{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-1-14","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-1-14","heading":"Practices permitted.","body":"Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit practices normally permitted to employees, engineers, contractors, and others, including the following:\n(1) A draftsperson, student, superintendent, or other employee of a lawfully practicing registered architect acting under the instruction, responsible control, and supervision of his or her employer. This chapter does not prevent the employment of a superintendent of the construction, enlargement, or alteration of a building or part of a building who acts under the immediate responsible control of the registered architect by whom the plans and specifications of the building, enlargement, or alteration were prepared.\n(2) A registered professional engineer doing architectural work as may be incident to the practice of his or her engineering profession, not to exceed thirty-five thousand (35,000) cubic feet of enclosed space, provided all drawings for that construction are signed by the author of the drawing with his or her true appellation as a “registered professional engineer” without the use in any form of the title “architect.”\n(3) The construction or alteration of any single-family or two-family house or any minor accessory building to it by a person other than a registered architect.\n(4) The construction or alteration of any building used for farm purposes, as long as it is not for human habitation or occupancy, by a person other than a registered architect.","path":["Title 5 Businesses and Professions","Chapter 1 Architects"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE5/5-1/5-1-14.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T14:18:10Z","sha256":"7d7e2598f36ef247deaf26676006ec2335d1bfe9f3677def180e0eefad7196ba","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-1-13.1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-5-1-15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}