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AR Code § 17-30-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 30 - Engineers|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 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.
AR Code § 17-30-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 30 - Engineers|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-30-106. “Good Samaritan” law

 A professional engineer who voluntarily, without compensation other than expense reimbursement, provides architectural, structural, electrical, mechanical, or other design professional services related to a declared national, state, or local emergency caused by an earthquake, hurricane, tornado, fire, explosion, collapse, or other similar disaster or catastrophic event shall be subject to the provisions and protection of § 17-15-106.
AR Code § 17-30-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 30 - Engineers|Subchapter 2 - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors|§ 17-30-201. Creation — Members

 (a) There is created a State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors, consisting of nine (9) members to be appointed by the Governor.  (b)  (1) Each member of the board shall be a citizen of the United States, at least thirty-five (35) years of age, and shall have been a resident of this state for at least three (3) years immediately preceding his or her appointment.  (2) Five (5) members shall be professional engineers of at least ten (10) years' active experience, of good standing in their profession, and licensed as professional engineers at the time of their appointments.  (3) One (1) member shall be a professional engineer and a professional surveyor of at least ten (10) years' active experience in both, of good standing in both professions, and licensed as both a professional engineer and a professional surveyor at the time of his or her appointment.  (4) One (1) member shall be a professional surveyor of at least ten (10) years' active experience, of good standing in his or her profession, and licensed as a professional surveyor at the time of his or her appointment.  (5)  (A) Two (2) members of the board shall:  (i) Not be actively engaged as or retired as professional engineers or professional surveyors;  (ii) Be appointed from the state at large, subject to confirmation by the Senate; and  (iii) Be full voting members but shall not participate in the grading of examinations.    (B) One (1) member shall represent consumers, and one (1) member shall be sixty (60) years of age or older and shall represent the elderly.  (C) The two (2) positions may not be held by the same person.      (c) The term of office for each member appointed shall be four (4) years.  (d) Each member shall hold office until his or her successor is appointed and qualified.  (e) The Governor may remove any member of the board for misconduct, incompetency, or neglect of duty.  (f) Vacancies on the board, however created, shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired term.  (g) Each member of the board shall serve without compensation, except that the board member may receive expense reimbursement under § 25-16-901 et seq.
AR Code § 17-30-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 30 - Engineers|Subchapter 2 - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors|§ 17-30-202. Officers and Director of State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors

 The State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors shall:   (1) Select its own officers; and  (2) Have the power in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing to employ a Director of the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors who shall serve as secretary-treasurer of the board.
AR Code § 17-30-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 30 - Engineers|Subchapter 2 - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors|§ 17-30-203. Powers, duties, and proceedings

 (a) The State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors shall:  (1) Meet at least two (2) times each year;  (2) Have a seal that shall be affixed to each certificate of licensure; and  (3) Require that plans, specifications, plats, and reports issued by a professional engineer are stamped with a board-authorized design seal.    (b) The board:  (1) May determine the persons entitled to be licensed and those whose licenses shall be suspended or revoked;  (2) Shall fix the fees and renewal fees;  (3) Shall hold examinations for applicants for licensure not less than two (2) times a year; and  (4) May do any other things necessary to its duties, including the adoption of rules not inconsistent with this chapter, the Arkansas Constitution, and other laws.    (c)  (1) The board may subpoena witnesses and compel their attendance and also may require the production of books, papers, and documents.  (2) A member of the board may administer oaths or affirmations to witnesses before the board.    (d) The expenses incurred by the board for the administration of this chapter may be paid by the board.
AR Code § 17-30-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 30 - Engineers|Subchapter 2 - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors|§ 17-30-204. Claims against board members

 A person making a claim against a member of the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors has the burden of proving the absence of good faith.
AR Code § 17-30-205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 30 - Engineers|Subchapter 2 - State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors|§ 17-30-205. Duty of Attorney General

 (a) The Attorney General or his or her assistant shall act as legal advisor to the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors and render such legal assistance as necessary in carrying out this chapter.  (b) It is the duty of the Attorney General to enforce this chapter and to prosecute any person violating this chapter.  (c) The board may employ counsel and necessary assistance to aid in the enforcement of this chapter or request assistance from the Department of Labor and Licensing, and the compensation and expenses shall be paid from the funds of the board.
AR Code § 17-30-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 30 - Engineers|Subchapter 3 - Licensure|§ 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.
AR Code § 17-30-302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 30 - Engineers|Subchapter 3 - Licensure|§ 17-30-302. Applicant qualifications — Examination

 (a) Except as provided hereafter, each applicant for licensure shall submit to an examination by the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors and, if found to be qualified, shall be registered, depending on his or her education and experience, either as:  (1) A professional engineer; or  (2) An engineer-intern.    (b)  (1)  (A) A person may apply to be licensed as an engineer if he or she is a graduate of an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc., approved engineering curriculum, or its equivalent as approved by the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors, of four (4) years from a school or college approved by the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors and has had four (4) years' experience in engineering work of a type satisfactory to the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors.  (B) In its discretion, the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors may consider satisfactory graduate study in engineering equal to one (1) year's experience.    (2) This subsection shall be effective July 1, 2001.    (c)  (1) A person may apply to be registered as an engineer-intern if he or she is a graduate of an approved Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc., or its equivalent as approved by the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors, engineering curriculum of four (4) years from a school or college approved by the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors.  (2) This subsection shall be effective July 1, 1997.    (d) The State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors in its discretion may waive examination of a person applying to be licensed as an engineer or an engineer-intern if he or she is licensed either as an engineer or an engineer-in-training or an engineer-intern by the licensing authority of any state or territory or possession of the United States or of any foreign country if his or her qualifications at the time he or she was licensed are not less than those provided in this chapter.
AR Code § 17-30-304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 30 - Engineers|Subchapter 3 - Licensure|§ 17-30-304. Fees — Renewal of certificates — Disposition of funds — Inactive — Reinstatements

 (a) The State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors may establish application fees, certificate fees, renewal fees, license reinstatement fees, examination fees, penalties for late renewals or cancellations, and any other fees it deems necessary within the guidelines of the State of Arkansas.  (b) The board may establish guidelines and require a demonstration of continuing professional competency as a condition of renewal or relicensure.  (c) All certificates shall be renewed annually or biennially at the discretion of the board.  (d) The fees shall be deposited into a bank designated by the board, and the officer or employee who collects the fees and disburses them shall be required to execute a corporate surety bond for the proper accounting thereof.  (e)  (1) A professional engineer or engineer-intern licensed under this chapter who is not engaged in the practice of engineering may request that the board grant him or her inactive status by placing his or her name on the board's inactive roll.  (2) A professional engineer or engineer-intern who is granted inactive status maintains the right to seek active license status at a later time.  (3) A professional engineer whose license is inactive may return to active status by:  (A) Notifying the board in advance of his or her intention to return to active status;  (B) Paying the appropriate fees; and  (C) Meeting all requirements of the board, including demonstration of professional competency.    (4) Inactive status shall continue so long as the license holder pays the annual fee under the board's rules.    (f) A professional engineer or engineer-intern whose license is not renewed may have it reinstated by meeting the requirements of the board depending on the time of nonrenewal under the rules of the board. The requirements the board may consider are:  (1) Payment of fees and penalties;  (2) Demonstration of continuing professional competency; and  (3) Reexamination.
AR Code § 17-30-306 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 30 - Engineers|Subchapter 3 - Licensure|§ 17-30-306. Disciplinary action — Procedures

 (a) The rules promulgated by the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors for disciplinary procedures shall be based on and consistent with the model rules of procedure of the Attorney General.  (b) A charge, unless dismissed or settled informally shall be heard by the board within twelve (12) months after the date on which the charge was submitted.  (c) A fine or civil penalty not paid within fifty (50) days after the order becomes final shall constitute a judgment, and the order shall be filed and executed in the same manner as any other judgment of a court of record.  (d) Upon petition of an individual licensee or firm holding a certificate of authorization, the board may reissue a certificate of licensure or authorization if a majority of the members of the board vote to reissue the certificate of licensure or authorization.
AR Code § 17-30-307 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 30 - Engineers|Subchapter 3 - Licensure|§ 17-30-307. Continuing education requirements

 (a)  (1) The State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors shall issue rules establishing the continuing education requirements for professional engineers and engineer-interns.  (2) The rules shall take into account the accessibility to applicants of the board's continuing education requirements.  (3) The rules may:  (A) Rely upon guidelines and pronouncements of recognized educational and professional associations;  (B) Prescribe the content, duration, and organization of courses;  (C) Provide for the relaxation or suspension of requirements for:  (i) Applicants who certify that they do not intend to engage in the practice of engineering; and  (ii) Instances of individual hardship;    (D) Exempt from licensed continuing education requirements a professional engineer sixty-five (65) years of age or older with twenty-five (25) or more years of experience as a practicing professional engineer; and  (E)  (i) Prescribe the manner and condition under which credit shall be given for participation in a program of continuing education that the board considers necessary and appropriate to maintain competency in the practice of engineering.  (ii) Examples of programs of continuing education that are acceptable include without limitation programs or seminars sponsored by higher educational institutions, government agencies, and professional engineering organizations and related professions.        (b)  (1) An application for renewal of a certificate of licensure shall be accompanied by evidence documenting the completion of acceptable continuing education credit during the previous renewal period.  (2) Failure by an applicant to provide this evidence upon request by the board is grounds for disciplinary action unless the board determines the failure is due to a reasonable cause or the applicant was not engaged in the practice of engineering during the previous renewal period.  (3) The board may renew a certificate of licensure despite an applicant's failure to furnish satisfactory evidence of meeting continuing education requirements and may issue a certificate of licensure to an applicant who has previously maintained inactive status under § 17-30-304 if the applicant follows a particular program or schedule of continuing education prescribed by the board.
AR Code § 17-31-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 31 - Foresters|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-31-101. Title and purpose

 (a) This chapter may be referred to and cited as the “State Board of Registration for Foresters Act”.  (b) The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that no person shall use in connection with the person's name, or otherwise assume, use, or advertise any title or description that the person is a forester, unless the person is registered as herein provided.
AR Code § 17-31-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 31 - Foresters|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-31-102. Definitions

 As used in this chapter:   (1) “Board” means the Arkansas State Board of Registration for Foresters;  (2)  (A) “Forestry” means the science, the art, and the practice of managing, harvesting, and using the natural resources which occur on and in association with forestlands. It also means the care and management of forestlands for repeated crops of raw wood products, at annual or somewhat longer intervals, and for allied uses, such as watershed protection, recreation, wildlife, and grazing.  (B) However, nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as preventing any person, firm, partnership, or corporation from managing woodlands, forests, or trees, or from buying or selling timber, or from harvesting any products therefrom, or from performing tree planting, timber stand improvement, or other vendor services on any land, in any manner desired;    (3)  (A) “Practice of forestry” includes services for hire such as consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, or responsible supervision of any forestry activity in connection with public or private lands.  (B) The practice of forestry shall not include services rendered for wages, salary, or payment received for the buying, selling, cutting, handling, or processing of timber, or wages, salary, or payment received for tree planting, timber stand improvement, or other vendor service activities on the forestlands of the owner thereof or on the forestlands of another; and    (4) “Registered forester” means a person holding a valid certificate of registration issued pursuant to this chapter.
AR Code § 17-31-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 31 - Foresters|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-31-103. Administrative procedure

 All proceedings of the Arkansas State Board of Registration for Foresters shall be governed by the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., in addition to the requirements set forth in this chapter.
AR Code § 17-31-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 31 - Foresters|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-31-104. Enforcement

 (a) The Attorney General, all prosecuting attorneys, and duly constituted officers of the law of this state or political subdivision thereof shall be authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter and to prosecute any person violating them.  (b) The Arkansas State Board of Registration for Foresters is charged with the duty of seeing that the provisions of this chapter are enforced.
AR Code § 17-31-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses|Subtitle 2 - Nonmedical Professions|Chapter 31 - Foresters|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-31-105. Violations — Penalties

 (a) Any person required to be registered under this chapter shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor if that person:  (1) Practices or offers to practice forestry without a valid certificate of registration issued pursuant to this chapter;  (2) Claims to be a forester certified under this chapter without being so certified;  (3) In any way tends to convey the impression that he or she is a forester certified under the provisions of this chapter without being so registered;  (4) Uses as his or her own the certificate of registration of another;  (5) Gives false or forged evidence to the Arkansas State Board of Registration for Foresters;  (6) Uses an expired or revoked certificate; or  (7) Violates any provision of this chapter.    (b) A Class A misdemeanor shall also be charged against a registered forester, subject to penalties as prescribed in subsection (a) of this section, who endorses any plan, specification, estimate, report, or map unless he or she actually prepared the plan, specification, estimate, report, or map or has been in actual charge or supervision of the preparation of it.