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Department of Business and Professional Regulation

Deputy Agency Clerk

CLERK

Date

Evette Lawson-Proctor

2/25/2011

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DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND Pll_OFESSIONAL REGULATION

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DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND. PROFESSIONAL REGULATIO ,_':

BOARD OF ARCHITECTURE ; .:

AND INTERIOR DESIGN,

Petitioner,

vs. CASE NO.: 2010-034294

AEC SERVICES, INC., AND RON FAIR,

Respondents.

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ADMINJSTRA Tl VE COMPLAINT

Petitioner, DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSTONAL REGULATION,

("Petitioner"), files this Administrative Complaint before the Board of Architecture and Interior Design against AEC SERVICES, INC. and RON FAIR, ("Respondents"), and says:

I. Petitioner is the state agency charged with regulating the practice of architecture and interior design pursuant to Section 20. 165, Florida Statutes, and Chapters 455 and 481, Florida Statutes.

1. The Department of Business and Professional Regulation has jurisdiction over the unlicensed practice of architecture pursuant to Section 455.228(1), and Section 481.223(l)(a), Florida Statutes.

2. Respondents' last known address is 16 I 6 Allison Woods Lane, Tampa, Florida

   
   

   33619.

   
   

3. At all times material hereto, Respondents were not duly registered or certified to engage in the practice of architecture pursuant lo Chapter 481, Florida Statutes.

   
   

   
   

4. Respondents entered into a contract with Michael Johnson to provide architectural services for the Goddard School in Pasco, rlorida.

5. The contract specifically offers architectural services.

   
   

6. Respondents are offering architectural services through a corporation without a certificate of authorization.

7. Respondents are not licensed to practice architecture in the State of Florida and therefore cannot offer or provide architectural services.

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8. Petitioner hereby realleges and incorporates paragraphs one (I) through eight (8) as if fully set forth herein.

9. Section 481.223(1)(a), Florida Statutes, states that a person may not knowingly

   
   

   practice architecture unless the person is a registered architect.

   
   

10. Based upon the foregoing, the Respondents have violated Section 481.223(1 )(a), Florida Statutes, by practicing architecture when they were not a registered architect.

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11. Petitioner hereby reallcges and incorporates paragraphs one (1) through seven (8) as if fully set forth herein.

12. Section 48l.223(l)(c), Florida Statutes, states that a person may not knowingly

    
    

    "use the name or title 'architect' or 'registered architect' or words to that effect, when the person is not then the holder of a valid license."

13. Based upon the foregoing, the Respondents have violated Section 481.223(l)(c), Florida Statutes, by using the name or title "architect", when they were not the holder of' a valid license.

    
    

    
    

    COUNT III

    
    

14. Petitioner hereby realleges and incorporates paragraphs one (I) through eight (8) as if'fully set forth herein.

15. Section 481.219(2), Florida Statutes, requires a certificate of authorization for a corporation, partnership, or fictitious name offering architectural services.

16. Based upon the foregoing, Respondents have violated Section 481.219(2), Florida Statutes, by offering architectural services through AEC Services, Inc. without a certificate of authorization.

WHEREFORE, Petitioner respectfully requests the Board enter an Order imposing an administrative fine not to exceed $5,000 per count, assess costs associated with investigation and prosecution, impose any or all penalties delineated within Section 455.227(2), Florida Statutes,

and/or any other relief that the Board is authorized to impose pursuant to Chapters 481 and 455,

Florida Statutes, and/or the rules promulgated thereunder.

Signed this day of---'r'--- _L'- ---_c.._,,,_-+/

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PCP: February 16, 2011 Rodriguez, Wirtz, Gustnfson

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Smith, Thompson, Shav,, & Manausa, P.A. 3520 Thomasville Road, Fourth Floor Tallahassee, Florida 32309

FL I3ar No. 0056774 Ph: (850) 402-1570

Fax: (850) 241-0161

Docket for Case No: 11-003966