SUBCHAPTER 9. REGISTRATION
Section
55:10-9-1. Certificate of registration
55:10-9-2. Term of certificate of registration
55:10-9-3. Required display of certificate of registration
55:10-9-4. Duplicate certificates
55:10-9-5. Suspension, revocation, or refused renewal of certificate of registration
55:10-9-6. Biennial registration required
55:10-9-7. Emeritus status requirements
55:10-9-8. Failure to register biennially
55:10-9-9. Emeritus readmission to active practice
55:10-9-10. Reinstatement of canceled registrations
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55:10-9-1. Certificate of registration
A Certificate of Registration shall be issued to individuals meeting all requirements of the Act and the Rules of the Board. Such Certificate of Registration shall identify the Registrant by name and registration number, designate an effective date, confirm the Registrant's qualifications and acknowledge the Registrant's right to practice architecture or landscape architecture, as the case may be, in the State. Every Architect certified by NCARB, but unlicensed in the State, shall apply to the Board for licensing within ten (10) working days after notification of selection (whether notified orally or in writing) as the Architect by the client/owner. Such Architect shall be licensed in the State prior to signing a contract or engaging in the practice of architecture, as defined by the Act.
55:10-9-2. Term of certificate of registration
A Certificate of Registration will be issued by the Board for the life of the Registrant, subject to the Registrant meeting all requirements of renewal, meeting continuing education requirements, and subject to the Board's powers of reinstatement, suspension, revocation, penalties, orders or refusal to renew for cause, vested in the Board by the Act.
55:10-9-3. Required display of certificate of registration
Each person holding a certificate of registration shall display it at his/her place of practice and be prepared to substantiate biennial registration renewal.
55:10-9-4. Duplicate certificates
Duplicate certificates of registration will be issued to a Registrant provided:
(1) the current registration renewal is effective;
(2) the Registrant makes written request for a replacement or duplicate certificate; and
(3) the Registrant pays the fee prescribed in 55:10-3-3.
55:10-9-5. Suspension, revocation, or refused renewal of certificate of registration
(a) Surrender of certificates. Upon notice of the Board, certificates of registration suspended, revoked or refused by the Board to renew for cause, as defined in (b) of this Section, shall be surrendered immediately in the manner prescribed by that notice.
(b) Cause defined. Cause shall be defined as any violation of the Act and the Board's current rules in this Chapter. Cause shall also be defined as the Registrant's base or resident state refusing to renew the Architect's or Landscape Architect's professional license, not meeting continuing education requirements, suspension or revocation of a license or NCARB and CLARB withdrawing the certification of the individual Registrant.
55:10-9-6. Biennial registration required
The Act requires all Architects and Landscape Architects desiring to practice in Oklahoma to biennially register with the Board and pay a biennial registration renewal fee in 55:10-3-13. Notices will be sent to all Registrants at the last known address of record; however, it is the responsibility of each individual Registrant to insure the renewal fees and applications are received by the Board office on or before 4:30 p.m. on June 30th of the renewal year. Upon receipt by the Board of the individual's and if applicable, Entity's renewal forms, continuing education forms, fees and compliance with the Board's current rules in this Chapter, the license shall be renewed. No license will be issued for longer than a 2 (two) year period.
55:10-9-7. Emeritus status requirements
Registrants, who are residents of Oklahoma, who have been registered in this state for ten (10) consecutive years, sixty-five (65) years of age or older and retired from active practice or other related professional activities, may request emeritus status by filing the application showing compliance with this Section. If the rules of this Chapter have been met, all fees and penalties, if applicable for biennial license registration, shall be waived by the Board. Emeritus status Licensees are exempt from continuing education requirements unless they reactivate their license to active status in accordance with OAC 55:10-9-9. At that time, they shall complete the continuing education requirements for the current licensing period.
55:10-9-8. Failure to register biennially
(a) Failure to biennially register and satisfy all continuing education requirements and remit renewal fees and penalties where applicable in 55:10-3-13, as prescribed by the Act and the Board's current rules in this Chapter, will result in automatic suspension and revocation of the Registrant's certificate of registration and the Certificate of Authority.
(b) Notices of automatic suspension and/or revocation will be sent to the last known address of the Registrant or Entity.
55:10-9-9. Emeritus readmission to active practice
(a) Reinstatement within five years. Emeritus persons may be readmitted to the active practice of their respective professions without reexamination upon proper application within five (5) years of acquiring emeritus status. Continuing education requirements shall be met for the current licensing period only.
(b) Reinstatement after five years. An emeritus Licensee who has enjoyed emeritus status in excess of five (5) consecutive years may be readmitted to active practice of the profession only upon completion of the current licensing examination.
(c) Fees required. An emeritus Licensee seeking readmission to active practice shall pay all applicable fees in 55:10-3-13, not to exceed the current license fees for a two (2) year period and shall be required to meet continuing education requirements for the current licensing two (2) year period. No CEU reinstatement penalties shall apply while the person was in emeritus status.
55:10-9-10. Reinstatement of canceled registrations
(a) Reinstatement for nonpayment of fees and/or failure to comply with continuing education requirements within three years of cancellation of license. Registrations canceled for nonpayment of fees and/or failure to comply with continuing education requirements may be renewed, at any time within three years, from the date of the cancellation, upon compliance with the Act and the Board's current Rules and upon payment to the Board the fees which shall have been accrued at the time of the cancellation and which would have been paid at the time of reinstatement had not the license been suspended and revoked, together with the amount of penalties prescribed in 55:10-3-13. Additionally, no license shall be reinstated unless the person has completed all past continuing education requirements for the three (3) years and paid to the Board the penalties for reinstatement set forth in OAC 55:10-3-13.
(b) Reinstatement for nonpayment of fees and/or failure to comply with continuing education requirements three years after cancellation of license. For those Architects or Landscape Architects licensed initially in Oklahoma, if a registration canceled for nonpayment remains canceled for a period exceeding three consecutive years, such former Licensee shall not have a license reinstated without taking and passing the current licensing examination.
(c) Reinstatement of reciprocal licenses after three years. Any Architect or Landscape Architect licensed to practice in Oklahoma by reciprocity must, after his/her reciprocal license has been canceled for nonpayment for more than three years, re-apply through the means of which the initial license was granted.
(d) Reinstatement of licenses based on cause. Registrations suspended, refused to renew, penalties, orders issued or revoked for cause, may be reinstated only by Board action and only then in the manner determined by such Board action. Requests for reinstatement of registration may be filed after six (6) months of suspension, refusal to renew, penalties, orders issued or revoked for cause. The request shall show the Board that the public interest will not suffer by reason of the reinstatement and should be addressed to the Secretary-Treasurer at the Board office. The Board, by law, has the discretion as to whether to reinstate the license or certificate of authority, or deny it.
