Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 806 - STATE BOARD OF ARCHITECT EXAMINERS › Division 10 - GENERAL › Section 806-010-0080 - Registration of Architectural Firms

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 Prior to practicing architecture in Oregon, a firm must apply for and obtain a
			 certificate of registration from the Board.
(2) An architectural firm must be identified
			 as being engaged in the practice of architectural services.
(3) A name is considered to be "assumed" when
			 it is other than the real and true name of each person conducting business in
			 Oregon or having an interest therein, such as J. L. Smith; Smith, Smith and
			 Jones; Architectonics.
(4) When
			 wording is used in a corporate or assumed business name to suggest the
			 existence of additional principals, directors, partners or associates, the
			 reference must be to existing persons currently or previously within the
			 architectural firm, corporation, limited liability company, or partnership.
			 Wording which suggests the existence of additional persons within the meaning
			 of this rule includes "Associated," "Group," "& Associates," or
			 "Partners."
(5) The corporate or
			 assumed business name, also referred to as "doing business as" or DBA, must
			 identify the corporation, architectural firm or partnership as being engaged in
			 the practice of architecture such as "Architects," "An Architectural P.C.," or
			 "Architecture and Planning."
(6)
			 The corporate or assumed business name may only include the surname of any
			 person presently or previously associated in the practice of architecture or
			 engineering in any jurisdiction recognized by the Board with the named entity
			 or its members or predecessors.
(7)
			 An architectural firm may use the plural form of architect in its name only if
			 the architectural firm has more than one individual architect, actively
			 registered in any Board recognized jurisdiction.
(8) An architectural firm name may contain
			 numbers as long as it is not misleading to the public (i.e., "Three Oregon
			 Architects" must have three architects registered in Oregon).
(9) Additional requirements for a certificate
			 of registration for an architectural firm are as follows:
(a)
Corporations:
At least
			 two-thirds of the Board of Directors must be architects or engineers registered
			 in any Board recognized jurisdiction. At least one-third of the Board of
			 Directors must be registered as architects in any Board recognized
			 jurisdiction. At least one director of the corporation must be an Oregon
			 registered architect. If a corporation was in continuous existence since
			 September 29, 1991, and at least 51 percent of the corporation is owned by an
			 Oregon registered architect or engineer, the corporation is exempt from typical
			 ownership requirements, but must still meet all other architectural firm name
			 requirements.
(b)
Partnerships:
At least two-thirds of the partners must be
			 architects or engineers registered in any Board recognized jurisdiction and
			 represent at least two-thirds ownership interest in the partnership. At least
			 one-third of the partners must be registered as architects in any Board
			 recognized jurisdiction. At least one partner must be an Oregon registered
			 architect.
(c)
Limited
			 Liability Companies (LLC):
At least two-thirds of the members of an LLC
			 must be architects or engineers registered in any Board recognized jurisdiction
			 and represent at least two-thirds ownership interest in the LLC. At least
			 one-third of the members must be registered as architects in any Board
			 recognized jurisdiction. At least one member of the LLC must be an Oregon
			 registered architect