The board shall mail each year to every registered architect an application for renewal of registration. The application, properly filled out and accompanied by the renewal fee established in accordance with section three of this article, shall be returned to the board on or before the date established by the board. After verification of the facts stated in the renewal application, the board shall issue a registration which is valid for one year, expiring on June 30 of each year. Any holder of a registration who fails to renew his or her application on or before the prescribed date, before again engaging in the practice of architecture within the state, is required to apply for reinstatement, pay the prescribed fee and, in circumstances considered appropriate by the board, may be required to be reexamined.

Terms Used In West Virginia Code 30-12-5

  • Architect: means any person who engages in the practice of architecture as hereinafter defined. See West Virginia Code 30-12-2
  • Board: means the West Virginia board of architects established by section one of this article. See West Virginia Code 30-12-2
  • Practice of architecture: means rendering or offering to render those services, hereinafter described, in connection with the design and construction, enlargement or alteration of a building or group of buildings and the space within and surrounding such buildings, which have as their principal purpose human occupancy or habitation. See West Virginia Code 30-12-2
  • Registration: means the certificate of registration issued by board. See West Virginia Code 30-12-2
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10