Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 10 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS › Chapter 20 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT REGULATIONS › Part I - General › Section 18VAC10-20-10 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Section
					 54.1-400 of the Code
					 of Virginia provides definitions of the following terms and phrases as used in
					 this chapter:
Architect
Board
Certified interior designer
Interior design. When used in this chapter, interior design
					 shall only be applicable to interior design performed by a certified interior
					 designer.
Land surveyor. When used in this chapter, land surveyor
					 shall include surveyor photogrammetrist unless stated otherwise or the context
					 requires a different meaning.
Landscape architect
Practice of architecture
Practice of engineering
Practice of land surveying
Practice of landscape architecture
Professional engineer
The following words, terms, and phrases when used in this
					 chapter shall have the meanings ascribed to them except where the context
					 clearly indicates or requires different meanings:
"Application" means a completed application with the
					 appropriate fee and any other required documentation including references,
					 experience verification, degree verification, and verification of examination
					 and licensure or certification.
"Comity" means the recognition of licenses or certificates
					 issued by other states or other jurisdictions of the United States as permitted
					 by §
										54.1-103C
					 of the Code of Virginia.
"Department" means the Department of Professional and
					 Occupational Regulation.
"Direct control and personal supervision" means supervision
					 by a professional who oversees and is responsible for the work of another
					 individual.
"Good moral character" may be established if the applicant
					 or regulant:
1. Has not been convicted of a non-marijuana misdemeanor in
					 the last 10 years or has ever been convicted of a felony that would render the
					 applicant unfit or unsuited to engage in the occupation or profession applied
					 for in accordance with §
										54.1-204
					 of the Code of Virginia;
2. Has not committed any act involving dishonesty, fraud,
					 misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, or incompetence
					 reasonably related to:
a. The proposed area of practice within 10 years prior to
					 application for licensure, certification, or registration; or
b. The area of practice related to licensure,
					 certification, or registration by the board while under the authority of the
					 board;
3. Has not engaged in fraud or misrepresentation in
					 connection with the application for licensure, certification, or registration,
					 or related exam;
4. Has not had a license, certification, or registration
					 revoked or suspended for cause or been disciplined by the Commonwealth or by
					 any other jurisdiction, or surrendered or has surrendered a license,
					 certificate, or registration in lieu of disciplinary action; or
5. Has not practiced without the required license,
					 registration, or certification in the Commonwealth or in another jurisdiction
					 within the five years immediately preceding the filing of the application for
					 licensure, certification, or registration by the Commonwealth.
"Good standing" means that the regulant holds a current or
					 active license, certificate, or registration issued by any regulatory body that
					 is not subject to a current sanction. The regulant shall be in good standing in
					 every jurisdiction where licensed, certified, or registered.
"Place of business" means any location that, through
					 professionals, offers or provides the services of architecture, engineering,
					 land surveying, landscape architecture, interior design, or any combination
					 thereof. A temporary field office established and utilized for the duration of
					 a specific project shall not qualify as a place of business under this
					 chapter.
"Profession" means the practice of architecture,
					 engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, or interior design.
"Professional" means an architect, professional engineer,
					 land surveyor, landscape architect, or certified interior designer who holds a
					 license or certificate issued by the board pursuant to the provisions of this
					 chapter and is in good standing with the board to practice his profession in
					 the Commonwealth.
"Registrant" means a business holding a registration issued
					 by the board and in good standing to offer or provide one or more of the
					 professions regulated by the board.
"Regulant" means an architect, professional engineer, land
					 surveyor, or landscape architect holding a license issued by the board and is
					 in good standing; a certified interior designer holding a valid certification
					 issued by the board and is in good standing; or a registrant.
"Resident" means physically present at the place of
					 business a majority of its operating hours.
"Responsible person" means the professional named by the
					 registrant to be responsible and have control of the registrant's regulated
					 services offered, rendered, or both. A professional can only be the responsible
					 person for the profession indicated on his licenses or certifications.
"Surveyor photogrammetrist" means a person who by reason of
					 specialized knowledge in the area of photogrammetry has been granted a license
					 by the board to survey land in accordance with Chapter 4 (§
										54.1-400 et seq.) of
					 Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia for the determination of topography,
					 contours, or location of planimetric features using photogrammetric methods or
					 similar remote sensing technology.
Statutory Authority: §§
												54.1-201
						and
						54.1-404
						of the Code of Virginia.