Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-46.21v1: Persons, firms, corporations, limited liability

companies or limited liability partnerships excepted from act.

A. The State Architectural and Registered Commercial Interior

Designers Act shall not apply to any persons, firms, corporations,

limited liability companies or limited liability partnerships that

do not hold a license, registration or certification in any

jurisdiction for exempted Code Use Groups defined by the State

Architectural and Registered Commercial Interior Designers Act,

providing such persons and/or entities shall not represent such

person or entity to be an architect or other title of profession or

business using a form of the word, "Architect". This act shall not

prevent such persons and/or entities from advertising or selling

their services.

Any architect, landscape architect or registered commercial

interior designer from any jurisdiction that contracts, provides or

holds out to the public that they are able to provide professional

services in Oklahoma is required to hold a license, registration or

certificate of authority or certificate of title as needed from the

Board, even on exempt Code Use Groups, and an architect or landscape

architect is required to sign, seal and date all construction

documents and technical submissions.

B. Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent the

preparation of technical submissions or the administration of

construction contracts by employees of a person or entity lawfully

engaged in the practice of architecture when such employees are

acting under the responsible control of a licensed architect.

C. The following shall govern design competitions in the state:

1. Nothing in this act shall prohibit a person or firm from

participating in an architectural design competition involving only

architectural programming, planning, schematic design or design

development information provided to a sponsor; and

2. The competition winner, prior to seeking the commission for

architectural services on the proposed project, shall apply for

licensing in this state within ten (10) days of notification of

winning the competition and complete the process within thirty (30)

days.

D. Nothing in this act shall prohibit an officer or employee of

the United States Armed Forces or an employee of the United States

government from practicing within the scope of their authority and

employment.