Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 231 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF ARCHITECTS › Title 231 CMR 3.00 - Procedures for Application, Examination, Registration, and Renewal › Section 3.04 - Registration Procedures

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1)
			 If, after review of an applicant's application and examination results, the
			 Board determines that the applicant has the qualifications required to practice
			 architecture in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the Board shall issue a
			 certificate of registration to that applicant. The certificate of registration
			 shall have a seal attached, containing the name of the person to whom it is
			 issued and his or her registration number, and shall be signed by duly
			 authorized representative(s) of the Board. This certificate of registration
			 shall constitute
prima facie
evidence that the person named in
			 that certificate is authorized to engage in the practice of architecture in
			 Massachusetts.
(2) At the time of
			 initial registration, the Board shall also issue a registration card to the
			 registrant, which shall contain the registrant's name and address, email
			 address, his or her registration number, and such other information as the
			 Board may prescribe. This registration card shall also constitute
prima
			 facie
evidence that the person named on the card is lawfully
			 authorized to practice architecture in Massachusetts.
(3) An individual's registration and right to
			 practice shall commence upon the issuance of a registration card and
			 registration number to him or her. Unless that registration is revoked,
			 suspended or cancelled, it shall remain in effect until the expiration date
			 shown on the certificate. If the registrant submits an application for renewal
			 of that registration pursuant to
			 231 CMR
			 3.05, together with payment of the annual
			 registration renewal fee prescribed by the Executive Office of Administration
			 and Finance pursuant to M.G.L. c. 7, § 3B, prior to the expiration date
			 shown on the certificate, the registrant's registration shall continue in
			 effect until the Board actually issues his or her annual renewal registration.
			 Failure to pay the annual registration renewal fee shall constitute sufficient
			 grounds for refusal of the Board to renew the individual's
			 registration.
(4) After initial
			 registration, the Board shall enter the registrant's registration number, the
			 date of his or her initial registration, and the basis upon which he or she was
			 registered, into a permanent file on the registrant.
(5) Registration as an architect shall not be
			 transferable, and the authorization to practice architecture conveyed to an
			 individual by that registration shall not extend to any other individual or
			 individuals.
(6) In the event of
			 revocation, cancellation, suspension or annulment of an individual's
			 registration, that individual shall immediately return his or her certificate
			 of registration and annual registration card, and his or her seal shall be
			 impounded. A person whose certificate of registration has been revoked,
			 suspended or annulled shall be informed of his rights under the provisions of
			 M.G.L. c. 30A at the same time that he or she is informed of the Board's action
			 on his or her certificate.
(7) If a
			 registered architect dies, his or her registration shall expire on the date of
			 his or her death, and no further use of his or her professional stamp or seal
			 shall be made by any person after that date.