Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 806 - STATE BOARD OF ARCHITECT EXAMINERS
Division 20 - RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
Section 806-020-0020 - Responsibility to the Public
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024
(1) The architect or architectural firm shall at all times recognize the primary obligation is to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public in the practice of architecture. If, in the architect's or architectural firm's professional judgment, health, safety, and welfare may be endangered, the employer or client shall be informed of the possible consequences. The architect or architectural firm shall also notify involved building officials and the Board.
(2) An architect or architectural firm shall use a written contract when contracting to provide professional services to a client. That written contract is to be executed by the architect or architectural firm and the client, or his or her representative, prior to the architect or architectural firm commencing work, unless the client knowingly states in writing that work may be commenced before the contract is executed. The written contract is to include, but not be limited to, all of the following items:
(3) 806-020-0020(2) shall not apply to any of the following:
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 671.125
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 671.060