Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 18 Businesses And Professions - Chapter 18.08 Architects

18.08.235 Legislative findings -- 1985 c 37
The legislature finds that in order to safeguard life, health, and property and to promote the public welfare, it is necessary to regulate the practice ...

18.08.240 Architects' license account
There is established in the state treasury the architects' license account, into which all fees paid pursuant to this chapter shall be paid.[1991 sp.s. c ...

18.08.310 Registration or authorization to practice required
It is unlawful for any person to practice or offer to practice in this state, architecture, or to use in connection with his or her ...

18.08.320 Definitions
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Administration of the construction contract" means the periodic observation ...

18.08.330 Board of registration -- Appointment, terms, vacancies, removal -- Officers -- Travel expenses
There is hereby created a state board of registration for architects consisting of seven members who shall be appointed by the governor. Six members shall ...

18.08.340 Board of registration -- Rules -- Executive secretary
(1) The board may adopt such rules under chapter 34.05 RCW as are necessary for the proper performance of its duties under this chapter. (2) ...

18.08.350 Certificate of registration -- Application -- Qualifications
(1) A certificate of registration shall be granted by the director to all qualified applicants who are certified by the board as having passed the ...

18.08.360 Examinations
(1) The examination for an architect's certificate of registration shall be held at least annually at such time and place as the board determines. (2) ...

18.08.370 Issuance of certificates of registration -- Seal, use
(1) The director shall issue a certificate of registration to any applicant who has, to the satisfaction of the board, met all the requirements for ...

18.08.380 Certificates of registration, authorization -- Replacement of lost, destroyed, or mutilated certificates
A new certificate of registration or certificate of authorization to replace any certificate lost, destroyed, or mutilated may be issued by the director. A charge, ...

18.08.390 Registration of prior registrants
All persons registered as architects under chapter 205, Laws of 1919, or registered as architects under chapter 323, Laws of 1959, as amended, before July ...

18.08.400 Registration of out-of-state registrants
The director may, upon receipt of the current registration fee, grant a certificate of registration to an applicant who is a registered architect in another ...

18.08.410 Application of chapter
This chapter shall not affect or prevent: (1) The practice of naval architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, space planning, interior design, or any legally recognized profession ...

18.08.420 Organization as corporation or joint stock association -- Procedure -- Requirements
(1) An architect or architects may organize a corporation formed either as a business corporation under the provisions of Title 23B RCW or as a ...

18.08.430 Renewal of certificates of registration -- Withdrawal
(1) The renewal date for certificates of registration shall be set by the director in accordance with RCW 43.24.086. Registrants who fail to pay the ...

18.08.440 Powers under RCW 18.235.110 -- Grounds
The board shall have the power to impose any action listed under RCW 18.235.110 upon the following grounds: (1) Offering to pay, paying, or accepting, ...

18.08.460 Violation of chapter -- Penalties -- Enforcement -- Injunctions -- Persons who may initiate proceedings
(1) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or any rule promulgated under it is guilty of a misdemeanor and may also be ...

18.08.470 Certificate or registration suspension -- Nonpayment or default on educational loan or scholarship
The board shall suspend the certificate or registration of any person who has been certified by a lending agency and reported to the board for ...

18.08.480 Certificate of registration or authorization suspension -- Noncompliance with support order -- Reissuance
The board shall immediately suspend the certificate of registration or certificate of authorization to practice architecture of a person who has been certified pursuant to ...

18.08.490 Uniform regulation of business and professions act
The uniform regulation of business and professions act, chapter 18.235 RCW, governs unlicensed practice, the issuance and denial of licenses, and the discipline of licensees ...

18.08.900 Severability -- 1985 c 37
If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application ...