TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING

BOARD FOR ARCHITECTS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS

Notice of Change of Effective Date

Title of Regulation: 18VAC10-20. Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects Regulations (amending 18VAC10-20-10, 18VAC10-20-15, 18VAC10-20-20, 18VAC10-20-35, 18VAC10-20-40, 18VAC10-20-50, 18VAC10-20-85, 18VAC10-20-87, 18VAC10-20-90, 18VAC10-20-150, 18VAC10-20-160, 18VAC10-20-170, 18VAC10-20-210, 18VAC10-20-230 through 18VAC10-20-340, 18VAC10-20-350 through 18VAC10-20-392, 18VAC10-20-400, 18VAC10-20-420, 18VAC10-20-430 through 18VAC10-20-770, 18VAC10-20-790, 18VAC10-20-795; adding 18VAC10-20-105, 18VAC10-20-191, 18VAC10-20-785; repealing 18VAC10-20-17, 18VAC10-20-25, 18VAC10-20-55, 18VAC10-20-70, 18VAC10-20-75, 18VAC10-20-110 through 18VAC10-20-140, 18VAC10-20-200, 18VAC10-20-220, 18VAC10-20-345, 18VAC10-20-425, 18VAC10-20-780).

Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-404 of the Code of Virginia.

Final action on 18VAC10-20 was published in 42:13 VA.R. 1578-1607 February 9, 2026, with an effective date of March 11, 2026. On February 26, 2026, the Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects changed the effective date to May 1, 2026, to allow the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation sufficient time to reconfigure licensing software to implement the regulatory changes.

Effective Date: May 1, 2026.

Agency Contact: Kathleen R. Nosbisch, Executive Director, Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers, and Landscape Architects, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 400, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-8514, fax (866) 465-6206, or email apelscidla@dpor.virginia.gov.