671.020
Prohibition on engaging in practice of architecture or use of title without
valid certificate of registration; exceptions; stamp as indication of
responsible control; rules.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, an individual or
business entity that does not have a valid certificate of registration from the
State Board of Architect Examiners may not:
(a) Engage in the
practice of architecture within this state;
(b) Assume or use
a title, form of address or other designation within this state that indicates
or reasonably could be understood to indicate that the individual is an
architect or that the individual or business entity engages in the practice of
architecture; or
(c) State,
declare, represent or otherwise purport in any title, sign, card, device,
advertisement or other indication of the individual’s or the business entity’s
business or occupation that the individual is an architect or that the
individual or business entity engages in the practice of architecture within
this state.
(2) An individual
who does not have the certificate of registration under subsection (1) of this
section may engage in the practice of architecture within this state and use a
designation that indicates that the individual is an architect or engages in the
practice of architecture if the individual:
(a) Is a foreign
architect;
(b) Has a written
agreement of affiliation with a registered architect or registered
architectural firm under which the registered architect or registered
architectural firm has responsible control over all aspects of the
architectural services the individual provides; and
(c) Uses the
designation “foreign architect, in consultation with” followed by the name of a
registered architect and the registered architect’s registered architectural
firm, if any, on all technical submissions, advertisements or other
communications that purport to identify the foreign architect’s profession,
occupation or business within this state.
(3) Upon
receiving a certificate of registration from the board, a registered architect
shall obtain a stamp that conforms with a design that the board specifies by
rule. The stamp, when accompanied by the registered architect’s signature on
any technical submission, constitutes the registered architect’s attestation
that the registered architect has responsible control over the content of the
technical submission. The registered architect is responsible for controlling
the custody and use of the stamp.
(4) A registered
architect may engage in the practice of architecture only under the registered
architect’s own name, as that name appears on the certificate of registration,
except that the registered architect may practice under the name or assumed
business name of a registered architectural firm, as provided in ORS 671.041. [Amended
by 1955 c.407 §1; 1957 c.408 §2; 1961 c.585 §4; 1971 c.587 §1; 1977 c.803 §2;
1979 c.354 §1; 2003 c.763 §2; 2013 c.196 §2; 2023 c.70 §2]
Notes of Decisions
Twist Architecture & Design, Inc. v. Oregon Bd. of Architect Examiners, 369 P.3d 409 (Or. Ct. App. 2016).
· cites it 19× “ORS 671.020, the statute proscribing the unlicensed practice of architecture and the use of the title “architect” or any representation indicating the practice of architecture, relates solely to the unlicensed practice of architecture in the State of Oregon.”
Twist Architecture & Design, Inc. v. Oregon Bd. of Architect Examiners, 395 P.3d 574 (Or. 2017).
· cites it 28× “Thus, the question in this case reduces to whether the master plans that respondents prepared involved sufficient “planning” of the erection of “buildings” to constitute the practice of architecture as that term is used in ORS 671.020. ORS chapter 671 contains contextual clues…”
Merrill v. Bd. of Architect Examiners, 693 P.2d 1317 (Or. Ct. App. 1985).
· cites it 2× “The Board’s notice charged petitioner with “practicing contrary to the provisions of ORS 671.020(1) and (2)” 2 by “[preparing the construction documents for a classroom addition to the Hamilton Creek School.”
Davis v. Bd. of Architect Examiners, 193 P.3d 1019 (Or. Ct. App. 2008).
· cites it 5× “The violation of ORS 671.020, therefore, occurs at the time of planning or designing, if the plans or designs are executed for the purpose of erecting a building.”
Friedman v. Mt. Vill., Inc., 640 P.2d 1037 (Or. Ct. App. 1982).
“ORS 671.020(1) prohibits the unlicensed practice of architecture: “In order to safeguard life, health and property and to eliminate unnecessary loss and waste in this state, no person shall practice the profession of architecture * * * without first qualifying before the board…”
Merrill v. Bd. of Architect Examiners, 706 P.2d 556 (Or. 1985).
· cites it 2× “The State Board of Architect Examiners (BAE) fined petitioner $1,000 for unlicensed practice of architecture contrary to ORS 671.020. 1 The practice of architecture is defined to mean the “planning, designing or supervision of the erection, enlargement or alteration of any…”
Cent. Coast Constr. v. Nels Laundry Serv. Corp., 551 P.2d 1294 (Or. 1976).
“” ORS 671.020. This is done to insure that only those who are qualified and who are amenable to the disciplinary procedures of the State Board can practice architecture.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 671.020(1) — 5 cases
Twist Architecture & Design, Inc. v. Oregon Bd. of Architect Examiners, 369 P.3d 409 (Or. Ct. App. 2016).
“ORS 671.020, the statute proscribing the unlicensed practice of architecture and the use of the title “architect” or any representation indicating the practice of architecture, relates solely to the unlicensed practice of architecture in the State of Oregon.”
Twist Architecture & Design, Inc. v. Oregon Bd. of Architect Examiners, 395 P.3d 574 (Or. 2017).
“Thus, the question in this case reduces to whether the master plans that respondents prepared involved sufficient “planning” of the erection of “buildings” to constitute the practice of architecture as that term is used in ORS 671.020. ORS chapter 671 contains contextual clues…”
Merrill v. Bd. of Architect Examiners, 693 P.2d 1317 (Or. Ct. App. 1985).
“The Board’s notice charged petitioner with “practicing contrary to the provisions of ORS 671.020(1) and (2)” 2 by “[preparing the construction documents for a classroom addition to the Hamilton Creek School.”
Davis v. Bd. of Architect Examiners, 193 P.3d 1019 (Or. Ct. App. 2008).
“The violation of ORS 671.020, therefore, occurs at the time of planning or designing, if the plans or designs are executed for the purpose of erecting a building.”
Friedman v. Mt. Vill., Inc., 640 P.2d 1037 (Or. Ct. App. 1982).
“ORS 671.020(1) prohibits the unlicensed practice of architecture: “In order to safeguard life, health and property and to eliminate unnecessary loss and waste in this state, no person shall practice the profession of architecture * * * without first qualifying before the board…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 671.020(4) — 2 cases
Twist Architecture & Design, Inc. v. Oregon Bd. of Architect Examiners, 369 P.3d 409 (Or. Ct. App. 2016).
“ORS 671.020, the statute proscribing the unlicensed practice of architecture and the use of the title “architect” or any representation indicating the practice of architecture, relates solely to the unlicensed practice of architecture in the State of Oregon.”
Twist Architecture & Design, Inc. v. Oregon Bd. of Architect Examiners, 395 P.3d 574 (Or. 2017).
“Thus, the question in this case reduces to whether the master plans that respondents prepared involved sufficient “planning” of the erection of “buildings” to constitute the practice of architecture as that term is used in ORS 671.020. ORS chapter 671 contains contextual clues…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 671.020(l) — 1 case
Twist Architecture & Design, Inc. v. Oregon Bd. of Architect Examiners, 395 P.3d 574 (Or. 2017).
“Thus, the question in this case reduces to whether the master plans that respondents prepared involved sufficient “planning” of the erection of “buildings” to constitute the practice of architecture as that term is used in ORS 671.020. ORS chapter 671 contains contextual clues…”
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