Responsible Charge Requirements

(1) Only registrants who are employed full-time for a minimum of thirty (30) hours per week can be in responsible charge of a firm’s practice. A registrant who renders occasional, part-time, or consulting services to or for a firm may not be designated as a registrant in responsible charge. (2) The registrant in responsible charge must be registered in the profession in which services are being offered. CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS AND FIRMS CHAPTER 0120-06 (3) A registrant may be in responsible charge of more than one firm. (4) Corporations, partnerships and firms maintaining any place of business in this state for the purpose of providing or offering to provide architectural, engineering or landscape architectural services to the public shall have, in responsible charge of such service at any and each place of business, a registered architect, engineer or landscape architect. (5) In the event of a change in registrant in responsible charge, a firm cannot provide or offer design services to the public until such time as a new registrant in responsible charge is identified.