30 Miss. Code. R. 201-2.2 - Reciprocal Registration

2.2.1 An individual with a current architectural license in another NCARB jurisdiction may apply for reciprocal registration in order to offer services or to practice architecture in this State.

Applicants for reciprocal registration must:

A. submit to the jurisdiction of the Board; and

B. take and pass the Mississippi Jurisprudence Examination; and

C. provide an official record from NCARB which documents that the applicant has:

1. an active NCARB certificate; and

2. a professional degree in architecture from a school or college of architecture on the list of accredited schools issued by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), unless the applicant is exempted from the degree requirement in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. § 73-1-21 which provides that an individual who does not have a NAAB accredited degree, but who was licensed by another jurisdiction, or who was a qualified examination candidate in another jurisdiction prior to January 1, 1987, shall be exempted from the degree requirement (being a qualified examination candidate in another jurisdiction requires that the applicant must have completed the application process for the ARE and been approved by another NCARB jurisdiction to take the ARE); and

3. completed AXP in accordance with NCARB guidelines and as expressed in Rule 1.2, or if the individual can provide sufficient and satisfactory evidence that the individual is unable to obtain certification that the applicant has completed AXP, the Board may accept in lieu thereof certification by NCARB that the applicant has met the AXP experience requirements through alternative means that are determined to be equivalent to AXP by NCARB, with the additional requirement that the applicant has completed no less than three (3) continuous years of actual engagement in architectural work in the office or offices of a licensed architect or architects as required per Miss. Code Ann. § 73-1-13; and

4. passed all sections of the ARE in accordance with NCARB guidelines; and

D. pay the reciprocal application fee prescribed in Rule 2.4; and

E. complete the required application; and

F. meet the requirements of Miss. Code Ann. § 73-1-13 and § 73-1-21.

2.2.2 Upon filing of an application for reciprocal registration, the application becomes the sole and exclusive property of the Board. No application for reciprocal registration may be withdrawn except upon the express written consent of the Board which consent shall be in the sole and exclusive discretion of the Board. In no event shall an application be allowed to be withdrawn if the Board has determined or has reasonable cause to believe that an applicant has violated any of the provisions of Miss. Code Ann. §§ 73-1-1 et seq. or the bylaws, rules, regulations or standards of ethics or conduct duly adopted by the Board. Personal appearances before the Board, if requested, shall be at a time and place designated by the Board. Failure to comply within ninety (90) days from the date of written request for additional evidence or information, or to appear before the Board when such appearance is requested, may be considered just and sufficient cause for denial of the application.

2.2.3 Each applicant for reciprocal registration must submit, as a part of the application, a sworn affidavit stating non-practice and non-solicitation of architectural business in this State until registration or licensing is approved by the Board. Failure to submit this affidavit will be considered just cause for denial of the application.

2.2.4 Applications for licensure shall expire after a six (6) month interval during which there is no activity unless the Board is in the process of conducting an investigation into whether an applicant has violated any of the provisions of Miss. Code Ann. §§ 73-1-1 et seq. or the bylaws, rules, regulations or standards of ethics or conduct duly adopted by the Board.

Notes

30 Miss. Code. R. 201-2.2

Miss. Code Ann. § 73-1-21

Amended 6/1/2016 Amended 6/10/2017