapter 2 - ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS (§§ 62-2-101 — 62-2-906) › Part 2 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS (§§ 62-2-201 — 62-2-207) › Section 62-2-206 - Attendance at state, regional and national registration meetings

The board may authorize, subject to the approval of the department of commerce and insurance, one (1) administrative person and three (3) board members to attend state, regional and national registration meetings and to perform other necessary functions. These personnel shall be reimbursed for all travel and other necessary expenses, which shall be claimed and paid in accordance with the prevailing travel regulations of state government.
Acts 1979, ch. 263, § 7; T.C.A., § 62-207; Acts 2000, ch. 817, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 62 - PROFESSIONS, BUSINESSES AND TRADES (§§ 62-1-101 — 62-76-203) › Chapter 2 - ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS (§§ 62-2-101 — 62-2-906) › Part 2 - STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS (§§ 62-2-201 — 62-2-207) › Section 62-2-207 - Records of board - Roster of registrants - Annual report

(a)
The board shall keep a record of its proceedings and a register of all applicants for registration showing, for each, the date of application, name, age, educational and other qualifications, place of business and place of residence, whether or not an examination was required and whether the applicant was rejected or a certificate of registration granted and the date of such action. The books and register of the board shall be prima facie evidence of all matters recorded in the books and register.
(b)
A roster showing the names and places of business and of residence of all registered architects, engineers, landscape architects and registered interior designers and the names and addresses of all firms, corporations and partnerships practicing architecture, engineering or landscape architecture or using the title "registered interior designer" in this state may be printed annually.
(c)
The board shall submit reports to the governor as required by state regulations. A copy of these reports shall be filed with the secretary of state.
Acts 1979, ch. 263, § 8; T.C.A., § 62-208; Acts 1997, ch. 128, § 1; 2001, ch. 261, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 62 - PROFESSIONS, BUSINESSES AND TRADES (§§ 62-1-101 — 62-76-203) › Chapter 2 - ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS (§§ 62-2-101 — 62-2-906) › Part 3 - QUALIFICATION AND REGISTRATION GENERALLY (§§ 62-2-301 — 62-2-308) › Section 62-2-301 - General requirements for registration

(a)
The board shall, upon application for a certificate of registration, on the prescribed form and the payment by the applicant of a fee as prescribed by the board, consider the application, and, in proper cases, issue a certificate of registration, either as an architect, as an engineer, as a registered interior designer or as a landscape architect, to any person who submits evidence satisfactory to the board that the person is fully qualified to practice architecture, engineering or landscape architecture or use the title "registered interior designer." No person shall be eligible for registration who does not speak and write the English language and who is not of good character and repute.
(b)
No person shall be granted any combination of licenses as architect, engineer, registered interior designer or landscape architect unless the person makes a separate application and pays a separate fee for each profession, both original fee and annual renewal fee, and is found by the board to be qualified for a license in each profession.
Acts 1979, ch. 263, § 9; T.C.A., § 62-209; Acts 1988, ch. 990, § 15; 1991, ch. 164, §§ 18-20; 1997, ch. 33, §§ 9, 10.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 62 - PROFESSIONS, BUSINESSES AND TRADES (§§ 62-1-101 — 62-76-203) › Chapter 2 - ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS (§§ 62-2-101 — 62-2-906) › Part 3 - QUALIFICATION AND REGISTRATION GENERALLY (§§ 62-2-301 — 62-2-308) › Section 62-2-302 - Board members examining and voting on applicants

(a)
(1)
In determining the qualifications of applicants for registration as architects, a majority vote of the architect members of the board only shall be required.
(2)
In determining the qualifications of applicants for registration as engineers, a majority vote of the engineer members of the board only shall be required.
(3)
In determining the qualifications of applicants for registration as landscape architects, the one (1) landscape architect board member and one (1) architect or engineer board member only shall be required.
(4)
In determining the qualifications of applicants for registration as registered interior designers, the registered interior designer board member and one (1) architect, engineer or landscape architect board member only shall be required; provided, that for the first registered interior designer board member no such vote shall be required.
(b)
(1)
Applicants for registration as architects shall be examined by architect members of the board only and applicants for registration as engineers shall be examined by the engineer members of the board only.
(2)
Applicants for registration as landscape architects shall be examined by the landscape architect member and one (1) architect and engineer member of the board.
(3)
Applicants for registration as registered interior designers shall be examined by the registered interior designer member and one (1) architect and engineer member of the board.
(c)
In the event the board denies issuance of a certificate to an applicant, no refund of any part of the application fee shall be returned by the board to the applicant.
(d)
For purposes of this section, the member of the board appointed under the authority of §
62-2-201(b)
is not a voting member of the board.
Acts 1979, ch. 263, § 22; T.C.A., § 62-222; Acts 1988, ch. 990, § 16; 1991, ch. 164, §§ 21, 22; 1997 , ch. 33, §§ 11, 12.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 62 - PROFESSIONS, BUSINESSES AND TRADES (§§ 62-1-101 — 62-76-203) › Chapter 2 - ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS (§§ 62-2-101 — 62-2-906) › Part 3 - QUALIFICATION AND REGISTRATION GENERALLY (§§ 62-2-301 — 62-2-308) › Section 62-2-303 - Additional evidence

Applicants for registration in cases where the evidence originally presented in the application does not appear to the board conclusive or as warranting the issuance of a certificate may be required to present other evidence as required by the board.
Acts 1979, ch. 263, § 23; T.C.A., § 62-223.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 62 - PROFESSIONS, BUSINESSES AND TRADES (§§ 62-1-101 — 62-76-203) › Chapter 2 - ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS (§§ 62-2-101 — 62-2-906) › Part 3 - QUALIFICATION AND REGISTRATION GENERALLY (§§ 62-2-301 — 62-2-308) › Section 62-2-304 - Comity - Issuance of certificate of registration

(a)
The board may, upon proper application for a certificate of registration, issue a certificate of registration as an architect, engineer, registered interior designer or landscape architect to any person who holds a like unexpired certificate of qualification or registration issued to the person by any state, territory or possession of the United States or of any country; provided, that the applicant's qualifications meet the requirements of this chapter and the rules established by the board. Any applicant for registration as an architect or landscape architect pursuant to this section shall hold an unexpired national certificate issued by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards or the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards and shall present proof of the certificate upon application to the board.
(b)
In addition to subsection (a), the board may, upon proper application for a certificate of registration, issue a certificate of registration as an architect or landscape architect to any person whose qualifications do not meet the requirements of this chapter and the rules established by the board if that person holds a like unexpired certificate of qualification or registration issued to such person by any state, territory, or possession of the United States or by any country; holds an unexpired national certificate issued by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards or the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards; and presents proof of the certificates upon application to the board. The issuance of a certificate of registration pursuant to this subsection (b) is at the sole discretion of the board's determination that the applicant has qualifications suitable to be issued a certificate of registration in this state.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 904, s 2, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 838, s 3, eff. 7/1/2016.
Acts 1979, ch. 263, § 24; T.C.A., § 62-224; Acts 1988, ch. 990, § 17; 1989, ch. 292, § 1; 1991, ch. 164, § 23; 1997 , ch. 33, § 13; 1998, ch. 770, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 62 - PROFESSIONS, BUSINESSES AND TRADES (§§ 62-1-101 — 62-76-203) › Chapter 2 - ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS (§§ 62-2-101 — 62-2-906) › Part 3 - QUALIFICATION AND REGISTRATION GENERALLY (§§ 62-2-301 — 62-2-308) › Section 62-2-305 - Replacement of certificate

A new certificate of registration to replace any certificate lost, destroyed or mutilated may be issued subject to the rules and regulations of the board.
Acts 1979, ch. 263, § 25; T.C.A., § 62-225.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 62 - PROFESSIONS, BUSINESSES AND TRADES (§§ 62-1-101 — 62-76-203) › Chapter 2 - ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS (§§ 62-2-101 — 62-2-906) › Part 3 - QUALIFICATION AND REGISTRATION GENERALLY (§§ 62-2-301 — 62-2-308) › Section 62-2-307 - Expiration and renewal of certificate - Certificates for retirees

(a)
Certificates of registration shall expire two (2) years following the date of their issuance or renewal and are invalid on that date unless renewed.
(b)
It is the duty of the board to notify every person registered under this chapter of the date of the expiration of that person's certificate and the amount of the fee required for its renewal for two (2) years. The notice shall be mailed at least one (1) month in advance of the date of the expiration of the certificate.
(c)
Renewal may be effected at any time during the thirty (30) days preceding the certificate expiration date by the payment of the fee determined by and payable to the board.
(d)
Certificates of registration shall be subject to late renewal for six (6) months following their expiration date by payment of the renewal fee plus a penalty as set by the board for each month or fraction of a month that elapses before payment is tendered.
(e)
Any person wishing to renew a certificate later than six (6) months after its expiration date shall reapply for certification. The board may, in its discretion, waive any further examination of the applicant and any further education and experience beyond that obtained at the time of the applicant's original registration in this state.
(f)
Notwithstanding any provision in this chapter to the contrary, the board has the authority to establish, by rule and regulation, procedures and criteria pursuant to which persons who are retired may continue to use the titles of "architect," "engineer," "landscape architect" or "registered interior designer" without the payment of a registration renewal fee.
Acts 1979, ch. 263, § 27; 1981, ch. 349, § 2; T.C.A., § 62-227; Acts 1989, ch. 523, §§ 106, 107; 1995, ch. 171, § 1; 1997, ch. 33, § 14; 1997, ch. 127, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 62 - PROFESSIONS, BUSINESSES AND TRADES (§§ 62-1-101 — 62-76-203) › Chapter 2 - ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS (§§ 62-2-101 — 62-2-906) › Part 3 - QUALIFICATION AND REGISTRATION GENERALLY (§§ 62-2-301 — 62-2-308) › Section 62-2-308 - Denial, suspension or revocation of certificate - Reissuance

(a)
(1)
The board may refuse to issue or renew, and revoke or suspend, the certificate of registration of any architect, engineer, landscape architect or registered interior designer registered under this chapter who is found guilty:
(A)
Of any fraud or deceit in obtaining a certificate of registration;
(B)
Of gross negligence, incompetency or misconduct in the practice of architecture, engineering, landscape architecture or in the use of the title "registered interior designer";
(C)
Of failure to obtain, keep and utilize the registrant's seal as provided in this chapter;
(D)
By a court of competent jurisdiction of breach of contract for professional services;
(E)
Of any violation of the rules adopted by the board;
(F)
Of having the person's right to practice architecture, engineering, landscape architecture or use the title registered interior designer suspended or revoked by another state or national registration board; or
(G)
By a court of competent jurisdiction of any felony. However, an action taken under this subdivision (a)(1)(G) shall be subject to the applicable provisions of the Fresh Start Act that are compiled in chapter 76, part 1 of this title.
(2)
Any person may prefer charges in writing to the board against any architect, engineer, landscape architect or registered interior designer registered under this chapter on any of the grounds listed in subdivision (a)(1).
(3)
The affirmative vote of five (5) or more members of the board shall be necessary in order to revoke or suspend the certificate of registration of any architect, engineer, landscape architect or registered interior designer registered under this chapter.
(b)
The board may reissue a certificate of registration to any person whose certificate has been revoked; provided, that five (5) or more members of the board vote in favor of reissuance for reasons the board may deem sufficient.
(c)
The board members are officers of the state in carrying out the duties imposed by this chapter and as such have the full measure of governmental immunity provided by law.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 745,s 2, eff. 7/1/2018.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 291,Secs.s1, s2 eff. 4/24/2015.
Acts 1979, ch. 263, § 28; 1980, ch. 451, § 2; 1980, ch. 627, § 4; 1981, ch. 349, § 3; T.C.A., § 62-228; Acts 1983, ch. 71, § 1; 1988, ch. 990, § 19; 1991, ch. 164, § 24; 1997, ch. 33, §§ 15-17.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 62 - PROFESSIONS, BUSINESSES AND TRADES (§§ 62-1-101 — 62-76-203) › Chapter 2 - ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS (§§ 62-2-101 — 62-2-906) › Part 4 - QUALIFICATIONS AND REGISTRATION - ENGINEERS (§§ 62-2-401 — 62-2-406) › Section 62-2-402 - Engineer intern

The following shall be considered as minimum evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant is qualified for registration as an engineer intern: a graduate in a curriculum of four (4) years or more leading to a baccalaureate degree in engineering or the completion of post-graduate coursework in engineering curriculum leading to a master's degree or higher in engineering or engineering technology and approved by the board as of satisfactory standing or who is a prospective graduate in good standing in the senior year in such a curriculum, and who passes an examination prepared by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying involving the fundamentals of engineering; provided, that the applicant is of good character and repute.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 904, s 4, eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 180, s 2, eff. 4/23/2013.
Acts 1979, ch. 263, § 11; 1980, ch. 627, § 7; T.C.A., § 62-211; Acts 1990, ch. 1026, § 21; 1993, ch. 132, § 6; 1995, ch. 113, §§ 1, 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 62 - PROFESSIONS, BUSINESSES AND TRADES (§§ 62-1-101 — 62-76-203) › Chapter 2 - ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS (§§ 62-2-101 — 62-2-906) › Part 4 - QUALIFICATIONS AND REGISTRATION - ENGINEERS (§§ 62-2-401 — 62-2-406) › Section 62-2-403 - Teaching as engineering experience

Engineering teaching with full-time faculty status in a college or university offering an approved engineering curriculum of four (4) years or more may be considered, at the discretion of the board, as engineering experience.
Acts 1979, ch. 263, § 12; T.C.A., § 62-212.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 62 - PROFESSIONS, BUSINESSES AND TRADES (§§ 62-1-101 — 62-76-203) › Chapter 2 - ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS (§§ 62-2-101 — 62-2-906) › Part 4 - QUALIFICATIONS AND REGISTRATION - ENGINEERS (§§ 62-2-401 — 62-2-406) › Section 62-2-404 - Application form - Fees

(a)
Application for registration as a professional engineer or certification as an engineer intern shall be on a form prescribed and furnished by the board, shall contain statements made under oath showing the applicant's education and a detailed summary of the applicant's technical experience and shall contain references, none of whom may be members of the board.
(b)
(1)
The initial application fee shall be established by the board and shall accompany the application.
(2)
The application fee for engineer intern certification or enrollment shall be established by the board and shall accompany the application.
(3)
The registration fee shall be established by the board and shall be paid upon approval of the application.
(4)
Should the board deny the issuance of a certificate to any applicant, the application fee shall be retained by the board.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 291,s 3, eff. 4/24/2015.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 180,s 3, eff. 4/23/2013.
Acts 1979, ch. 263, § 13; T.C.A., § 62-213; Acts 1990, ch. 1026, § 21; 1993, ch. 132, § 7; 1995, ch. 113, § 1; 1998, ch. 612, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 62 - PROFESSIONS, BUSINESSES AND TRADES (§§ 62-1-101 — 62-76-203) › Chapter 2 - ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS (§§ 62-2-101 — 62-2-906) › Part 4 - QUALIFICATIONS AND REGISTRATION - ENGINEERS (§§ 62-2-401 — 62-2-406) › Section 62-2-405 - Examinations

(a)
The examinations will be held at times and places that the board directs. The board shall determine the acceptable grade on examinations.
(b)
Written examinations will be given in two (2) sections as follows:
(1)
Engineering Fundamentals.
Consists of a National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying prepared examination on the fundamentals of engineering. Passing this examination qualifies the examinee for an engineer intern certificate; provided, that the examinee has met all other requirements for certification required by this chapter; and
(2)
Principles and Practices of Engineering.
Consists of a National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying examination on applied engineering. Passing this examination qualifies the examinee for registration as a professional engineer; provided, that the examinee has met the other requirements for registration by this chapter.
(c)
A candidate failing an examination may apply for reexamination.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 291,Secs.s4, s5 eff. 4/24/2015.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 180,s 4, eff. 4/23/2013.
Acts 1979, ch. 263, § 14; T.C.A., § 62-214; Acts 1990, ch. 1026, § 21; 1993, ch. 132, §§ 8, 9; 1995, ch. 113, §§ 1, 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 62 - PROFESSIONS, BUSINESSES AND TRADES (§§ 62-1-101 — 62-76-203) › Chapter 2 - ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS (§§ 62-2-101 — 62-2-906) › Part 4 - QUALIFICATIONS AND REGISTRATION - ENGINEERS (§§ 62-2-401 — 62-2-406) › Section 62-2-406 - Engineers born prior to 1928 exempt from continuing education requirements

Any continuing education requirements established pursuant to this chapter shall provide that engineers who were born prior to January 1, 1928, shall be exempt from complying with continuing education standards and requirements.
Acts 1998, ch. 754, § 2; 1999, ch. 131, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 62 - PROFESSIONS, BUSINESSES AND TRADES (§§ 62-1-101 — 62-76-203) › Chapter 2 - ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS (§§ 62-2-101 — 62-2-906) › Part 5 - QUALIFICATIONS AND REGISTRATION - ARCHITECTS (§§ 62-2-501 — 62-2-508) › Section 62-2-501 - General provisions

In addition to the successful completion of examination acceptable to the board, the following shall be considered as minimum evidence satisfactory to the board that an applicant is qualified for registration as an architect:
(1)
An applicant who is a graduate of a school of architecture where the professional degree curriculum has been accredited and who has completed three (3) years of practical experience in architectural work satisfactory to the board, of which not more than (1) year of architectural practical training and school may be concurrent; or
(2)
An applicant who is a graduate of a nonaccredited architectural curriculum, of not less than four (4) years in a curriculum approved by the board, and five (5) years of practical experience in architectural practical training satisfactory to the board, of which not more than one (1) year of architectural work and school may be concurrent;
(3)
An applicant who is a graduate of an architecture-related curriculum, of not less than four (4) years in a curriculum approved by the board, and seven (7) years of practical experience in architectural practical training satisfactory to the board, of which not more than one (1) year of architectural work and school may be concurrent.
Acts 1979, ch. 263, § 15; 1980, ch. 627, § 1; T.C.A., § 62-215; Acts 1983, ch. 71, §§ 2, 3; 1988, ch. 546, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 62 - PROFESSIONS, BUSINESSES AND TRADES (§§ 62-1-101 — 62-76-203) › Chapter 2 - ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS (§§ 62-2-101 — 62-2-906) › Part 5 - QUALIFICATIONS AND REGISTRATION - ARCHITECTS (§§ 62-2-501 — 62-2-508) › Section 62-2-502 - Degree accreditation of architecture schools

(a)
An accredited degree in architecture shall be one that was accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (N.A.A.B.) at the time of graduation, or graduation was not more than two (2) academic years prior to accreditation. For the purposes of this chapter, a state-supported school of architecture approved by the Tennessee higher education commission is deemed to have an accredited degree curriculum.
(b)
Approval of a curriculum that is not accredited under the terms of subsection (a) shall be at the discretion of the board and upon the basis of certified information submitted by the school for the full period attended by the applicant.
Acts 1979, ch. 263, § 16; T.C.A., § 62-216; Acts 1983, ch. 71, §§ 4, 5.