231 C.M.R. 3.04 – Registration Procedures

(1) If, after review of an applicant’s application and examination results, the Board determines that the applicant has the qualifications required to practice architecture in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the Board shall issue a certificate of registration to that applicant. The certificate of registration shall have a seal attached, containing the name of the person to whom it is issued and the registration number, and shall be signed by duly authorized representative(s) of the Board. This certificate of registration shall constitute prima facie evidence that the person named in that certificate is authorized to engage in the practice of architecture in Massachusetts.
(2) At the time of initial registration, the Board shall also issue a registration card to the registrant, which shall contain the registrant’s name, and address, email address, registration number, and such other information as the Board may prescribe. This registration card shall also constitute prima facie evidence that the person named on the card is lawfully authorized to practice architecture in Massachusetts.
(3) An individual’s registration and right to practice shall commence upon the issuance of a registration card and registration number to the registrant. Unless that registration is revoked, suspended or cancelled, it shall remain in effect until the expiration date shown on the certificate. If the registrant submits an application for renewal of that registration pursuant to 231 CMR 3.05, together with payment of the annual registration renewal fee prescribed by the Executive Office of Administration and Finance pursuant to M.G.L. c. 7, § 3B, prior to the expiration date shown on the certificate, the registrant’s registration shall continue in effect until the Board actually issues the registrant’s annual renewal registration. Failure to pay the annual registration renewal fee shall constitute sufficient grounds for refusal of the Board to renew the individual’s registration.
(4) After initial registration, the Board shall enter the registrant’s registration number, the date of the registrant’s initial registration, and the basis upon which the registrant was registered, into a permanent file on the registrant.
(5) Registration as an architect shall not be transferable, and the authorization to practice architecture conveyed to an individual by that registration shall not extend to any other individual or individuals.
(6) In the event of revocation, cancellation, suspension or annulment of an individual’s registration, that individual shall immediately return their certificate of registration and annual registration card, and the registrant’s seal shall be impounded. A person whose certificate of registration has been revoked, suspended or annulled shall be informed of their rights under the provisions of M.G.L. c. 30A at the same time that they are informed of the Board’s action on their certificate.
(7) If a registered architect dies, their registration shall expire on the date of their death, and no further use of their professional stamp or seal shall be made by any person after that date.