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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - Architects › Chapter 15 - Titles, Firm Names, and Assumed Names › Section I-1515 - Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, Group, Association, or Limited Liability Company

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A. The firm
				name of any form of individual, partnership, corporate, limited liability
				company, group, or associate practice must comply with all of the rules set
				forth in this Chapter.
Allowed
Not Allowed
John Smith, Architect
John Smith, AIA, Architect
John Smith, Architect, AIA
John Smith and Associates, Architect
(if John Smith is licensed by the board to practice
							 architecture in Louisiana and the firm employs two or more associates as
							 defined in the rules)
Smith and Jones,
Architect and Engineer
(if John Smith is licensed by the board to practice
							 architecture in Louisiana)
Smith and Jones,
Architects and Engineer
(if Smith and Jones are both licensed by the board to
							 practice architecture in Louisiana)
Smith and Jones,
Architects and Engineers
(if either Smith or Jones is not licensed by the
							 board to practice architecture in Louisiana)
Smith and Jones, Architects
(if either Smith or Jones is not licensed by the
							 board to practice architecture in Louisiana)
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:144.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - Architects › Chapter 15 - Titles, Firm Names, and Assumed Names › Section I-1517 - Professional Architectural Corporations

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A. The corporate name of a professional
				architectural corporation registered with this board must comply with
				R.S.
				12:1088.
B. The corporate name of a professional
				architectural corporation may include an acronym such as "PAC," "APAC," or
				"APC" as an acceptable substitute for one of the suffixes listed in
				R.S.
				12:1088.
Allowed
Not Allowed
Smith and Jones, A Professional Architectural
							 Corporation
Smith and Jones, APAC
Smith and Jones, Architects,
A Professional Architectural
Corporation
Smith and Jones, Architects, APAC
Heritage Architects,
A Professional Architectural Corporation
Heritage Architects, APC
Smith and Jones, Inc.
Smith and Jones,
A Professional Interior Architectural Corporation
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:144.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - Architects › Chapter 15 - Titles, Firm Names, and Assumed Names › Section I-1519 - Architectural-Engineering Corporation

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A. The
				corporate name of an architectural-engineering corporation registered with this
				board must comply with
				R.S.
				12:1172.
Allowed
Not Allowed
Smith and Jones,
An Architectural-Engineering Corporation
Smith and Jones, Inc.
Heritage Architects, Ltd.
Smith and Jones
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:144.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - Architects › Chapter 15 - Titles, Firm Names, and Assumed Names › Section I-1521 - Fictitious Name

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A. For the purpose
				of these rules, a fictitious name is any name other than the real name or names
				of an individual. Any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability
				company, group, or association may practice architecture under a fictitious
				name provided the name complies with all of the rules of this Chapter.
Allowed
Not Allowed
Heritage Architecture
John Smith, Architect
Architectural Design
John Smith, Architect
Architectural Design Consultants
John Smith, Architect
Jack Jones, Architect
Heritage Architects,
A Professional Corporation
Heritage Architecture
Architectural Design
Architectural Design Consultants
John Smith, Architect
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:144.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - Architects › Chapter 15 - Titles, Firm Names, and Assumed Names › Section I-1523 - Practicing in a Firm with Other Professionals

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A. An architect who practices in a firm with
				one or more engineers, land surveyors, landscape architects, interior
				designers, or other professionals in an allied profession is permitted to use
				in the firm title a phrase describing the professions involved such as
				"architect and engineer," "architects, engineers, and surveyors," etc.
				provided:
1. the title does not hold out to
				the public as an architect any person who is not registered by the
				board;
2. the name of any allied
				professional in the firm title is practicing in accordance with the applicable
				statutes and regulations that govern the practice of that allied profession;
				and
3. the title complies with all
				the rules of this Chapter.
Allowed
Not Allowed
Smith and Jones, Architect and Engineer
John Smith, Architect
Smith and Jones, Architects and Engineers
John Smith, Architect
Jack Jones, Architect
Smith and Jones,
Architect and Engineer
(if neither Smith nor Jones is an architect licensed
							 by the board)
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - Architects › Chapter 15 - Titles, Firm Names, and Assumed Names › Section I-1525 - Deceased or Retired Member Predecessor Firms

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A. An architect may include in the firm name
				the real name or names of one or more living, deceased, or retired members of
				the firm, or the name of a predecessor firm in a continuing line of succession.
				The status of any deceased or retired member must be clearly shown on the firm
				letterhead and website by use of the words "retired" or "deceased" or by
				showing the years of the member's birth and death. Upon the retirement or death
				of a firm member, the firm letterhead and website should be changed as soon as
				reasonably possible, which change shall occur no later than one year following
				the retirement or death.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:144.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - Architects › Chapter 15 - Titles, Firm Names, and Assumed Names › Section I-1527 - Unlicensed Persons

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A. Unlicensed
				persons cannot used the term
architect
,
architectural
,
architecture
or anything
				confusingly similar to indicate that such person practices or offers to
				practice architecture, or is rendering architectural services. A person who has
				obtained a degree in architecture may not use the title
graduate
				architect
.
Allowed
Not Allowed
Designer
Draftsman
Building Designer Products
Architectural Designer
Architectural Draftsman
Architectural Building Designer
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:144.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - Architects › Chapter 15 - Titles, Firm Names, and Assumed Names › Section I-1529 - Intern Architect

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A.
1. A person who:
a. has completed the education requirements
				set forth in NCARB Circular of Information No. 1;
b. is participating in or who has
				successfully completed the Intern Development Program ("IDP"); and
c. is employed by a firm which is lawfully
				engaged in the practice of architecture in this state may use the title "intern
				architect" but only in connection with that person's employment with such
				firm.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - Architects › Chapter 15 - Titles, Firm Names, and Assumed Names › Section I-1531 - Business Cards

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A. The business
				card of an architect should comply with all of these rules.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:144.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - Architects › Chapter 15 - Titles, Firm Names, and Assumed Names › Section I-1533 - Limited Liability Company

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A.
				The name of a limited liability company registered with the board must comply
				with R.S.12:1306 and include the words
				"limited liability company" or "professional limited liability company," or the
				abbreviation "L.L.C."; "P.L.L.C.", or "L.C.".
Allowed
Not Allowed
Smith and Jones, Architects, Limited Liability
							 Company
(if Smith and Jones are both licensed architects)
Smith and Jones, Architects, Professional Limited
							 Liability Company
(if Smith and Jones are both licensed architects)
Smith and Jones, Architects, L.L.C.
(if Smith and Jones are both licensed architects)
Smith and Jones, Architects, P.L.L.C.
(if Smith and Jones are both licensed architects)
Smith and Jones, Architects, L.C
(if Smith and Jones are both licensed architects)
Smith and Jones, Architects
(if the entity is a limited liability company)
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:144.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - Architects › Chapter 15 - Titles, Firm Names, and Assumed Names › Section I-1535 - Non-Resident Firms

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A. A non-resident
				corporation or limited liability company legally engaged in the practice of
				architecture in the jurisdiction of its origin shall have the right to retain
				its non-resident identity upon obtaining a certificate of registration for
				practicing architecture in Louisiana, provided its identity is in full
				compliance with the jurisdiction of its origin and the entity is in full
				compliance with all of the requirements for practicing architecture in
				Louisiana.
B. A non-resident
				partnership or other entity legally engaged in the practice of architecture in
				the jurisdiction of its origin shall have the right to retain its non-resident
				identity in Louisiana, provided its identity is in full compliance with the
				jurisdiction of its origin and the entity is in full compliance with all of the
				requirements for practicing architecture in Louisiana.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:144.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - Architects › Chapter 15 - Titles, Firm Names, and Assumed Names › Section I-1537 - Exemptions

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A. If an architect
				or architectural firm believes that the requirements of this Chapter are unduly
				burdensome or impractical because of the large number of architects employed,
				or for any other reason, it shall request in writing an exemption from the
				board.
B. The request for an
				exemption shall be made before any name which does not fully comply with the
				requirements of these rules is used, and it shall fully explain why the
				architect or architectural firm believes that the requirements of this Chapter
				are unduly burdensome or impractical.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:144.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - Architects › Chapter 15 - Titles, Firm Names, and Assumed Names › Section I-1539 - Architect Emeritus

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A. An architect
				who has received emeritus status from the board pursuant to
				§1105. E should use the
				title "architect emeritus."
Allowed
Not Allowed
John Smith, Architect Emeritus (if John Smith has
							 received emeritus status from the board pursuant to Rule
							 §1105 E)
John Smith, Architect (if John Smith has received
							 emeritus status from the board pursuant to Rule
							 §1105 E)
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:144.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - Architects › Chapter 17 - Professional Architectural Corporations, Architectural-Engineering Corporations, and Architectural Firms › Section I-1703 - Architectural-Engineering Corporations

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A. The
				practice of architecture in Louisiana by an architectural-engineering
				corporation is permissible when such corporation is lawfully constituted under
				the architectural-engineering corporations law,
				R.S.
				12:1171 et seq., and it obtains a certificate
				of authority from the board authorizing it to so practice.
B. A person seeking a certificate of
				authority for an architectural-engineering corporation to practice architecture
				in Louisiana shall obtain an application from the board website,
www.lastbdarchs.com
. The applicant is
				required to complete the application fully and file same with the board. Upon
				receipt of such application and the fee described below, the board shall either
				approve said application and issue a certificate of authority to the
				architectural-engineering corporation, or disapprove said application advising
				the applicant of the reason(s) therefor. The certificate of authority must be
				renewed on an annual basis.
C. The
				fee for obtaining an initial certificate of authority for a resident
				architectural-engineering corporation is $75. The fee for obtaining an initial
				certificate of authority for a non-resident architectural-engineering
				corporation is one $150.
D.
				Pursuant to
				R.S.
				12:1173, the architectural-engineering
				corporation shall designate in its application for certificate of authority one
				or more supervising professional architect(s) who shall perform or directly
				supervise the performance of all architectural services by said corporation in
				Louisiana. Performing or directly supervising the performance of all
				architectural services shall mean unrestricted, unchecked, and unqualified
				command of, and legal accountability for, the architectural services performed.
				Specifications, drawings, or other related documents will be deemed to have
				been prepared by the architect or under the architects direct supervision only
				when the requirements of
				§1313 of this Part are fully satisfied.
				Only natural persons:
1. who are licensed by
				the board pursuant to the provisions of
				R.S.
				37:141 through
				R.S.
				37:158;
2. who are full-time active employees of the
				architectural-engineering corporation; and
3. whose primary occupation is with the
				architectural-engineering corporation may be designated as a supervising
				professional architect.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - Architects › Chapter 17 - Professional Architectural Corporations, Architectural-Engineering Corporations, and Architectural Firms › Section I-1707 - Effective Date

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A. Any license or
				certificate of authority issued by the board to a professional architectural
				corporation, architectural-engineering corporation, or limited liability
				company for the period ending June 30, 2017, shall expire no later than such
				date, and the rules in existence at the time such license or certificate is
				issued shall apply to the practice of architecture by such firm.
B. These rules shall apply to any
				professional architectural corporation, architectural-engineering corporation,
				or architectural firm seeking to obtain an initial certificate of authority
				from the board to practice architecture in Louisiana, or to renew any such
				certificate, for the period after July 1, 2017.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:144.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - Architects › Chapter 19 - Rules of Conduct: Violations › Section I-1901 - Rules of Conduct

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A. Competence
1. In practicing architecture, an architects
				primary duty is to protect the publics health, safety, and welfare. In
				discharging this duty, an architect shall act with reasonable care and
				competence, and shall apply the technical knowledge and skill ordinarily
				applied by architects in good standing, practicing in the same locality.
COMMENTARY This rule is based on the common law "standard of
				  care" that has been accepted by courts in this country for over 100 years in
				  judging the performance of architects.
2. In designing a project, an architect shall
				take into account the applicable federal, state, and local building laws and
				regulations. While an architect may rely on the advice of other professionals
				(e.g., attorneys, engineers, and other qualified persons) as to the intent and
				meaning of such laws and regulations, once having obtained such advice, an
				architect shall not knowingly design a project in violation of such laws and
				regulations.
3. An architect shall
				perform professional services only when the architect, together with those whom
				the architect may engage has the necessary knowledge and skill in the specific
				technical areas involved.
COMMENTARY While an architect is licensed to undertake any
				  project which falls within the definition of the practice of architecture, as a
				  professional, the architect must understand and be limited by the limitations
				  of his or her own capacity and knowledge. Where an architect lacks experience,
				  the rule supposes that he or she will retain consultants who can appropriately
				  supplement his or her own capacity. If an architect undertakes to do a project
				  where he or she lacks knowledge and where he or she does not seek such
				  supplementing consultants, the architect has violated the rule.
4. An architect shall not be
				permitted to practice architecture if, in the board's judgment, the architects
				professional competence is substantially impaired. The assessment of impairment
				should be performed by an appropriately qualified professional.
COMMENTARY This rule empowers the board to act preemptively
				  in the interest of public health, safety, and welfare when the board becomes
				  concerned that an architects competence may be impaired, rather than waiting
				  until the impaired competence causes harm.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - Architects › Chapter 19 - Rules of Conduct: Violations › Section I-1903 - Violations

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A.
1. When the board receives a complaint,
				report, or other information which, if established as being true, would
				constitute just cause under the law for revocation, suspension, denial of
				license, or other form of discipline or punishment specified in
				R.S.
				37:153 or
				R.S.
				37:154, the board may:
a. conduct its own investigation or
				inquiry;
b. refer the matter to an
				investigator for an investigation;
c. refer the matter to its Complaint Review
				Committee ("CRC"); and/or
d. file
				its own complaint against the architect or the other person (hereinafter in
				this Section the "respondent") who may have violated the law or
				rules.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - Architects › Chapter 19 - Rules of Conduct: Violations › Section I-1905 - Aggravating and Mitigating Circumstances

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A. The board is authorized to discipline
				architects and architectural firms in accordance with the provisions of the
				licensing law and its rules. In considering the appropriate discipline to be
				imposed, the board may consider any aggravating or mitigating circumstances
				proven by clear and convincing evidence.
B. Aggravating circumstances which may
				increase the discipline to be imposed include, but are not limited to:
1. conduct giving rise to serious
				reservations about the capability of the licensee or certificate holder to
				effectively and safely practice;
2.
				prior disciplinary actions in any jurisdiction;
3. dishonest or selfish motive;
4. a pattern of misconduct;
5. multiple offenses;
6. lack of cooperation with the board's
				investigation;
7. submission of
				false evidence, false statements, or other deceptive practices during the
				disciplinary process;
8. refusal to
				acknowledge wrongful nature of conduct;
9. vulnerability of victim;
10. substantial experience in the practice of
				architecture;
11. indifference to
				making restitution; and
12. illegal
				conduct, including that involving the use of controlled substances.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - Architects › Chapter 21 - Architects Selection Board › Section I-2101 - Districts

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A. Only one
				architect may be elected from each of the districts set forth in
				R.S.
				38:2311(A)(1)(a).
B. If the parishes comprising any district or
				if the number of districts are changed by the legislature, these rules shall be
				revised to be consistent with the latest expression of the legislature without
				the need of formal action by the board.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:144.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - Architects › Chapter 21 - Architects Selection Board › Section I-2103 - Nominations

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A. For terms
				commencing September 15 of each year, the board will accept nominations for
				election to the Architects Selection Board on the following basis: any resident
				architect holding a current Louisiana license desiring nomination must deliver
				a written nomination on a current form and/or reproduction obtained from board
				office to the board office in Baton Rouge, signed by not less than 10 resident
				architects other than the nominee holding a current Louisiana license, between
				May 1 and May 31 at 5 p.m. preceding the election. The nomination shall state
				the parish in which the nominee resides and the district for which election is
				sought. Nominations received on or before such deadline shall be considered
				timely delivered. Confirmation of receipt is the sole responsibility of the
				nominee.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:144.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - Architects › Chapter 21 - Architects Selection Board › Section I-2105 - Waiver of Election

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A. If only one
				resident architect is nominated from any district, no election shall be held in
				that district, and that nominee shall be deemed elected without any further
				activity of the board.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:144.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - Architects › Chapter 21 - Architects Selection Board › Section I-2107 - Ballots

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A. If an election
				is necessary, an official ballot and an official return envelope will be mailed
				to each resident architect in Louisiana in good standing approximately three
				weeks after the closing date for nominations. On the ballot shall be printed
				the names of the candidates for each district in alphabetical order, the date
				for the return of the ballots, and any other information the board believes
				helpful in the election process. Attachments to the ballot may include
				biographical information of the candidates and instructions.
B. If the ballot mailed by board is lost,
				misplaced or not received, an architect desiring to vote may request from the
				board a substitute or replacement ballot. This substitute or replacement ballot
				may be used in the election, provided the requirements of
				§2109. C are
				satisfied.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:144.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - Architects › Chapter 21 - Architects Selection Board › Section I-2109 - Voting

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A. Only resident
				architects in good standing in Louisiana shall have the right to vote. A
				resident architect may vote in one or more but less than all district
				elections, and no ballot shall be voided for that reason.
B. Ballots shall be returned in the official
				return envelopes provided by the board to the board office in Baton Rouge. The
				voting architect shall sign and provide his or her license number in the upper
				left-hand corner of the return envelope.
C.
1. The
				ballot shall not be valid unless:
a. the
				signature and license number appear on the return envelope; and
b. the return envelope is received by the
				board office on or before the deadline.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - Architects › Chapter 21 - Architects Selection Board › Section I-2111 - Plurality

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A. The candidate
				elected in each district will be based on plurality.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:144.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - Architects › Chapter 21 - Architects Selection Board › Section I-2113 - Tabulation

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A. On a date fixed
				by the president, within 14 calendar days of the deadline for receipt of
				ballots, tellers appointed by the president, including at least one board
				member, shall meet at the board office for the purpose of tabulating the
				ballots. Following a determination that each return envelope contains the
				required signature and license number, and was timely received, the tellers
				shall open and count all ballots properly prepared. The executive director will
				notify the candidates of the results.
B. Alternatively, when in the discretion of
				the president the manual tabulating of the ballots by tellers in accordance
				with the preceding Subsection would be burdensome, or for some other reason
				should be performed by an outside person, the president may refer the entire
				tabulating of the ballots, or any part thereof, to an accounting firm, data
				processing company, or other such qualified person in addition to one board
				member. The outside person may use such clerical or other assistance, including
				whatever assistance from the board staff, as he or she deems necessary. The
				outside person shall:
1. determine that each
				return envelope contains the required signature and license number, and was
				timely received;
2. count all
				ballots properly prepared; and
3.
				certify the number of votes received by each candidate to the board president
				and the executive director, who shall notify the candidates of the
				results.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - Architects › Chapter 21 - Architects Selection Board › Section I-2115 - Tie

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A. In the event no
				candidate receives a plurality, a run-off election between those candidates who
				received the highest number of votes will be held.
B. If a run-off election is necessary, an
				official ballot and an official return envelope will be mailed to each resident
				architect in Louisiana in good standing approximately two weeks after it has
				been determined that such an election is necessary.
C. The official ballot shall contain the
				information set forth in §2107, except only the names and information for those
				candidates in the run-off election shall be included.
D. The rules for voting, for determining the
				person elected, and for tabulating votes set forth in §§2109, 2111, and 2113
				shall be applicable.
E. In the
				event no candidate in the run-off election receives a plurality, the procedure
				set forth herein shall be repeated until one candidate receives a
				plurality.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:144.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - Architects › Chapter 21 - Architects Selection Board › Section I-2117 - Vacancies

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A. Any vacancy
				occurring with respect to any person elected shall be filled in the following
				manner:
1. the executive director shall give
				notice of the vacancy to any person who has previously requested such notice in
				writing; and
2. the executive
				director shall also publish in the official journal of the state an
				advertisement which will appear for a period of not less than 10 calendar days:
a. the advertisement in the official journal
				of the state need not appear more than three times during the 10 day
				period;
b. the executive director
				may publish other such advertisements in his or her discretion;
c. the advertisements shall:
i. identify the district in which a vacancy
				has occurred; and
ii. state that
				any resident architect in that district holding a current Louisiana license
				desiring nomination:
(a). must furnish a
				nomination signed by not less than 10 resident architects holding a current
				Louisiana license by certified mail to the board office;
(b). that a sample of the nomination may be
				obtained upon request from the board office, the deadline for filing the
				nomination; and
(c). any other
				information the board may consider necessary.
3. The deadline for filing a
				nomination to fill a vacancy shall be at least 10 calendar days subsequent to
				the expiration of the last advertisement appearing in the official journal of
				the state.
4. The board shall
				appoint one of the nominees to fill the vacancy, which appointee shall serve
				the unexpired term. If only one qualified architect submits a nomination to
				fill the vacancy, the executive director shall send a letter to that architect
				advising of his or her appointment to the Architects Selection Board, and no
				further board action shall be necessary to confer such appointment.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - Architects › Chapter 21 - Architects Selection Board › Section I-2119 - Election Contest

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A. The
				executive director will notify the candidates of the results of the election by
				U.S. Mail. The 10 calendar days for contesting an election shall commence three
				work days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) after the results
				of the election are deposited in the mail by the executive director.
B. Any candidate desiring to contest an
				election shall, within the time period mentioned in the preceding Subsection,
				file a written petition addressed to the board stating the basis of the
				complaint. Upon receipt of such petition, the president shall call a special
				meeting of the board to hear the complaint, which meeting shall be held within
				10 calendar days from the date the petition is received and at a time and place
				to be designated by the president. At the hearing the board shall consider any
				evidence offered in support of the complaint. The decision of the board shall
				be announced within 72 hours after the close of the hearing.
C. All ballots shall be preserved until the
				expiration of the time allowed for the filing and hearing of a contest. After
				such period has elapsed, if the election be not contested, the executive
				director shall destroy the ballots. If the election is contested, the executive
				director shall maintain the ballots until the contest is concluded, after which
				the executive director shall destroy the ballots.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:144.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - Architects › Chapter 22 - Louisiana Architecture Education and Research Fund › Section I-2201 - Proposals

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A. A proposal for
				an award from the Louisiana Architecture Education and Research Fund must
				include a plan for assessing the success of the program or project and
				demonstrate an outcome containing specific, measurable changes in knowledge,
				understanding, skill levels, or approaches related to the purpose of
				R.S.
				37:144(G).
B. Emphasis of the proposed program or
				project should be placed on issues central to the architect's responsibility
				for the public health, safety, and welfare, and issues central to
				practice.
C. Proposals may include
				activities that are studio or design-based that result in a building project,
				design project, or built project.
D. Proposals may include activities such as
				classroom, laboratory, or seminar-based courses.
E. Proposals must be offered as part of a
				NAAB-accredited B.Arch or M.Arch professional degree program or as part of a
				pre-professional degree program with direct entry into a NAAB-accredited M.Arch
				degree program.
F. Two or more
				NAAB-accredited institutions may collaborate on a proposal for activities,
				programs, or projects that the architecture programs of each institution will
				work together jointly in fulfillment of the objectives of the award.
G. There are no restrictions on the type of
				proposal, so long as it meets the requirements presented in these guidelines
				and is in keeping with
				R.S.
				37:144(G).
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:144.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - Architects › Chapter 22 - Louisiana Architecture Education and Research Fund › Section I-2203 - Eligibility

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A. Proposals will
				only be accepted from an architecture academic division (school, department,
				etc.) located in Louisiana that has a program accredited by the National
				Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB).
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:144.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - Architects › Chapter 22 - Louisiana Architecture Education and Research Fund › Section I-2205 - Budgets

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A. The proposal
				shall contain a well-considered budget that sets forth specific, detailed, and
				realistic estimates of expected expenses and a timeline for implementation of
				the program or project.
B. Any
				substantive change from the budget originally proposed will require approval
				from board.
C. If other sources of
				funding have already been obtained and will be a part of the project budget, a
				description of the amounts, sources, and payment schedules shall be included in
				the proposal budget.
D. The
				proposal budget shall describe in detail the proposed use of all funds
				requested.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:144.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - Architects › Chapter 22 - Louisiana Architecture Education and Research Fund › Section I-2207 - Proposal Submissions

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A.
				Proposals must be submitted to the board no later than April 1 preceding the
				fiscal year for which an award is sought.
B. Part 1 of the proposal shall include an
				architecture program information submission form and letters of commitment, as
				follows:
1. information submission form (form
				available from the board website); and
2. letters of commitment.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - Architects › Chapter 22 - Louisiana Architecture Education and Research Fund › Section I-2209 - Review Criteria

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A. The boards
				assessment of proposals submitted will be based upon the proposal's
				effectiveness in integrating practice and education and upon:
1. outcomes-statements of specific,
				measurable, and realistic changes that will result from the board
				award;
2. integration-creation of
				innovative and effective concepts and methods to integrate non-faculty
				architect practitioners in the education of students in significant and
				meaningful ways;
3.
				impact-achievement of immediate and continuing impact on student education and
				development and the architecture curriculum and response to specific needs of
				the students, the school, the institution, and the profession;
4. effectiveness-effectiveness in raising
				student awareness of issues central to practice and the architects
				responsibility for health, safety, and welfare and responding to relevant
				issues identified through the NCARB Architectural Experience Program (AXP) or
				the NCARB architect registration exam;
5. participation-proposed student
				participation, level of participation, and description of impact on project
				participants. Student reach should be as broad as possible; and
6. budget-effectiveness and appropriateness
				of the proposed budget in relation to project goals and the criteria set forth
				herein.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - Architects › Chapter 22 - Louisiana Architecture Education and Research Fund › Section I-2211 - Awards

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A. Within its sole
				discretion, the board reserves the right not to make any awards.
B. Within its sole discretion, the board may
				not award the full funds available.
C. An award will be payable to the academic
				division (school, department, etc.) that houses the NAAB accredited program in
				which the project director(s) is employed.
D. The board may award the available funds
				equally to each eligible NAAB accredited institution or, depending on the
				proposals and funding available, a competitive process may be
				implemented.
E. Unless the award
				provides otherwise, awards will be payable in two installments:
1. 80 percent upon notice of award and
				acceptance of the board award conditions;
2. 20 percent upon the boards receipt and
				approval of the final report.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - Architects › Chapter 22 - Louisiana Architecture Education and Research Fund › Section I-2213 - Use of Funds Awarded

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A. Funds
				awarded may be used toward costs and expenses such as:
1. materials, resources, and fees associated
				with the National Council of Architectural Registration Board (NCARB)
				Architectural Experience Program (AXP) or the Architect Registration Exam
				(ARE);
2. new equipment and
				technology, including hardware, software, and interconnectivity with
				non-faculty architect practitioners, etc.;
3. expendable supplies such as building
				materials, model materials, and office supplies, printing and copying
				costs;
4. publications to encourage
				replication or adaption of the project, or development of similar
				projects;
5. travel and per diem
				for non-faculty architect practitioners, students, faculty, and consultants;
				or
6. honoraria for non-faculty
				architect practitioners and consultants.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - Architects › Chapter 22 - Louisiana Architecture Education and Research Fund › Section I-2215 - Report

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A. The architecture
				academic division must complete a report documenting the degree to which the
				expected outcomes were achieved and the degree to which the project was
				implemented.
B. The report should
				detail how the award was spent, including any portion of the award which was
				not spent.
C. Any portion of the
				award not spent should be returned to the board.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:144.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - Architects › Chapter 23 - Application of Rules › Section I-2301 - Severability

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A. If any provision
				or item of the rules of the board or the application thereof is held invalid,
				such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of the
				rules of the board which can be given effect without the invalid provisions,
				items or applications, and to this end the provisions of the rules of the board
				are hereby declared severable.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:144.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - Architects › Chapter 23 - Application of Rules › Section I-2303 - Adoption and Amendment of Rules

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A.
				These rules may be amended pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act,
				R.S.
				49:951 et seq.
B. An interested person may petition the
				board requesting the adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule. The petition
				shall be sent to the board at the board-us office. The petition shall be titled
				-S Petition for RuleMaking, -S and it shall include the following information:
1. the name, telephone number, physical
				address, and any email address of the person submitting the petition;
2. a citation to any rule for which a change
				or repeal is requested;
3. a draft
				of any proposed new rule or amended rule;
4. an explanation of why the new rule,
				amendment, or repeal is being requested and a detailed statement as to the
				effects of the new rule, amendment, or repeal upon the board-us procedures and
				upon persons regulated by the board; and
5. any other information that the person
				submitting the petition considers relevant.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - Architects › Chapter 23 - Application of Rules › Section I-2305 - Declaratory Orders and Rulings

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A. The
				board may issue, upon request, a declaratory order or ruling as to the
				applicability of any statutory provision or of any rule or order of the board.
				Declaratory orders and rulings shall have the same status as board decisions or
				orders in disciplinary and enforcement proceedings.
B. A request for a declaratory order or
				ruling shall be made in the form of a written petition to the board on a form
				provided by the board. To be considered, the form must be completed in
				full.
C. A petition properly made
				shall be considered by the board.
D. In its consideration of the petition, the
				board may request further information from the person or persons who filed the
				petition. Any such request for further information must be answered promptly
				and fully.
E. The declaratory order
				or ruling of the board on said petition shall be in writing and mailed to the
				petitioner at the last address furnished to the board.
F. If the request for declaratory order or
				ruling concerns or is related to pending or anticipated litigation,
				administrative action, or other adjudication, the board may defer issuing a
				declaratory order or ruling until the litigation, administrative action, or
				other adjudication is final.
G. The
				board will presume that its current rules are valid unless this presumption is
				rebutted by persuasive evidence offered by the petitioner for the declaratory
				ruling. When the board determines that a rule is invalid, the board shall
				initiate rule-making proceedings, sending written notice of the proceedings to
				the person who submitted the petition.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:144.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part III - Auctioneers › Chapter 1 - Description of Organization › Section III-101 - Organization of the Board

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A. The
				Louisiana Auctioneer Licensing Board (hereafter referred to as
board
) is created by virtue of
				R.S.
				37:3111 and is created as an agency of the
				state government in the Department of Economic Development. No member of the
				board shall be held liable as an individual in any suit against the board.
				Statutes relating thereto are found in
				R.S.
				37:3111 et seq., of the Louisiana
				Statutes.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:3111 et
				  seq.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part III - Auctioneers › Chapter 1 - Description of Organization › Section III-103 - Number, Qualifications of Members

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A. The board shall be composed of seven
				persons, consisting of the chairman and vice-chairman, and five of whom shall
				be auctioneers, one selected from each Public Service Commission district, and
				two of whom shall be consumers from the public-at-large, all appointed by the
				governor. Each appointee shall be a citizen of the United States of America and
				a resident of Louisiana and at least 30 years of age. The initial auctioneer
				members shall not be required to be licensed but shall obtain a license within
				a reasonable time after appointment; each subsequent member shall be a licensed
				auctioneer.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:3111 and
				  R.S.
				  37:3112.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part III - Auctioneers › Chapter 1 - Description of Organization › Section III-105 - Election and Term of Office

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A. The
				chairman and vice-chairman shall hold office as board members so long as they
				hold their respective positions as elective officers of the board. Each
				appointed member shall serve at the pleasure of the governor for a term
				concurrent to the term of office of the governor appointing him except that
				each member shall serve until his successor has been appointed and begins
				serving. Each appointment by the governor shall be submitted to the Senate for
				confirmation. In the event of the death, resignation, or disability of a member
				of the board, the governor shall fill the vacancy by appointing a qualified
				person for the remainder of the unexpired term.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:3111 and
				  R.S.
				  37:3112.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part III - Auctioneers › Chapter 1 - Description of Organization › Section III-107 - Oath

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A. Each member of
				the board shall receive a certificate of appointment from the governor, and
				before beginning his term of office, shall file with the secretary of state his
				written oath or affirmation for faithful discharge of his official
				duty.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  37:3111 and
				  R.S.
				  37:3112.