                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ORGANIZATION FOR PRACTICE; REGISTRATION (§ 54.1-411)

A. 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.

B. Except for professional corporations holding a certificate of authority
issued in accordance with &#xA7; 13.1-549, professional limited liability
companies holding a certificate of authority issued in accordance with &#xA7;
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. The 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. Provide for procedural requirements to obtain and renew registration on a
   periodic basis;

   2. Establish fees for the application and renewal of registration sufficient
   to cover costs;

   3. Assure that regulated services are rendered and controlled by persons
   authorized to do so; and

   4. Ensure that conflicts of interests are disclosed.

HISTORY: 1982, c. 590, § 54-37.3; 1983, c. 28; 1988, c. 765; 1992, c. 574;
2000, c. 763; 2009, c. 309; 2010, cc. 99, 206.