New Jersey Statutes 45:3-5. Architects’ licenses
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 45:3-5
- 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.
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
The applicant shall be regarded as having fulfilled the education requirement if the applicant has a baccalaureate or master’s degree in architecture from a university, college, or technical school which has an architectural program accredited by the National Architecture Accrediting Board or if the applicant has completed education which the board deems to be equivalent to an accredited full course in architecture. Any applicant, who on or before July 1, 1987, fulfills the education requirement or the experience or experience and partial schooling equivalent requirements in effect immediately prior to the effective date of P.L.1987, c.16 (C. 45:3-5 et seq.), shall also be regarded as having fulfilled the education requirement.
The applicant shall be regarded as having fulfilled the experience requirement if the applicant demonstrates experience related to architecture, of a type and within a period of time specified by regulation of the board.
No individual shall be permitted to take the examination while a complaint is pending in which the individual is charged with the illegal practice of architecture under R.S.45:3-10 or while penalties imposed pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1978, c.73 (C. 45:1-25) remain unsatisfied.
All examinations of applicants for certificates to practice architecture shall be of a form and content relative to the knowledge and current practice of the profession of architecture, as established by regulation of the board. The board may make use of all or a portion of the uniform architects’ examination and the advisory grading service of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. The applicants shall pay to the board fees established by regulation for examination, certification, registration or other services performed by the board.
Amended by L. 1939, c. 239, s. 3; 1952, c. 132; 1957, c. 42, s. 1; 1967, c.289, s. 1; 1987, c. 16, s. 2; 2023, c.142.