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No individual practicing architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, or offering the title of certified interior designer under the provisions of this section shall be relieved of responsibility that may exist for services performed by reason of his employment or other relationship with such entity. No such corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, limited liability company, or other entity, or any affiliate thereof, shall, on its behalf or on behalf of any such licensee or certificate holder, nor any licensee or certificate holder, be prohibited from (i) purchasing or maintaining insurance against any such liability; (ii) entering into any indemnification agreement with respect to any such liability; (iii) receiving indemnification as a result of any such liability; or (iv) limiting liability through contract.B\n\nExcept for professional corporations holding a certificate of authority issued in accordance with § 13.1-549, professional limited liability companies holding a certificate of authority issued in accordance with § 13.1-1111, and sole proprietorships that do not employ other individuals for which licensing is required, any person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity offering or rendering the practice of architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture or offering the title of certified interior designer shall register with the Board. As a condition of registration, the entity shall name at least one licensed architect, professional engineer, land surveyor, landscape architect or certified interior designer for such profession offered or rendered. The person or persons named shall be responsible and have control of the regulated services rendered by the entity.C\n\nThe Board shall adopt regulations governing the registration of persons, corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, sole proprietors and other entities as required in subsections A and B which:1\n\nProvide for procedural requirements to obtain and renew registration on a periodic basis;2\n\nEstablish fees for the application and renewal of registration sufficient to cover costs;3\n\nAssure that regulated services are rendered and controlled by persons authorized to do so; and4\n\nEnsure that conflicts of interests are disclosed.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":232463,"text":"Nothing contained in this chapter or in the regulations of the Board shall prohibit the practice of architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture or the offering of the title of certified interior designer by any corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, limited liability company, or other entity provided such practice or certification is rendered through its officers, principals or employees who are correspondingly licensed or certified. No individual practicing architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, or offering the title of certified interior designer under the provisions of this section shall be relieved of responsibility that may exist for services performed by reason of his employment or other relationship with such entity. No such corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, limited liability company, or other entity, or any affiliate thereof, shall, on its behalf or on behalf of any such licensee or certificate holder, nor any licensee or certificate holder, be prohibited from (i) purchasing or maintaining insurance against any such liability; (ii) entering into any indemnification agreement with respect to any such liability; (iii) receiving indemnification as a result of any such liability; or (iv) limiting liability through contract.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":232464,"text":"Except for professional corporations holding a certificate of authority issued in accordance with § 13.1-549, professional limited liability companies holding a certificate of authority issued in accordance with § 13.1-1111, and sole proprietorships that do not employ other individuals for which licensing is required, any person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity offering or rendering the practice of architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture or offering the title of certified interior designer shall register with the Board. 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This law was first created in 1982. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 590 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 1982 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1983, chapter 28; in 1988, chapter 765; in 1992, chapter 574; in 2000, chapter 763<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 309<\/a>; in 2010, chapters 99<\/a> and 206<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":77321,"section_number":"54.1-404","catch_line":"Regulations; code of professional practice and conduct","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-404\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":70033,"section_number":"13.1-1111","catch_line":"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","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-1111\/"},{"id":69102,"section_number":"13.1-549","catch_line":"Qualifications of shareholders; special provisions for corporations rendering services of architects, professional engineers, landscape architects and land surveyors, and using the title of certified interior designers","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-549\/"}],"permalink":{"id":240625,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63798,"identifier":"54.1-411","token":"54.1\/II\/4\/1\/54.1-411","url":"\/54.1-411\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-411\/","token":"54.1\/II\/4\/1\/54.1-411","dublin_core":{"Title":"Organization for practice; registration","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-411","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Nothing contained in this chapter or in the regulations of the Board<\/span> shall prohibit the practice of architecture<\/span>, engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture or the offering of the title of certified interior designer<\/span> by any corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, limited liability company, or other entity provided such practice or certification is rendered through its officers, principals or employees who are correspondingly licensed or certified. No individual practicing architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, or offering the title of certified interior designer<\/span> under the provisions of this section shall be relieved of responsibility that may exist for services performed by reason of his employment or other relationship with such entity. No such corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, limited liability company, or other entity, or any affiliate thereof, shall, on its behalf or on behalf of any such licensee or certificate holder, nor any licensee or certificate holder, be prohibited from (i) purchasing or maintaining insurance against any such liability; (ii) entering into any indemnification agreement with respect to any such liability; (iii) receiving indemnification as a result of any such liability; or (iv) limiting liability through contract<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Except for professional corporations holding a certificate of authority issued in accordance with § 13.1-549<\/a>, professional limited liability companies holding a certificate of authority issued in accordance with § 13.1-1111<\/a>, and sole proprietorships that do not employ other individuals for which licensing is required, any person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity offering or rendering the practice of architecture<\/span>, engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture or offering the title of certified interior designer<\/span> shall register with the Board<\/span>. As a condition of registration, the entity shall name at least one licensed architect, professional engineer<\/span>, land surveyor<\/span>, landscape architect<\/span> or certified interior designer<\/span> for such profession offered or rendered. The person or persons named shall be responsible and have control of the regulated services rendered by the entity. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall adopt regulations governing the registration of persons, corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, sole proprietors and other entities as required in subsections A and B which: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Provide for procedural requirements to obtain and renew registration on a periodic basis; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Establish fees for the application and renewal of registration sufficient to cover costs; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Assure that regulated services are rendered and controlled by persons authorized to do so; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Ensure that conflicts of interests are disclosed. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nORGANIZATION FOR PRACTICE; REGISTRATION (\u00a7 54.1-411)\n\nA. Nothing contained in this chapter or in the regulations of the Board shall\nprohibit the practice of architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape\narchitecture or the offering of the title of certified interior designer by any\ncorporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, limited liability company, or\nother entity provided such practice or certification is rendered through its\nofficers, principals or employees who are correspondingly licensed or certified.\nNo individual practicing architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape\narchitecture, or offering the title of certified interior designer under the\nprovisions of this section shall be relieved of responsibility that may exist\nfor services performed by reason of his employment or other relationship with\nsuch entity. No such corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, limited\nliability company, or other entity, or any affiliate thereof, shall, on its\nbehalf or on behalf of any such licensee or certificate holder, nor any licensee\nor certificate holder, be prohibited from (i) purchasing or maintaining\ninsurance against any such liability; (ii) entering into any indemnification\nagreement with respect to any such liability; (iii) receiving indemnification as\na result of any such liability; or (iv) limiting liability through contract.\n\nB. Except for professional corporations holding a certificate of authority\nissued in accordance with § 13.1-549, professional limited liability\ncompanies holding a certificate of authority issued in accordance with §\n13.1-1111, and sole proprietorships that do not employ other individuals for\nwhich licensing is required, any person, corporation, partnership, limited\nliability company, or other entity offering or rendering the practice of\narchitecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture or offering\nthe title of certified interior designer shall register with the Board. As a\ncondition of registration, the entity shall name at least one licensed\narchitect, professional engineer, land surveyor, landscape architect or\ncertified interior designer for such profession offered or rendered. The person\nor persons named shall be responsible and have control of the regulated services\nrendered by the entity.\n\nC. The Board shall adopt regulations governing the registration of persons,\ncorporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, sole proprietors and\nother entities as required in subsections A and B which:\n\n 1. Provide for procedural requirements to obtain and renew registration on a\n periodic basis;\n\n 2. Establish fees for the application and renewal of registration sufficient\n to cover costs;\n\n 3. Assure that regulated services are rendered and controlled by persons\n authorized to do so; and\n\n 4. Ensure that conflicts of interests are disclosed.\n\nHISTORY: 1982, c. 590, \u00a7 54-37.3; 1983, c. 28; 1988, c. 765; 1992, c. 574;\n2000, c. 763; 2009, c. 309; 2010, cc. 99, 206.","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}}