Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 901 - Rules and Regulations of the Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors › Chapter 16 - Certificate of Authority; use of terms › Rule 30-901-16.1 - Certificate of Authority required

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Any firm,
				corporation, or partnership practicing or offering to practice engineering or
				surveying in the state of Mississippi must be licensed to practice with a
				Certificate of Authority from this Board.
2. This shall apply to a professional service
				corporation, a corporation, a partnership (including limited partnerships and
				limited liability partnerships), or a limited liability company. An individual
				licensee practicing in his own name as a sole proprietorship shall not be
				required to obtain a Certificate of Authority.
3. In order to qualify for an Engineering
				Certificate of Authority, the firm must designate at least one
				Mississippi-licensed Professional Engineer who is either a principal officer,
				partner, or the designated principal engineer of the firm with management
				responsibility for the firm's practice, and who makes significant technical
				and/or contractual judgments on behalf of the firm which would affect the
				firm's professional reputation and liability.
4. In order to qualify for a Surveying
				Certificate of Authority, the firm must designate at least one
				Mississippi-licensed Professional Surveyor who is either a principal officer or
				partner of the firm with management responsibility for the firm's practice, and
				who makes significant technical and/or contractual judgments on behalf of the
				firm which would affect the firm's professional reputation and
				liability.
5. A licensee who
				renders occasional, part-time or consulting services to a firm may not, for the
				purposes of this rule, be designated as being responsible for the professional
				services of the firm.
6.
				Application for a Certificate of Authority shall be made on a form prescribed
				by the Board with payment of the application fee. The Certificate shall be
				issued when the Board determines that all requirements in compliance with the
				rules and regulations of the Board have been met.
7. All certificates shall expire on December
				31 of each year; at that time the certificate shall be renewable at a fee to be
				set by the Board. Late renewal is subject to a 10¢ penalty per month that
				payment is delayed. After a certificate has expired for more than six months,
				an application for re-registration shall be required.
8. If any of the information on the initial,
				or any subsequent renewal, application changes for the firm, the firm shall
				notify the board in writing within thirty (30) days of the change by filing an
				amended application.
9. The firm,
				corporation, or partnership shall be responsible for the conduct or acts of its
				agents, employees, officers, partners, members or managers operating or
				practicing under the Certificate of Authority. No individual practicing
				engineering and/or surveying services shall be relieved of responsibility for
				those services performed by reason of employment or other relationship with a
				firm, corporation, or partnership holding a Certificate of Authority.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-13-15