The Board may, as part of its investigation of a complaint against a licensed architect or regisered interior designer, require that an architect or interior designer provide evidence which demonstrates that the architect or interior designer has provided an appropriate level of Supervising Control over a project or projects.

Terms Used In Florida Regulations 61G1-23.015

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
    (1) Evidence demonstrating Responsible Supervising Control shall consist of project records, customary to architectural or interior design practice by an architect or registered interior designer, as appropriate, exercising the required professional standard of care, such as:
    (a) Written project agreements.
    (b) Records memorializing meetings between project participants.
    (c) Communications between project participants.
    (d) Documentation of research, or investigations conducted on behalf of the project.
    (e) Design sketches at various stages of development, indicating the progress of the project.
    (f) Notations memorializing reviews, corrections or revisions of documents prepared for the project.
    (2) Evidence may be presented in any medium which can be readily reviewed by the Board and must be sufficient to demonstrate the application of Responsible Supervising Control across the duration of the Project timeline.
    (3) Determination of the sufficiency of evidence presented will be by the Board, or its Probable Cause Panel, as appropriate.
Rulemaking Authority 481.2055 FS. Law Implemented 481.203(16), 481.205(4), 481.221(6), 481.223, 481.225 FS. History-New 11-21-94, Amended 9-22-21.