Section R4-30-201. Registration as an Architect, Assayer, Engineer, Geologist, Landscape Architect, or Land Surveyor

A.      An applicant for registration as an architect, assayer, engineer, geologist, landscape architect, or land surveyor shall submit an original and one copy of a completed application package for professional registration that contains the following:

1.        Evidence of successful completion of the current national professional examination or waiver of the examination pursuant to A.R.S. § 32-126 and R4-30-203 in the cate- gory, and branch if applicable, for which registration is sought. Applicants shall arrange to have their examina- tion results sent directly to the Board from the applicable testing agency holding the examination results;

2.        Name, residence address, mailing address if  different from residence, and telephone number, of the applicant;

3.        Date of birth and social security number of the applicant;

4.        Citizenship or legal residence of the applicant;

5.        Category, and branch of engineering if applicable, for which the applicant is seeking registration;

6.        A detailed explanatory statement and documentation, regarding;

a.         Any disciplinary action, including suspension and revocation, taken by any state or jurisdiction on any professional or occupational registration, certifica- tion, or license held by the applicant in any state or jurisdiction;

b.        Refusal of any professional or occupational registra- tion, certification, or license to the applicant by any state or jurisdiction;

c.         Any pending disciplinary action in any state or juris- diction on any professional or occupational registra- tion, certification, or license held by the applicant;

d.        Any alias or other name used by the applicant; and

e.         Any conviction of the applicant for a felony or mis- demeanor, other than a minor traffic violation.

7.        State or jurisdiction in which the applicant holds any other professional or occupational registration, certifica- tion, or license, type of registration, certification or license number, year granted, how registration, certifica- tion, or license was granted (by examination, education, experience, or reciprocity), and the number of examina- tion hours taken by the applicant;

8.        State or jurisdiction in which the applicant has pending an application for any type of professional or occupational license, registration, or certification, type of license, reg- istration or certification being sought, and the status of the application;

9.        Name, mailing address, years attended, graduation date, major, and type of degree received from each college, university, or educational institution the applicant attended;

10.     Certified transcripts sent directly to the Board from the registrar of each college, university, or educational insti- tution the applicant attended, unless previously provided to the Board pursuant to R4-30-204;

11.     Name, current address, and telephone number of the applicant’s current and former employers in the category for which registration is sought; dates of employment; applicant’s title; description of the work performed; and number of hours worked per week, unless previously pro- vided to the Board pursuant to R4-30-204;

12.     Names and addresses of immediate supervisors in past and present employment in the category for which regis- tration is sought. An applicant who has been working in the category for which registration is sought for 10 or

more years shall provide the names and address of all immediate supervisors during the most recent 10-year period. If an applicant cannot supply the names and addresses of supervisors for at least three engagements, the applicant shall provide to the Board a written, sworn statement explaining the inability to provide this informa- tion, and the names and addresses of three references, unrelated to the applicant, at least two of whom are regis- tered in the category for which registration is sought, unless previously provided to the Board pursuant to R4- 30-204;

13.     A release authorizing the Board to investigate the appli- cant’s education, experience, moral character, and repute;

14.     Certificate of Experience Record and Reference Forms from the applicant’s present and past immediate supervi- sors, unless previously provided to the Board pursuant to R4-30-204. The applicant shall also provide Certificate of Experience Record and Reference Forms from additional references as required by the Board. The applicant shall provide the name, address, and telephone numbers of all references. The applicant shall ensure that completed ref- erence forms are provided to the Board;

15.     Evidence of successful completion, or waiver by the Board, of the applicable in-training examination, unless previously provided to the Board pursuant to R4-30-204. An applicant for registration who has successfully com- pleted an in-training examination in another jurisdiction in the category for which registration is sought equivalent to the examination for that category administered in Ari- zona shall submit proof of examination directly from the authority that administered the original examination. An applicant seeking professional registration as an architect or landscape architect may take the in-training examina- tion at the same time as the professional examination. An applicant seeking professional registration as an assayer, engineer, geologist or land surveyor shall pass the appli- cable in-training examination before admission to  the professional examination;

16.     Certification that the information provided to the Board is accurate, true and complete; and

17.     The applicable fee.

B.       If an applicant does not have the required education and expe- rience for registration, the Board may, upon request of the applicant, hold the application for a period of time that does not exceed one year from the date the application is filed with the Board. All time-frames adopted pursuant to Title 41, Chap- ter 6, Article 7.1 are suspended during the above-referenced time.

C.      An applicant holding a certificate of qualification issued by one of the national registration bodies recognized in R4-30- 203(B) shall arrange to have the record forwarded to the Board by the national registration body. If the forms provided by the national registration body contain all the information described in A.R.S. § 32-122.01 and subsection (A), the Board may accept the forms in lieu of requiring the applicant to fur- nish the information directly to the Board.

D.      The Board staff shall review all applications and, if necessary, refer completed applications to an advisory committee for evaluation. If the application for registration is complete and in the proper form and the Board staff or committee is satisfied that all statements on the application are true and that the applicant is eligible in all other aspects to be registered in the field for which the application was filed, the Board staff or committee shall recommend that the Board certify the appli- cant as eligible for registration. If for any reason the Board staff or committee is not satisfied that all of the statements on

the application are true or that the applicant is eligible in all respects for registration, the Board staff shall make a further investigation of the applicant. The Board staff and committee shall submit recommendations to the Board for approval. The Board may also require an applicant to submit additional oral or written information if the applicant has not furnished satis- factory evidence of qualifications for registration.

E.       The Board may accept documentation that an applicant has passed a written national examination in the area for which registration is sought from a national council of which the Board is a member or a professional association approved by the Board.

F.       The Board shall not accept an application  for registration renewal unless the applicant has responded to the questions on the application relating to good moral character and other mis- conduct and signed the application for renewal. The Board shall return an incomplete application to the applicant which may result in assessment of a delinquent renewal fee.

G.      An applicant may withdraw an application for registration by written request to the Board. Any fee paid by the applicant is non-refundable. If an applicant withdraws an application, the Board shall close the file. An applicant whose file has been closed and who later wishes to apply for professional registra- tion shall submit a new application package to the Board pur- suant to R4-30-201 and R4-30-202.

Historical Note

Adopted effective August 3, 1983 (Supp. 83-4).

Amended effective December 18, 1991 (Supp. 91-4).

Amended effective November 10, 1998 (Supp. 98-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 791, effective February 12, 2003 (Supp. 03-1). Amended by final

rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 2798, effective August 7, 2004 (Supp. 04-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 11 A.A.R.

3294, effective October 1, 2005 (05-3).