Indiana Professional Licensing Agency: Board of Registration for Architects and Landscape Architects


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Contact Information

Physical address:
402 West Washington Street, Room W072
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Phone: (317) 234-3022

Web: Home Name search
Email: pla10@pla.in.gov

Licenses

We track the following licenses with the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency: Board of Registration for Architects and Landscape Architects in order to provide compliance services to our clients. As a client, you see this and other Compliance Core™ data in License Manager in-line with your licenses.

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Indiana Architect License

Agency:Indiana Professional Licensing Agency: Board of Registration for Architects and Landscape Architects
Exam Required?Yes

Initial Registration

This section applies to architects that are applying for a license in Indiana for the first time.

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$170 application / exam fee

Required Attachments:
  • NCARB File: Requested thru NCARB to be made available to Indiana.  Will include transcripts, training, 3 references - 1 current, and work verification.  Note that the NCARB file does not need the verification or certificate for Indiana to accept it
  • Positive Response Documentation: If you answer "Yes" to any questions on the application, explain fully in a statement that includes all details. Include the violation, location, date, cause number, and disposition. Submit copies of court documents for each instance to support the statement. Please upload at the time of application or log back into your account and use the License Update option.
  • Name Change Documentation: Documentation of any legal name change if your name differs from that on any of your documents. Documentation may include a copy of your marriage certificate or divorce decree.  Please upload at the time of application or log back into your account and use the License Update option.

Reciprocal Registration

This section applies to architects licensed in another state that are looking for reciprocal licensure in Indiana.

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$220 with NCARB

Required Attachments:
  • NCARB File: Requested thru NCARB to be made available to Indiana.  Will include transcripts, training, 3 references - 1 current, and work verification.  Note that the NCARB file does not need the verification or certificate for Indiana to accept it.
  • Positive Response Documentation: If you answer "Yes" to any questions on the application, explain fully in a statement that includes all details. Include the violation, location, date, cause number, and disposition. Submit copies of court documents for each instance to support the statement. Please upload at the time of application or log back into your account and use the License Update option.
  • Name Change Documentation: Documentation of any legal name change if your name differs from that on any of your documents. Documentation may include a copy of your marriage certificate or divorce decree.  Please upload at the time of application or log back into your account and use the License Update option.

Registration Renewal

This section applies to architects that are already licensed in Indiana and need to renew their license.

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$120

Due:

By December 31 of odd-numbered years.

Indiana Architecture Firm License

Not required



Architecture Firm licensure is not required on the State level in Indiana.

Indiana does not issue firm licenses at the state level and no longer requires professional corporations to obtain a certificate of registration before incorporating.

More information: Indiana Professional Licensing Agency: Board of Registration for Architects and Landscape Architects
Law:

IC § 25-4-1-27

Eligible Entity Types:
  • Business Corporations
  • Professional Corporations
  • Limited Liability Companies
  • Partnerships
Ownership Requirements:

Business Corporations:

  • At least one of the officers must be an Indiana licensed architect.

Professional Corporations:

  • For Indiana formed PCs, the directors and all the officers other than the secretary and the treasurer must be licensed architects.
  • For foreign PCs, at least one shareholder must be an Indiana licensed architect.

Limited Liability Companies:

  • At least one of the principal members must be an Indiana licensed architect.

Partnerships:

  • At least one of the partners must be an Indiana licensed architect.

Indiana Landscape Architect Registration

Agency:Indiana Professional Licensing Agency: Board of Registration for Architects and Landscape Architects

Initial Registration

This section applies to landscape architects that are applying for a license in Indiana for the first time.

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$170

Required Attachments:
  • CLARB File: Requested thru CLARB to be made available to Indiana.
  • Positive Response Documentation: If you answer "Yes" to any questions on the application, explain fully in a statement that includes all details. Include the violation, location, date, cause number, and disposition. Submit copies of court documents for each instance to support the statement. Please upload at the time of application or log back into your account and use the License Update option.
  • Name Change Documentation: Documentation of any legal name change if your name differs from that on any of your documents. Documentation may include a copy of your marriage certificate or divorce decree.  Please upload at the time of application or log back into your account and use the License Update option.
  • 3 Verifications of Employment/Reference: The Verification of Employment and Reference - Form 54686 must be completed and include:
    • Applicant Portion
    • Sponsor Portion (to be filled out by applicant's employer/supervisor) If self-employed, a list of projects worked on and role played in each one, i.e. supervisor, principal, etc.
    • Covers period from date of graduation to present

Reciprocal Registration

This section applies to landscape architects licensed in another state that are looking for reciprocal licensure in Indiana.

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$220 with CLARB

Required Attachments:
  • CLARB File: Requested through CLARB to be made available to Indiana. 
  • Positive Response Documentation: If you answer "Yes" to any questions on the application, explain fully in a statement that includes all details. Include the violation, location, date, cause number, and disposition. Submit copies of court documents for each instance to support the statement. Please upload at the time of application or log back into your account and use the License Update option.
  • Name Change Documentation: Documentation of any legal name change if your name differs from that on any of your documents. Documentation may include a copy of your marriage certificate or divorce decree.  Please upload at the time of application or log back into your account and use the License Update option.

Registration Renewal

This section applies to landscape architects that are already licensed in Indiana and need to renew their license.

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$120

Due:

By December 31 of odd-numbered years.

Indiana Landscape Architecture Firm License

Not required



Landscape Architecture Firm licensure is not required on the State level in Indiana.

More information: Indiana Professional Licensing Agency: Board of Registration for Architects and Landscape Architects

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