Rhode Island General Laws Title 5. Businesses and Professions § 5-1-2. Definitions

(1) “ Architect” means any person who engages in the practice of architecture, as that term is defined in this section, as attested by his or her licensing as an architect in this state.

(2) “ Board” means the board of examination and registration of architects established by this chapter.

(3) “ Certificate” means the certificate of registration issued annually by the board, indicating that the individual named in the certificate is an architect.

(4) “ Certificate of authorization” means the certificate of authorization issued by the board, indicating the sole proprietor, partnership, limited-liability partnership, corporation, or limited-liability company named in the certificate is permitted to practice architecture in the state.

(5) “ Department” means the department of business regulation.

(6) “ Director” means the director of the department of business regulation or his or her designee.

(7) “ Practice of architecture” means rendering or offering to render those services, described as follows:

(8) “ Responsible control” means that amount of control over and detailed knowledge of the content of technical submissions during their preparations as is ordinarily exercised by registered architects applying the required professional standard of care. Reviewing, or reviewing and correcting, technical submissions after they have been prepared by others does not constitute the exercise of responsible control because the reviewer has neither control over nor detailed professional knowledge of the content of such submissions throughout their preparation.