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D.C. Code § 47-2853.64

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(a) For the purposes of §§ 47-2853.65 through 47-2853.68, the term:

# (1)

"Professional design document" means any drawing, specification, report, request for information, construction and administration document, or contract that in any way calls for the professional services of an architect, interior designer, or landscape architect.

# (2)

"Professional design firm" means any firm, franchise, partnership, association, or corporation that is licensed to solicit and provide architecture, interior design, or landscape architecture services in the District.

# (3)

"Professional design services" means architecture, interior design, or landscape architecture services provided in the District.

# (4)

"Responsible charge" means direct control and personal supervision by a licensed architect, interior designer, or landscape architect in the provision of professional design services, including that the licensee personally makes professional design decisions or reviews and approves proposed decisions before their implementation, including consideration of alternatives whenever technical decisions are to be made, and judges the qualifications of technical specialists and the validity and applicability of their recommendations before the recommendations are incorporated in the work.

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In this chapter (40 sections)
  1. 47-2853.26 · False representation of authority to practice.
  2. 47-2853.27 · Fines and penalties; criminal violations.
  3. 47-2853.28 · Prosecutions.
  4. 47-2853.29 · Fines and penalties; civil alternatives.
  5. 47-2853.30 · Injunctions; unlawful practices.
  6. 47-2853.41 · Definitions; scope of practice for accountants.
  7. 47-2853.42 · Eligibility requirements.
  8. 47-2853.43 · Certain representations prohibited.
  9. 47-2853.44 · Registration of firms of certified public accountants.
  10. 47-2853.45 · Registration of firms of public accountants.
  11. 47-2853.46 · Offices; annual registration.
  12. 47-2853.47 · Permits; issuance.
  13. 47-2853.48 · Actions against firms.
  14. 47-2853.49 · Substantial equivalency; practice privilege.
  15. 47-2853.51 · Scope of practice for asbestos workers.
  16. 47-2853.52 · Eligibility requirements.
  17. 47-2853.53 · Certain representations prohibited.
  18. 47-2853.61 · Scope of practice for architects.
  19. 47-2853.62 · Eligibility requirements.
  20. 47-2853.63 · Certain representations prohibited.
  21. 47-2853.64 · Definitions.
  22. 47-2853.65 · Licensure of professional design firms.
  23. 47-2853.66 · Offices; rules.
  24. 47-2853.67 · License; issuance.
  25. 47-2853.68 · Actions against firms.
  26. 47-2853.71 · Scope of practice for barbers.
  27. 47-2853.72 · Eligibility requirements.
  28. 47-2853.73 · Certain representations prohibited.
  29. 47-2853.76 · Definitions.
  30. 47-2853.78 · Defintions.
  31. 47-2853.81 · Scope of practice for cosmetologists.
  32. 47-2853.82 · Eligibility requirements.
  33. 47-2853.83 · Certain representations prohibited.
  34. 47-2853.91 · Scope of practice for electricians.
  35. 47-2853.92 · Eligibility requirements.
  36. 47-2853.93 · Certain representations prohibited.
  37. 47-2853.95 · Scope of practice for elevator contractors, elevator…
  38. 47-2853.96 · Eligibility requirements.
  39. 47-2853.97 · Certain representations prohibited.
  40. 47-2853.98 · Temporary license.
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