§ 16003 Architect Certification Definition

• •An 'architect' is someone who has a special certificate from the state.
• •This certificate comes from a part of the law called Chapter 3 in the Business and Professions Code.
• •Without this certificate, you can't call yourself an architect in California.

Your friend draws house plans and calls themselves an architect.

If they don’t have the special certificate from the state, they’re breaking the law by calling themselves an architect.