North Dakota Code 43-03-13 – Qualifications
An applicant for registration as an architect or landscape architect:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 43-03-13
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal 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.
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute means the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
1. Must be at least eighteen years of age; 2. Must be of good moral character, with rejection possible on the basis of:
a. Conviction of an offense determined by the board to have a direct bearing upon an applicant’s ability to serve the public as an architect or a landscape architect, or the board determines, following conviction of an offense, that the applicant is not sufficiently rehabilitated under section 12.1-33-02.1; b. Misstatement or misrepresentation of fact by the applicant in connection with that individual‘s application; or
c. Violation of any of the standards of conduct required of registrants; 3. Must have successfully completed an examination for registration; 4. In the case of an architect, must either:
a. Hold a professional degree in architecture from an accredited school of architecture and must have the required practical experience, as established by the board; or
b. Provide evidence of education and experience that is substantially equivalent to a professional degree and practical experience, as established by the board; 5. In the case of a landscape architect, must hold either:
a. A professional degree in landscape architecture from an accredited school of landscape architecture and must have the required practical experience, as established by the board; or
b. Provide evidence of education and experience that is substantially equivalent to a professional degree and practical experience, as established by the board; and
6. Must satisfy registration criteria adopted by the board.