North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 02 - ARCHITECTURE AND REGISTERED INTERIOR DESIGNERS › Section .0200 - PRACTICE OF ARCHITECTURE › Section 02 .0215 - OUT OF STATE FIRMS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) Architectural and interior design firms
				from other states shall be granted firm licensure or registration for practice
				in this State upon receipt by the Board of a completed application as set forth
				in Rule .0214(a) of this Section, fees as required by Rule .0108 of this
				Chapter, the submission of a copy of their firm charter, or other corresponding
				documents, amended as may be necessary to ensure compliance with all
				requirements of Chapter 55B, the Professional Corporation Act for architectural
				firms and Chapter 55, the Business Corporation Act for registered interior
				design firms. In addition to the other requirements as set out in G.S. 83A- 8,
				out of state interior design firms shall, prior to registration, receive from
				the Secretary of State of North Carolina a certificate of authority to do
				business within the state. Architectural firms shall obtain a certificate for
				filing from the Board prior to submitting application to the Secretary of State
				for a Certificate of Authority.
(b)
				Designated Individuals. If an out of state entity offers both architectural and
				engineering services, then it shall comply with requirements set forth in G.S.
				89C. An out of state entity shall have at least one officer, director and
				shareholder licensed as an architect in this state. Two-thirds of the issued
				and outstanding shares of the out of state corporations shall be owned by
				licensed architects or engineers who are licensed to practice their profession
				in a jurisdiction of the United States. However, the firm shall designate at
				least one architect who is licensed in the State of North Carolina to be in
				responsible control for the firm practice of architecture within the State of
				North Carolina. A registered interior design firm shall designate one
				registered interior designer to be in responsible control of all interior
				design work offered and performed by that firm in this State.
(c) Partnerships. An out of state
				architectural or registered interior design partnership may practice
				architecture or registered interior design, if every partner in the firm is
				licensed or registered as an individual in this state under Rule .0213 and the
				partnership complies with Paragraph (f) of this Rule.
(d) Limited Liability Companies. An out of
				state Limited Liability Company may practice architecture or registered
				interior design if the Limited Liability Company complies with G.S. 57D and at
				least one member and one owner are licensed or registered as an individual
				under Rule .0213 of this Section and comply with Paragraph (a) of this
				Rule.
(e) Limited Liability
				Partnerships. An out of state Limited Liability Partnership may practice
				architecture or registered interior design, if the Limited Liability
				Partnership complies with G.S. 59, and at least one partner is licensed or
				registered as an individual under Rule .0213 of this Section.
(f) Failure to Renew and Reinstatement. If
				the Board has not received the annual firm renewal fee and completed
				application as required by Rule .0214(b) of this Section on or before December
				31st each year the firm license or registration shall expire and be deemed
				delinquent. The firm registration may be renewed at any time within one year,
				upon the return of the completed application, the annual renewal fee and the
				late renewal fees. After one year from the date of expiration for non-payment
				of the annual renewal fee, the license or registration shall be automatically
				revoked. The Board may reinstate the firm's license or registration, as allowed
				by G.S. 83A-11.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  55B-6;
				  83A-6;
				  83A-8;
				  83A-9;
				  55B-16;
Eff. February
				  1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. September 29, 1977;
Amended
				  Eff. December 1, 2010; June 1, 1995; July 1, 1993; May 1, 1989; November 1,
				  1979;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. January 13, 2015;
Temporary
				  Amendment Eff. November 30, 2021;
Amended Eff. June 1,
				  2022.