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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 603 - Regulatory › Chapter 5 - Proprietary Information › Rule 30-603-5.1 - Submission of Proprietary Information

Current through June 25, 2024
1. To assist in the
				completion of its duties mandated by the Act, the Board may receive
				operational, technical and financial information from commercial mobile radio
				service providers and 911 service providers. Some of this information may be of
				confidential nature, and the entities providing it may desire it from
				unnecessary disclosure to third parties. The purpose of these rules is to
				ensure the protection from disclosure.
2. In order for information submitted to the
				Board to be deemed proprietary information, a producing party must:
a) Place the term CONFIDENTIAL on the cover
				of any document containing proprietary information and clearly and specifically
				mark all proprietary information contained in the document.
b) Provide satisfactory proof that the
				information is competitive and sensitive and its disclosure could be harmful to
				the producing party. Such proof should be submitted in the form of an
				affidavit.
c) Unless otherwise
				required by the Board, this rule shall not apply to a producing party if the
				information to be submitted concerns cost, revenue, technology, or market and
				customer date.
d) The Board shall
				treat all information submitted in accordance with this rule as proprietary
				information. If after review, however, the Board determines the submitted
				information fails to otherwise qualify under these rules as proprietary
				information, that information shall not be utilized by the Board, but instead,
				shall be returned immediately to the producing party.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 603 - Regulatory › Chapter 5 - Proprietary Information › Rule 30-603-5.2 - Access to Proprietary Information

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Proprietary
				information shall not be open to the public for inspection.
2. Proprietary information submitted to the
				Board shall be disclosed only to the following individuals:
a) Board members.
b) Members on the Boards staff and the
				Attorney Generals Office.
c) On a
				need to know basis as determined by the Board: (i) consultants and experts
				employed or engaged by the Board; and (ii) members of committees appointed by
				the Board.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 603 - Regulatory › Chapter 5 - Proprietary Information › Rule 30-603-5.3 - Use of Proprietary Information

Current through June 25, 2024
All proprietary information submitted to the Board shall be
				  used for the sole purpose of implementing the provisions of the
				  Act.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §§
										19-5-333(2)(h)
				   and
				  19-5-337
				  (Rev. 2003 & Supp. 2010).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 603 - Regulatory › Chapter 5 - Proprietary Information › Rule 30-603-5.4 - Storage of Proprietary Information

Current through June 25, 2024
All proprietary information in possession of the Board shall
				  be maintained in a secure area and in files marked
				  "CONFIDENTIAL".
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §§
										19-5-333(2)(h)
				   and
				  19-5-337
				  (Rev. 2003 & Supp. 2010); and Miss. Code Ann. §§
										25-61-9
				  and
				  25-61-11
				  (Rev. 2010).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 801 - Administrative Procedure Rules › Chapter 1 - Public Access › Rule 30-801-1.1 - Method of Operation

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Scope. Part 801
				Chapter 1 Rule
				1.1.
				is promulgated pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. §
									25-43-2.104
				of the Administrative Procedures Law.
2. Description of Mississippi State Board of
				Contractors. Reference is made to the Mississippi Code Annotated §§
									31-3-1, et
				seq. and 73-59-1, et seq. (1972), which creates and sets out the duties and
				responsibilities of the Mississippi State Board of Contractors (Board) and the
				Standing Committee on Residential Builders and Remodelers (Standing Committee).
				Regulations adopted by the Board are the Mississippi State Board of Contractors
				Regulations. The Boards staff is composed of two (2) divisions: Commercial,
				which regulates the issuance of certificates of responsibility for commercial
				contractors, and Residential, which regulates the issuance of licenses to
				residential builders and remodelers.
3. Where and how public may obtain
				information. The text of all Board rules, as well as information regarding
				pending rules, meetings and the like may be obtained by visiting the Boards
				website at www.msboc.state.ms.us [File Link Not Available]. Requests for
				Declaratory Opinions may be made pursuant to Part 801 Chapter 1 Rule 1.3 of
				these rules. Otherwise, requests for information may be made pursuant to and in
				accordance with the Mississippi Open Records Act by submitting written requests
				to:
The Mississippi State Board of Contractors
Post Office Box 4124
Jackson, Mississippi 39232-0279
ATTN: Public Records Request
Miss. Code Ann. §
										25-43-1.104.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 802 - Commercial Construction › Chapter 1 - Certificate of Responsibility › Rule 30-802-1.1 - Application for Certificate of Responsibility

Current through June 25, 2024
Pursuant to the powers and responsibilities of the State
				  Board of Contractors conferred by Miss. Code Ann. §§
									31-3-13(f)
				  (1972), as amended, and in accordance with
				  Sections Miss. Code Ann. §§
									25-43-3.101
				  - 25-43-3.115(1972), known as the Mississippi Administrative Procedures Law,
				  the Board hereby adopts, establishes and promulgates the following rules and
				  regulations and directs that same be entered upon its minutes and made
				  available to all applicants for initial or renewed Certificates of
				  Responsibility issued by the Board and all other persons.
1.
a. The
				Mississippi State Board of Contractors' ("Board") statutory purpose is to
				protect the health, safety and general welfare of all persons dealing with
				those who are engaged in the vocation of contracting and to afford such persons
				an effective and practical protection against incompetent, inexperienced,
				unlawful and fraudulent acts of contractors. In carrying out its statutory
				purpose, the Board issues Certificates of Responsibility and renewals thereof
				to those engaged in the vocation of contracting, subject to the requirements
				set forth in law and its Rules and Regulations. A "responsible contractor"
				means, but shall not be limited to, a contractor that (i) satisfactorily
				performs and/or supervises the construction of the specifications and
				requirements for a project to completion with the requisite competence and
				ability; (ii) acts with integrity and reliability to all parties related to the
				project, including the client, subcontractors and vendors; (iii) meets its
				financial obligations to its suppliers, vendors and subcontractors on a
				project; and (iv) timely responds to project or regulatory inquiries from the
				Board and its staff.
b. Anyone may
				obtain information from, or make submissions or requests to, in writing or
				orally, the Executive Director of the Board, whose office is located at 2679
				Crane Ridge Drive, Suite C, Jackson, MS 39216, telephone no. (601) 354-6161,
				during regular office hours between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through
				Friday.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 802 - Commercial Construction › Chapter 2 - Charges of Misconduct and Disciplinary Action › Rule 30-802-2.2 - Administrative Penalties

Current through June 25, 2024
In determining what disciplinary action to take, the Board
				  shall consider at a minimum the following:
(1) The willfulness of the
				violation;
(2) Any cost of
				restoration and abatement;
(3) Any
				economic benefit to the violator(s) as a result of noncompliance;
(4) The seriousness of the violation,
				including any harm to the environment and any harm to the health and safety of
				the public; and
(5) Any prior
				violation by such violator(s).
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §§
										25-43-3.101
				  - 25-43-3.115 and §§
										31-3-1, et
				  seq.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 802 - Commercial Construction › Chapter 3 - General Rules › Rule 30-802-3.1 - Board Meetings

Current through June 25, 2024
If a regular or special meeting of the Board has been
				  recessed to reconvene on a day and time fixed and ordered by the Board and
				  entered upon its minutes, the recessed meeting thus held on the subsequent date
				  shall be considered a part of and continuation of the regular meeting or
				  special meeting, as the case may be, the same as if actions and proceedings
				  then taken had been taken at the initial regular meeting date or special
				  meeting date and any action authorized on such an initial date may be taken or
				  continued and passed upon at the later date or dates.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §§
										25-43-3.101
				  - 25-43-3.115(1972).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 802 - Commercial Construction › Chapter 3 - General Rules › Rule 30-802-3.2 - Executive Director

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Neither the
				Executive Director, individually, nor the surety of the Executive Director's
				official bond shall be held financially liable or responsible for any action
				taken by the Executive Director when the Executive Director is acting under
				direct instructions from the Board as shown by the minutes of the
				Board.
2. The Executive Director of
				the Board is hereby granted authority to execute all Orders passed by the Board
				as set forth in the official minutes of the Board. (05/19/93)
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §§
										25-43-3.101
				  - 25-43-3.115(1972).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 802 - Commercial Construction › Chapter 3 - General Rules › Rule 30-802-3.3 - Miscellaneous

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Any of the foregoing Rules and Regulations
				of the Board may be suspended and/or modified by a majority vote of the State
				Board of Contractors unless such suspension or modification is inconsistent
				with the general laws governing the Board and its operation provided that such
				suspension or modification is made in compliance with the provisions of the
				Mississippi Administrative Procedures Law, Miss. Code Ann. §§
									25-43-1.101
				through
				25-43-3.114,
				as amended.
2. Should the Board
				determine that an emergency exists because of an imminent threat to the public,
				it may thereby invoke rule actions with fewer than twenty-five (25) days'
				notice in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. §
									25-43-3.108.
				In any such instances, the Board must state in writing its reasons for doing
				so. It may abbreviate or eliminate the rule action notice for a period of not
				longer than one hundred and twenty (120) days renewable one time for not more
				than ninety (90) days. After this time, the normal notice procedure would once
				again apply.
3. If any provision of
				any section of these Rules and Regulations or the application thereof to any
				person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect any
				other provisions of that section or application of the Rules and Regulations
				which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application, and to
				this end the provisions of these Rules and Regulations are declared to be
				severable.
4. These Rules and
				Regulations shall become effective thirty (30) days after promulgation and
				filing with the Secretary of State.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §§
										25-43-3.101
				  - 25-43-3.115(1972).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 802 - Commercial Construction › Chapter 3 - General Rules › Rule 30-802-3.4 - Fee Schedule

Current through June 25, 2024
The following is a list of all pertinent fees as charged by
				  the Mississippi State Board of Contractors:
Commercial Application (1 classification)
$200.00*
Commercial License - Additional
								Classification
$50.00**
Commercial License Renewal
$200.00*
Commercial License Renewal - Late Fee
$50.00
Commercial License - Name Change
$50.00
Commercial Fee (To make license Inactive)
$25.00
Commercial Fee (To reactivate license)
$25.00
Duplicate Commercial License Fee
$50.00
Reciprocity/Verification of License
$25.00
Residential Application
$50.00
Residential License Renewal
$100.00
Residential License Renewal - Late Fee
$10.00
Residential Fee (To make license Inactive)
$25.00
Residential Fee (To reactivate license)
$25.00
Duplicate Residential License Fee
$50.00
Request for Waiver of Exam
$50.00
Request for Oral Examination
$50.00
Request for Change in Qualifying Party
$25.00
Public Information Requests (charge for copying
								records)
$0.50/pg.
Public Information Requests (administrative
								time/shipping & handling)
$25.00
Mailing List (all active contractors)
$500.00
Returned Check Fee
$40.00
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §§
										31-3-13(g)
				  and
				  73-59-11(f).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 803 - Residential Builders and Remodelers › Chapter 1 - Licensing › Rule 30-803-1.2 - Display of Building Permit

Current through June 25, 2024
Once a building permit is issued to a residential builder or
				  remodeler, or the holder of a certificate of responsibility by a municipal or
				  county building official, or any other authority charged with the duty of
				  issuing local building permits, such licensed residential builder or
				  residential remodeler or holder of a certificate of responsibility shall
				  exhibit a sign at the permitted job site which shall include, prominently
				  displayed in lettering at least two (2) inches high and twelve (12) inches
				  wide, the license or certificate of responsibility number of the residential
				  builder or residential remodeler or holder of the certificate of responsibility
				  and the State issuing it.
Miss Code Ann.
				  §
										73-59-11(f)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 803 - Residential Builders and Remodelers › Chapter 1 - Licensing › Rule 30-803-1.3 - Liability Insurance Disclosure Statement

Current through June 25, 2024
The holder of a valid license as a residential builder,
				  remodeler or roofer as defined in Miss. Code. Ann. §§
									73-59-1
				  and
				  73-59-3
				  shall provide written disclosure at the time of contracting to the person with
				  whom the licensee is contracting as to the requirement to carry general
				  liability insurance. This disclosure shall be placed on the contracting
				  document immediately before the space reserved on the document for the
				  signature of the purchaser, shall be in bold and conspicuous type with a font
				  size larger than the font appearing on the remainder of the contract, and shall
				  be in words as follows:
Mississippi law requires that I inform you that I DO
				  carry general liability insurance insuring my work under this contract. The
				  name of the insurer is__________________, and the policy number
				  is_________________. By your signature below, you signify your understanding
				  and acknowledgement of this fact.
Miss Code Ann.
				  §
										73-59-11(f)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 803 - Residential Builders and Remodelers › Chapter 1 - Licensing › Rule 30-803-1.4 - Continuing Education

Current through June 25, 2024
1.
Authority
				and Scope
Pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-59-11,
				  continuing education is required for residential licenses issued on or after
				  July 1, 2015. The Board adopts the rules and regulations for continuing
				  education set forth herein.
2.
Definitions
a. Continuing Education Committee: The
				continuing education committee shall be composed of three (3) members of the
				Standing Committee on Residential Builders and Remodelers and at least one (1)
				of those three (3) members must serve on the Mississippi State Board of
				Contractors. The continuing education committee shall have the power to make
				recommendations to the Mississippi State Board of Contractors regarding all
				matters related to continuing education for residential license
				holders.
b. Continuing Education
				Course: A continuing education course is a training program that complies with
				the procedures, standards and minimum requirements established for continuing
				education and has been approved by the board.
c. Continuing Education Credit: A continuing
				education credit is equal to a 50 minute credit hour of instruction.
d. Continuing Education Instructor: A
				continuing education instructor is an individual that complies with the
				procedures, standards and minimum requirements established for continuing
				education and who has submitted a training program to MSBOC for continuing
				education credit review and been approved by the board.
e. Continuing Education Provider: A
				continuing education provider is an institution or organization that complies
				with the procedures, standards and minimum requirements established for
				continuing education and who has submitted a training program to MSBOC for
				continuing education credit review and been approved by the board.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 803 - Residential Builders and Remodelers › Chapter 2 - Charges of Misconduct and Disciplinary Action › Rule 30-803-2.2 - Administrative Penalties

Current through June 25, 2024
1. If the Standing
				Committee on Residential Builders and Remodelers determines that disciplinary
				action should be taken for a violation of law, then it shall consider at a
				minimum the following factors in determining the action to be taken:
a. The willfulness of the
				violation;
b. Any cost of
				restoration or abatement;
c. Any
				economic benefit to the violator as a result of noncompliance;
d. The seriousness of the violation,
				including any harm to the complainant or the public; and
e. Any prior violation by the
				violator.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 803 - Residential Builders and Remodelers › Chapter 3 - General Rules › Rule 30-803-3.1 - Board Meetings

Current through June 25, 2024
If a regular or special meeting of the Board has been
				  recessed to reconvene on a day and time fixed and ordered by the Board and
				  entered upon its minutes, the recessed meeting thus held on the subsequent date
				  shall be considered a part of and continuation of the regular meeting or
				  special meeting, as the case may be, the same as if actions and proceedings
				  then taken had been taken at the initial regular meeting date or special
				  meeting date and any action authorized on such an initial date may be taken or
				  continued and passed upon at the later date or dates.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
										73-59-11(f).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 803 - Residential Builders and Remodelers › Chapter 3 - General Rules › Rule 30-803-3.2 - Executive Director

Current through June 25, 2024
Neither the Executive Director, individually, nor the surety
				  of the Executive Director's official bond shall be held financially liable or
				  responsible for any action taken by the Executive Director when acting under
				  direct instructions from the Board as shown by the minutes of the Board.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
										73-59-11(f).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 803 - Residential Builders and Remodelers › Chapter 3 - General Rules › Rule 30-803-3.3 - Miscellaneous

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Any of the foregoing Rules and Regulations
				of the Board shall not apply to contracts involving federal funds if in
				violation of federal requirements.
2. Any of the foregoing Rules and Regulations
				of the Board may be suspended and/or modified by a majority vote of the State
				Board of Contractors unless such suspension or modification is inconsistent
				with the general laws governing the Board and its operation provided that such
				suspension or modification is made in compliance with the provisions of the
				Mississippi Administrative Procedures Law, Miss. Code Ann. §§
									25-43-1.101
				through
				25-43-3.114,
				as amended.
3. Should the Board
				determine that an emergency exists because of an imminent threat to the public,
				it may thereby invoke rule actions with fewer than twenty-five (25) days'
				notice in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. §
									25-43-3.108.
				In any such instances, the Board must state in writing its reasons for doing
				so. It may abbreviate or eliminate the rule action notice for a period of not
				longer than one hundred and twenty (120) days renewable one time for not more
				than ninety (90) days. After this time, the normal notice procedure would once
				again apply.
4. If any provision of
				any section of these Rules and Regulations or the application thereof to any
				person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect any
				other provisions of that section or application of the Rules and Regulations
				which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application, and to
				this end the provisions of these Rules and Regulations are declared to be
				severable.
5. Anyone may obtain
				public information from, or make submissions or requests to, in writing or
				orally, the Executive Director of the Board, whose office is located at 2679
				Crane Ridge Drive, Suite C, Jackson, MS 39216, telephone no. (601) 354-6161,
				during regular office hours between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through
				Friday.
6. These Rules and
				Regulations shall become effective thirty (30) days after promulgation and
				filing with the Secretary of State.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
										73-59-11(f).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 803 - Residential Builders and Remodelers › Chapter 3 - General Rules › Rule 30-803-3.4 - Fee Schedule

Current through June 25, 2024
The following is a list of all pertinent fees as charged by
				  the Mississippi State Board of Contractors:
Commercial Application (1 classification)
$400.00*
Commercial License - Additional
								Classification
$100.00**
Commercial License Renewal
$400.00*
Commercial License Renewal - Late Fee
$50.00
Commercial License - Name Change
$50.00
Commercial Fee (To make license Inactive)
$25.00
Commercial Fee (To reactivate license)
$25.00
Duplicate Commercial License Fee
$50.00
Reciprocity/Verification of License
$25.00
Residential Application
$50.00
Residential License Renewal
$100.00
Residential License Renewal - Late Fee
$10.00
Residential Fee (To make license Inactive)
$25.00
Residential Fee (To reactivate license)
$25.00
Duplicate Residential License Fee
$50.00
Request for Waiver of Exam
$50.00
Request for Oral Examination
$50.00
Request for Change in Qualifying Party
$25.00
Public Information Requests (charge for copying
								records)
$0.50/pg.
Public Information Requests (administrative
								time/shipping & handling)
$25.00
Mailing List (all active contractors)
$500.00
Returned Check Fee
$40.00
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §§
										31-3-13(f)
				  and
				  73-59-11(f).
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 1 - Organization, Purpose, and Operation of the Board › Rule 30-901-1.1 - Purpose

Current through June 25, 2024
The Mississippi State Board of Licensure for Professional
				  Engineers and Surveyors was created to ensure the safeguarding of life, health
				  and property and to promote the public welfare.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-13-15
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 1 - Organization, Purpose, and Operation of the Board › Rule 30-901-1.2 - Authorization to achieve the purpose

Current through June 25, 2024
Current Mississippi Law provides a means for achieving the
				  purpose through:
1. the establishment
				of minimum qualifications for entry into the professions of Engineering and
				Surveying;
2. authorizing power to
				adopt and amend all Rules and Regulations of procedure necessary for the proper
				performance of the Board's duties; and
3. granting further power and authority to
				protect the public from the attempts of incompetent or unscrupulous persons to
				practice the professions of Engineering and Surveying, through provisions which
				enable swift and effective disciplinary actions.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-13-15
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 1 - Organization, Purpose, and Operation of the Board › Rule 30-901-1.3 - Composition and appointment of Board Members

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board is composed of nine (9) members - six (6) licensed
				  professional engineers and three (3) licensed professional surveyors who are
				  not licensed professional engineers. Board Members are appointed by the
				  Governor. Each appointment is made from a list of nominees furnished by the
				  Mississippi Engineering Society (MES) and by the Mississippi Association of
				  Professional Surveyors (MAPS). Appointments are for a term of four (4) years,
				  and each Board Member is eligible for re-nomination and
				  reappointment.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-13-15
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 1 - Organization, Purpose, and Operation of the Board › Rule 30-901-1.4 - Voting

Current through June 25, 2024
All members of the Board including the President shall be
				  entitled to vote and to make or second motions. A majority vote of those
				  present is required to pass a motion. A member expecting to be absent for a
				  vote may provide written comments as to his position; however, he may not grant
				  a vote by proxy.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-13-15
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 1 - Organization, Purpose, and Operation of the Board › Rule 30-901-1.5 - Summary Description of Organization and Operation

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board is an agency of the State of Mississippi. All
				  costs of operation of the Board, including administrative, secretarial,
				  clerical, investigative, equipment purchases and office rental, are paid from
				  fees collected by the Board and authorized by annual appropriation by the
				  Legislature. The Board may employ those persons required, qualified and
				  authorized, including full or part-time, necessary to perform the
				  administration of the Laws of the state and those rules regulating the practice
				  of engineering and surveying. The Board will delegate authority and
				  responsibility to the Executive Director for assigning duties to and obtaining
				  adequate performance from the employees of the Board.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-13-15
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 1 - Organization, Purpose, and Operation of the Board › Rule 30-901-1.6 - Election

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board shall annually elect the following officers:
				  President, Vice President and Secretary.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-13-15
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 1 - Organization, Purpose, and Operation of the Board › Rule 30-901-1.7 - Term of Office

Current through June 25, 2024
The term of office shall coincide with the Fiscal Year of
				  the State of Mississippi, July 1 through June 30.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										73-13-15
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 1 - Organization, Purpose, and Operation of the Board › Rule 30-901-1.8 - Duties of Officers

Current through June 25, 2024
1. President of the
				Board - The President shall be the executive officer of the Board. When present
				he shall preside at all meetings. He shall appoint such committees as the Board
				may authorize from time to time. He shall cast one (1) vote on all roll calls.
				He shall sign all certificates, the Annual Report to the Governor, and all
				other official documents. He shall, in the absence of a Secretary or Executive
				Director, sign checks. He shall perform all other duties usually pertaining to
				the office of President and permitted by Law.
2. Vice-President - The Vice-President, in
				the absence of the President, shall perform the duties delegated to the
				President except that only the President shall sign certificates, checks and
				the Annual Report to the Governor.
3. Secretary - The Secretary shall conduct
				all correspondence in the name of the Board except that performed by the
				President and that delegated to the Executive Director. The Secretary shall
				countersign all checks with the Executive Director of the Board. Additionally,
				he shall exercise supervisory authority over the Executive Director's
				administration of Board policy and the processing of its routine operations. He
				shall perform those other duties as prescribed by the statute.
Miss. Code Ann. §
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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 1 - Organization, Purpose, and Operation of the Board › Rule 30-901-1.9 - Vacancies

Current through June 25, 2024
If, for any reason, a vacancy shall occur in the Board, the
				  President and the Secretary shall prepare a notice to the Governor asking for
				  the appointment of a new member to fill the unexpired term, in accordance with
				  the provisions of the Law. If the vacancy shall occur in the office of the
				  President, the Vice-President and the Secretary shall prepare the notice to the
				  Governor. Such notice shall designate which appointed position is vacant and
				  which society or association is to furnish the list from which the appointee is
				  to be selected.
If a vacancy occurs in any office, or if any officer becomes
				  incapacitated, the Board will elect a new officer in a regular meeting. If the
				  position of Secretary becomes vacant, the President shall appoint a new
				  secretary to fill the remaining portion of the term.
Miss. Code Ann. §
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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 1 - Organization, Purpose, and Operation of the Board › Rule 30-901-1.10 - Surety Bonds

Current through June 25, 2024
The Executive Director, President and the Secretary shall
				  furnish surety bond to the State of Mississippi in an amount directed by the
				  Board, said bond to be filed with the Secretary of State.
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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 1 - Organization, Purpose, and Operation of the Board › Rule 30-901-1.11 - Compensation and Expenses

Current through June 25, 2024
Board Members shall be compensated on a per diem basis for
				  days actually spent in the performance of their duties attending to the work of
				  the Board or any of its committees, and additionally shall be reimbursed for
				  actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The rates paid
				  shall be in accordance with applicable Law.
Payment for per diem, travel and other expenses incurred by
				  the Board and employees of the Board shall be authorized and approved by the
				  Executive Director, President, or Secretary, in accordance with applicable
				  Law.
Miss. Code Ann. §
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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 1 - Organization, Purpose, and Operation of the Board › Rule 30-901-1.12 - Executive Director

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board shall hire an Executive Director who shall be
				  responsible for the administration of Board Policy and for the processing of
				  its routine operations and is designated as agent for the Board for service of
				  legal process upon the Board. The duties of the Executive Director shall be as
				  determined by the Board.
The Executive Director shall countersign checks with the
				  Secretary of the Board.
As an executive officer, the Executive Director shall serve
				  at the pleasure of the Board. In the absence of an Executive Director, the
				  Secretary shall assume the duties of the Executive Director, as
				  necessary.
All correspondence to the Board, including requests for
				  information and all submissions and other requests should be addressed to the
				  Executive Director at the Board's office as follows:
Executive Director
Mississippi State Board of Licensure for
Professional Engineers and Surveyors
660 North Street, Suite 400
Jackson, Mississippi 39202
Miss. Code Ann. §
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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 1 - Organization, Purpose, and Operation of the Board › Rule 30-901-1.13 - Principal Office

Current through June 25, 2024
The principal office of the Board shall be at Jackson,
				  Mississippi. The statue states that, "It shall not be considered the duty of
				  the State of Mississippi to provide office space and office equipment for the
				  Board herein created."
Miss. Code Ann. §
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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 1 - Organization, Purpose, and Operation of the Board › Rule 30-901-1.14 - Regular Meetings and Attendance

Current through June 25, 2024
1. The Board shall
				schedule at least two (2) regular meetings each year, one (1) in the first and
				third calendar quarters.
2. Board
				members shall attend all regular or special meetings unless prevented from
				doing so by reason of court order, subpoena, or business with a court which has
				the sole prerogative of setting the date of such business, death of a family
				member, or illness of the Board member, or illness of the member's immediate
				family. An absence for any other reason constitutes an unexcused
				absence.
3. No Board member may be
				absent from three (3) consecutive meetings or be absent from more than three
				(3) meetings during a single fiscal year unless the absence is excused for one
				(1) of the reasons stated in subsection 2a of this rule. In the event a Board
				member has three (3) consecutive unexcused absences or has unexcused absences
				for more than three (3) meetings during a fiscal year, the Board shall petition
				the Governor to remove said member and to appoint a successor.
4. In the event of an unexcused absence from
				a Board meeting, NCEES meeting or other authorized meeting or seminar, a Board
				member shall reimburse the Board for expenses incurred by the Board such as
				meeting registration fees, hotel room deposits, and airline tickets.
a. "Family" consists of immediate family,
				nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, and in-laws.
b. "Immediate family" consists of spouse,
				children, parents, parents-in-Law, siblings, grandchildren, and
				grandparents.
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 1 - Organization, Purpose, and Operation of the Board › Rule 30-901-1.15 - Special Meetings

Current through June 25, 2024
Special meetings may be held as needed or as called by any
				  officer or a quorum of the Board.
Miss. Code Ann. §
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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 1 - Organization, Purpose, and Operation of the Board › Rule 30-901-1.16 - Notice of Meeting

Current through June 25, 2024
1. The last item of
				business at each meeting will be to agree upon and schedule the dates and place
				of the next meeting. The Executive Director shall furnish written notice of any
				meeting to the media.
2. A call for
				a special meeting under emergency conditions may be issued by email or
				telephone by the Executive Director.
Miss. Code Ann. §
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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 1 - Organization, Purpose, and Operation of the Board › Rule 30-901-1.17 - Order of Business

Current through June 25, 2024
The order of business at all regular and special meetings
				  shall normally be as recommended by the Executive Director and at the pleasure
				  of the President.
Miss. Code Ann. §
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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 1 - Organization, Purpose, and Operation of the Board › Rule 30-901-1.18 - Quorum

Current through June 25, 2024
Five (5) or more members present shall be a
				  quorum.
Miss. Code Ann. §
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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 1 - Organization, Purpose, and Operation of the Board › Rule 30-901-1.19 - Robert's Rules of Order

Current through June 25, 2024
Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised shall govern the
				  proceedings of the Board except as otherwise provided herein or by
				  statute.
Miss. Code Ann. §
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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 1 - Organization, Purpose, and Operation of the Board › Rule 30-901-1.20 - Open Meetings

Current through June 25, 2024
In compliance with Open Meeting Laws of the State of
				  Mississippi, members of the general public are welcome to attend meetings of
				  the Board. The Board has adopted the following rules of conduct for members of
				  the general public attending meetings of the Board.
1. Members of the public are requested to
				register with the Executive Director. Organized groups must have one (1)
				spokesperson.
2. Upon request, an
				individual or a spokesperson will be allowed to address the Board. Speaking
				time is limited to ten (10) minutes, unless extended by the presiding
				officer.
3. When the Board votes to
				go into Executive Session, all members of the general public must leave the
				meeting room; they will be advised when they may re-enter.
4. Members of the general public will behave
				in a calm, professional manner.
5.
				Failure to comply with these rules will be grounds for dismissal from the
				meeting.
6. If members of the
				public require special provisions accommodating a qualifying temporary or
				permanent disability in order to attend a Board meeting, a written request
				identifying the disability and accommodations needed must be submitted to the
				Executive Director thirty (30) days before the meeting. If this request is not
				submitted in advance, the availability of on-site accommodations is not
				guaranteed.
Miss. Code Ann. §
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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 1 - Organization, Purpose, and Operation of the Board › Rule 30-901-1.21 - Adoption of Rules and Regulations

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board shall promulgate and adopt Rules and
				  Regulations.
Miss. Code Ann. §
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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 1 - Organization, Purpose, and Operation of the Board › Rule 30-901-1.22 - Seal of the Board

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board shall adopt a seal to be used where required or as
				  appropriate.
Miss. Code Ann. §
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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 1 - Organization, Purpose, and Operation of the Board › Rule 30-901-1.23 - National Council

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board shall affiliate with the National Council of
				  Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors (NCEES). The President shall be,
				  ex-officio, the delegate of the Board to the Council. If the President is
				  unable to attend, the President may appoint any other Board Member as the
				  delegate. Other members of the Board and the Executive Director may attend
				  meetings as shall be determined by the Board. Additionally, the Board may
				  authorize the attendance by the Assistant Attorney General, who is the legal
				  advisor to the Board, and the Board Investigator.
Miss. Code Ann. §
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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 1 - Organization, Purpose, and Operation of the Board › Rule 30-901-1.24 - Procedures for Inspection and Copying of Public Records

Current through June 25, 2024
All non-exempt public records used, prepared, possessed or
				  retained by this Board in the performance of its function as a public body will
				  be made available to any person for the purpose of inspection, copying or
				  mechanical reproduction of same in accordance with the Mississippi Public
				  Records Act of 1983 and the following procedures as duly adopted by this
				  Board.
1. All requests shall be made in
				writing to the Executive Director of the Board, preferably upon the standard
				form provided by the Board. Each item of the request shall be concise, clear,
				specific, and dated and signed by the requesting party.
2. The Board will respond to such request no
				later than fourteen (14) government workdays from the date of the receipt of
				the request.
3. After the Board's
				response, non-exempt public records will be made available to the requesting
				party. The records may be reviewed Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. until
				5:00 p.m. except on government holidays and any period during which the Board
				is in session. All such production of records shall be accomplished with a
				minimum of disruption of the on-going business of the Board and its
				employees.
4. The cost, to be
				pre-paid by the requesting party, for the mechanical reproduction of records
				will be calculated on the basis of fifty (50) cents per copy, with a minimum
				fee set at fifteen dollars ($15.00).
5. Any postage costs in excess of one dollar
				($1.00) will be pre-paid by the requesting party.
6. The cost of labor to be pre-paid by the
				requesting party for the search, review and mechanical reproduction of records
				will be the actual cost to the Board.
7. No copies of records will be released to
				the requesting party until full payment in advance has been made
				hereunder.
8. The Board or its
				employees reserve the right to postpone copying or mechanically reproducing any
				records pending receipt of satisfactory prepayment covering the above-mentioned
				labor, reproduction and postage costs.
Miss. Code Ann. §
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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 2 - Definitions › Rule 30-901-2.1 - Definitions in Law

Current through June 25, 2024
Applicable Mississippi Law provides for definitions of the
				  following terms:
1. Board
2. Engineer or Professional
				Engineer
3. Engineer
				Intern
4. Practice of
				Engineering
5. Professional
				Surveyor
6. Surveyor
				Intern
7. Surveying
8. Practice of Surveying
Miss. Code Ann. §
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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 2 - Definitions › Rule 30-901-2.2 - Terms

Current through June 25, 2024
The terms "licensure" and "enrollment" as set forth in the
				  Law, shall be defined as:
1. Enrollment
				is the official recognition by the Board of the applicant's successful
				completion of requirements to become an engineer intern or surveyor
				intern.
2. Licensure is the
				official recognition by the Board of the applicant's successful completion of
				requirements to practice the professions of engineering or surveying.
Miss. Code Ann. §
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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 2 - Definitions › Rule 30-901-2.3 - Retired Licensee

Current through June 25, 2024
The term Retired shall mean a person who meets the
				  requirements of Rule
				  7.1.
Miss. Code Ann. §
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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 2 - Definitions › Rule 30-901-2.4 - Consultation, Investigation and Evaluation

Current through June 25, 2024
The terms "consultation, investigation and evaluation" as
				  used in the definition of the practice of engineering set forth in the Law,
				  shall include, but are not limited to the following:
1. services involving the selection of proper
				tests to be performed for the purpose of developing design criteria;
2. forensic engineering services;
3. services for the purpose of determining
				causes of failures; and
4. analyses
				to provide recommendations for materials to be used in design, or judgment
				which relates to the acceptability of construction.
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