An Act To Amend the Laws Concerning Registration of Engineers
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1548
Committee: Business, Research and Economic Development
Sponsors: BROMLEY, FARRINGTON, O'BRIEN, RECTOR, ROBINSON
Amends: 5 MRSA §12004-A, 32 MRSA §1301, 32 MRSA §1251, 32 MRSA §1253, 32 MRSA §1254, 32 MRSA §1255, 32 MRSA §1256, 32 MRSA §1305, 32 MRSA §130, 32 MRSA §1309, 32 MRSA §1351, 32 MRSA §1352-A, 32 MRSA §1353, 32 MRSA §1355, 32 MRSA §1356, 32 MRSA §1357, 32 MRSA §1358, 32 MRSA §1361, 32 MRSA §1362

Legislative Document 
No. 1548 
S.P.537 
In Senate, AprilS, 2005 
An Act To Amend the Laws Concerning Registration of Engineers 
Submitted by the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation pursuant to Joint 
Rule 204. 
Reference to the Committee on Business, Research and Economic Development suggested 
and ordered printed. 
Presented by Senator BROMLEY of Cumberland. 
Cosponsored by Representative FARRINGTON of Gorham and 
JOY J. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate 
Representatives: O'BRIEN of Lewiston, RECTOR of Thomaston, ROBINSON of Raymond. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §12004-A, sub-§16, as amended by PL 1999, c. 
687, Pt. B, §1, is further amended to read: 
16. 
State Board 
$35/Day 
MRSA §1301 
of Ae~~s~Fa~~eR Licens~ 
for Professional Engineers 
Sec. 2. 32 MRSA §1251, sub-§1 is amended to read: 
1. 
Board. ';J;'l:le--t-e-r"-m--!.!eeaf'EI.!!--sha-1-1--R'leaR "Board" means the 
State Board of Ae~~s~f'a~~eR Licensure for Professional Engineers. 
Sec. 3. 32 MRSA §1253, as amended by PL 1983, c. 413, §40, is 
further amended to read: 
§I253. Corporations, partnerships and associations 
A 
firm, 
copartnership, 
corporation 
or 
joint 
stock 
association 
may 
engage 
in 
the 
practice 
of 
professional 
engineering in this State, provided that the practice is carried 
on only by professional engineers 
f'e~is~ef'eEl. licensed in this 
State. 
Sec. 4. 32 MRSA §1254, as repealed and replaced by PL 1997, 
c. 304, §1, is amended to read: 
§I254. Public worts 
1. 
Use of licensed professional engineer not required. 
Except as provided in subsection 2, any department of this State 
or any of its political subdivisions r 
or any county, city, town, 
township or plantation may engage in construction of any public 
work 
involving professional engineering without procuring the 
services of a 
f'e~is~ef'eEl. lic~ professional engineer, as long 
as the contemplated expenditure for the completed project does 
not exceed $100,000 
and the work, 
both as 
performed and as 
completed, 
does not create an undue risk to public safety or 
welfare. 
2. 
Exception. 
A department of this State may require the 
services of a 
f'e~ist;ef'eEl. licensed professional engineer for any 
public works project if the services of the professional engineer 
are required to comply with any provision of law or rule. 
Sec. 5. 32 MRSA §1255, sub-§I, as amended by PL 1999, c. 186, 
§1, is further amended to read: 
1. 
Limited practice 
by 
nonresident. 
A 
person 
not 
a 
resident of and not having established a place of business in 
this State, practicing or offering to practice the profession of 
engineering when such practice does 
not exceed more 
than 
consecutive days in any calendar year, if the person is legally 
qualified by ~e~ist~ati9R licensure to practice the profession in 
that person's own state or country in which the requirements and 
qualifications 
for 
99taiRiR~--~--~~-~-~-~~--Ee~ist~ati9R 
licensure are not lower than those specified in this chapter. 
To 
practice under this section, the person must apply in writing and 
receive authorization; 
Sec. 6. 32 MRSA §1255, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1999, c. 186, 
§2, is further amended to read: 
2. 
Nonresident becoming resident. 
A person not a resident 
of and not having established a place of business in this State, 
or 
who 
has 
become 
a 
resident of this State, 
practicing or 
offering to practice in the State for more than 30 days in any 
calendar year the profession of engineering, 
and having filed 
wi th the board an application for a 
eeEti~ieate-~-~is-t::~at::i9R 
license and having paid the fee required by this chapter. The 
exemption continues only for such time as the board requires for 
the consideration of the application for 
~e~ist~ati9R licensure, 
if the person is legally qualified to practice the profession of 
engineering in the state or country of residence in which the 
requirements and qualifications for obtaining a 
eeEti~i€M-e--9~ 
~e~ist~ati9R license are not lower than those specified in this 
chapterl--L 
A person must apply in writing and receive authorization in order 
to practice pursuant to the provisions of this subsection; 
Sec. 7. 32 MRSA §1255. sub-§,', as amended by PL 1995, c. 355, 
§3, is further amended to read: 
3. 
Certain employees. An employee or a subordinate of a 
person holding a 
ee!'ti~ieate--04:--!'e~is-t!'ati9R license under this 
chapter, or an employee of a person exempted from 
!'e~ist!'ati9R 
licensure by subsections 1 and 
21--'-. provided that the practice 
does not include responsible charge or design or supervision by 
the employee or subordinateTL 
Sec. 8. 32 MRSA §1255, sub-§5 is amended to read: 
5. 
Interstate commerce corporation employees. An officer or 
employee 
of 
a 
corporation engaged in interstate 
commerce 
as 
defined in the Act of Congress entitled "An Act to Regulate 
Commerce" approved February 4, 1887, as amended, or in interstate 
communication 
as 
defined 
in 
the 
Act 
of 
Congress 
entitled 
"Communications Act of 1934" approved June 9, 1934, while working 
solely as an employee of such corporation. An officer or employee 
of such corporation customarily in responsible charge of the 
engineering work of such corporation within this State saa~~ ~ 
be a 
~e~is~~aR~ licensee under this chapterTL 
Sec. 9. 32 MRSA §1255~ sub-§6. as enacted by PL 1975, c. 760, 
§5 and amended by PL 2003, c. 689, Pt. B, §6, is further amended 
to read: 
6. 
Subsurface 
sewage 
disposal. 
Persons 
who 
have 
been 
licensed by the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant 
to Title 22, section 42, subsection 3-A, solely for the purpose 
of work relating to subsurface sewage disposal 
systems. 
This 
exemption saal~ ~ 
not apply to the board's power to ~e~is~eFT 
license or to revoke, suspend or refuse to renew the ~e~is~~a~ieR 
license of any ~e~is~~aR~T licensee: and 
Sec. 10. 32 MRSA §1255, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 34, 
§1, is amended to read: 
7. 
Person who performs work on certain vessels. 
A person 
who performs design work 
eR~Y on vessels under 200 feet long.L 
except commercial vessels or vessels used for public conveyances. 
Sec. 11. 32 MRSA §1256. first" as amended by PL 2001, c. 421, 
Pt. B, §95 and affected by Pt. C, §1, is further amended to read: 
A person who practices or offers to practice the profession 
of engineering in this State without being Fe~is~eFea licensed or 
exempted in accordance with this chapter, or a person presenting 
or attempting to use the 
eeE~ifiea-t.e-~-J;'~i-&t,Fat,i-eR license or 
the seal of another, or a person who gives a false or forged 
evidence of any kind to the board or to a member of the board in 
obtaining a 
eeFt,ifi-eat,e-ef-Ee~is~Fa~i-eR license, or a person who 
falsely impersonates any other 
~e~i-s~FaR~ licensee of like or 
different name, or a person who attempts to use an expired or 
revoked 
eeFt,i-fi-eat,e-~-£e~is-t.Ea~ieR license, 
or 
a 
person who 
violates any of the prov1s1ons of this chapter for 
which 
a 
penalty has not been prescribed commits a civil violation for 
which a 
feF'ei-~QFe fine of not more than $1,000 may be adjudged. 
Sec. 12. 32 MRSA c. 19, sub-c. 2, as amended, is further amended 
by repealing the subchapter headnote and enacting the following 
in its place: 
SUBCHAPTER 2 
STATE BOARD OF LICENSURE 
Sec. 13. 32 MRSA §1301, first 1f, as amended by PL 1995, c. 355, 
§5, is further amended to read: 
The State Board of 
ile~ist~ati9B Licensure for Professional 
Engineers, as established by Title 5, section 12004-A, subsection 
16, administers this chapter. 
The board consists of 7 members-,-
Six members are appointed by the Governor, of which 9 .2 must be 
professional engineers who have the qualifications required by 
section 1302 and one must be 
a 
~ep~ese:9:&a&i-¥&-«--t.Re public 
member. 
The 7th member is the Chief Engineer of the Department 
of 
Transportation 
who 
shall 
serve 
as 
an 
ex 
officio voting 
member. 
To the extent that qualified nominees are available, 
appointment of nonpublic members 
a~e must be made to ensure that 
a variety of engineering disciplines are represented. 
Nominees 
for 
appointment 
may 
be 
recommended 
to 
the 
Governor 
by 
representative engineering societies in the State. 
Sec. 14. 32 MRSA §1305, as repealed and replaced by PL 1983, 
c. 413, §44, is amended to read: 
§1305. Organization and meetings 
The board shall meet at least once a year to conduct its 
business and to elect its officers. 
Additional meetings sRall 
ID..1J"li be held as necessary to conduct the business of the board, 
and may be convened at the call of the 
ElRai~RlaB ~ 
or a 
majority of the board members. 
The 
board 
shall elect or 
appoint 
annually 
YiEle-eRai~RlaB--and--see~et:a~y chair and vice-chair. 
the board saall-eeBsist: consists of not less than 4 
board may adopt and have an official seal. 
a 
eRai~RlaBT 
A quorum of 
members. The 
Sec. 15. 32 MRS A §1306, sub-§l, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 413, 
§45, is amended to read: 
1. 
Licenses: enforcement. 
The board shall evaluate the 
qualifi~ons and supervise the examination of applicants for 
licensu~ under this chapterT-~~~~-iByesti~at:e-~-~-t;9 
Be--i-:9:¥&&&~a~-~~~-~~~~-ma4e--t:EI--i-&-~-~~-€a~e~--9€ 
ReBeeRlpliaBee--~~~-~~~--eaapt;e~. 
The 
board 
may 
order 
an 
investigation of 
a 
licensee on its own motion or on written 
~mplaint filed with the board regarding noncompliance with or 
violation of any section of this chapter or of any rules adopted 
Qy the board. 
Sec. 16. 32 MRS A §1306, sub-§3, as amended by PL 1995, c. 355, 
§7, is further amended to read: 
3. 
Hearinqs. 
Hearings may be conducted by the board to 
assist with investigations, to determine whether grounds exist 
for 
suspension, 
revocation 
or 
denial 
of 
a 
license, 
or 
as 
otherwise 
considered 
necessary 
to 
the 
fulfillment 
of 
its 
responsibilities under this chapter. 
The board may not refuse to renew a license for any reason other 
than failure to pay a 
required fee 
and failure to meet the 
~inuing education reguirements, 
unless it has afforded the 
licensee an opportunity for an adjudicatory hearing. 
The board 
shall hold an adjudicatory hearing at the written request of any 
person who is denied a license without a hearing for any reason 
other than failure to pay 
a 
required fee, 
provided that the 
request for hearing is received by the board within 30 days of 
the applicant I s receipt of written notice of the denial of the 
application, the reasons for the denial and the right to request 
a hearing. Hearings must be conducted in conformity with Title 5, 
chapter 375, subchapter IV ~ to the extent applicable. 
The board 
may subpoena witnesses, records and documents in any hearing it 
conducts. 
Sec. 17. 32 MRSA §130S, 2nd 1[, as corrected by RR 1993, c. 1, 
§82, is amended to read: 
Not later than August 1st of each year, the board shall 
submi t 
to 
the 
Commissioner 
of 
Professional 
and 
Financial 
Regulation a report of its transactions of the preceding fiscal 
year ending June 30th and shall transmit to the commissioner a 
complete statement of the receipts and expenditures of the board, 
attested by affidavits of its chair aBQ-iES-See~eEa~y. 
Sec. IS. 32 MRSA §1309, as amended by PL 1999, c. 186, §5, is 
further amended to read: 
§1309. Roster of 1icensed professiona1 engineers 
A roster showing the names of all active ~e~iS~eFeQ li~ensed 
professional engineers and newly certified engineer-interns is 
prepared by the board during the first calendar quarter of each 
even-numbered year. 
A supplementary roster of newly 
~e~is~e~eQ 
licensed 
professional 
engineers 
and 
newly 
certified 
engineer-interns 
is 
prepared 
by 
the 
board 
during 
the first 
calendar quarter of each odd-numbered year. 
The rosters must 
give the place of business of each listed 
Fe~isEe~eQ licensed 
professional 
engineer. 
Copies 
of 
the 
roster 
and 
of 
the 
supplementary 
roster 
are 
maileQ 
provided 
to 
each 
active 
professional engineer listed on the roster and furnished to the 
public upon request for such fees as the board may authorize in 
its rules. 
Sec. 19. 32 MRSA c. 19, sub-c. 3, as amended, is further amended 
by repealing the subchapter headnote and enacting the following 
in its place: 
SUBCHAPTER 3 
LICENSURE 
Sec. 20. 32 MRSA §1351, as amended by PL 1995, c. 355, §10, 
is further amended to read: 
§135l. Licensure required 
In order to safeguard life, health and property, any person 
practicing or offering to practice the profession of engineering 
is required to submit evidence of qualification to practice the 
profession of engineering and must be 
~e~is~e~ea licensed as 
provided. It is unlawful for any person to practice or to offer 
to practice the profession of engineering in the State or to use 
in connection with the person's name or otherwise assume, use or 
advertise 
any 
title 
or 
description 
tending 
to 
convey 
the 
impression that the person is a professional engineer, unless 
that person has been duly 
f'e~i:s~ef'ea licensed or exempted under 
this chapter. 
Sec. 21. 32 MRSA §1352-A, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 186, §7, 
is amended to read: 
§1352-A. Qualifications 
To be eligible for 
~e~i:s~~a~i:eR licensure as a professional 
engineer, 
an 
applicant 
must 
submit 
references 
with 
the 
application 
for 
~e~i:s~f'a~i:eR 
licensure 
as 
a 
professional 
engineer, 
of 
which 
must 
be 
I'e~i:s~el'ea 
from 
licensed 
professional 
engineers 
from 
this 
State 
or 
another 
state L 
territory 
or 
possession 
of 
the 
United 
States, 
District 
of 
Columbia or any foreign CQU~ having personal knowledge of the 
applicant's 
engineering 
experience. 
To 
be 
eligible 
for 
certification as an engineer-intern, an applicant must submit 3 
character 
references 
with 
the 
application 
for 
certification. 
Each 
applicant 
shall 
demonstrate 
that 
the 
applicant 
is 
trustworthy 
and 
competent 
to 
engage 
in 
the 
practice 
of 
P-Lofessional engineering in such a manner as to safeguard the 
interests of the public. 
1. 
Professional engineer. 
Minimum evidence satisfactory to 
the 
board that 
the 
applicant is qualified for 
~e~is~~a~i:eR 
licensure as a professional engineer includes the following. 
A. 
An applicant for !'e'jist;!'at;i9B licensure by endorsement 
or 
comity 
who 
provides 
proof 
that 
the 
applicant is 
a 
!'e'jist;9!'ee licensed professional engineer, in good standing, 
in another state, territory or possession of the United 
States, District of Columbia or any foreign country and 
whose qualifications meet the requirements of this chapter 
upon application may be !'e'jist;e!'ee licensed without further 
examination. 
To 
seek 
!'e'jist;!'at;i9B 
licensure 
under 
this 
paragraph, 
the 
applicant 
must 
be 
a 
graduate 
of 
an 
engineering 
curriculum 
approved 
by 
the 
engineering 
accreditation 
commission 
of 
the 
accreditation board 
for 
engineering and technology or of an equivalent engineering 
curriculum and have not less than 4 years of acceptable 
engineering 
experience 
after 
graduation 
and 
have 
been 
f'e'jist;ef'ee 
licensed 
by 
passing 
hours 
of 
written 
examinations. 
B. 
A person holding a certificate of record verification 
issued by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering 
and Surveying whose qualifications meet the requirements of 
this chapter upon application may be !'e'jist;e!'ee licensed 
without further examination. 
C. 
An applicant who provides proof of graduation from an 
engineering 
curriculum 
approved 
by 
the 
engineering 
accreditation 
commission 
of 
the 
accreditation board 
for 
engineering and technology or of an equivalent engineering 
curriculum of 4 years or more; has passed an 8-hour written 
examination in the fundamentals of engineering; has a record 
of an additional 4 years or more of progressive engineering 
experience, after graduation, of a grade and character that 
indicates to the board that the applicant may be competent 
to 
practice 
and 
has 
experienced 
increased 
engineering 
responsibilities; 
and 
has 
passed 
an 
8-hour 
written 
examination in the principles and practice of engineering 
may be !'e'jist;e!'ee licensed as a professional engineer. 
An 
applicant for !'e'jist;!'at;i9B licensure may not sit for the 
principles and practice of engineering examination until the 
applicant 
has 
passed 
the 
fundamentals 
of 
engineering 
examination. 
D. 
An applicant who provides proof of graduation from an 
engineering technology curriculum approved by the technology 
accreditation 
commission 
of 
the 
accreditation board 
for 
engineering and technology or of an equivalent engineering 
technology curriculum of 4 years or more; 
has passed an 
8-hour 
written 
examination 
in 
the 
fundamentals 
of 
engineering; has a record of an additional 4 years or more 
of progressive engineering experience, after graduation, of 
a grade and character that indicates to the board that the 
applicant may be competent to practice and has experienced 
increased engineering responsibilities: and has passed an 
8-hour written examination in the principles and practice of 
engineering may be 
~e~is~e~eQ licensed as 
a professional 
engineer. 
An applicant for 
~e~is~~a"ie:a licensure may not 
sit 
for 
the 
principles 
and 
practice 
of 
engineering 
examination until the applicant has passed the fundamentals 
of engineering examination. 
E. 
An applicant who has a baccalaureate from an engineering 
or 
engineering 
technology 
curriculum that has 
not 
been 
approved by 
the accreditation board for engineering and 
technology or from an allied science curriculum of 4 years 
or more; has passed an 8-hour written examination in the 
fundamentals of engineering; has a record of an additional 8 
years or more of progressive engineering experience, after 
graduation, of a grade and character that indicates to the 
board that the applicant may be competent to practice and 
has experienced increased engineering responsibilities; and 
has passed an 8-hour written examination in the principles 
and practice of engineering may be 
~e~is~e~eQ licensed as a 
professional 
engineer. 
An 
applicant 
for 
~e~is"~a"ie:a 
licensure may not sit for the principles and practice of 
engineering examination until the applicant has passed the 
fundamentals of engineering examination. 
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G. 
An 
appl icant wi th a record of at least 15 years of 
experience in engineering work, of which at least 10 years 
has been in responsible jobs of engineering work and of a 
grade and character that indicates to the board that the 
applicant may be competent to practice engineering, who has 
a 
eeFtiiieate--ef--Fe~istFatieR license to 
engage 
in the 
practice of engineering on the basis of experience or a 
non-National 
Council 
of 
Examiners 
for 
Engineering 
and 
Surveying examination issued by a 
proper authority of 
a 
state, territory or possession of the United States, the 
District of Columbia or any foreign country and who in the 
opinion of the board meets the requirements of this chapter 
based on verified evidence may be 
~e~iste~eQ licensed upon 
application by passing an oral examination conducted by the 
Ssase-Bea£Q-~-~~~~~~-~~-~~~&&~&a~-Ea~iaeeFS board 
or by a board committee. 
H. 
An applicant with a 
record of less than 15 years of 
experience in engineering work, 
who has 
a 
eeFtifi€a-t..e--e~ 
Fe~issFasiea 
license 
to 
engage 
in 
the 
practice 
of 
engineering on the basis of experience or a 
non-National 
Council 
of 
Examiners 
of 
Engineering 
and 
Surveying 
examination 
issued 
by 
a 
proper 
authority 
of 
a 
state, 
territory or possession of the United States, the District 
of 
Columbia 
or 
any 
foreign 
country, 
may 
be 
Fe~isseFeQ 
license..Q upon application by passing an 8-hour examination 
in the principles and practice of engineering. 
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Engineering teaching experience of 4 years or more in a college 
or university offering an engineering or engineering technology 
curriculum approved by the accreditation board for engineering 
and technology may be considered as engineering experience. 
2. 
Engineer-intern. 
Minimum evidence satisfactory to the 
board that the applicant is qualified for certification as an 
engineer-intern includes the following. 
A. 
An applicant for certification as an engineer-intern is 
eligible 
to 
sit 
for 
the 
fundamentals 
of 
engineering 
examination during the applicant' s 
senior year of college 
before 
graduation 
from 
a 
program 
approved 
by 
the 
accreditation 
board 
for 
engineering 
and 
technology. 
Certification as an engineer-intern may not take place until 
verification of graduation is received. 
B. 
An applicant who provides proof of graduation from an 
engineering 
curriculum 
approved 
by 
the 
engineering 
accreditation 
commission 
of 
the 
accreditation 
board 
for 
engineering and technology or of an equivalent engineering 
curriculum of 4 
years or more 
and has passed an 8-hour 
written examination in the fundamentals of engineering may 
be certified as an engineer-intern. 
C. 
An applicant who provides proof of graduation from an 
engineering technology curriculum approved by the technology 
accreditation 
commission 
of 
the 
accreditation board 
for 
engineering and technology of 4 years or more and has passed 
an 
8-hour 
written 
examination 
in 
the 
fundamentals 
of 
engineering may be certified as an engineer-intern. 
D. 
An 
applicant 
who 
is 
a 
graduate 
of 
an 
engineering 
curriculum 
not 
approved 
by 
the 
accreditation board 
for 
engineering and technology or an allied science curriculum 
of 
years or more 
and who 
has 
submitted a 
transcript 
showing the completion of the minimum number or engineering 
science 
and design credits 
as 
required in 
a 
curriculum 
approved by 
the accreditation board for engineering and 
technology and who has passed an 8-hour written examination 
in the fundamentals of engineering may be certified as an 
engineer-intern. 
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Certification as an engineer-intern is valid for an indefinite 
period. 
A person having the necessary qualifications prescribed in 
this chapter is eligible for 
~e~istFatieR licensure even though 
the person may not be practicing the engineering profession at 
the time of submitting an application. 
Sec. 22. 32 MRSA §1353, as corrected by RR 1999, c. L 
§44, 
is amended to read: 
§1353. Application; fees 
Application for 
Fe~istFatieR licensure as 
a 
professional 
engineer or certification as an engineer-intern is on a 
form 
prescribed and furnished by the board; contains statements made 
under oath, 
showing the applicant's education and 
a 
detailed 
summary of the applicant's technical experience, 
and contains 
references as set forth in section 1352-A, none of wheffi which may 
be 
from 
members 
of 
the 
board. 
An 
application 
fee 
and 
an 
examination fee 
may 
be established by rule by the board in 
amounts that are reasonable and necessary for their respective 
purposes. 
The 
Fe~istFati9B licensure fee 
must be established by rule by the 
exceed $200. 
for professional engineers 
board in an amount not to 
The 
Fe~istFati9B fee for engineer-intern certification or 
enrollment must be established by rule by the board in an amount 
not 
to 
exceed 
1/2 
of 
the 
Fe~istFati9B licensure 
fee 
for 
professional engineers. 
Sec. 23. 32 MRSA §1355 is amended to read: 
§1355. Licenses; seals 
The board shall issue a 
eeFsifiease-9~-~e~4£~£a~49B license 
upon payment of Fe~istFati9B the licensure fee as provided for in 
this chapter, to any applicant who, in the opinion of the board, 
has satisfactorily met all the requirements of this chapter. The 
eeFtifieate--sha-l-l---ayth9Fise license authorizes the practice of 
"profess ional engineer ing. " 
GeFtifieat:e&- -o-~- -r~-s-t-r-at.-i-E>f'l-- sha;!,;!, 
Licenses must 
show the full name of the 
Fe~istFaBt licensee, 
sha;!,;!, have a serial number and sha;!,;!, be signed by the ehaiFmaB 
aBe-the-seeFetaFY chair of the board under seal of the board. 
The issuance of a 
eeFti~ieate-9~-£e~4s~£ati9B license by the 
board shall--ee ~ evidence that the person named therein is 
entitled to 
all 
the 
rights 
and 
privileges 
of 
a 
Fe~isteFee 
licensed professional engineer while the saie--&SFt:ifieate the 
license remains unrevoked or unexpired. 
Each 
Fe~ist~aBt licensee 
upon 
~e~ist~ati9B 
lice~sure may 
obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board, bearing the 
~e~ist,~aBt,.!.s ~.ns~ name and the legend 
"~e~iste~ee licensed 
professional engineer." Plans, specifications, plats and reports 
issued by a 
Fe~isSFaITt;.-6Ral;!' licensee must be stamped with the 
saiEl seal, as prescribed in the rules of the board, during the 
life of the 
Fe~issI'-aRs!..&-€e£~4fiease licensee's license, but it 
sRal-J..-ae ~ unlawful for anyone to stamp or seal any document 
with 
saie 
~ seal 
after 
the 
eeFt,i~ieat,e 
license 
of 
the 
Fe~ist,FaRt licensee 
named 
thereon 
has 
expired 
or 
has 
been 
revoked, unless 
saie-€~~-i~-i€-at.~~J..J..-Ra¥e the license has been 
renewed or reissued. 
Sec. 24. 32 MRSA §1356, as amended by PL 1999, c. 547, Pt. B, 
§61 and affected by §80, is further amended to read: 
§1356. Revocation and reissuance 
The board may suspend or revoke the 
~e~ist,~at,i9B license of 
an engineer or the certificate of an engineer-intern pursuant to 
Title 5, section 10004. The board may refuse to issue or renew or 
the District Court, pursuant to Title 4, chapter 5, may revoke, 
suspend 
or 
refuse 
to 
renew 
the 
~e~is~Fa~ieB license 
of 
a 
~e~is~eFea licensed professional engineer or the certificate of 
an engineer-intern who is found guilty of: 
1. 
Fraud or deceit. The practice of any fraud or deceit in 
obtaining a 
eeF~ifiea~e--o-t--Fe~is~Fat.ieB license as professional 
engineer or a certificate as an engineer-intern; 
2. 
Negligence 
or 
misconduct. 
Any 
gross 
negligence, 
incompetency 
or 
misconduct 
in 
the 
practice 
of 
professional 
engineering as a 
~e~ist.e~ea licensed professional engineer or as 
an engineer-intern; or 
3. 
Violations. 
Violating any provision of this chapter or 
any rule of the board. 
Any person may register a complaint of fraud, deceit, gross 
negligence, 
incompetency or misconduct against 
any 
~e~iste~ea 
licensed professional 
engineer 
or 
any 
engineer-intern. 
These 
complaints must be in writing, signed by the individual making 
the complaint and filed with the board. 
The board, 
for 
reasons it may determine sufficient, 
may 
reissue 
a 
ee~t.ifieate--~~--~~~k~~~~--as 
license 
to 
a 
professional engineer or as a certificate to an engineer-intern 
to any person whose license or certificate has been revoked, 
provided that 4 or more members of the board vote in favor of 
that reissuance. A new 
ee~tifieate-~--Fe~ist.Fat.ieB license as a 
professional engineer or certificate as an engineer-intern, to 
replace any license or certificate revoked, lost, destroyed or 
mutilated, may be issued, subject to the rules of the board and a 
charge established by the board. 
Sec. 25. 32 MRSA §1357, as amended by PL 1999, c. 186, §10, 
is further amended to read: 
§1357. Expiration and renewals 
Ge~t.i~ieat.es-e~-£e~ist~atieB Licenses expire on the last day 
of December of odd-numbered years following their issuance or 
renewal and become invalid on that date unless renewed. 
The 
board shall notify every person 
~e~iste~ea licensed under this 
chapter 
of 
the 
date 
of 
the 
expiration 
of 
that 
person's 
eeFti~ieate liceng and the amount of the fee that is required 
for its renewal for a 2-year period, except when the applicant 
has 
become 
~e~ist.e~ea licensed during the first year of the 
2-year period, then the renewal fee is for the remaining one year 
of that 2-year period. 
The notice must be mailed at least one 
month in advance of the date of the expiration of the ee~t.ifieate 
license. 
Renewal may be effected at any time after completion of 
continuing education reguirem~nts and after receipt of notice by 
the payment of a fee established by rule by the board, 
aeee~~iR~ 
1:e--:1:-t-S---HlJ:es which may not exceed $50 annually. 
Re~is1:l'a1:ieR 
Licenses 
may 
be 
renewed 
up 
to 
days 
after 
the 
date 
of 
expiration upon payment of a late fee of $10 in addition to the 
renewal fee. 
Any person who submits an application for renewal 
more than 90 days after the 
l'e~is1:l'a1:ieR license renewal date is 
subject to all requirements governing new applicants under this 
chapter, except that the board may in its discretion, giving due 
consideration to the protection of the public, waive examination 
if the renewal application is made within 3 years from the date 
of the expiration. 
Sec. 26. 32 MRSA §1358, as amended by PL 1995, c. 355, §15, 
is further amended to read: 
§1358. Exemptions from expiration and renewal fees 
A person holding a valid ee~1:iEiea1:e-eE-~e~is~Ea~ieR license 
under this chapter on the date of entering employment in the 
Armed Forces of the Government of the United States during a 
period of war or employment in any wartime service outside of the 
continental United States, governmental or otherwise, under the 
United States or any of its allied nations is exempt, for the 
duration of that employment, 
from the payment of all renewal 
fees, and the 
l'e~istFaRt~s-ee~tiEieate-9E-~e~is~l'a~i9R licensee's 
license remains in full force until the next regular renewal date 
following the termination of that employment. 
Sec. 27. 32 MRSA §1361, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 355, §17, 
is amended to read: 
§1361. Retired status 
A 
~e~ist~aRt 
licensee 
who 
has 
terminated 
practice 
of 
engineering may apply to the board for retired status. 
Upon 
receiving an application for retired status, accompanied by the 
fee established by the board, the board shall issue a certificate 
of retired status to the applicant and record the applicant's 
name in the roster as a retired 
Ee~istEaR1: licensee, along with 
the date of retired status. 
A retired 
Ee~istl'aRt lic(t~ may retain but not use the 
seal and may not practice engineering. 
The board shall reissue a 
eel'tiEieate--9E--Ee~istl'ati9R 
lice~~ to 
a 
retired 
Ee~istl'aRt 
licensee 
who 
pays 
all 
application 
fees, 
meets 
all 
current 
requirements for 
l'e~istl'ati9R licensure renewal and demonstrates 
to the board's satisfaction that, 
for 
years preceding the 
application for 
l'e~iSEl'aEi9R licensure, 
the retired 
l'e~iSEl'aRE 
licensee 
met 
the 
requirements 
for 
maintaining 
professional 
competence established under the board rules. 
Sec. 28. 32 MRSA §1362, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 94, §l, is 
amended to read: 
§1362. Continuing professional education 
1. 
Requirement for renewal. 
Beginning with registrations 
or licenses that expire in December 2005, every person seeking 
renewal under section 1357 must provide evidence satisfactory to 
the 
board 
that 
the 
person 
has 
completed 
continuing 
professional education hours within the period for which the 
registration or license was issued. 
2. 
Failure to meet requirement. 
The board may not renew a 
Fe~i&&F-a-I::-.i,.o.n..-te license of an applicant who fails to meet the 
continuing professional education requirements under subsection 
1. 
If an applicant subsequently fulfills the requirement after 
the 
Fe~istFatieH license has expired, the board may renew the 
Fe~istFatieH license for the remainder of the 2-year period for 
which a 
renewal would have been valid but for the applicant's 
failure to meet the continuing professional education requirement. 
3. 
Review; monitoring. 
The board shall aHHQa**y review and 
monitor 
compliance with the continuing professional education 
requirement under subsection 1. 
~. ____ Exemptions. 
Notwithstanding any other 
prov~s~ons of 
this chapter, the board or a 3-person committee of the board may 
allow an exem~tion or a partial exemption of the requirements of 
~his section to a person seeking renewal under section 1357 upon 
the showing of an extenuating situation, hardship or disability. 
Sec. 29. Transition; board members. 
Notwithstanding the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 32, section 1301, members of the State 
Board of Registration for Professional Engineers on the effective 
date 
of this 
Act 
continue 
to 
serve 
on 
the 
State 
Board of 
Licensure for Professional Engineers until the terms for which 
they were elected expire. 
Sec. 30. Transition; existing certificates. 
A valid certificate of 
registration pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 32, 
chapter 19 issued before the effective date of this Act continues 
to be valid and may be renewed unless suspended or revoked under 
Title 32, section 1356. 
SUMMARY 
This bill changes the name of the board from "State Board of 
Registration 
for 
Professional 
Engineers" 
to 
"State 
Board 
of 
Licensure for Professional Engineers" and changes all references 
to "certificate of registration" to "license." 
It also codifies 
the practice of having the Chief Engineer of the Department of 
Transportation serve 
as 
an 
ex 
officio voting 
member 
of 
the 
board. 
It authorizes the board to grant hardship exemptions to 
licensees 
who 
are 
unable 
to 
fulfill 
continuing 
education 
requirements. 
It deletes 
outdated 
provisions 
no 
longer 
in 
effect. 
Finally, it changes the title of chairman to chair and 
vice-chairman to vice-chair. 
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