Section 2.03. Branch offices.  


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  • (1) Definitions. In this section,
    (a) "Firm" means any sole proprietorship, partnership or corporation located in Wisconsin which provides or offers to provide architectural, landscape architectural, professional engineering, design or professional land surveying services to the public.
    (b) "Resident" means a currently-registered architect, landscape architect, professional engineer, designer or professional land surveyor who spends the majority of his or her working schedule in one firm location and who is in charge of and responsible for the type of services offered or provided from that location.
    (2) Resident required; responsibilities. Every firm maintaining one or more places of business in Wisconsin shall have:
    (a) A resident architect in each separate business location which provides or offers to provide architectural services.
    (b) A resident professional engineer in each separate business location which provides or offers to provide professional engineering services.
    (c) A resident designer in each separate business location which provides or offers to provide designing services.
    (d) A resident professional land surveyor in each separate business location which provides or offers to provide professional land surveying services.
    (e) A resident landscape architect in each separate business location which provides or offers to provide landscape architectural services.
    (3) Notice. Every firm shall notify the board of at least one resident who is in charge of and responsible for each separate business location.
    (4) Resident limitation. A resident may not be in charge of or responsible for services offered or provided from more than one business location.
History: Cr. Register, February, 1987, No. 374 , eff. 3-1-87; am. (1) (a) and (b), cr. (2) (e) and (f), Register, June, 1995, No. 474 , eff. 7-1-95; am. (2) (intro.), Register, January, 1999, No. 517 , eff. 2-1-99; am. (1) (a) and (b), r. (2) (f), Register, February, 2000, No. 530 , eff. 3-1-00; CR 15-036 : am. (1) (a), (b), (2) (d) Register January 2016 No. 721 , eff. 2-1-16 .