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(4)  A NONRESIDENT ARCHITECT SEEKING AN ARCHITECTURAL
COMMISSION IN THIS STATE, WHO QUALIFIES UNDER SECTION
519(C) MAY OFFER TO RENDER ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES IN THE
STATE OF MARYLAND WITHOUT HAVING FIRST BEEN
REGISTERED; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT HE BECOMES
REGISTERED IN THIS STATE PROMPTLY UPON BEING
COMMISSIONED AND PRIOR TO RENDERING SUCH SERVICES.

(5)  THOSE PERSONS CUSTOMARILY ENGAGED IN CONTRACTING
WORK WHO PERFORM THE ADMINISTRATION OF CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACTS, BUT NO SUCH PERSON SHALL USE THE DESIGNATION
"ARCHITECT" UNLESS LICENSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBTITLE.

521.

(a) A corporation or partnership, as such, may not be licensed or registered to
practice architecture [or to use any form of the title "architect" in connection with
the corporate or partnership name]. THE USE OF ANY FORM OF THE
TITLE "ARCHITECT" IN CONNECTION WITH THE CORPORATE OR
PARTNERSHIP NAME SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD.

(c) Nothing in subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall be construed to
prevent the formation of partnerships and corporations as a vehicle for the practice
of architecture subject to the following conditions:

(1)  The practice of or offer to practice architecture for others as defined in
Section 516 by [[the]] individual architects registered under this article through a
corporation as officers, employees or agents, or through a partnership as partners,
officers, employees, or agents, or the offering or rendering of architectural services
by a corporation or partnership through individual architects registered under this
article is permitted, subject to the provisions of this article; provided that (i) one or
more of the corporate officers in the case of a corporation, or one or more of the
partners in the case of a partnership, is designated as being responsible for the
professional services described in Section 516(e) of this article of said corporation
or partnership and is an architect under this article; (ii) all personnel of said
corporation or partnership, who act in its behalf as architects, are registered under
this article; and (iii) said corporation or partnership has been issued a certificate of
authorization by the Board, as hereinafter provided. The requirements of this
article shall not prevent a corporation and its employees from performing
architectural services for said corporation or subsidiary or affiliated corporations.

(2)     AFTER JULY 1, 1973, ANY NEW CORPORATION OR
PARTNERSHIP FORMED SHALL HAVE 2/3 OF THE DIRECTORS IN
THE CASE OF A CORPORATION AND 2/3 OF THE PARTNERS IN THE
CASE OF THE PARTNERSHIP WHO ARE REGISTERED OR LICENSED
UNDER THE LAWS OF ANY STATE TO PRACTICE ANY ONE OF THE
DESIGN PROFESSIONS              ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING,
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE. ONE OR MORE OF THE CORPORATE
DIRECTORS IN THE CASE OF THE CORPORATION OR ONE OR MORE
OF THE PARTNERS IN THE CASE OF THE PARTNERSHIP IS
DESIGNATED AS BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES OF SAID CORPORATION OR PARTNERSHIP AND IS AN
ARCHITECT UNDER THIS ARTICLE. ALL PERSONNEL OF SAID
CORPORATION OR PARTNERSHIP WHO ACT IN ITS BEHALF AS
ARCHITECTS IN THIS STATE ARE REGISTERED UNDER THIS
ARTICLE AND SAID CORPORATION OR PARTNERSHIP HAS BEEN
ISSUED A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORIZATION BY THE BOARD AS