Chapter 861. to provide for the examination and registration of architects and to regulate the practice of architecture in the District of Columbia,” approved December 13, 1924, and for other purposes
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Chap. 861: To amend an Act entitled “An Act to provide for the examination and registration of architects and to regulate the practice of architecture in the District of Columbia,” approved December 13, 1924, and for other purposes. Chapter 861 45 Stat. 950 1928-05-29 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-01-24 70 1 public Chapter 861.— An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to provide for the examination and registration of architects and to regulate the practice of architecture in the District of Columbia,” approved December 13, 1924, and for other purposes.
May 29, 1928.[[S. 2660](/us/bill/70/s/2660).][[Public, No. 571](/us/pl/70/571).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Architects’ Registration Act, D. C.Vol. 43, pp. 715–718, amended.Board of Examiners, etc. That sections 14, 16, 19, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30 of the Act entitled “An Act to provide for the examination and registration of architects and to regulate the practice of architecture in the District of Columbia,” approved December 13, 1924 (Forty-third Statutes at Large, pages 714–718), be amended so that the same shall read as follows:
" “Sec. 14. That, except as otherwise provided in this Act, anyCertificate from board, etc., required for authority to practice. person wishing to practice architecture in the District of Columbia under the title of architect shall, before being entitled to be or be known as an architect, secure from such board a certificate of qualifications to practice under the title of architect, as provided in this Act. “Sec. 16. That no person who was engaged in the practice ofUse of title restricted to holders of certificates, etc. architecture in the District of Columbia on December 13, 1924, shall use or assume any title indicating that he or she is an architect, or any words, letters, or figures to indicate that the person using them is an architect, unless he or she shall have qualified and obtained a certificate of registration as an architect, or unless he or she shall, within six months after the passage of this Act, file with said board an affidavit establishing to the satisfaction of said board the fact that he or she was in practice as an architect in said District on and prior to December 13, 1924.
Nothing herein contained shall be construedApplicants practicing prior to December 13, 1924. to prevent any person who was engaged in the practice of architecture in said District on and prior to December 13, 1924, from applying to said board at any time for examination under this Act. No firm shall be entitled to the style or designation ‘architect’ or ‘registered architect’ unless and until every member thereof shall be entitled to such designation. A corporation whose principal business, as shownCorporations. by its charter, is the practice of architecture, may apply for and obtain a certificate of registration, provided all its executive officers and directors are registered architects.
The same exemptions shall apply to partnerships and corporations as apply to individuals under this Act.” “Sec. 19. That any properly qualified person who shall have beenPersons engaged in architecture, December 13, 1924, may be granted certificates without examination. actually engaged in the practice of architecture in the District of Columbia on December 13, 1924, may be granted a certificate of registration without examination on condition that the applicant shall submit satisfactory evidence to the said board that he is qualified to practice architecture and by payment to the board of the fee required for certificate of registration as prescribed in section 23 of this Act: *Provided*, That nothing in this Act shall prevent any*Proviso*.Continuance, etc. person who was actually engaged in the practice of architecture 951 under the title of architect prior to December 13, 1924, from continuing the practice of said profession without a certificate of registration and without the use in any form of the title ‘registeredAffidavit required. architect’ upon filing the affidavit required by section 16 of this Act.
” “Sec. 22. That an architect who has lawfully practiced architectureLimited year requirement, if practicing outside the District for over ten years. for a period of more than ten years outside of the District of Columbia shall, except as otherwise provided in subdivision
(b)of section 21, be required to take only a practical examination, the nature of which shall be prescribed by the Board of Examiners and Registrars of Architects.” “Sec. 24. That all examination papers and other evidences ofRecord of examination papers, etc., to be filed, etc. qualification submitted by each applicant shall be filed with the Board of Examiners and Registrars of Architects, and said board shall keep a record of its proceedings relating to the issuance, refusal, renewal, suspension, and revocation of certificates of registration. “The record shall also contain the name, known place of businessDetails on record of all registered architects. and residence, and the date and number of the certificate of registration of every registered architect entitled to practice his profession in the District of Columbia.” “Sec. 25. That every registered architect in the District ofAnnual renewal fee. Columbia, shall annually, during the month of May, renew his certificate of registration and pay the renewal fee required by section 23 of this Act. Any such architect who fails to pay the said renewalRegistry to cease on failure. fee shall cease to be a registered architect, subject to restoration upon paying the fee therefor prescribed in accordance with section 23 of this Act. “A person who fails to renew his certificate of registration duringEffect of failure during May. the month of May in each year may not thereafter renew his certificate except upon payment of the fee required by section 23 of this Act for the restoration of an expired certificate of registration. “Every renewal certificate shall expire on the 30th day of AprilDate of expiration. following the issuance.” “Sec. 26. Exemptions.—That the following shall be exemptedExemptions. from the requirements of this Act:
(1)Any person practicing orApplicants having paid fee. desiring to practice architecture in the District of Columbia who shall have made application to the board of registration as an architect and who shall have paid the fee provided for in section 23 of this Act, such exemption to continue only until the board shall have denied such application;
(2)any officer or employee of the UnitedGovernment and District employees. States or the District of Columbia practicing architecture in that capacity alone. “Sec. 27. Revocation of certificate—That the Board of ExaminersRevocation of certificate. and Registrars of Architects may revoke any certificate afterOn notice and hearings. thirty days’ notice with grant of hearings to the holder thereof if proof satisfactory to the board be presented in the following cases: “(a) In case it is shown that the certificate was obtained throughFraud in obtaining. fraud or misrepresentation. “(b) In case the holder of the certificate has been found guilty byGuilty of fraud in professional practice. said board or by a court of justice of any fraud or deceit in his professional practice or has been convicted of a felony by a court ol justice. “(c) In case the holder of the certificate has been found guiltyGross incompetency, etc. by said board of gross incompetency or of recklessness in the planning or construction of buildings. “(d) In case a corporation holding a certificate of registrationRegistered corporation if executive officer, etc., not a registered architect. shall have as one of its executive officers or directors a person not a registered architect. “Sec. 28. That the proceedings for the annulment of registrationAnnulment of registration.Procedure. (that is, the revocation of a certificate) shall be begun by filing writ-952ten charges against the accused with the Board of Examiners and Registrars of Architects by the board itself or by any complainant. A copy of the charges together with a notice of the time and placeNotice or charges. of hearing shall be served on the accused at least thirty calendar days in advance of such hearing, which shall be postponed if necessary to give the requisite notice. Where personal service can not beService by publication. Vol. 41, p. 556. Vol. 31, p. 1206, Vol. 32, p. 523. made within the District of Columbia, service may be made by publication or personal service in accordance with such rules as the board may adopt, following generally and in principle the provisions of sections 105 as amended, 106, and 108 of the Code of Laws of the District of Columbia. At the hearing, the accused shall have the right to be represented by counsel, introduce evidence, and examine and cross-examine witnesses. The secretary of the board isReport of findings and revocation. hereby empowered to administer oaths. The board shall make a written report of its findings, which report, with a transcript of the entire record of the proceedings shall be filed with the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, and, if the board’s finding shall be adverse to the accused, his or her certificate of registration shall stand revoked and annulled, at the expiration of thirty daysSuspension, if writ of error issued. from the filing of such report, unless within said period of thirty days a writ of error shall be issued as hereinafter provided, in which event said certificate shall stand suspended until the final determination of the Court of Appeals upon such writ of error. If an exceptionExceptions on a matter of law. is taken to any ruling of the board on matter of law, the exception shall be reduced to writing and stated in the bill of exceptions with so much of the evidence as may be material to the question or questions raised, and such bill of exceptions shall be settled by the board and signed by the secretary within such time as the rules of the board may prescribe. Any party aggrieved by the decision ofReview by Court of Appeals. the said board may seek a review thereof in the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia by petition under oath setting forth concisely but clearly and distinctly the nature of the proceeding before said board, the trial and determination thereof, and the particular ruling upon matter of law to which exception has been taken, said petition to be presented to any justice of the Court of Appeals within thirty days after the filing of the report of said board with the commissioners, with such notice to the board as may be required by the rules of the Court of Appeals. If the justices shall be of the opinionAction of court. that the action of the board ought to be reviewed, a writ of error shall be issued from the Court of Appeals, within such time as may be prescribed by that court, a transcript of the record in the case sought to be reviewed, and the Court of Appeals shall review said record and affirm, reverse, or modify the judgment in accordance with law.” Section 29 of the said Act of December 13, 1924, is repealed. ARecord of architects repealed. Vol. 43, p. 717, repealed. New section. Power of board to require attendance, etc. new section, to be numbered section 29, is hereby enacted, as follows: “The said board shall have power to require the attendance of persons and the production of books and papers and to require such persons to testify in any and all matters within its jurisdiction. TheIssue of subpoenas. chairman and the secretary of the board shall have power to issue subpoenas, and upon the failure of any person to attend as a witness when, duly subpoenaed or to produce documents when duly directed by said, board, the board shall have power to refer the said matterAssistance of District supreme court. to any justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, who may order the attendance of such witness or the production of such books and papers or require the said witness to testify, as the case may be; and upon the failure of the witness to attend, to testify, orPunishment for contempt of court, on failure to obey subpoenas, etc. to produce such books or papers, as the case may be, such witness may be punished for contempt of court as for failure to obey a subpoena issued or to testify in a case pending before said court.” 953 “Sec. 30. That any person who shall use the title ‘architect’ orUnauthorized use of title, etc., a misdemeanor. 4 registered architect’ or any other words, letter, or figures indicating or intending to imply that the person using the same is an architect or a registered architect, without having complied with the provisions of this Act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and uponPunishment for. conviction shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $200, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both, prosecution therefor to be made in the name of the District of Columbia by the corporation counsel.” " Sec. 2. That nothing contained in this Act shall be construed toPrior acts of board not affected. affect the force and validity of any act of the Board of Examiners and Registrars of Architects performed prior to its passage. TheTitle given. Act of December 13, 1924, and this Act may be cited and known as the Architects’ Registration Act. Approved, May 29, 1928.
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