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Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-15 - Continuing Education › Section 4701-15-02 - Continuing education requirement

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Measurement of
			 continuing education is in terms of credits. The continuing education
			 requirement for certified public accountants and public accountants holding
			 an Ohio
			 permit, as defined in division (A) of section
			 4701.10 of the Revised
			 Code, is one hundred twenty credits for each triennial reporting period.
			 The triennial reporting period begins on January first and ends on December
			 thirty-first three years later. An Ohio permit holder must complete a minimum
			 of twenty  credits annually. Failure to complete twenty
			  credits annually will result in a fine
			 of ten dollars for every  credit
			 deficient.
(B) All Ohio permit
			 holders must complete the continuing education requirement defined in paragraph
			 (A) of this rule by December thirty-first each year. Credit earned after that
			 date may not be claimed toward fulfillment of the requirement unless the
			 executive director, subject to board approval, grants an extension of time in
			 accordance with rule
			 4701-15-07
			 of the Administrative Code.
(C) The
			 continuing education requirement for newly
			 certified public accountants holding an Ohio permit is
			 forty credits. The two-year reporting period begins on January first of the
			 year in which the newly certified public
			 accountant obtains the CPA certificate, and ends on December thirty-first of
			 the year following the year in which the newly
			 certified public accountant obtains the CPA certificate.
			 
								There are no
			  minimum annual credit, or subject matter
			 requirements  during the
			 initial two-year reporting period.
(D) An applicant whose status is expired,
			 suspended or revoked or the holder of a CPA
			 certificate or PA registration who wishes to obtain an Ohio permit, as defined
			 in division (A) of section
			 4701.10 of the Revised Code,
			 must first complete continuing education requirements in accordance with rule
			 4701-15-09
			 of the Administrative Code.
(E) A nonresident Ohio permit holder may
			 fulfill the Ohio continuing education requirements by meeting the continuing
			 education requirements of the state in which the Ohio permit holder's principal
			 office is located. If that state does not have a continuing education
			 requirement, then the nonresident Ohio permit holder must comply with the Ohio
			 continuing education reporting requirements.
Effective:
				9/7/2019
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				6/18/2019 and
				09/01/2024
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4701.11
Rule
				Amplifies: 4701.11
Prior
				Effective Dates: 01/17/1975, 07/05/1984, 01/17/1985, 04/27/1993, 09/22/1993,
				04/26/1996, 09/20/1996, 08/05/1999, 09/15/2003, 06/01/2004, 08/25/2005,
				07/16/2009, 12/25/2014
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-15 - Continuing Education › Section 4701-15-03 - Continuing education reporting

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) All Ohio permit holders
			  must
			 provide a statement to the board under penalty of perjury
			 attesting to the continuing education
			 credits completed as of the date the Ohio permit
			 is renewed.
(B) All Ohio permit
			 holders are required to maintain all records of 
								continuing
			 education credits reported. Ohio permit holders are responsible for
			 ensuring the quality of continuing education  received and documenting completion of all
			 credits. Documentation must be maintained until the
			 end of the next reporting period. Upon request, the licensee shall produce to
			 the board verification of all credits
			 claimed.
Effective:
				9/7/2019
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				6/18/2019 and
				09/01/2024
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4701.11
Rule
				Amplifies: 4701.11
Prior
				Effective Dates: 01/17/1975, 06/01/1977, 04/26/1996, 09/20/1996, 08/03/1998,
				01/01/1999, 08/05/1999, 10/03/2003, 07/16/2009,
				12/25/2014
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-15 - Continuing Education › Section 4701-15-05 - Requirements for continuing education program acceptance

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Formal
			 continuing education programs shall be acceptable if the licensee retains the
			 appropriate supporting documentation and if:
(1) An outline is prepared and preserved by
			 the program sponsor.
(2) The
			 program is at least fifty minutes in length, except as provided in paragraph
			 (C) of rule
			 4701-15-04
			 of the Administrative Code.
(3) The
			 program is conducted by a qualified instructor, discussion leader or
			 lecturer.
(4) A record of
			 registration or attendance is maintained by the program sponsor.
(5)
									All items
			 described in paragraphs (A)(1) to (A)(4) of this rule are provided to the board
			 upon request.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-15 - Continuing Education › Section 4701-15-06 - Reduction of continuing education requirement

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The executive director, subject to board
			 approval, may grant a reduction of 
			 continuing education requirements to an Ohio
			 permit holder who presents appropriate documentation for health reasons, active
			 military duty in the armed forces of the United States, or other just cause
			 that would prevent or cause undue hardship in meeting
			 continuing education requirements.
(B) Any reduction granted is valid for one
			 reporting period.
(C) "Military"
			 means the armed forces of the United States 
								or a reserve
			 component of the armed forces of the United States, including the Ohio national
			 guard or the national guard of any other state. Military spouses are included
			 in this definition.
Effective:
				9/7/2019
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				6/18/2019 and
				09/01/2024
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4701.11,
				5903.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 4701.11,
				5903.03
Prior
				Effective Dates: 01/17/1975, 05/01/1981, 04/26/1996, 08/05/1999, 10/03/2003,
				07/16/2009, 12/25/2014
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-15 - Continuing Education › Section 4701-15-07 - Continuing education deficiency; late filing fee

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The executive director, subject to board
			 approval, may grant an Ohio permit holder who is deficient in the required
			 continuing education at the renewal date an extension of time, not to exceed
			 one year, to correct the deficiency. The Ohio permit holder shall provide the
			 board with an anticipated date of completion and must provide appropriate
			 documentation to the board that describes the circumstances supporting the
			 extension request. The Ohio permit holder must submit verification of the
			 completed continuing education by the extension date specified.
(B) An Ohio permit holder who fails to comply
			 with all the terms and conditions of the extension as approved by the executive
			 director, subject to board approval, shall have his or her Ohio permit placed
			 into 
								expired status.
(C) An Ohio permit holder who is deficient in
			 continuing education requirements at the time of renewal, and does not receive
			 an extension of time, must pay the late filing fee described in division (D) of
			 section 4701.10 of the Revised Code.
			 This fee will be assessed at the time of submission.
(D) An Ohio permit holder who
			 
								receives disciplinary action
			 
								from the
			 board
								based on a failure to comply with
			 continuing education requirements will be subject to ongoing
			 continuing education verification for at least
			 two triennial reporting periods.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-15 - Continuing Education › Section 4701-15-09 - Converting to Ohio permit status

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								An applicant
			 whose status is expired, suspended or revoked, or the holder of a
			 CPAcertificate or PA registration who holds an Ohio registration defined in
			 division (B) of section
			 4701.10 of the Revised Code, and
			 who wishes to obtain the Ohio permit defined in division (A) of section
			 4701.10 of the Revised Code must
			 first complete continuing education as follows:
(1)
									A total of one
			 hundred twenty credits of continuing education within the thirty-six months
			 prior to application for an Ohio permit.
(2)
									Within the total
			 of one hundred twenty continuing education credits enumerated in paragraph
			 (A)(1) of this rule, at least three continuing education three continuing
			 education credits in professional standards and responsibilities approved by
			 the board that emphasizes Chapter 4701. of the Revised Code and agency 4701 of
			 the Administrative Code, earned in the three-year period preceding application
			 for the Ohio permit.
(3)
									Within the total of one hundred twenty continuing
			 education credits enumerated in paragraph (A)(1) of this rule, at least
			 twenty-four credits in the fields of accounting, auditing, assurance or
			 attestation standards.
(4)
									Within the total of one hundred twenty continuing
			 education credits enumerated in paragraph (A)(1) of this rule, at least
			 twenty-four credits in the field of taxation.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-15 - Continuing Education › Section 4701-15-10 - Continuing education sponsor registration

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A provider of continuing education
			 programs not specifically listed in paragraphs (B)(1) to (B)(6) of rule
			 4701-15-05
			 of the Administrative Code may apply for registration with the board. Sponsor
			 registration shall be on a form provided by the board, and shall include the
			 following information:
(1) The name and
			 address of the sponsor;
(2) The
			 name, address, and telephone number of the person  in charge of the continuing education
			 programs offered by the sponsor;
(3) A general description of the method by
			 which the program content is delivered and the subject areas offered for
			 credit;
(4) The qualifications of
			 the continuing education program instructors or course developers;
(5) Specific information concerning the
			 continuing education programs to be offered,
			 including the following:
(a) Outlines of the continuing education
			 programs to be offered;
(b) A
			 description of course materials or electronic files to be used in the programs.
			 The board may require  a registered
			 sponsor provide actual course materials
			 or electronic files separately.
(6) A statement that the sponsor agrees to
			 comply with both the continuing education standards applicable to sponsors
			 defined in rule
			 4701-15-01
			 of the Administrative Code and the board's continuing education verification
			 process defined in rule
			 4701-15-12
			 of the Administrative Code. In exchange for this agreement, the sponsor will be
			 permitted to state this fact, as well as the fact of its registration with the
			 board, on its promotional material.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-15 - Continuing Education › Section 4701-15-11 - Required continuing education programs

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) An Ohio permit holder who performs
			 accounting, auditing, assurance or attestation engagements,
			 prepares any financial report, or
			 signs
			 any financial report in accordance with the professional standards defined in
			 rule
			 4701-9-03,
			 4701-9-04,
			 4701-9-05,
			 or
			 4701-9-06
			 of the Administrative Code shall complete at least twenty-four continuing
			 education credits in the fields of accounting, auditing, or attestation
			 standards during the three-year reporting period specific to the types of
			 services provided by the Ohio permit holder.
(B) An Ohio permit holder who performs tax
			 work on any engagement, prepares any tax return, or signs any tax
			 return as a certified public accountant or public accountant in accordance with
			 the professional standards defined in rule
			 4701-9-09
			 of the Administrative Code shall complete at least twenty-four continuing
			 education credits in the field of taxation during the three-year reporting
			 period specific to the types of services provided by the Ohio permit
			 holder.
(C) All Ohio permit
			 holders-each three-year reporting period must
			 complete three continuing education credits  covering the applications of professional
			 standards and responsibilities. The following guidelines are applicable:
(1) The board may require that any certified
			 public accountant, public accountant, or staff member of a public accounting
			 firm that is the subject of a disciplinary action by the board complete a
			 program approved by the executive director, subject to board approval that
			 emphasizes Ohio accountancy law defined in Chapter 4701. of the Revised Code, and
			  board rules defined in agency 4701 of the Administrative
			 Code.
(2) An Ohio permit holder may
			 claim credit in professional standards and responsibilities for
			 approved courses offered by
			 approved sponsors or instructors. The executive director, subject to board
			 approval, shall review and approve sponsors,
									
			 instructors, and courses. Such courses may cover
			 the subjects of  Ohio accountancy law
			 and board rules, professional ethics, ethical philosophy, or the accountancy
			 laws and rules promulgated by another state accountancy board.
(3) The executive director, subject to board
			 approval, may approve a program in professional standards and responsibilities
			 of fewer than three credits.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-15 - Continuing Education › Section 4701-15-12 - Continuing education verification

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The board annually conducts a
			 verification of continuing education programs claimed for continuing education
			 credit by selected Ohio permit holders. Consequently, an Ohio permit holder
			 must retain evidence to support fulfillment of the continuing education
			 requirement until the end of the next reporting period.
(B) An Ohio permit holder who fails to verify
			 or document completion of the continuing
			 education required must complete
			 credits to meet the requirement, and pay the late filing fee described in
			 division (D) of section
			 4701.10 of the Revised Code as
			 of the date the Ohio permit holder submits the verified or documented
			 continuing education.
(C) An Ohio
			 permit holder who completes a continuing education program taken from an
			 unregistered sponsor may be required to submit the following documentation to
			 the board:
(1) Qualifications of course
			 instructors or course developers;
(2) Continuing education program course
			 materials;
(3) Official lists of
			 persons attending or completing the continuing education program.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-15 - Continuing Education › Section 4701-15-13 - Continuing education requirements of non-CPA owners

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Any individual who does not hold an Ohio permit or a foreign
				certificate,
								
								or a professional
				license, registration, or certification issued by this state, or another state
				and who holds an equity interest in a public accounting firm, shall comply with
				the continuing education requirements in rule
				4701-15-02
				of the Administrative Code.
Effective:
				9/7/2019
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				6/18/2019 and
				09/01/2024
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4701.11
Rule
				Amplifies: 4701.11
Prior
				Effective Dates: 08/05/1999, 10/03/2003, 07/16/2009,
				12/25/2014
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-17 - Scholarships › Section 4701-17-01 - Education assistance program definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The following terms are used with the same meanings throughout
				this chapter:
(A) "Ohio college or
			 university" means an accredited college or university located in Ohio that has
			 been issued a certificate of authorization to grant degrees by the board of
			 regents or is part of the "University System of Ohio."
(B) "Scholarship" is defined as a one-time
			 award of moneys to a qualifying student who meets the requirements or a program
			 approved by the board that, supports CPA development and recruitment as defined
			 in Chapter 4701-17 of the Administrative Code.
(C) "Fifth year" is defined as a student who
			 has completed a minimum of one hundred twenty semester hours and is enrolled in
			 a program of study that will meet the educational requirements outlined in
			 division (A)(4)(a) of section
			 4701.06
			 of the Revised Code and rule
			 4701-3-03
			 of the Administrative Code..
(D) "Accounting education program" means any
			 post-baccalaureate or higher degree program
			 in accounting, business or finance approved by
			 the board and offered by an Ohio college or university and meets the
			 educational requirements outlined in division (A)(4)(a) of section
			 4701.06
			 of the Revised Code and rule
			 4701-3-03
			 of the Administrative Code.
(E) An
			 "Ohio resident," for the purposes of this chapter, is an individual that is a
			 United States citizen or permanent resident who is classified, or would be
			 classified, as an Ohio resident for tuition purposes at an Ohio college or
			 university.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-17 - Scholarships › Section 4701-17-02 - Scholarship eligibility criteria

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The criteria that must be met in order
			 for an applicant to qualify for a scholarship are as follows:
(1) The applicant must be a
			 minority or other student demonstrating financial
			 need. The board will set the criteria for defining financial need and may use
			 the federal methodology as established in the "Free Application for Federal
			 Student Aid (FAFSA)" to assist it in determining such criteria.
(2) The applicant must be enrolled as a
			 student in an Ohio college or university as defined in
			 paragraph (A) of rule
			 4701-17-01
			 of the Administrative Code.
(3) The applicant must have completed one
			 hundred twenty semester credit hours prior to the college term for which the
			 first scholarship payment is to be
			 received.
(4) The applicant must
			 
									be a fifth year student as defined in paragraph (C) of
			 rule
			 4701-17-01
			 of the Administrative Code or be enrolled in 
									an accounting
			 education program as defined in paragraph (D) of
			 rule
			 4701-17-01
			 of the Administrative Code.
(5) The applicant must be a student who is
			 academically in good standing as defined by the Ohio college or
			 university.
(6) The applicant is an
			 Ohio resident as defined in paragraph (F) of rule
			 4701-17-01
			 of the Administrative Code.
(7)
			 Additionally, an eligible recipient may be a person enrolled in a program that
			 supports CPA development and recruitment, or CPA career awareness programs that
			 have been approved by the board.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-17 - Scholarships › Section 4701-17-04 - Scholarship procedure; fund balance

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The following general procedures apply to
			 scholarships:
(1) Scholarships are awarded to
			 students meeting the requirements set by rule
			 4701-17-02
			 of the Administrative Code.
(2) The
			 amount of a scholarship shall not exceed the annualized maximum in-state
			 graduate tuition charged by a state-supported Ohio college or
			 university.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-17 - Scholarships › Section 4701-17-06 - Education assistance fund expenses

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								 The board
			 may send by electronic mail an announcement regarding
			 its education assistance fund to appropriate college or university
			 academic accountancy personnel, including the following:
(1) The chair of the department of
			 accountancy or equivalent position, and
(2) Faculty in the college or university
			 department of accountancy who wish to be informed of the availability of
			 scholarship funds.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-17 - Scholarships › Section 4701-17-08 - Education assistance surcharge

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								 The board, in
			 accordance with the provisions of division (H)(1) of section
			 4701.10 of the Revised Code,
			 shall assess an education assistance surcharge in addition to the triennial
			 Ohio permit and Ohio registration fee imposed pursuant to divisions (A) and (B)
			 of section 4701.10 of the Revised Code,
			 respectively, in the amount of thirty dollars.
(B)
								 The board may
			 prorate the education assistance surcharge in cases where it issues Ohio
			 permits or Ohio registrations for less than three years.
(C)
								 The total amount
			 of education assistance surcharges shall be designated for deposit in the
			 certified public accountant education assistance fund, in accordance with the
			 provisions of division (H)(2) of section
			 4701.10 of the Revised
			 Code.
Replaces: 4701-17-08
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				09/16/2015 and
				09/01/2020
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4701.26
Rule
				Amplifies: 4701.26
Prior Effective Dates: 11/04/94, 04/04/03,
				1/03/07
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-19 - Investigations; Hearings › Section 4701-19-01 - Request for formal hearing

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								 Any person who
			 desires a formal hearing before the board must request the same in writing.
			 Each formal hearing must have a stenographic record, defined in section
			 119.09 of the Revised Code,
			 taken of the proceedings.
(B)
								 Unless a person
			 specifically requests a hearing before the board pursuant to a notice of
			 opportunity for hearing sent by the board in accordance with section
			 119.07 of the Revised Code, all
			 other meetings with a member of the board staff or a board member shall be of
			 an informal nature with no stenographic record taken.
Replaces: 4701-19-01
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				09/26/2016 and
				09/26/2021
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4701.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 4701.29
Prior
				Effective Dates: 8/5/99, 10/22/04,
				4/28/11
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4701 - Accountancy Board › Chapter 4701-19 - Investigations; Hearings › Section 4701-19-02 - Complaints and investigations

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Complaints against a person holding a CPA
			 certificate, PA registration, foreign certificate, Ohio permit, Ohio
			 registration, or public accounting firm
			 registration, or against any other person whose activities are regulated by the
			 board, must be in writing and must set forth in detail the facts and
			 circumstances to be investigated by the board. This written statement must
			 contain the specific action which the complainant requests of the
			 board.
(B) Should a formal charge
			 be made by the board against a person holding a CPA certificate, PA
			 registration, foreign certificate, Ohio permit, Ohio registration, or
			 public accounting firm registration, or any other
			 person whose activities are regulated by the board, a formal hearing must be
			 held and a stenographic record taken.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4703 - State Board of Examiners of Architects › Chapter 4703-1 - Applications; Examinations › Section 4703-1-02 - Applications

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Applications
			 for registration by examination or by reciprocity will be received at all times
			 by the board.
The application fee must accompany the application.
(B) Each applicant shall submit,
			 or cause to be submitted, authentic proof of the statements made within the
			 application. Such proof shall be demonstrated through the submission of a
			 "National Council of Architectural Registration Boards" ( NCARB) record
			 containing official transcripts issued by the degree-granting authorities,
			 employment certification forms demonstrating completion of the experience
			 requirement for licensure, and, if applicable, verified status of registration
			 in another jurisdiction. The board, in its discretion, may require additional
			 published data, photographs, or proven evidence that may be necessary for the
			 board to determine the applicant's eligibility to be admitted to the
			 examination or for consideration of registration by reciprocity.
The board reserves the right to retain, as a permanent part of
				the application, any or all documents submitted, which shall be properly marked
				for identification and ownership. Original documents may be replaced by
				photocopies copies of such documents at the request and expense of the
				applicant.
(C) The board
			 may require the personal appearance of the applicant at the time and place it
			 designates.
(D) Failure to comply
			 with the board's request for additional information within sixty days of such
			 request or to appear before the board at the date and time established may be
			 considered as just and sufficient cause for disapproval of the
			 application.
(E) All applications
			 shall be considered and accepted or rejected individually with the action taken
			 on each application recorded in the minutes and an indication of the action
			 taken placed with the application. The board reserves the right to establish or
			 change the classification under which the applicant is claiming eligibility. A
			 certificate of qualification shall be issued under only one
			 classification.
(F)
								In accordance with section
			 9.78
			 of the Revised Code, any prospective applicant with a criminal conviction may
			 request a review of the prospective applicant's criminal record to determine
			 eligibility for registration. The request must be made on the form prescribed
			 by the board and must accompany the requisite fee.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4703 - State Board of Examiners of Architects › Chapter 4703-1 - Applications; Examinations › Section 4703-1-03 - Certificates

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Certificates of
			 qualification.
(1) A person registered by the
			 board under section
			 4703.07 or
			 4703.08 of the
			 Revised Code, will upon payment of the fee required in rule
			 4703-1-04 of the
			 Administrative Code, receive a certificate as provided under section
			 4703.10
			 of the Revised Code.
(2) Only one
			 paper certificate of qualification shall be
			 issued to a registered architect. In the event a paper certificate is damaged, the board will issue a
			 duplicate certificate upon the payment of the fee required in rule
			 4703-1-04 of the
			 Administrative Code and the return of the damaged certificate. If a certificate
			 is lost or destroyed, the board will issue a duplicate certificate upon the
			 filing of a notarized affidavit stating the certificate was lost or destroyed
			 and the payment of the fee required in rule
			 4703-1-04 of the
			 Administrative Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4703 - State Board of Examiners of Architects › Chapter 4703-1 - Applications; Examinations › Section 4703-1-04 - Fees

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Application fee
			 - the fee for making application for registration under section
			 4703.07 of
			 the Revised Code is fifty dollars.
(B) Certificate fee - the fee for a duplicate
			 certificate of qualification to practice architecture is twenty dollars.
(C) Renewal fee -
			 the biennial renewal fee for a certificate of qualification is one hundred
			 twenty-five dollars.
(D) Penalty
			 fee - the penalty fee is twenty-five per cent per renewal period and shall be
			 applied to late renewals and restorations, provided the maximum fee does not
			 exceed one thousand dollars.
(E)
			 Reciprocal registration fee - the fee for reciprocal registration under section
			 4703.08 of the
			 Revised Code shall be two hundred fifty dollars.
(F) Certificate of authorization fees - the
			 application fee for a certificate of authorization is one hundred twenty-five
			 dollars. The renewal fee for a certificate of authorization is one hundred
			 dollars.
(G) Elicense fee - any
			 payment of fees may be subject to a nominal transaction fee as charged to the
			 board for the use of its electronic eLicensing system.
(H) Criminal conviction review - the fee to
			 review a potential applicant's criminal conviction to determine eligibility for
			 registration under section
			 9.78
			 of the Revised Code shall be twenty-five dollars.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4703 - State Board of Examiners of Architects › Chapter 4703-2 - Architect Registration Examination › Section 4703-2-01 - Examination

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The
			 architect registration examination
(1) All
			 applicants qualifying under section
			 4703.07 of
			 the Revised Code in accordance with rules
			 4703-2-02,
			 4703-2-03
			 and
			 4703-2-04
			 of the Administrative Code and as required under section
			 4703.08 of the
			 Revised Code shall pass the architect
			 registration examination
									(ARE) as hereinafter required.
(2) The architect registration examination
			 ARE shall be a single examination comprised of
			 multiple divisions as determined and administered
			 by the national council of architectural registration bards
			 (NCARB) which shall be taken and passed by all candidates for
			 registration by examination.
(3)
			 The scope of the ARE shall be such
			 as to determine the qualifications of the candidate to practice architecture
			 and shall be based on the knowledge and skills required to provide
			 architectural services. The examination shall be of such duration to adequately
			 test for such knowledge, skills and services in such technical, professional
			 and practical subjects essential to the practice of architecture and in the
			 basic arts and sciences, a knowledge of which is material and necessary to the
			 proper understanding, application and qualification for the practice of the
			 profession of architecture.
(4) The
			 ARE shall be conducted in accordance with
			 instructions issued by NCARB.
(5) All divisions of the
			 ARE shall be graded as "pass" or
			 "fail."
(6) Each division of the
			 ARE stands alone and shall be passed singularly
			 and independently of other divisions of the examination. If the candidate fails
			 any division of the examination, the candidate will be required to retake only
			 the divisions failed.
(7) Each
			 applicant for initial licensure by examination shall submit written proof
			 satisfactory to the board that he or she has successfully passed the
			 AREin
			 accordance with the NCARB pass/fail standards current at the time the applicant
			 took the ARE, all as accepted by the board from time to
			 time.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4703 - State Board of Examiners of Architects › Chapter 4703-2 - Architect Registration Examination › Section 4703-2-02 - Examination admission requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Each applicant
			 shall be at least eighteen years of age and be of good moral
			 character.
(B)
								An applicant may take the "Architect Registration Exam"
			 following completion of a "National Architectural Accrediting Board" accredited
			 professional degree program, or, prior to graduation if the applicant is
			 enrolled in a "National Council of Architectural Registration Boards" accepted
			 integrated path program within a "National Architectural Accrediting Board"
			 accredited professional degree program and submits verification of such
			 enrollment to the board.
Replaces: 4703-2-02
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4703 - State Board of Examiners of Architects › Chapter 4703-2 - Architect Registration Examination › Section 4703-2-03 - Educational requirements and credits

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
All candidates for registration by
				examination shall:
(A)
								Hold a professional degree in architecture. A
			 professional degree means an architectural degree in a program which as been
			 accredited by the national architectural accrediting board (NAAB) or a program
			 that retained its accreditation without revocation to a time twenty-four months
			 or less before the applicant graduated or by the Canadian architectural
			 certification board not later than two years after the degree has been awarded;
			 or
(B)
								Obtain a report from the education evaluation services
			 for architects (EESA), as administered by the national council of architectural
			 registration boards (NCARB), stating that the applicant has met the NCARB
			 education requirement.
Replaces: 4703-2-03
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4703 - State Board of Examiners of Architects › Chapter 4703-2 - Architect Registration Examination › Section 4703-2-04 - Training requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Prior to registration, all candidates for registration by
				examination shall complete the internship
								 program as described:
(A) The 
								architectural
			 experience program (AXP) required herein shall be in accordance with the
			 AXP
			 guidelines developed under the auspices of the national council of architecturalregistration
			 boards
								(NCARB) and the american institute of architects
								(AIA) and
			 administered by NCARB.
(B) The board
			 reserves the right at any time to require that an applicant produce
			 substantiation for all or any part of the verified record of the experience
			 which the applicant asserts has been attained.
(C) The board may require substantiation of
			 the quality and character of the training notwithstanding the fact that the
			 applicant has complied with the technical training requirements set forth
			 herein.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4703 - State Board of Examiners of Architects › Chapter 4703-2 - Architect Registration Examination › Section 4703-2-05 - Registration by reciprocity

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) An applicant who holds a current and
			 valid certificate issued by the national council of architectural
			 registration boards, and submits satisfactory evidence of such
			 certificate to the board, shall be registered without
			 the necessity of complying with the provisions of rules
			 4703-2-01 and
			 4703-2-04
			 of the Administrative Code if the applicant:
(1) Holds a current and valid registration
			 issued by a registration authority recognized by the board, and submits
			 satisfactory evidence of such registration to the board; and
(2) Files an application with the board, upon
			 a form prescribed by the board, containing such information, satisfactory to
			 the board, concerning the applicant, as the board considers
			 pertinent.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4703 - State Board of Examiners of Architects › Chapter 4703-2 - Architect Registration Examination › Section 4703-2-06 - Program providing for reimbursement of IDP enrollment fees

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The board shall
			 reimburse eligible applicants for the initial cost of enrolling in the
			 architectural experience program (AXP) as required by
			 section
			 4703.07 of
			 the Revised Code and administered by the national
			 council of architectural registration boards. The board shall not reimburse annual maintenance or
			 reactivation fees, late fees or transmittal fees which are imposed by
			 NCARB.
(B) Applicants shall meet the following
			 eligibility criteria in order to receive reimbursement of
			 AXP enrollment fees:
(1) Applicants must be currently enrolled and
			 in good standing in a school of architecture in Ohio and which is approved by
			 the board.
(a) Board approved schools of
			 architecture include:
(i) University of
			 Cincinnati
(ii) Kent state
			 university
(iii) Miami
			 university
(iv) Ohio state
			 university
(v)
											Bowling Green state
			 university
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4703 - State Board of Examiners of Architects › Chapter 4703-2 - Architect Registration Examination › Section 4703-2-08 - Military provisions related to licensure

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Definitions.
(1) "Armed forces" means the armed forces of
			 the United States, including the army, navy, air force, marine corps, coast
			 guard, or any reserve components of those forces; the national guard of any
			 state; the commissioned corps of the United States public health service; the
			 merchant marine service during wartime; such other service as may be designated
			 by congress; or the Ohio organized militia when engaged in full-time national
			 guard duty for a period of more than thirty days.
(2) "Member" means any person who is serving
			 in the armed forces.
(3) "Licensee"
			 means a person to whom all of the following apply:
(a) The person has been issued a license by
			 the board.
(b) The person has been
			 a member of the armed forces.
(c)
			 The person has served on active duty, whether inside or outside the United
			 States, for a period in excess of thirty-one days.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4703 - State Board of Examiners of Architects › Chapter 4703-3 - Certification › Section 4703-3-02 - Architectural firms

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) All architectural firms legally formed
			 for the purpose of providing architectural services are required to obtain a
			 certificate of authorization from the board. Each firm authorized by the board
			 to provide such services shall meet the following requirements:
(1) More than fifty per cent of the partners,
			 members or shareholders and more than fifty per cent of the directors, in the
			 case of a corporation or professional association, or the trustee(s) of an
			 employee stock ownership plan, shall be professional engineers, surveyors,
			 architects, or landscape architects or a combination thereof and who are
			 currently licensed in any state. A corporation is exempt from the requirements
			 of this paragraph if the corporation was granted a charter prior to August 7,
			 1943, to engage in providing architectural services or was otherwise lawfully
			 providing architectural services prior to November 15, 1982.
(2) More than fifty per cent of the interests
			 or shares of the firm, partnership, association, employee stock ownership plan
			 trust shares, or corporation shall be held by professional engineers,
			 surveyors, architects or landscape architects or a combination thereof and who
			 are currently licensed in any state. A corporation is exempt from the
			 requirements of this paragraph if the corporation was granted a charter prior
			 to August 7, 1943, to engage in providing architectural services or was other
			 lawfully providing architectural services prior to November 15, 1982.
(3) Each architectural firm shall designate
			 one or more architects as being in responsible charge of the architectural
			 activities and decisions of the firm. Each architect in responsible charge
			 shall be currently registered in the state of Ohio.
(4)
									An architectural
			 firm maintaining more than place of business for the practice of architecture
			 shall have a registered architect in responsible charge of the architectural
			 activities of each office in this state.
(5) Each architect
			 designated as being in responsible charge of the
			 firm's architectural activities and decisions shall complete an attestation of
			 responsibility.
(6) A professional
			 association formed under the provisions of Chapter 1785. of the Revised Code
			 shall meet the requirements set forth therein in addition to the requirements
			 of this chapter.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4703 - State Board of Examiners of Architects › Chapter 4703-3 - Certification › Section 4703-3-03 - Firm names

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
			 When personal names of architects are used in the name of the sole
			 proprietorship or firm, only names of living registrants or former registered
			 members of the sole proprietorship or firm, now retired or deceased, may be
			 used. The status of a retired or deceased member must be clearly shown on the
			 firm letterheads by the use of the words "retired" or "deceased" or the date of
			 the years of the member's birth and death. Any reference in the name to other
			 persons of a firm, partnership, association, or corporation shall be permitted
			 only when such other persons are registered architects, landscape architects,
			 professional engineers or surveyors and their identity is made known
			 specifically on letterheads of the firm.
(B) A sole proprietorship, firm, partnership,
			 association or corporation otherwise qualified to practice in Ohio is permitted
			 to practice under a name which does not include the names of registered
			 principals. Names which tend to deceive or confuse the public or are
			 unreasonably similar to the name of another sole proprietorship or firm will
			 not be permitted.
(C) Any
			 non-resident firm legally engaged in architectural practice in the jurisdiction
			 of its origin is granted the right to retain its identity upon obtaining a
			 certificate of authorization to provide architectural services in Ohio.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				11/30/2021 and
				11/30/2026
Promulgated
				Under:
				119.03
Statutory Authority:
				4703.02
Rule Amplifies: 4702.06,
				4703.10,
				4703.12,
				4703.13,
				4703.14,
				4703.18
Prior Effective Dates: 03/15/1974, 11/04/1977, 06/25/1983,
				06/25/1990, 04/15/1992, 11/01/1994,
				07/29/2005
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4703 - State Board of Examiners of Architects › Chapter 4703-3 - Certification › Section 4703-3-05 - Interstate practice

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A non-resident architect may practice in
			 the state of Ohio when said architect holds a current and valid Ohio
			 registration.
(B) A non-resident
			 architect seeking an architectural commission in this state, who
			  holds a current certificate issued by the
			 national council of architectural
			 registration Boards
								(NCARB) and is otherwise eligible for
			 registration in the state of Ohio shall be permitted to offer to render architectural services
			 and only that without having first been issued a certificate of qualification
			 to practice architecture by this board, provided the
			 non-resident architect discloses the registration status to the
			 offeree.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4703 - State Board of Examiners of Architects › Chapter 4703-3 - Certification › Section 4703-3-06 - Injunctions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The board is
			 authorized, pursuant to section
			 4703.181 of the Revised Code, to
			 apply for relief by injunction or restraining order to enjoin or restrain a
			 person, firm, corporation, partnership, or any other group or combination of
			 persons from the commission of any act which is prohibited by sections
			 4703.01 to
			 4703.19 of the Revised Code or
			 by rules governing the standards of service, conduct, and practice to be
			 followed in the practice of the profession of architecture in the state, as
			 adopted by the board under Chapter 4703. of the Revised Code.
(B) Upon receipt of a complaint or upon its
			 own initiative, the board may conduct an investigation of allegations of the
			 commission of any act which is prohibited by sections
			 4703.01 to
			 4703.19 of the Revised Code or
			 by rules adopted by the board under Chapter 4703. of the Revised
			 Code.
(C) Upon making a
			 determination that cause exists to apply for relief by injunction or
			 restraining order as provided for by paragraph (A) of this rule and that no
			 good cause exists for delay, the board may make such application for
			 relief.
Effective: 1/10/2015
Five Year
				Review (FYR) Dates: 09/12/2014 and
				10/31/2019
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4703.02
Rule
				Amplifies: 4703.06,
				4703.18,
				4703.181
Prior
				Effective Dates: 6/7/93, 11/1/94, 9/5/08,
				11/09/2009
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4703 - State Board of Examiners of Architects › Chapter 4703-3 - Certification › Section 4703-3-07 - Code of conduct

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Preamble.
In order to safeguard the health, safety and welfare of the
				public and the state of Ohio, to maintain integrity and high standards of
				skills and practice in the profession of architecture, the following rules of
				professional conduct, promulgated in accordance with Chapter 4703. of the
				Revised Code, shall be binding upon every person holding a certificate of
				qualification as a registered architect.
The registered architect, who holds a certificate of
				qualification from the architects board, is charged with having knowledge of
				the existence of the reasonable rules and regulations hereinafter provided for
				his or her professional conduct as a registered architect, and also shall be
				deemed to be familiar with their several provisions and to understand
				them.
Such knowledge shall encompass the understanding that the
				practice of architecture, is a privilege, as opposed to a right, and the
				registrant shall be forthright and candid in statements or written responses to
				the board or its representatives on matters pertaining to professional
				conduct.
(A) Competence
(1) In practicing architecture, a registered
			 architect shall act with reasonable care and competence and shall apply the
			 knowledge and skill which is ordinarily applied by registered architects of
			 good standing, practicing in the same locality.
(2) In designing a project a registered
			 architect shall take into account 
			 applicable state and municipal building laws and regulations. While a
			 registered architect may rely on the advice of other professions (e.g.,
			 attorneys, engineers and other qualified persons) as to the intent and meaning
			 of such regulations, once having obtained such advice, a registered architect
			 shall not knowingly design a project in violation of such laws and
			 regulations.
(3) A registered
			 architect shall undertake to perform professional services only when he or she,
			 together with those whom the registered architect may engage as consultants,
			 are qualified by education, training and experience in the specific technical
			 areas involved.
(4) No individual
			 shall be permitted to practice architecture if, in the board's judgment, such
			 individuals' professional competence is substantially impaired by physical or
			 mental disabilities.