The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXXII
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Chapter 481
ARCHITECTURE, INTERIOR DESIGN, AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

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F.S. 481.209

481.209 Examinations.—

(1) A person desiring to be licensed as a registered architect by initial examination shall apply to the department, complete the application form, and remit a nonrefundable application fee. The department shall license any applicant who the board certifies has passed the licensure examination prescribed by board rule and is a graduate of a school or college of architecture with a program accredited by the National Architectural Accreditation Board.

(2) A person seeking to obtain a certificate of registration as a registered interior designer and a seal pursuant to s. 481.221 must provide the department with his or her name and address and written proof that he or she has successfully passed the qualification examination prescribed by the Council for Interior Design Qualification or its successor entity or has successfully passed an equivalent exam as determined by the department. Any person who is licensed as an interior designer by the department and who was in good standing as of July 1, 2020, is eligible to obtain a certificate of registration as a registered interior designer.

History.—ss. 5, 19, ch. 79-273; s. 357, ch. 81-259; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 7, 23, 24, ch. 88-383; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 300, ch. 94-119; s. 4, ch. 95-389; s. 5, ch. 96-309; s. 18, ch. 2000-332; s. 3, ch. 2001-269; s. 26, ch. 2012-61; s. 44, ch. 2020-160.

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Amendments to 481.209

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 481.209

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 481.209.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

LOCKE, v. SHORE, P., 634 F.3d 1185 (11th Cir. 2011)

. . . . §§ 481.209(2), 481.213. . . . Stat. § 481.209(2); Fla. Admin. Code r. 61-G1-22.001(1). . . . Stat. §§ 481.209 and 481.207. . . .

E. GAUDET, v. FLORIDA BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS,, 900 So. 2d 574 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2004)

. . . See § 481.209, Fla. Stat. . . .

D. ELLINWOOD, v. BOARD OF ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN,, 835 So. 2d 1269 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)

. . . licensure examination or a substantially equivalent examination in another jurisdiction, as set forth in s. 481.209 . . . , must also hold a degree in architecture and such degree must be equivalent to that required in s. 481.209 . . . Section 481.209(l)(b) states that an applicant must have degree from a school or college accredited by . . .

CASES, v. DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, BOARD OF ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN,, 651 So. 2d 772 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)

. . . He contended that his degree satisfies the education requirement currently set forth in paragraph 481.209 . . . school or college of architecture accredited by the National Architectural Accreditation Board.” § 481.209 . . . If section 481.209 were the only statute involved, we would be inclined to agree. . . . any applicant who passes the prescribed licensure examination and satisfies the requirements of ss. 481.209 . . . That is so because subsection 481.213(2) explicitly requires applicants to comply with both section 481.209 . . .

O KON AND COMPANY, INC. v. A. RIEDEL, C. Jr. G. d b a RSW, 540 So. 2d 836 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

. . . (Emphasis supplied.) 481.209 Examinations.— (1) A person desiring to be licensed as a registered architect . . . licensure. (2) The board shall certify for licensure any applicant who satisfies the requirement of ss. 481.209 . . . a license by endorsement an applicant who: (a) Qualifies to take the examination as set forth in s. 481.209 . . . territorial licensing examination which is substantially equivalent to the examination required by s. 481.209 . . .

FIERCE, v. AALL INSURANCE INCORPORATED,, 531 So. 2d 84 (Fla. 1988)

. . . Stat. (1987); (4) architecture, § 481.209(2)(b), Fla.Stat. (1987). . . .