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Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 2.1 - Engineers; Education and Work Experience › Section 2.1-3 - Education and work experience

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7; IC 25-31-1-8
Affected: IC 25-31-1-12
Sec. 3.
(a) This section and sections 4 and 5 of this rule establish the minimum education and experience requirements under IC 25-31-1-12 for registration as a professional engineer.
(b) The following table establishes provisions for evaluating combined education and experience to determine if it is sufficient to satisfy minimum registration requirements under IC 25-31-1-12 for professional engineer registration applicants holding the stated degrees:
Education (Qualifying Degree)
Minimum Years of Progressive Work Experience Following Baccalaureate Degree
Doctorate in an engineering discipline following a baccalaureate degree in an approved engineering curriculum.
2
Master of science degree in an engineering discipline following a baccalaureate degree in an approved engineering curriculum.
3
Doctorate in an engineering discipline following a baccalaureate degree that is not in an approved engineering curriculum.
4
Master of science degree in an engineering discipline following a baccalaureate degree that is not in an approved engineering curriculum.
5
Baccalaureate degree in an approved engineering curriculum.
4
Baccalaureate degree and completion of specific educational courses as required in section 4 of this rule.
6
(c) No degree requirement under this section may be achieved by obtaining an honorary degree.
(d) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section and section 4 of this rule, an applicant who holds a valid certificate as an engineering intern does not need any additional education beyond that which was required for certification as an engineering intern in Indiana, at the time of an applicant's first taking the engineering intern (fundamentals of engineering) examination so long as the applicant applies for admission to the professional engineer examination no later than the first examination deadline (as provided for in 864 IAC 1.1-3-4), which is subsequent to ten (10) years after the date the applicant took and passed the engineering intern examination.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 2.1 - Engineers; Education and Work Experience › Section 2.1-4 - Degree in a nonapproved education curriculum

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  25-31-1-7; IC  25-31-1-8
Affected: IC  25-31-1-12
Sec. 4.
(a) The education of all applicants, except those who have obtained a baccalaureate, master's, or doctoral degree in an approved engineering curriculum, must include the following:
(1) At least thirty (30) semester credit hours in mathematics and science including the following:
(A) A core mathematics component with at least twelve (12) semester credit hours in college level mathematics, excluding college algebra and trigonometry, which must include a minimum of six (6) semester credit hours of calculus and a minimum of six (6) semester hours of mathematics including the following:
(i) Advanced calculus.
(ii) Combinatronics.
(iii) Differential equations.
(iv) Linear algebra.
(v) Numerical analysis.
(vi) Probability.
(vii) Signal processing.
(viii) Statistics.
(ix) Stochastics.
(x) Topology. Courses outside the core mathematics component may include others listed in this clause and can include college algebra and trigonometry.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 2.1 - Engineers; Education and Work Experience › Section 2.1-5 - Experience requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  25-31-1-7; IC  25-31-1-9
Affected: IC  25-31-1-12
Sec. 5.
(a) Progressive experience of sufficient quality when used relative to the requirement for experience on engineering projects as provided for in IC  25-31-1-12 (a)  means the applicant has demonstrated the ability to assume continuously increasing levels of responsibility for engineering projects.
(b) No experience obtained prior to a baccalaureate degree shall qualify.
(c) Part-time experience acquired while the applicant was a full-time student shall not qualify. All other part-time experience shall be converted to its full-time equivalent in evaluating the application.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 2.1 - Engineers; Education and Work Experience › Section 2.1-6 - Engineering intern; education and work experience

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  25-31-1-7; IC  25-31-1-8
Affected: IC  25-31-1-12
Sec. 6.
(a) This section establishes the minimum education and experience requirements under IC  25-31-1-12 for certification as an engineering intern.
(b) The education and experience requirements of sections 3 through 5 of this rule for professional engineer applicants apply for engineering intern applicants except that individuals with:
(1) a baccalaureate degree meeting the course requirements of section 4 of this rule shall only be required to obtain two (2) years of work experience;
(2) a master of science degree in an engineering discipline following a baccalaureate degree that is not in an approved engineering curriculum shall only be required to obtain one (1) year of work experience; and
(3) the other degrees listed in section 3 of this rule shall not be required to obtain any work experience.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 2.1 - Engineers; Education and Work Experience › Section 2.1-7 - Transcripts

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC  25-31-1-7; IC  25-31-1-8
Affected: IC  25-31-1-12
Sec. 7.
To show compliance with the educational requirements, an applicant must meet the applicable requirements of subdivision (1) or (2) as follows:
(1) An applicant who has obtained a baccalaureate, master's, or doctoral degree in an approved engineering curriculum must include with the application the college transcripts for each degree awarded.
(2) An applicant who has not obtained a baccalaureate, master's, or doctoral degree from an approved engineering curriculum must:
(A) include in the application, or a document attached to the application, which courses meet the requirements of section 4(a) of this rule by stating the institution where the course was attended and course names and numbers and prerequisites or corequisites if required by section 4(a) of this rule; and
(B) submit all college transcripts that show that college credit was awarded for the claimed courses. If the original transcripts are not in English or the definition of credits is different from those used in an approved engineering curriculum, then an evaluation of transcripts must be provided by an agency or organization approved by the board that states that the coursework meets the requirements of section 4(a) of this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 3 - Applications › Section 3-2 - Engineer application

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7; IC 25-31-1-8
Affected: IC 25-31-1-13; IC 25-31-1-14
Sec. 2.
(a) The board shall require at least three (3) favorable reports of the engineering applicant's competence from registered professional engineers familiar with the applicant's engineering work before admitting the applicant to examination or accepting the applicant for registration by comity in engineering.
(b) An applicant shall be exempt from taking the fundamentals of engineering portion of the professional engineer examination if the applicant has previously passed the fundamentals of engineering portion of the examination in another state.
This version of section effective January 1, 2014. See also
					 preceding version of section, effective until January 1,
					 2014.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 3 - Applications › Section 3-3 - Engineering intern application

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7; IC 25-31-1-8
Affected: IC 25-31-1-13
Sec. 3.
An applicant for engineering intern certification shall apply to the board. As provided for by 864 IAC 1.1-4.1-2(b), an application is required only for the engineering intern certification and not for admission to the engineering intern (fundamentals of engineering) examination.
This version of section effective January 1, 2014. See also
					 preceding version of section, effective until January 1,
					 2014.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 3 - Applications › Section 3-4 - Examination applicants filing dates

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7; IC 25-31-1-8
Affected: IC 4-21.5-3-1; IC 25-31-1-13
Sec. 4.
(a) Applications for admission to the professional engineer examination including:
(1) the completed application form;
(2) the applicable application fee;
(3) certified copy of educational transcripts; and
(4) required references;
shall be filed with the board on or before January 2 for the April examination or July 1 for the October examination unless the applicant's principles and practice of engineering examination discipline has converted to computer based testing as described in 864 IAC 1.1-4.1-3.5(c). If the applicant's examination discipline has converted to computer based testing or the applicant has not previously passed the fundamentals of engineering examination, the deadline shall be one (1) month prior to beginning of the testing window desired by the applicant.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 4.1 - Examinations › Section 4.1-1 - Scope of rule

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7
Affected: IC 25-31-1-14
Sec. 1.
This rule applies to the taking of examinations for registration as a professional engineer and certification as an engineering intern.
This version of section effective January 1, 2014. See also
					 preceding version of section, effective until January 1, 2014.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 4.1 - Examinations › Section 4.1-2 - Admission to examinations

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7
Affected: IC 25-31-1-12; IC 25-31-1-14
Sec. 2.
(a) The board will admit an applicant to the professional engineer examination only if the applicant otherwise qualifies for registration as a professional engineer, including meeting applicable education and experience requirements established in IC 25-31-1-12 and 864 IAC 1.1-2.1.
(b) Except for an applicant who has not passed the fundamentals of engineering examination prior to applying for admission to the professional engineer examination, an applicant may be admitted to the fundamentals of engineering examination without obtaining approval from the board. Application is only required to the testing service. However, in order to be certified as an engineering intern, the applicant after passing the fundamentals of engineering examination must subsequently file an application with the board and to be approved, the applicant must meet all of the engineering intern certification requirements, including meeting the applicable education and experience requirements established in IC 25-31-1-12 and 864 IAC 1.1-2.1.
This version of section effective January 1, 2014. See also
					 preceding version of section, effective until January 1, 2014.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 4.1 - Examinations › Section 4.1-3 - Content of engineering examinations

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7
Affected: IC 25-31-1-14
Sec. 3.
(a) The examination for registration as a professional engineer shall consist of three (3) parts. Part I shall be known as the fundamentals of engineering examination. Part II shall be known as the principles and practice examination. Parts I and II are further described in IC 25-31-1-14(a) through IC 25-31-1-14(c). Part III shall concern professional conduct and Indiana registration law for professional engineers. In order to be granted registration as a professional engineer, the applicant must pass Part I, Part II, and Part III.
(b) Part II of the professional engineer examination shall be by engineering discipline, for example, electrical, mechanical, or civil. The applicant shall be required to choose the discipline in which the applicant desires to be examined.
(c) Part III of the professional engineer examination will be a take home examination to be taken in conjunction with Part II.
(d) The examination for certification as an engineering intern shall be the fundamentals of engineering examination described in subsection (a).
This version of section effective January 1, 2014. See also
					 preceding version of section, effective until January 1,
					 2014.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 4.1 - Examinations › Section 4.1-3.5 - Scheduling of examinations

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7
Affected: IC 25-31-1-14
Sec. 3.5.
(a) The fundamentals of engineering examination will be a computer based test that will be given during testing windows each lasting one (1) calendar quarter. An eligible applicant may schedule for the examination at a testing center any time during a testing window as space is available. An applicant may not take the examination more than once in a testing window, or even if readmitted under section 5.5(c) or 8(b) of this rule, more than three (3) times in a twelve (12) month period.
(b) Until it becomes available as a computer based test, a discipline of the principles and practice of engineering examination will be given twice each year, normally in April and October. Disciplines that only get limited participation may only be given once in a given year.
(c) Once it becomes available as a computer based test, a discipline of the principles and practice of engineering examination will be given in the same manner provided for the fundamentals of engineering examination in subsection (a).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 4.1 - Examinations › Section 4.1-4 - Content of land surveying examinations; scheduling of examinations (Vacated)

Current through July 10, 2024
NOTE: 864 IAC 1.1-4.1-4 was renumbered by Legislative
					 Services Agency as
					 865
					 IAC 1-4-3.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 4.1 - Examinations › Section 4.1-5.5 - Engineering intern applicants; time limitation to take fundamentals of engineering examination

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7
Affected: IC 25-31-1-14; IC 25-34.1-1-14
Sec. 5.5.
(a) This section addresses the number of examination attempts within a prescribed time period for applicants taking the fundamentals of engineering examination toward certification as an engineering intern or any other purpose other than as a professional engineer applicant.
(b) The three (3) attempts to pass the fundamentals of engineering examination under IC 25-34.1-1-14(h) may be at any time prior to the applicant being admitted to the professional engineer examination. If an applicant has not previously passed the fundamentals of engineering examination prior to being admitted to it as a professional engineer applicant, the applicant's taking of the fundamentals of engineering examination shall be governed by section 7 of this rule.
(c) An applicant, who fails the examination three (3) times as provided for in IC 25-34.1-1-14(h) and this section, shall be permitted to take the examination an additional three (3) times upon submitting to the board certification that the applicant has acquired additional knowledge for the examination which must include a description of the additional knowledge that was acquired.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 4.1 - Examinations › Section 4.1-6 - Exemption from Part I of examination for an engineering intern

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7
Affected: IC 25-31-1-14
Sec. 6.
An applicant for registration as a professional engineer, who:
(1) holds either a valid certificate as an engineering intern or as an engineer-in-training from Indiana or any other state or territory, by having passed the fundamentals of engineering examination; or
(2) passed the fundamentals of engineering examination in Indiana or any other state or territory without a resultant engineering intern or engineer-in-training certificate;
shall be exempt from Part I of the examination for professional engineers.
This version of section effective January 1, 2014. See also
					 preceding version of section, effective until January 1,
					 2014.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 4.1 - Examinations › Section 4.1-7 - Examination attempts for registration as a professional engineer

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7
Affected: IC 25-31-1-14
Sec. 7.
(a) This section applies to the examination for registration as a professional engineer.
(b) An applicant who does not pass the fundamentals of engineering examination (Part I of the examination for examination for registration as a professional engineer) in the first attempt shall be entitled to take the examination two (2) additional times as long as they are taken no later than the end of the testing window that is in effect two (2) years after the applicant took the examination the first time.
(c) Upon the exhaustion of the examination attempts allowed under subsection (b), the application shall be deemed terminated.
(d) An applicant who does not pass the principles and practice examination (Part II) and Part III on the first attempt shall be entitled to take the examinations two (2) additional times as long as they are taken no later than:
(1) the examination administration in the month two (2) years after the applicant took the examination the first time when the first time was not by computer based testing; or
(2) the last day of the testing window for the calendar quarter that is two (2) years after the applicant took the examination the first time when:
(A) the first time was by computer based testing; or
(B) the first time was not by computer based testing, but the engineering discipline is given by computer based testing at the time the deadline would have been reached under subdivision (1).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 4.1 - Examinations › Section 4.1-8 - Terminated applications; reapplication for admission, qualifications

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7
Affected: IC 25-31-1-12; IC 25-31-1-14
Sec. 8.
(a) An individual whose application has been deemed terminated under section 7(c) or 7(f) of this rule may reapply for admission to the professional engineer examination.
(b) In order for readmission to be granted, the applicant shall:
(1) meet the education and experience requirements in effect at the time of reapplication;
(2) acquire additional knowledge for the examination; and
(3) describe to the board in writing the additional knowledge that was acquired as provided for in subdivision (2).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 4.1 - Examinations › Section 4.1-9 - Examination attempts for certification as an EI (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
This version of section effective January 1, 2014. See also
					 preceding version of section, effective until January 1,
					 2014.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 4.1 - Examinations › Section 4.1-11 - Passing score for Part III of the professional engineer examination

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7
Affected: IC 25-31-1-13; IC 25-31-1-14
Sec. 11.
The passing score for Part III of the professional engineer examination will be eighty-eight percent (88%).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 5 - Comity Registration › Section 5-1 - Comity registration standards

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7; IC 25-31-1-8
Affected: IC 25-31-1-14; IC 25-31-1-21
Sec. 1.
(a) This rule addresses the requirements for registration of professional engineers who are registered in another state, territory, or possession of the United States. These applicants are also known as comity applicants.
(b) Under IC 25-31-1-21, one (1) requirement for an individual described in subsection (a) to become registered in Indiana is that the requirements under which the individual's registration was issued do not conflict with IC 25-31-1.
(c) In determining whether there is conflict under IC 25-31-1-21 and subsection (b), the board will evaluate whether the applicant meets the educational, experience, and examination requirements found in IC 25-31-1 and this title. This includes the educational and experience requirements found in 864 IAC 1.1-2.1-3 through 864 IAC 1.1-2.1-5 and the passing of the fundamentals of engineering examination and the principles and practice of engineering examination as required by IC 25-31-1-14 and 864 IAC 1.1-4.1-3.
(d) Unless the applicant does not qualify for registration for some other appropriate reason, if the educational, experience, and examination requirements described in subsection (c) are met at the time the applicant files the applicant's application with the board, the applicant will qualify for registration.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 5 - Comity Registration › Section 5-3 - Land surveyor applicant (Vacated)

Current through July 10, 2024
864 IAC 1.1-5-3 was renumbered by Legislative Services Agency as 865 IAC 1-5-2.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 5 - Comity Registration › Section 5-4 - Professional engineer examination; comity applicants

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7
Affected: IC 25-31-1-15; IC 25-31-1-21
Sec. 4.
(a) Comity applicants shall be required to take and pass Part III of the professional engineer examination as described in 864 IAC 1.1-4.1-3. This examination shall be submitted with the comity applicant's application.
(b) An applicant who does not pass Part III of the engineering examination on the first attempt shall be entitled to take it two (2) additional times within six (6) months from the filing date of the applicant's application.
(c) The application shall be deemed terminated upon the failure of the examination in the attempts allowed in subsection (b), or six (6) months from the date of the applicant's application, whichever occurs earlier. An individual whose application has been deemed terminated under this rule may reapply for admission to the examination.
(d) In order for readmission to be granted, the applicant shall:
(1) meet the education and experience requirements in effect at the time of reapplication;
(2) acquire additional knowledge for the examination; and
(3) describe to the board in writing the additional knowledge that was acquired as provided for in subdivision (2).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 7 - Registrant's Seal › Section 7-2 - Design and contents of seal

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7; IC 25-31-1-8
Affected: IC 25-31-1-16
Sec. 2.
(a) The engineer seal shall generally be between one and five-eighths (1 5/8) inches and one and seven-eighths (1 7/8) inches in outside diameter, using the following
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(b) The seal may be embossed, electronically applied to a drawing, or applied by a rubber stamp in conformance with the design as shown in subsection (a). The seal may have a milled edge, as shown, or two (2) concentric circles with the outer and inner circles corresponding with the respective edges of the milling.
(c) The name and registration number of the registrant inscribed on the seal shall correspond to the name and certificate number inscribed on the certificate of registration. However, the letters "PE" may be excluded from the certificate number.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 7 - Registrant's Seal › Section 7-3 - Application of seal; signature

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7; IC 25-31-1-8
Affected: IC 25-31-1-16
Sec. 3.
(a) The seal shall be affixed to documents and instruments only during the time the certificate of registration is current and has not been suspended or revoked and then only on such documents and instruments that have been prepared by the registrant or by the regularly employed and directly supervised subordinates of the registrant. The registrant shall be responsible for seeing that the seal, however affixed, and the signature shall be legible on the document.
(b) Whenever a registrant affixes the seal, it shall have:
(1) the registrant's original handwritten, electronic, or other signature recognized under Indiana law; and
(2) the date the seal is being affixed;
directly adjacent to the seal, but not across the seal. As used in this subsection, "electronic signature" means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with an electronic record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the electronic record.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 7 - Registrant's Seal › Section 7-4 - Use of seal and signature; acceptance of full responsibility

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7; IC 25-31-1-8
Affected: IC 25-31-1-16
Sec. 4.
(a) The seal and signature of a registrant on any drawings, documents, or instruments signifies the registrant's acceptance of full responsibility for the professional work represented thereon, except as another registrant shall have assumed a limited responsibility for portions of the work in accordance with section 3(d) of this rule.
(b) A registrant may include in the registrant's plans certain predesigned manufactured equipment or products which have become established as acceptable for the proposed use, when such items:
(1) meet standards established by nonprofit trade organizations;
(2) meet the requirements for the proposed use as indicated by tests performed by a competent, unbiased testing agency;
(3) are mechanical, electrical, or other types of machinery or systems guaranteed by a reputable manufacturer; or
(4) do not affect the structural safety of the project.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 8 - Renewal › Section 8-1 - Renewal of registration; fees; notice

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7; IC 25-31-1-8
Affected: IC 25-31-1-17
Sec. 1.
The board has adopted the following to clarify and implement the payment of renewal fees on a biennial basis:
(1) For purposes of biennial renewal, the postmark on the envelope containing the remittance will be considered the date of payment.
(2) When the renewal fee is not paid on time:
(A) the certificate of registration becomes invalid; and
(B) the individual cannot lawfully practice or offer to practice engineering;
until the renewal fee and required delinquent fee is paid and all other requirements for reinstatement of the certificate of registration have been met.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 9 - Name and Address Change › Section 9-1 - Notification of name and address change

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7; IC 25-31-1-8
Affected: IC 25-31-1-17
Sec. 1.
(a) It shall be the responsibility of each registrant to keep the board advised of the registrant's latest address within thirty (30) days of the address change.
(b) It shall be the responsibility of each registrant to keep the board advised of the registrant's full name within thirty (30) days of the name change.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 11 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 11-1 - Ethical, economic, and legal principles; professional incompetence

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7; IC 25-31-1-8
Affected: IC 25-31-1
Sec. 1.
(a) This rule establishes requirements concerning ethical, economic, and legal principles and unprofessional conduct in the practice of engineering.
(b) The failure of a registered professional engineer to comply with the provisions of this rule constitutes professional incompetence.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 11 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 11-2 - Agreement to abide by act and rules

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7; IC 25-31-1-8
Affected: IC 25-31-1-13
Sec. 2.
Each applicant shall certify on the application that the applicant has read and agrees to abide by the Act and the rules of the board in force at the time.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 11 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 11-3 - Privilege to practice; responses to board pertaining to professional conduct

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7; IC 25-31-1-8
Affected: IC 25-31-1
Sec. 3.
Knowledge of the Act and rules of the board shall encompass the understanding that the practice of engineering is a privilege, as opposed to a right, and the registrant shall be forthright and candid in statements or written response to the board or its representatives on matters pertaining to professional conduct.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 11 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 11-4 - Public safety, health, and welfare

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7; IC 25-31-1-8
Affected: IC 25-31-1
Sec. 4.
The engineer shall at all times recognize the primary obligation to protect the safety, health, and welfare of the public in the performance of professional duties. If the engineer's professional judgment is overruled under circumstances where the safety, health, and welfare of the public are endangered, the engineer shall inform the engineer's employer of the possible consequences and notify such other proper authority of the situation, as may be appropriate.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 11 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 11-5 - Qualification to undertake assignment

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7; IC 25-31-1-8
Affected: IC 25-31-1
Sec. 5.
The engineer shall undertake to perform engineering assignments only when qualified by education and experience in the specific technical field of professional engineering involved.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 11 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 11-6 - Restricted services for assignment outside field of competence

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7; IC 25-31-1-8
Affected: IC 25-31-1
Sec. 6.
The engineer may accept an assignment requiring education or experience outside of the engineer's field of competence, but only to the extent that services are restricted to those phases of the project in which the engineer is qualified. All other phases of such project shall be performed by qualified associates, consultants, or employees.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 11 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 11-7 - Use of seal restricted

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7; IC 25-31-1-8
Affected: IC 25-31-1
Sec. 7.
The engineer shall not affix the engineer's signature and/or seal to any engineering plan or document dealing with subject matter in which the engineer lacks competence by virtue of insufficient education or experience, or to any such plan or document not prepared as described in 864 IAC 1.1-7-4.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 11 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 11-9 - Professional reports, statements, and testimony

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7; IC 25-31-1-8
Affected: IC 25-31-1
Sec. 9.
The engineer shall be completely objective and truthful in all professional reports, statements, or testimony. The engineer shall include all relevant and pertinent information in such reports, statements, or testimony.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 11 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 11-10 - Expert opinion testimony

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7; IC 25-31-1-8
Affected: IC 25-31-1
Sec. 10.
The engineer, when serving as an expert or technical witness before any court, commission, or other tribunal, shall express an opinion only when it is founded upon adequate knowledge of the facts in issue, upon a background of technical competence in the subject matter, and upon honest conviction of the accuracy and propriety of the engineer's testimony.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 11 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 11-11 - Public policy statements, criticisms, or arguments

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7; IC 25-31-1-8
Affected: IC 25-31-1
Sec. 11.
The engineer will issue no statement, criticisms, or arguments on engineering matters connected with public policy which are inspired or paid for by an interested party, or parties, unless the engineer has prefaced the comment by:
(1) explicitly identifying himself or herself;
(2) disclosing the identities of the party, or parties, on whose behalf the engineer is speaking; and
(3) revealing the existence of any pecuniary interest the engineer may have in the instant matters.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 11 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 11-12 - Conflicts of interest

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7; IC 25-31-1-8
Affected: IC 25-31-1
Sec. 12.
The engineer shall conscientiously avoid conflicts of interest with the engineer's employer or client, but, when unavoidable, the engineer shall forthwith disclose the circumstances to the engineer's employer or client.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 11 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 11-13 - Disclosure of conflict of interest

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7; IC 25-31-1-8
Affected: IC 25-31-1
Sec. 13.
The engineer shall avoid all known conflicts of interest with the engineer's employer or client and shall promptly inform the engineer's employer or client of any business association, interest, or circumstances which could influence judgment or quality of services.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 11 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 11-14 - Compensation from more than one party for same project

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7; IC 25-31-1-8
Affected: IC 25-31-1
Sec. 14.
The engineer shall not accept compensation, financial or otherwise, from more than one (1) party for services on the same project, unless the circumstances are fully disclosed to and agreed to by all interested parties.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 11 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 11-15 - Gratuities prohibited

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7; IC 25-31-1-8
Affected: IC 25-31-1
Sec. 15.
The engineer shall not solicit or accept gratuities, directly or indirectly, from contractors, their agents, or other parties dealing with the engineer's client or employer in connection with work for which the engineer is responsible.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 11 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 11-16 - Financial or other considerations from suppliers prohibited

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7; IC 25-31-1-8
Affected: IC 25-31-1
Sec. 16.
The engineer shall not solicit or accept financial or other valuable considerations from material or equipment suppliers for specifying their products.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 11 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 11-17 - Public service position; conflict of interest

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7; IC 25-31-1-8
Affected: IC 25-31-1
Sec. 17.
When in public service as a member, advisor, or employee of a governmental body or department, the engineer shall not participate in considerations or actions with respect to services provided by the engineer or the engineer's organizations in private engineering practices.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 11 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 11-18 - Public contracts; conflict of interest

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7; IC 25-31-1-8
Affected: IC 25-31-1
Sec. 18.
The engineer shall not solicit or accept an engineering contract from a governmental body on which a principal, officer, or employee of the engineer's organization serves as a member.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 11 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 11-19 - Payment of consideration to secure work prohibited; exception

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7; IC 25-31-1-8
Affected: IC 25-31-1
Sec. 19.
The engineer shall not offer to pay, either directly or indirectly, any commission, political contribution, gift, or other consideration in order to secure work, exclusive of securing a salaried position through employment agencies.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 11 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 11-20 - Employment on basis of qualification and competence

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7; IC 25-31-1-8
Affected: IC 25-31-1
Sec. 20.
The engineer shall seek professional employment on the basis of qualification and competence in the proper accomplishment of similar work.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 11 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 11-21 - Misrepresentation of qualifications prohibited

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7; IC 25-31-1-8
Affected: IC 25-31-1
Sec. 21.
The engineer shall not falsify or permit misrepresentation of the engineer's or the engineer's associates' academic or professional qualifications. The engineer shall not misrepresent or exaggerate the degree of responsibility in or for the subject matter of prior assignments. Brochures or other presentations incident to the solicitation of employment shall not misrepresent pertinent facts concerning employers, employees, associates, joint ventures or their past accomplishments, or the engineer's past accomplishments with the intent and purpose of enhancing the engineer's qualifications and work.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 11 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 11-22 - Use of name in fraudulent or dishonest venture

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7; IC 25-31-1-8
Affected: IC 25-31-1
Sec. 22.
The engineer shall not knowingly associate with or permit the use of the engineer's name or firm name in a business venture by any person or firm which the engineer knows, or has reason to believe, is engaging in business or professional practices of a fraudulent or dishonest nature.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 11 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 11-23 - Reporting violations

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7; IC 25-31-1-8
Affected: IC 25-31-1
Sec. 23.
If the engineer has knowledge or reason to believe that another person or firm may be in violation of this article, the engineer shall present such information to the board in writing and shall cooperate with the board in furnishing such further information or assistance as may be required by the board.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 11 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 11-24 - Conviction of a crime; effect

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-1-1.1; IC 25-31-1-7; IC 25-31-1-8
Affected: IC 25-1-11-5; IC 25-31-1
Sec. 24.
Conviction of a crime may be a basis for disciplinary action under IC 25-1-11-5 or other applicable statute.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 11 - Rules of Professional Conduct › Section 11-25 - Discipline of license in another jurisdiction; effect

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-31-1-7; IC 25-31-1-8
Affected: IC 25-1-11-5; IC 25-31-1
Sec. 25.
Discipline of a professional engineer's license by another jurisdiction may be grounds for disciplinary action under IC 25-1-11-5(a)(7).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 12 - Fees › Section 12-1 - Fees charged by board

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-1-8-2; IC 25-31-1-7; IC 25-31-1-8
Affected: IC 25-1-8-6; IC 25-31-1
Sec. 1.
The board shall charge and collect the following fees, which shall all be nonrefundable and nontransferable:
(1) For review of an application for certification as an engineering intern, ten dollars ($10).
(2) For review of an application for examination for registration as a professional engineer, three hundred dollars ($300).
(3) For the processing and review of qualifications for registration as a professional engineer by comity, three hundred dollars ($300).
(4) For issuance of the original certificate to practice as a professional engineer following passage of the examination or approval for registration on the basis of comity, when the certificate is dated between August 1 of an:
(A) odd-numbered year and July 31 of the following even-numbered year, inclusive, fifty dollars ($50); and
(B) even-numbered year and July 31 of the following odd-numbered year, inclusive, one hundred dollars ($100).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 12 - Fees › Section 12-2 - Fee for examination administration

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-1-8-2; IC 25-31-1-7; IC 25-31-1-8
Affected: IC 25-31-1
Sec. 2.
The fees for both the fundamentals of engineering examination and principles and practice of engineering examination are the costs for examination administration and examination scoring, payable to the examination services.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 13 - Land Surveying; Competent Practice › Section 13-1 - Minimum standards for competent practice of land surveying (Vacated)

Current through July 10, 2024
NOTE: 864 IAC 1.1-13-1 was renumbered by Legislative
					 Services Agency as
					 865
					 IAC 1-12-1.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 13 - Land Surveying; Competent Practice › Section 13-2 - Definitions; abbreviations (Vacated)

Current through July 10, 2024
NOTE: 864 IAC 1.1-13-2 was renumbered by Legislative
					 Services Agency as
					 865 IAC
					 1-12-2.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 13 - Land Surveying; Competent Practice › Section 13-3 - Surveyor responsibility (Vacated)

Current through July 10, 2024
NOTE: 864 IAC 1.1-13-3 was renumbered by Legislative
					 Services Agency as
					 865 IAC
					 1-12-3.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 13 - Land Surveying; Competent Practice › Section 13-4 - Land surveyor duty to accumulate, preserve, and share data (Vacated)

Current through July 10, 2024
NOTE: 864 IAC 1.1-13-4 was renumbered by Legislative
					 Services Agency as
					 865
					 IAC 1-12-4.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 864 - STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS › Article 1.1 - ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 13 - Land Surveying; Competent Practice › Section 13-5.1 - Property surveys affected (Vacated)

Current through July 10, 2024
NOTE: 864 IAC 1.1-13-5.1 was renumbered by Legislative
					 Services Agency as
					 865 IAC
					 1-12-5.