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For those professional limited liability companies using the title of certified interior designers and providing the services of architects, professional engineers or land surveyors, or any combination thereof, not less than two-thirds of the membership interests of the professional limited liability company shall be held by individuals who are duly licensed. No other professional limited liability company, except for a professional limited liability company engaged in the practice of accounting as described in \u00a7 13.1-1112, may have as a member anyone other than an individual or a professional business entity that is duly licensed or otherwise legally authorized to render the same professional services as those for which the professional limited liability company was organized.\n\t\tAs an additional prerequisite for a professional limited liability company’s engaging in the practice of the professions of architecture, professional engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture, or using the title of certified interior designer, or any combination thereof, that professional limited liability company shall secure a certificate of authority, which may be renewable and may be either general or limited, from the Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects. The certificate of authority shall be issued or renewed by the Board when in its discretion the professional limited liability company is in compliance with rules and regulations which shall be promulgated by the Board consistent with its jurisdiction to provide adequate safeguards for the public’s health, welfare and safety. 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This law was first created in 1992. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 574 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1992 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1998, chapter 27<\/a>; in 2000, chapters 191<\/a> and 763<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 309<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65629,"section_number":"13.1-1103","catch_line":"Who may become a member","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-1103\/"},{"id":71407,"section_number":"13.1-1105","catch_line":"Certificate of authority for foreign professional limited liability company","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-1105\/"},{"id":77321,"section_number":"54.1-404","catch_line":"Regulations; code of professional practice and conduct","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-404\/"},{"id":63798,"section_number":"54.1-411","catch_line":"Organization for practice; registration","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-411\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":80980,"section_number":"13.1-1112","catch_line":"Special provision for limited liability company engaged in practice of accounting","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-1112\/"},{"id":76379,"section_number":"54.1-400","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-400\/"}],"permalink":{"id":149059,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70033,"identifier":"13.1-1111","token":"13.1\/13\/13.1-1111","url":"\/13.1-1111\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-1111\/","token":"13.1\/13\/13.1-1111","dublin_core":{"Title":"Qualifications of members and managers; special provisions for limited liability companies rendering service of architects, professional engineers, land surveyors and landscape architects, and using the title of certified interior designers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-1111","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Not less than two-thirds of the membership interests of a professional limited liability company rendering the services of architects, professional engineers, land surveyors, or landscape architects, or using the title of certified interior designers, or any combination thereof, shall be held by individuals duly licensed or professional business entities legally authorized to render the services of architects, professional engineers, land surveyors, or landscape architects, or by individuals or professional business entities legally authorized to use the title of certified interior designers, and the remainder of the membership interests may be held only by individuals who are employees of the professional limited liability company whether or not those employees are licensed to render professional services or authorized to use a title. For those professional limited liability companies using the title of certified interior designers and providing the services of architects, professional engineers or land surveyors, or any combination thereof, not less than two-thirds of the membership interests of the professional limited liability company shall be held by individuals who are duly licensed. No other professional limited liability company, except for a professional limited liability company engaged in the practice of accounting as described in \u00a7 13.1-1112<\/a>, may have as a member anyone other than an individual or a professional business entity that is duly licensed or otherwise legally authorized to render the same professional services as those for which the professional limited liability company was organized.\n\t\tAs an additional prerequisite for a professional limited liability company’s engaging in the practice of the professions of architecture, professional engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture, or using the title of certified interior designer, or any combination thereof, that professional limited liability company shall secure a certificate of authority, which may be renewable and may be either general or limited, from the Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects. The certificate of authority shall be issued or renewed by the Board when in its discretion the professional limited liability company is in compliance with rules and regulations which shall be promulgated by the Board consistent with its jurisdiction<\/span> to provide adequate safeguards for the public’s health, welfare and safety. The fees for a certificate of authority as described above shall be the same fees as provided for in Chapter 4 (\u00a7 54.1-400<\/a> et seq.) of Title 54.1.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nQUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS AND MANAGERS; SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LIMITED LIABILITY\nCOMPANIES RENDERING SERVICE OF ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND\nSURVEYORS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, AND USING THE TITLE OF CERTIFIED INTERIOR\nDESIGNERS (\u00a7 13.1-1111)\n\nNot less than two-thirds of the membership interests of a professional limited\nliability company rendering the services of architects, professional engineers,\nland surveyors, or landscape architects, or using the title of certified\ninterior designers, or any combination thereof, shall be held by individuals\nduly licensed or professional business entities legally authorized to render the\nservices of architects, professional engineers, land surveyors, or landscape\narchitects, or by individuals or professional business entities legally\nauthorized to use the title of certified interior designers, and the remainder\nof the membership interests may be held only by individuals who are employees of\nthe professional limited liability company whether or not those employees are\nlicensed to render professional services or authorized to use a title. For those\nprofessional limited liability companies using the title of certified interior\ndesigners and providing the services of architects, professional engineers or\nland surveyors, or any combination thereof, not less than two-thirds of the\nmembership interests of the professional limited liability company shall be held\nby individuals who are duly licensed. No other professional limited liability\ncompany, except for a professional limited liability company engaged in the\npractice of accounting as described in \u00a7 13.1-1112, may have as a member anyone\nother than an individual or a professional business entity that is duly licensed\nor otherwise legally authorized to render the same professional services as\nthose for which the professional limited liability company was organized.\n\t\tAs an additional prerequisite for a professional limited liability\ncompany’s engaging in the practice of the professions of architecture,\nprofessional engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture, or using\nthe title of certified interior designer, or any combination thereof, that\nprofessional limited liability company shall secure a certificate of authority,\nwhich may be renewable and may be either general or limited, from the Board for\nArchitects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers\nand Landscape Architects. The certificate of authority shall be issued or\nrenewed by the Board when in its discretion the professional limited liability\ncompany is in compliance with rules and regulations which shall be promulgated\nby the Board consistent with its jurisdiction to provide adequate safeguards for\nthe public’s health, welfare and safety. The fees for a certificate of\nauthority as described above shall be the same fees as provided for in Chapter 4\n(\u00a7 54.1-400 et seq.) of Title 54.1.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 574; 1998, c. 27; 2000, cc. 191, 763; 2009, c. 309.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}