Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, BOARD OF ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN
Respondent: JEROME UHRAN
Judges: FRED L. BUCKINE
Agency: Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Locations: Orlando, Florida
Filed: Nov. 24, 2003
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Monday, February 16, 2004.
Latest Update: Sep. 22, 2024
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STATE OF FLORIDA ooh fl St La
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGUBA TION f RM 2
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONAL REGULATION,
Petitioner,
vs. DBPR Case No.: 2003-067655
JEROME UHRAN,
Respondent.
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ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT.
Petitioner, DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION,
("Petitioner"), files this Administrative Complaint before the Board of Architecture and Interior
Design against JEROME UHRAN, ("Respondent"), and says:
1. Petitioner is the state agency charged with regulating the practice of architecture
pursuant to Section 20. 165, Florida Statutes, and Chapters 455 and 481, Florida Statutes.
2. Respondent is, and has been at all times material hereto, a licensed architect in the
State of Florida, having been issued license number AR 14421.
3. Respondent's address of record is 505 Kansas Wood Court, Orlando, Florida
32824.
4. At all times material hereto, Vernon Thompson was not duly registered or
certified to engage in the practice of architecture pursuant to Chapter 481, Florida Statutes.
5. Vernon Thompson contracted with Christie Diaz and Celia Torres to provide
architectural services on residential property.
6. Respondent signed and sealed the plans prepared by Vernon Thompson for
permitting.
7. Respondent and Vernon Thompson did not execute a written agreement between
themselves regarding each party’s responsibility for the project.
8. Respondent never met with Christie Diaz or Celia Torres regarding the project.
9. Respondent did not supervise the preparation of the aforementioned plans and
drawings.
10. The aforementioned plans and drawings were prepared outside of Respondent’s
office.
11. The Respondent has adopted the aforementioned plans as his own work and
thereby accepted professional responsibility for the aforementioned plans.
12. The Respondent functioned as essentially a “plan stamper” for Vernon
Thompson’s plans since Vernon Thompson is not licensed to practice architecture in the State of
Florida. :
13. Section 481.221(4), Florida Statutes, states in pertinent part that no registered
architect shall affix her or his signature or seal to any final construction document or instrument
of service which includes drawings, plans, specifications, or architectural documents which were
not prepared by her or him or under her or his responsible supervising contro! or by another
registered architect and reviewed, approved, or modified and adopted by her or him as her or his
own work according to rules adopted by the board.
14. Rule 61G1-23.015(1), Administrative Code, require the architect to prepare and
maintain as evidence of the architect's efforts: written calculations, correspondence, time
records, check prints, telephone logs, site visit logs or research done for the project and shall
provide such evidence to state or local authorities upon their request.
15. Rule 61G1-23.015(2), Administrative Code, requires the architect to maintain
written documentation that the architect has personally supervised the preparation of all
documents and instruments of service, reviewed all project data, personally inspected the project
site and entered into a written agreement with the persons preparing the documents accepting
professional responsibility for such work.
16. Rule 61G1-23.015(3), Administrative Code, requires the architect to be present
whenever such final work is submitted to a client, in order to respond to questions and maintain
written minutes of such a submission meeting.
17. Based upon the foregoing, Respondent has violated Section 481.221(4), Florida
Statutes, and Rule 61G1-23.015, Administrative Code, by improperly certifying work prepared
by another.
WHEREFORE, Petitioner respectfully requests the Board enter an Order imposing one
or more of the following penalties: Imposition of probation, reprimand the licensee, revoke,
suspend, deny the issuance or renewal of the certificate or registration, require financial
restitution to a consumer, impose an administrative fine not to exceed $5,000 per count, require
continuing education, 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 30°" dayof _ @etebe-— . 2003.
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DAVID K. MINACCI
Smith, Thompson, Shaw & Manausa, P.A.
2075 Centre Pointe Blvd.
Tallahassee, Fl 32308-4893
Florida Bar No. 0056774
(850) 402-1570
Docket for Case No: 03-004399PL
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Feb. 16, 2004 |
Order Closing File. CASE CLOSED.
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Feb. 13, 2004 |
Respondent`s Motion to Withdraw Request for Administrative Hearing filed.
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Jan. 27, 2004 |
Notice of Taking Deposition (J. Uhran) filed.
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Dec. 08, 2003 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Dec. 08, 2003 |
Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (video hearing set for February 20, 2004; 9:00 a.m.; Orlando and Tallahassee, FL).
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Dec. 03, 2003 |
Respondent`s Response to Petitioner`s First Request for Admissions (filed via facsimile).
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Dec. 03, 2003 |
Respondent`s Compliance with Initial Order (filed via facsimile).
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Dec. 03, 2003 |
Notice of Appearance (filed by L. Railey, Esquire, via facsimile).
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Dec. 01, 2003 |
Response to Initial Order (filed by Petitioner via facsimile).
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Nov. 24, 2003 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Nov. 24, 2003 |
Election of Rights filed.
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Nov. 24, 2003 |
Referral Letter filed.
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Nov. 24, 2003 |
Initial Order.
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