North Dakota Administrative Code

Under North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-03, registration is granted to a person. Accordingly, registration cannot be granted to a firm, corporation, or other entity. General Authority: NDCC 43-03-08 Law Implemented: NDCC 43-03-09

In any firm, control of the firm's architectural or landscape architectural practice shall be always the sole responsibility of the architect or landscape architect principals, in order for the firm to legally perform architectural or landscape architectural services or offer the…

Any firm in which the control is vested in persons who are not registered as architects or landscape architects, or in which control can be transferred to unregistered persons, is prohibited from practicing, or offering to practice, architecture or landscape architecture in North…

In a partnership of architects or landscape architects, each partner shall be registered, in accordance with North Dakota Century Code section 43-03-10. History: Amended effective February 1, 2005. General Authority: NDCC 43-03-08 Law Implemented: NDCC 43-03-10

An architect or landscape architect shall not enter into a partnership with persons of other professions, unless such persons are registered in North Dakota in their respective professions. History: Amended effective February 1, 2005. General Authority: NDCC 43-03-08 Law Implemen…

In a partnership of architects or landscape architects and other professionals, responsibility and control of practice in the separate professions shall rest with the individuals so registered, and no partner shall practice, or offer to practice, the other, unless the partner als…

Under North Dakota Century Code chapter 10-31, incorporation of architects, and architects or landscape architects and other professionals in joint practice, is authorized. The law provides safeguards against control of practice by nonregistrants, while permitting practitioners t…

Architects registered in other states or jurisdictions which prescribe different regulations for corporate firms will be required by the board to practice as individuals in order to be registered in North Dakota. See article 8-04. History: Amended effective January 1, 2014. Gener…

Business corporations, and any other form of incorporation which does not require that control rest exclusively with the architect or landscape architect, are not permitted to engage in the practice of architecture or landscape architecture in North Dakota. History: Amended effec…

Architects or landscape architects registered in other states or jurisdictions in which incorporation meeting the basic requirements of North Dakota Century Code chapter 10-31 is unavailable to them will be required by the board to practice as individuals in order to be registere…

Any type of group practice, or firm, that ensures that architectural or landscape architectural services will be offered to, and performed for, the public by and under the control of architects or landscape architects, is permitted. Such forms of firm, or group practice, as joint…

In accordance with the concept in the law that architecture or landscape architecture is a personal service to the public, the board supports any architectural practice within any legal structure as long as the corporate structure and operating agreements reflect that an architec…

The board may require as a condition to registration the disclosure by any applicant of the applicant's employment by, or affiliation with, a firm, in order to establish facts of ownership, control, and practice. Disclosure may also be required as a condition to renewal of regist…

North Dakota Century Code section 43-03-13 states requirements as to age, character, examination, experience, and training for all applicants for registration. General Authority: NDCC 43-03-08 Law Implemented: NDCC 43-03-13

The current standards for qualification for architects on the basis of education and experience, as adopted by the national council of architectural registration boards, shall be considered as the qualifications for registration for architects in North Dakota, except as amended i…

An architectural applicant is required to show evidence of the applicant's qualifications for either examination, or registration, by having NCARB compile a council record and having NCARB furnish such record to the board. The board may require such additional information, or the…

Beginning January 1, 2005, the standards for qualification for landscape architects on the basis of education, training, and experience are the requirements established by the most recent CLARB standards of eligibility. 1 History: Amended effective February 1, 2005. General Autho…

A landscape architectural applicant is required to show evidence of the applicant's qualifications for either examination or registration by having CLARB furnish such record to the board. History: Amended effective February 1, 2005. General Authority: NDCC 43-03-08 Law Implemente…

Architectural candidates for examination shall apply to the national council of architectural registration boards, requesting the council's North Dakota application form and instructions for preparation of a council record. The appropriate fees, including the statutory fee for ex…

Architectural applicants must hold the national council of architectural registration boards certification as a prerequisite for registration. An architectural applicant for registration shall apply to the national council of architectural registration boards, requesting transmit…

Architectural applicants who do not hold the national council of architectural registration boards certification shall be required to obtain certification in order to be registered in North Dakota. The procedure shall be similar to that for an architectural applicant for examinat…

Candidates for landscape architectural examination shall submit an application to the board and include a council record provided through the council of landscape architectural registration boards. If the landscape architectural applicant has not passed the licensure examination,…

Repealed effective January 1, 2014.

Repealed effective January 1, 2014. 2

An architect applicant desiring registration by reciprocity shall hold the national council of architectural registration boards certification in addition to registration in the applicant's home state or other jurisdiction. Both registration and certification shall be current, in…

A landscape architect applicant who is licensed in another jurisdiction shall submit a landscape architect application to the board. Such landscape architect application shall include a council certificate furnished by CLARB and include the required application fee. History: Amen…

Registration shall be renewed biennially upon payment by the registrant of a fee set by the board not to exceed the limit as established by North Dakota Century Code section 43-03-18. The renewal date is July first of odd-numbered years. History: Amended effective January 1, 2014…

The executive director shall notify a registrant by mail at least sixty days prior to the date of renewal. The notice shall be directed to the last-known address of the registrant. Revocation of registration for nonpayment of fees shall not be carried out unless the registrant ha…

The board may deny registration to an applicant for failure to meet the qualifications, as stated in North Dakota Century Code section 43-03-13, for failure to pay the required fees, for failure to provide required information, or for violation of any of the provisions of this ti…

The board may, upon notice and hearing, revoke the registration of an architect or landscape architect for the causes stated in North Dakota Century Code sections 43-03-19 and 43-03-20. History: Amended effective February 1, 2005. General Authority: NDCC 43-03-08 Law Implemented:…

A member of the board, a practitioner, or the public may file a complaint or charge regarding practice of architecture or landscape architecture in North Dakota. In each instance, the board shall proceed as follows: 1. All charges or complaints alleging or implying violations of …

Whenever the board has the power to revoke registration, it may, in lieu thereof and in its sole discretion, suspend registration for a period of time not to exceed one year. 1 General Authority: NDCC 43-03-08 Law Implemented: NDCC 43-03-08 2…

A former registrant who applies for renewal less than one year after the registrant's registration has lapsed due to failure to renew may, at the board's discretion, be reinstated upon payment of the renewal fee plus a reinstatement fee of one hundred dollars, and the disclosure …

A former registrant whose registration has been revoked for causes other than failure to renew may, at the board's discretion, be granted reinstatement upon evidence satisfactory to the board that the registrant will practice in a lawful and ethical manner. General Authority: NDC…

In accordance with North Dakota Century Code section 43-03-14, an applicant for registration shall pass an examination in such technical and professional courses as are established by the board, and shall pay the fees required by North Dakota Century Code section 43-03-11. Histor…

The board shall not require an architect whose original registration in North Dakota was granted prior to adoption of the requirement for the national council of architectural registration boards certification to be reexamined or to qualify for such certification as a condition f…

An applicant for registration as an architect may be admitted to the examinations upon evidence that the applicant's education and experience meets the standards established by the national council of architectural registration boards, which are adopted by the board in accordance…

Repealed effective February 1, 1983.

Repealed effective February 1, 1983.

An applicant for registration as a landscape architect may be admitted to the examination upon evidence that the applicant's education and experience meets the current standards established by the council of landscape architectural registration boards, which are hereby adopted by…

The board shall not require a landscape architect whose original registration in North Dakota was granted prior to adoption of the requirements of the council of landscape architectural registration boards certification to be reexamined or to qualify for such certification as a c…

The uniform examinations prepared by the national council of architectural registration boards and the council of landscape architectural registration boards, which have been adopted by the board, have as their purpose the establishment of uniform standards of qualification for r…

Repealed effective February 1, 1983. 1

At the time of the issuance of the certification of registration, the board shall require the certificate holder to acquire, at the certificate holder's expense, a stamp or indicia to be used by the certificate holder in the conduct of the certificate holder's practice and to be …

1. Each licensed architect's or landscape architect's stamp shall be no less than one and one-half inches and no more than two inches in diameter. It shall contain the name of the licensed architect or landscape architect; the individual's license number, the word "DATE:__/__/___…

1. The stamp shall be imprinted on all documents prepared by the licensed architect or landscape architect to be used for construction or technical submissions whether the project or building type is exempt or not exempt under North Dakota statutes. 2 2. Documents to be used for …

In engaging in the practice of architecture or landscape architecture, a registered architect or landscape architect shall act with reasonable care and competence and shall apply the technical knowledge and skill which are ordinarily applied by registered architects or landscape …

In designing a project, a registered architect or landscape architect shall take into account all applicable state and municipal building laws and regulations. While a registered architect or landscape architect may rely on the advice of other professionals, (e.g., attorneys, eng…

A registered architect or landscape architect shall undertake to perform professional services only when the architect or landscape architect, together with those whom the registered architect or landscape architect may engage as consultants, is qualified by education and experie…

A registered architect or landscape architect shall not accept compensation for services from more than one party on a project unless the circumstances are fully disclosed to and agreed to in writing by all interested parties. History: Effective February 1, 2005. General Authorit…