An architect or group of architects may elect to practice
architecture professionally as a sole proprietorship, a partnership, a
professional association, a professional corporation, a limited liability
company, a limited liability partnership or a business corporation. A practice
so elected shall be formed and conducted under the act and this chapter. In
addition, the practice shall comply as follows:
(1) In the case of a sole proprietorship, the
owner for the practice of architecture as defined at section 3 of the act
(63
P. S. §
34.3) shall be an architect
licensed by the Board.
(2) In the
case of a partnership, with 15 Pa.C.S. Chapter 83 (relating to the Uniform
Partnership Act).
(3) In the case
of a professional corporation, with 15 Pa.C.S. Chapter 29 (relating to
professional corporations).
(4) In
the case of a business corporation, with 15 Pa.C.S. Part II, Subpart B
(relating to the Business Corporation Law of 1988).
(5) In the case of a professional
association, with 15 Pa.C.S. Chapter 93 (relating to the Professional
Association Act of 1988).
(6) In
the case of a limited liability company, with 15 Pa.C.S. Chapter 89 (relating
to limited liability companies).
(7) In the case of a limited liability
partnership, with 15 Pa.C.S. Chapter 82 (relating to limited liability
partnerships).
(8) The business
form chosen by an architect may not affect the statutes of the Commonwealth
applicable to the professional relationship or the contract, tort or other
legal rights, duties and liabilities between the architect and the person
receiving architectural services.
Notes
The
provisions of this § 9.161 amended January 30, 1987, effective
1/31/1987, 17 Pa.B. 542; amended
July 10, 1998, effective 7/11/1998, 28 Pa.B. 3273; amended January 9,
2004, effective 1/10/2004, 34
Pa.B. 235.
The provisions of this § 9.161 amended under
sections 5(a), 6(a)-(d), 8(b) and (c), 10(b), 11(a), 12(a) and (c), 13(h) and
(j) and 14 of the Architects Licensure Law (63 P. S. §§
34.5(a),
34.6(a)-(d), 34.8(b) and (c),
34.10(b), 34.11(a), 34.12(a) and (c), 34.13(h) and (j) and
34.14).
