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17-30-301. Licensure requirement — Exceptions.
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17-30-301. Licensure requirement — Exceptions.
A person, unless licensed under the present law, shall not practice or offer to practice engineering unless that person has been licensed under this chapter, except that:
(1) An engineer-intern may engage in such a practice as an employee of or under the supervision of a licensed engineer;
(2) A person holding a temporary permit under § 17-30-105(2) may temporarily provide engineering services for the purpose and in the manner provided by the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors when granted the temporary license;
(3) A person may engage in such a practice if that person is employed by a professional engineer and acts under his or her supervision and direction; and
(4) A firm may not engage in the practice of engineering as a profession except under § 17-30-303.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-30-301
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17-30-301. Licensure requirement — Exceptions.
A person, unless licensed under the present law, shall not practice or offer to practice engineering unless that person has been licensed under this chapter, except that:
(1) An engineer-intern may engage in such a practice as an employee of or under the supervision of a licensed engineer;
(2) A person holding a temporary permit under § 17-30-105(2) may temporarily provide engineering services for the purpose and in the manner provided by the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors when granted the temporary license;
(3) A person may engage in such a practice if that person is employed by a professional engineer and acts under his or her supervision and direction; and
(4) A firm may not engage in the practice of engineering as a profession except under § 17-30-303.
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17-30-105. Exemptions.
This chapter does not prevent the practice by:
(1) Other Professions. The practice of any other legally recognized profession;
(2)Temporary Permits.
(A)(i) The practice or offer to practice of engineering by a person not a resident of or having no established place of business in this state if the person is legally qualified by licensure to practice engineering in his or her own state or country.
(ii) An applicant may temporarily provide engineering services before becoming licensed under the reciprocal and comity licensure provisions of § 17-30-302(d) by obtaining a temporary permit.
(iii) The State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors shall specify by rule the qualifications necessary to obtain a temporary permit.
(iv) The qualifications necessary to obtain a temporary permit shall be similar to those necessary for original licensure.
(B) An applicant for a temporary permit shall submit an application for a temporary permit and for reciprocal or comity licensure to the board in writing and, after payment of a fee established by board rule, may be granted a written permit for a definite period of time; and
(3) Employees and Subordinates. The work of an employee or a subordinate of a person holding a certificate of licensure under this chapter or an employee of a person practicing lawfully under subdivision (2) of this section if the work does not include final engineering designs or decisions and is done under the direct supervision of and verified by a person holding a certificate of licensure under this chapter or a person practicing lawfully under subdivision (2) of this section.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-30-105
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 17-30-105. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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17-30-303. Authorization certificates.
(a)(1) The practice or offer to practice for others, as defined in § 17-30-101, by individuals licensed under this chapter through a firm is permitted if:
(A) The professional engineers of the firm are licensed under this chapter or are practicing under § 17-30-105; and
(B) The firm has been issued a certificate of authorization by the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors under this subchapter.
(2) All final drawings, specifications, plans, reports, calculations, or other engineering papers or documents involving the practice of engineering, as defined in this chapter, when issued or filed for public record, shall be dated and bear the signature and seal of the professional engineer qualified in the appropriate branch of engineering who prepared them or under whose immediate direction they were prepared.
(b)(1) A firm desiring a certificate of authorization shall file with the board an application, using the form provided by the board, providing all the information required by the board, and also listing the names and addresses of the individual or individuals duly licensed to practice engineering in this state who shall be in responsible charge of the practice of engineering in the state through the firm, and other information, which must accompany the annual renewal fee.
(2) If there is a change in any of these persons during the year, the change shall be designated on the same form and filed with the board within thirty (30) days after the effective date of the change.
(3) If all of the requirements of this section are met, the board shall issue a certificate of authorization to the firm, and the firm may contract for and collect fees for furnishing engineering services.
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Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-30-303
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 17-30-303. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.