Sec. 8. (a) As used in this section, “out-of-state applicant” means an individual who is an architect registered or licensed under the laws of another state, a foreign country, or a province in a foreign country and who is an applicant for a certificate of registration as a registered architect.

     (b) This section applies only to an out-of-state applicant.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 25-4-1-8

  • board: shall be construed to mean the board of registration for architects and landscape architects. See Indiana Code 25-4-1-22
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
     (c) The board shall grant a certificate of registration to an out-of-state applicant upon the following conditions:

(1) The out-of-state applicant must be at least eighteen (18) years of age.

(2) The out-of-state applicant’s registration in the other jurisdiction is valid and in good standing.

(3) The out-of-state applicant must have passed the examination required in the other state, or the equivalent offered in the other state, at the time the out-of-state applicant was registered in the other state.

(4) The out-of-state applicant has not been convicted of:

(A) an act that would constitute a ground for disciplinary sanction under IC 25-1-11; or

(B) a felony that has a direct bearing on the applicant’s ability to practice competently.

(5) If registered in the other jurisdiction after June 30, 1979, the out-of-state applicant must:

(A) have met the requirements specified by section 6 of this chapter; or

(B) have at least seven (7) years of experience as a registered architect and have:

(i) a bachelor’s degree in a design discipline; or

(ii) a combination of training and experience that the board finds to be equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in a design discipline.

(6) If registered in the other jurisdiction before July 1, 1979, the out-of-state applicant must have met the education and work experience requirements in effect in Indiana when the out-of-state applicant was registered in the other jurisdiction.

(7) The out-of-state applicant must pay fees established by the board.

     (d) If an out-of-state applicant does not meet the examination requirements under subsection (c)(3), the board may require the out-of-state applicant to pass a written examination to achieve equivalence to the examination required in Indiana at the time the out-of-state applicant was registered in the other jurisdiction.

Formerly: Acts 1929, c.62, s.8; Acts 1973, P.L.252, SEC.3. As amended by Acts 1981, P.L.222, SEC.29; Acts 1982, P.L.113, SEC.27; P.L.251-1983, SEC.1; P.L.242-1985, SEC.1; P.L.214-1993, SEC.8; P.L.1-1994, SEC.124; P.L.173-1996, SEC.6; P.L.105-2008, SEC.12.