Persons, firms, corporations, limited liability

companies or limited liability partnerships excepted from act. A. The State Architectural and Licensed Interior Designers Act shall not apply to any persons, firms, corporations, limited liability companies or limited liability partnerships that do not hold a license or certification in any jurisdiction for exempted Code Use Groups defined by the State Architectural and Licensed Interior Designers Act, providing such persons and/or entities shall not represent such person or entity to be an architect, licensed interior designer, or other title of profession or business using a form of the words, "Architect" or "Licensed Interior Designer". This act shall not prevent such persons and/or entities from advertising or selling their services. Any architect, landscape architect or licensed interior designer from any jurisdiction who contracts, provides or holds out to the public that he or she is able to provide professional services in Oklahoma is required to hold a license or certificate of authority as needed from the Board, even on exempt Code Use Groups, and an architect, landscape architect, or licensed interior designer is required to sign, seal and date all construction documents and technical submissions. B. Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent the preparation of technical submissions or the administration of construction contracts by employees of a person or entity lawfully engaged in the practice of architecture when such employees are acting under the responsible control of an architect. C. The following shall govern design competitions in the state: 1. Nothing in this act shall prohibit a person or firm from participating in an architectural design competition involving only architectural programming, planning, schematic design or design development information provided to a sponsor; and 2. The competition winner, prior to seeking the commission for architectural services on the proposed project, shall apply for licensing in this state within ten (10) days of notification of winning the competition and complete the process within thirty (30) days.