Oregon Statutes 671.025 – Certain technical submissions to carry stamp; identification; retention of documentation
(1) Any person applying for a license or permit required under the laws of this state or under the ordinances of any jurisdiction in this state within which the person proposes to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove or convert a building shall submit an original or reproduction of the technical submissions for the work proposed. The technical submissions must:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 671.025
- 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.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
(a) Bear the stamp and signature of a registered architect if the services of a registered architect are required under ORS § 671.010 to 671.220; and
(b) Be sufficiently clear to indicate the nature and extent of the work proposed and that the work proposed conforms with the requirements of ORS § 671.010 to 671.220, the state building code and any other applicable laws and ordinances.
(2) The technical submissions must bear identification that includes, but is not limited to:
(a) The project name and location;
(b) The name, address and telephone number of the person responsible for preparing the technical submissions, including technical submissions the person prepared on behalf of another person;
(c) The name, address and telephone number of the owner; and
(d) The date the documents were issued.
(3) Each jurisdiction that requires the issuance of a permit as a condition precedent to the construction, alteration, improvement or repair of any building or structure shall require the signature and an impression of the stamp described in ORS § 671.020 (3) on the technical submissions from a person authorized to prepare the technical submissions.
(4) The registered architect’s stamp and signature on the technical submissions constitute compliance with this section.
(5) An architect shall retain, for a period of not less than 10 years following the completion of the project for which the architect submitted technical submissions, records and documentation that demonstrate the architect’s responsible control over the preparation of the technical submissions. [1961 c.585 § 3; 1977 c.803 § 3; 1991 c.910 § 1; 2013 c.196 § 3; 2023 c.70 § 3]