Part X. Qualifications for Registration As a Business Entity
18VAC10-20-627. Registration required.
Any business entity offering or rendering professional services in the Commonwealth of Virginia must register with the board and designate a responsible person for each professional service offered. Professional services include architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, or interior design.
Statutory Authority
§§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-404 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 32, Issue 6, eff. January 1, 2016; amended, Virginia Register Volume 37, Issue 24, eff. September 2, 2021; Volume 42, Issue 16, eff. May 1, 2026.
18VAC10-20-630. Fee schedule.
All fees are nonrefundable and will not be prorated.
Application for business entity registration | $180 |
Renewal of business entity registration | $90 |
Statutory Authority
§§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-404 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR130-01-2 § 10.1, eff. October 18, 1985; amended, Virginia Register Volume 4, Issue 8, eff. March 1, 1988; Volume 6, Issue 20, eff. September 1, 1990; Volume 7, Issue 14, eff. May 8, 1991; Volume 8, Issue 7, eff. February 1, 1992; Volume 10, Issue 15, eff. May 19, 1994; Volume 13, Issue 23, eff. October 1, 1997; Volume 15, Issue 24, eff. October 1, 1999; Volume 21, Issue 3, eff. December 1, 2004; Volume 23, Issue 1, eff. February 1, 2007; Volume 32, Issue 6, eff. January 1, 2016; Volume 37, Issue 24, eff. September 2, 2021; Volume 42, Issue 16, eff. May 1, 2026.
18VAC10-20-640. Application requirements.
A. All applicants must be appropriately credentialed to do business in the Commonwealth of Virginia by the State Corporation Commission in accordance with the Code of Virginia. The business entity must be in good standing with the State Corporation Commission at the time of application to the board office and when the board registration is in effect.
B. The name of the business and any assumed, fictitious, trading as, or doing business as names of the firm must be disclosed on the application.
Statutory Authority
§§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-404 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR130-01-2 § 10.2, eff. October 18, 1985; amended, Virginia Register Volume 4, Issue 8, eff. March 1, 1988; Volume 6, Issue 20, eff. September 1, 1990; Volume 7, Issue 14, eff. May 8, 1991; Volume 8, Issue 7, eff. February 1, 1992; Volume 10, Issue 15, eff. May 19, 1994; Volume 16, Issue 3, eff. December 1, 1999; Volume 18, Issue 7, eff. March 1, 2002; Volume 23, Issue 1, eff. February 1, 2007; Volume 32, Issue 6, eff. January 1, 2016; Volume 37, Issue 24, eff. September 2, 2021; Volume 42, Issue 16, eff. May 1, 2026.
18VAC10-20-650. Registration certification.
The application must contain an affidavit by an authorized official in the business entity that the practice of architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, or interior design to be done by that entity will be under the direct control and personal supervision of the licensed or certified full-time employees or licensed or certified principals identified in the application as responsible persons for the practice. In addition, the licensed or certified employees or principals responsible for the practice must sign their names indicating that they are responsible persons, and that they understand and will comply with all statutes and regulations of the board.
Statutory Authority
§§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-404 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR130-01-2 § 10.3, eff. October 18, 1985; amended, Virginia Register Volume 4, Issue 8, eff. March 1, 1988; Volume 6, Issue 20, eff. September 1, 1990; Volume 7, Issue 14, eff. May 8, 1991; Volume 8, Issue 7, eff. February 1, 1992; Volume 10, Issue 15, eff. May 19, 1994; Register Volume 18, Issue 7, eff. March 1, 2002; Volume 23, Issue 1, eff. February 1, 2007; Volume 26, Issue 4, eff. July 1, 2010; Volume 37, Issue 24, eff. September 2, 2021; Volume 42, Issue 16, eff. May 1, 2026.
18VAC10-20-660. Change of status.
A. Any changes of status, including change in entity, name (including assumed names), address, place of business, or responsible persons at each place of business, must be reported to the board by the registered entity within 30 days of the occurrence. In addition, any licensed or certified employee responsible for such practice must notify the board in writing of any changes of employment status within 30 days of the change.
B. In the event there is a change in the responsible person, whether the change is temporary or permanent, the registration will be automatically modified to be limited to that professional practice permitted by the remaining licensed or certified employees, or will be automatically suspended until such time as the entity comes into compliance with this chapter.
Statutory Authority
§§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-404 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR130-01-2 § 10.4, eff. October 18, 1985; amended, Virginia Register Volume 4, Issue 8, eff. March 1, 1988; Volume 6, Issue 20, eff. September 1, 1990; Volume 7, Issue 14, eff. May 8, 1991; Volume 8, Issue 7, eff. February 1, 1992; Volume 10, Issue 15, eff. May 19, 1994; Volume 18, Issue 7, eff. March 1, 2002; Volume 23, Issue 1, eff. February 1, 2007; Volume 32, Issue 6, eff. January 1, 2016; Volume 42, Issue 16, eff. May 1, 2026.
18VAC10-20-665. (Repealed.)
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 13, Issue 23, eff. October 1, 1997; amended, Virginia Register Volume 21, Issue 3, eff. December 1, 2004; repealed, Virginia Register Volume 23, Issue 1, eff. February 1, 2007.