WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                        Ch. 3

In subsection (a)(1)(ii) of this section, the former
reference to "officers" of a partnership is deleted as
erroneous.

In subsection (c)(1) of this section, the express
reference to an "omission" is added to clarify that
the former reference to "conduct or acts" encompassed
the failure to act.

The first sentence of former Art. 56, § 470(a), which
provided that "[a] corporation or partnership, as
such, may not be licensed or registered to practice
architecture", is deleted as unnecessary in light of
the use of the limited word "individual" in Subtitle 3
of this title, which provides for licenses, and as
misleading in light of the requirements of this
subtitle for a permit.

Defined terms: "Licensed architect" § 3-101
"Practice architecture" § 3-101

3-403. PERMIT REQUIRED; EXCEPTION.

(A)  IN GENERAL.

EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION, A
CORPORATION OR PARTNERSHIP SHALL HOLD A PERMIT ISSUED BY THE
BOARD BEFORE THE CORPORATION OR PARTNERSHIP MAY OPERATE A
BUSINESS THROUGH WHICH ARCHITECTURE IS PRACTICED.

(B)  EXCEPTION.

A CORPORATION MAY PROVIDE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES FOR ITSELF
OR FOR AN AFFILIATED CORPORATION WITHOUT A PERMIT ISSUED BY THE
BOARD.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from the second sentence
and item (iii) of the first sentence of former Art.
56, § 470(c)(1).

In subsection (a) of this section, the defined term
"permit" is substituted for the former reference to a
"certificate of authorization", to provide a term that
describes the authority granted a partnership or
corporation and is consistent with the language used
to describe similar grants of authority in connection
with other business occupations that are regulated
under this article. See the General Revisor's Note to
this article.

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