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West Virginia Board of Architects
Lexa Lewis
P.O. Box 9125
Huntington, WV 25704-0125
304-528-5825
304-528-5826 FAX
lewilex@mail.wvnet.edu

Note: The general information shown below is intended for the benefit of AIA members.
For verification of a specific state’s mandatory continuing education (MCE) requirement, please contact the state licensing board directly.

Proof of Compliance
A registered architect shall complete and submit on forms prescribed or accepted by the board certifying that he or she has acquired the required professional development units.
Forms may be audited by the board for verification of compliance with the requirements.

Evidence of compliance shall be maintained by the architect for two years after submission of the form to which it relates.

The board shall provide forms to be used for reporting compliance with continuing education requirements.

Non-Compliance Penalties
In the event of denial, revocation, cancellation, suspension or non-renewal of any certificate of registration, the registered architect shall immediately return his or her certificate of registration to the board. The applicant or licensee may appeal. The board shall conduct an appeal pursuant to W.Va. Code §30-12-9 and §30-1-8.

Exceptions and Exemptions
An architect is not subject to requirements of subdivision 8.3.2 if:

• The architect has been granted emeritus or other similar honorific but inactive status by the board
• The architect otherwise meets all renewal requirements and is a civilian called to active duty in the armed forces of the United States for a significant period of time, is ill or disabled for a significant period of time or can demonstrate to the board another similar hardship: or
  The architect otherwise meets all renewal requirements and is registered in any other state or territory of the United States which has continuing professional development requirements, which the architect has met: Provided, that the other jurisdiction accepts satisfaction of this state’s continuing professional development requirements as meeting its own.

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