Oklahoma § 59-46.24 - Issuance of architecture license - Qualifications Examination - License certificate - Confidential records

§ 59-46.24. Issuance of architecture license - Qualifications Examination - License certificate - Confidential records

A. Except as otherwise provided in the State Architectural and

Licensed Interior Designers Act, no license shall be issued to any

person to practice architecture in this state unless the person:

1. Is twenty-one (21) years of age or over;

2. Is the holder of an accredited professional degree in

architecture and shall have had such practical training as this act

and the Board, by rule, shall deem appropriate. In lieu of the

requirement of an accredited professional degree, the Board may

license an applicant who demonstrates in accordance with such

standards and requirements as determined by this act and/or the

Board's rules that the person has such other educational experience

as the Board deems equivalent to an accredited professional degree

in architecture or in any case the Board decides the interest of the

public will be served and the person is determined to be qualified

and competent by equivalent standards for architects and in

compliance with this act and rules or in compliance with the

Military Service Occupation, Education and Credentialing Act;

3. Has paid to the Board a fee as prescribed by the rules of

the Board plus the actual cost of the examination given by the

Board; and

4. Has passed the examinations prescribed by the Board for the

issuance of a license.

B. Upon meeting the requirements of subsection A of this

section and payment of an initial fee as may be prescribed by the

rules of the Board, the Board shall issue to the applicant a license

which shall authorize the applicant to engage in the practice of

architecture in this state. The Board has the authority to issue

temporary licenses while qualifying the applicant in compliance with

the Military Service Occupation, Education and Credentialing Act or

with any declared state of emergency.

C. The examination for a license to practice architecture in

this state shall be held not less than once each year, shall cover

such subjects as may be prescribed by the Board and shall be graded

on such basis as the Board shall prescribe by rule. The Board may

adopt the examinations, requirements for admission to the

examinations and the grading procedures of the National Council of

Architectural Registration Boards or its successor. Notice of the

time and place for the holding of examinations shall be given in the

manner and form prescribed by the Board and may be administered

electronically.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations

D. The license certificate shall be in a form prescribed by the

Board. The certificate shall be signed by the chair and by the

secretary-treasurer of the Board and shall bear the impress of the

seal of the Board. All papers received by the Board relating to an

application for a license, to an examination and to the issuance of

a license shall be electronically retained by the Board and

originals destroyed. If it was incomplete, it shall only be

retained for one (1) year from the date of submission and then

destroyed.

E. The following Board records and papers are of a confidential

nature and are not public records: Examination material for

examinations before and after they are given, file records of

examination problem solutions, letters of inquiry and reference

concerning applicants, Board inquiry forms concerning applicants,

and investigation files.

Added by Laws 1947, p. 350, § 11, emerg. eff. April 16, 1947.

Amended by Laws 1980, c. 314, § 9, eff. July 1, 1980; Laws 1981, c.

320, § 3; Laws 1983, c. 21, § 1, operative July 1, 1983; Laws 1986,

c. 154, § 5, eff. July 1, 1986; Laws 1986, c. 287, § 12, operative

July 1, 1986. Renumbered from § 45.11 of this title by Laws 1986,

c. 287, § 32, operative July 1, 1986. Amended by Laws 1998, c. 220,

§ 15, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 2006, c. 163, § 18, eff. July 1, 2006;

Laws 2009, c. 184, § 16, eff. July 1, 2009; Laws 2014, c. 234, § 14,

eff. July 1, 2014; Laws 2019, c. 363, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2019; Laws

2021, c. 443, § 15, eff. July 1, 2021; Laws 2024, c. 138, § 17.