Indiana § 25-4-1-29 Necessity of plans or specifications prepared by registered architect

Indiana Statutes

§ 25-4-1-29 — Necessity of plans or specifications prepared by registered architect

Indiana § 25-4-1-29

Title 25PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Art. 4ARCHITECTS

Ch. 1Regulation of Architects Generally ─ Creation of Board

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Ind. Code § 25-4-1-29 (2026).

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(a)Except as hereinafter otherwise provided, the state of Indiana, nor any board, department or agency thereof, nor any county, city, town, township, school corporations, or other political subdivision of this state shall engage in the construction, alteration, or maintenance of any public building or public work involving the practice of architecture for which plans, specifications and estimates have not been prepared, certified, and sealed by, and the construction, alteration, or maintenance executed under the direct supervision of an architect, which architect shall be the holder in good standing of a certificate of registration from the board of registration for architects and landscape architects entitling him to practice architecture in this state.

(b)No official of this state, nor

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(a) Except as hereinafter otherwise provided,
the state of Indiana, nor any board, department or agency thereof, nor
any county, city, town, township, school corporations, or other political
subdivision of this state shall engage in the construction, alteration, or
maintenance of any public building or public work involving the
practice of architecture for which plans, specifications and estimates
have not been prepared, certified, and sealed by, and the construction,
alteration, or maintenance executed under the direct supervision of an
architect, which architect shall be the holder in good standing of a
certificate of registration from the board of registration for architects
and landscape architects entitling him to practice architecture in this
state.
(b) No official of this state, nor of any city, town, county, township,
or school corporation thereof, charged with the enforcement of any law,
ordinance, or rule relating to the construction or alteration of buildings
or structures, shall use or accept or approve any plans or specifications
that have not been prepared by, or under the supervision of, and
certified by a registered architect. This subsection shall not apply if
such plans or specifications have been prepared by, or under the
supervision of and certified by a professional engineer who is
registered under the laws of the state of Indiana. This subsection shall
not apply to the construction or alteration of any building or structures
specifically exempted from the rules of the fire prevention and building
safety commission or specifically exempted from the fire prevention
and building safety commission requirements for preparation of such
plans and specifications by registered architects or registered
engineers. This section shall not be construed as to abridge, or
otherwise affect, the powers of the fire prevention and building safety
commission, or any other state board or department, to issue rules
governing the safety of buildings or structures.
Formerly: Acts 1929, c.62, s.29; Acts 1961, c.331, s.10; Acts
1969, c.380, s.3. As amended by P.L.8-1984, SEC.119; P.L.1-2001,
SEC.30.