Virginia Administrative Code
Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
Agency 10 - BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
AGENCY SUMMARY
The Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects is a separate agency within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation. The director of the department acts as the board's secretary and administrative officer. Code of Virginia, Title 54.1, Chapter 3. See the summary for the department for the regulatory power applicable to all boards subject to its administration. Code of Virginia, Title 54.1, Chapter 2.
The board is authorized to license or certify individuals and to register business entities for the practice of architecture, professional engineering, land surveying, and landscape architecture; to certify interior designers; to set standards for licensure or certification and for professional conduct; and to promulgate regulations for those purposes. Code of Virginia, Title 54.1, Chapter 4, and Title 13.1, Chapters 7 and 13.
Regulations are available from the Director of the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 400, Richmond, VA 23233. Internet address: http://www.dpor.virginia.gov/
Rev. 8/2012