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Information and Instructions for Applying for the Certification to Secretary of State
- Upload the Articles of Organization as filed in your home state of organization as a .pdf.
- Upload membership information as a .pdf. Membership must total 100%. You may use the form found HERE. You will need to fill out this form, save it to your computer and upload it below under Membership Information.
- After a review of the application the Firm Compliance Administrator will issue the Board’s Certificate for Filing. It must be attached to the Application for Certificate of Authority (Form PLLC-01) and filed with the North Carolina Secretary of State Business Registration Division.
- You will receive from the North Carolina Secretary of State a file-stamped Certificate of Authority. Email a copy of that document to the Firm Compliance Administrator tyler@ncbarch.org. Upon receipt, a Firm License will be issued. The firm shall then be entitled to offer and render architectural services in the State of North Carolina. The Certificate for Filing as issued by the Board of Architecture and the Certificate of Authority as issued by the Secretary of State are necessary documents that lead to firm licensure, they do not permit a firm to offer or render architectural services.
- The Name of the Company must contain the word “Professional LLC or PLLC or P.L.L.C. If the firm name as used in its home State does not have a professional designation you must use a “doing business as” (d/b/a) in section one of this application. For example, Doe Architecture, LLC d/b/a Doe Architecture, PLLC.
- ALL CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE BOARD WILL BE SENT VIA E-MAIL.