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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 10 - REFERENCES › Rule 30-901-10.4 - Reference Responsibility

Current through June 25, 2024
It is the responsibility of the licensee to provide an
				  honest appraisal of applicants considered for enrollment or
				  licensure.
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 10 - REFERENCES › Rule 30-901-10.5 - Failure of a Reference to Respond

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board may find it necessary to correspond directly with
				  a reference to seek clarification of the reference's statements. If any
				  reference fails or declines to cooperate with the Board within a reasonable
				  time, all information submitted by the reference may be disregarded.
Note:
References are considered by the Board to
				  include the Professional Engineer and Professional Surveyor who bore the
				  responsibility for actual work experience.
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 11 - EXAMINATIONS › Rule 30-901-11.1 - Uniform National Examinations

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board uses examinations offered by the National Council
				  of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors (NCEES). These examinations have been
				  developed by appropriate committees of NCEES, staffed by experienced, mature
				  licensees under the guidance of a nationally recognized evaluation organization
				  and professional psychometricians. Each examination has been validated with
				  regard to content, relevancy of problems, and scoring. The phrase "written
				  examination" as used in the Law, is interpreted to include computer-based
				  format examinations.
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 11 - EXAMINATIONS › Rule 30-901-11.2 - Benefits of Using Uniform National Examinations

Current through June 25, 2024
1. To
				draw upon the knowledge and proficiency of professional engineers in all
				branches of engineering, and of surveyors in the responsibilities relevant to
				the practice of surveying.
2. To
				help assure that Mississippi licensees are given equal consideration when
				seeking licensure in other states.
3. To establish and maintain greater public
				confidence in the administration of the examinations.
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 11 - EXAMINATIONS › Rule 30-901-11.3 - Classification of Engineering Examinations

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Fundamentals of
				Engineering - This is known as the FE examination. An applicant for enrollment
				as an Engineer Intern will be permitted to sit for the FE examination only
				after the Board has established that all requirements of the Law and Rules and
				Regulations have been met.
2.
				Principles and Practice of Engineering - This examination is known as the PPE
				examination and is offered by discipline. An applicant for licensure as a
				Professional Engineer will be permitted to sit for the PPE examination only
				after the FE examination has been passed, enrollment has been accomplished and
				the experience requirements and other requirements of the Law and Rules and
				Regulations have been met.
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 11 - EXAMINATIONS › Rule 30-901-11.4 - Classification of Surveying Examinations

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Fundamentals of
				Surveying - This examination is known as the FS examination. An applicant for
				enrollment as a Surveyor Intern will be permitted to sit for the FS examination
				only after the Board has established that all requirements of the Law and Rules
				and Regulations have been met.
2.
				Principles and Practice of Surveying - This examination is known as the PPS
				examination. An applicant for licensure as a Professional Surveyor will be
				permitted to sit for the PPS examination only after the FS examination has been
				passed and the experience requirements and other requirements of the Law and
				Rules and Regulations have been met.
3. Mississippi Section - This examination is
				closed book examination prepared by the Board. It is offered to applicants in
				April and October.
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 11 - EXAMINATIONS › Rule 30-901-11.5 - Dates

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Dates offered Computer-based examinations
				are offered throughout the year while "pencil and paper" examinations are
				offered in April and October on dates set by NCEES. Dates are available from
				the Board office.
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 11 - EXAMINATIONS › Rule 30-901-11.6 - Disciplines offered

Current through June 25, 2024
the Principles and Practices of Engineering will be offered
				  in all disciplines on the same schedule for which examinations are prepared and
				  furnished by NCEES.
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 11 - EXAMINATIONS › Rule 30-901-11.7 - Language of the Examination

Current through June 25, 2024
The language of the examination will be
				  English.
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 11 - EXAMINATIONS › Rule 30-901-11.8 - Study Information

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board does not distribute copies of questions used on
				  prior examinations. NCEES does offer for sale books and booklets containing
				  typical questions used on prior examinations which may be purchased directly
				  from the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying. The
				  address is:
National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying
				  (NCEES)
Post Office Box 1686
Clemson, South Carolina 29633-1686
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 11 - EXAMINATIONS › Rule 30-901-11.9 - Instructions for Examinees

Current through June 25, 2024
Instructions provided during the citation process prior to
				  each examination will declare an examination to be open or closed
				  book.
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 11 - EXAMINATIONS › Rule 30-901-11.10 - Authorized Materials in Examination Room

Current through June 25, 2024
With reference to authorized materials and devices in the
				  examination room, current NCEES guidelines will be followed
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 11 - EXAMINATIONS › Rule 30-901-11.11 - Compliance with Examination Policies and Procedures

Current through June 25, 2024
Examinees shall abide by the exam administrator's published
				  examination policies and procedures. An examinee who does not fully comply with
				  the exam administrator's requirements may, in addition to any action by the
				  Board, be subject to dismissal from the remainder of the examination.
1. Noncompliant Conduct in Association with
				Examinations. An examinee may be dismissed from the examination and subject to
				disciplinary or other Board action for conduct including, but not limited to:
(a) Cheating on the examination;
(b) Giving assistance to, or receiving
				assistance from, another person;
(c) Compromising the integrity of the
				examination;
(d) Disruptive or
				abusive behavior;
(e) Participating
				in any form of violation of exam policies or procedures during an
				examination.
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 11 - EXAMINATIONS › Rule 30-901-11.12 - Exam Opportunities

Current through June 25, 2024
1.
Exam opportunities for computer-based exams
For each
				application, the Board's official "approval" to take the exam expires after two
				years. The applicant is allowed up to three citations (opportunities) during
				each year to take and pass the exam. If the applicant is not successful by the
				end of the second year, the application is closed, and a new application must
				be submitted for Board approval.
2.
Exam opportunities for pencil-and-paper exams except the
				Structural PE exam
For the initial application, the applicant
				is allowed three (3) consecutive citations, that is, three (3) consecutive
				opportunities, to take the examination. The citations "count", whether the
				applicant actually takes the examination or not. If the applicant is not
				successful by the third citation, the initial application is closed.
To attempt the exam again, the applicant must submit a new
				  application to be approved by the Board, and will be allowed only one citation
				  per application, subject to the restrictions below. For pencil-and-paper exams,
				  this one citation "counts", whether the applicant actually takes the
				  examination or not at the next offering of the exam.
An applicant having three or more unsuccessful attempts of
				  the same exam, regardless of the jurisdiction in which the exam is
				  administered, must submit an application to be readmitted to future
				  administrations of the same exam. If readmitted by the Board, the applicant may
				  take the exam no sooner than eleven months following the most recent
				  attempt.
3. With reference
				to the two hour Mississippi Section PS exam, an applicant who cancels an exam
				which he has previously agreed to attend or who fails to appear on the day of
				the exam, shall not receive a refund of any exam fee already paid.
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 11 - EXAMINATIONS › Rule 30-901-11.13 - Examination Results

Current through June 25, 2024
Examination results will be supplied by first class mail to
				  the address of record of each examinee.
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 11 - EXAMINATIONS › Rule 30-901-11.14 - Verification of exam results

Current through June 25, 2024
- by hand scoring is done by the National Council of
				  Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) for a $75.00 fee paid by the
				  examinee. A request for a hand scoring must be in writing to the Board,
				  accompanied by a $75.00 check made payable to NCEES, and must be submitted
				  within 60 days of release of the examinee's original results. The Board will
				  review the request and submit it to NCEES. Once a request is received, NCEES
				  will hand score using a template, and provide written notification to the Board
				  regarding the results. No specific examinee comments will be
				  addressed
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 11 - EXAMINATIONS › Rule 30-901-11.15 - Examination for Record Purposes

Current through June 25, 2024
If needed for record purposes, any person already licensed
				  by this Board, or another state board, may take the appropriate examination in
				  the Fundamentals and/or Principles and Practice upon payment of the established
				  fee and upon approval by the Board. In order for this request to be considered
				  by the Board, a detailed letter of explanation regarding the reasons for taking
				  the exam shall be submitted in accordance with Rule 3.3. Failure to
pass an examination by a person licensed and practicing will
				  in no way affect current licensure.
Be advised that the limitation on exam retakes, set in Rule
				  11.12, applies to "record purposes" applicants as well.
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 11 - EXAMINATIONS › Rule 30-901-11.16 - Credit for Passing the Principles and Practice of Surveying Examination

Current through June 25, 2024
A Surveyor applicant who passes one of the required
				  examinations, PPLS and the Mississippi Section, but fails the other, may retain
				  credit for the passed examination indefinitely.
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 11 - EXAMINATIONS › Rule 30-901-11.17 - Expiration of Enrollment

Current through June 25, 2024
Enrollment as engineer intern or surveyor intern does not
				  expire.
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 11 - EXAMINATIONS › Rule 30-901-11.18 - Summary of Licensure/Enrollment Requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
1.
				Engineer Intern - an applicant must have an ABET accredited B.S. degree in
				engineering, or a degree evaluated and found to meet the NCEES engineering
				education standard, or a B.S. degree in engineering, engineering technology, or
				a related science that is not ABET accredited
plus
a graduate
				degree in a curriculum that is ABET accredited at the undergraduate level, pass
				the Fundamentals of Engineering examination, and meet the other requirements of
				the Law and Rules and Regulations in order to be enrolled as an Engineer
				Intern.
2. Surveyor Intern-
a. Education Based: an applicant must have
				met one of the education options in Section
				73-13-77(2)(a)(i),
				(ii), (iii), or (iv) of the Law, passed the
				Fundamentals of Surveying examination, and met the other requirements of the
				Law and Rules and Regulations in order to be enrolled as a Surveyor
				Intern.
b. Experience Based: an
				applicant must have a high school diploma or equivalent, obtained eight years
				of qualifying surveying experience verified by Professional Surveyor supervisor
				references, passed the Fundamentals of Surveying examination, and met the other
				requirements of the Law and Rules and Regulations in order to be enrolled as a
				Surveyor Intern.
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 12 - CLASSIFICATIONS › Rule 30-901-12.1 - Classifications of Licensure or Enrollment

Current through June 25, 2024
Applicants shall be licensed as "Professional Engineers" or
				  "Professional Surveyors" or enrolled as "Engineer Interns" or "Surveyor
				  Interns."
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 12 - CLASSIFICATIONS › Rule 30-901-12.2 - Disciplines of Engineering

Current through June 25, 2024
Mississippi Law makes no specific designations as to the
				  disciplines of engineering practice for which Certificates of Licensure as
				  Professional Engineer are issued; however, the Code of Professional Conduct
				  provides that a professional engineer shall practice only in the disciplines in
				  which he is qualified by education and/or experience.
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 13 - LICENSURE OR ENROLLMENT › Rule 30-901-13.1 - Licensure or Enrollment Number

Current through June 25, 2024
At the time an applicant is granted licensure or enrollment
				  by the Board, he will be assigned a serial number. These numbers will be issued
				  consecutively.
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 13 - LICENSURE OR ENROLLMENT › Rule 30-901-13.2 - Notification of Licensure

Current through June 25, 2024
The Executive Director shall provide each licensee with the
				  following:
1. A letter which includes
				the effective date, basis of licensure, an assigned serial number, and a
				statement that a certificate will be issued.
2. A copy of the Law and the Rules and
				Regulations of the Board.
3. A
				certificate which will be mailed to each licensee upon receipt of proof of
				seal.
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 13 - LICENSURE OR ENROLLMENT › Rule 30-901-13.3 - Notification of Enrollment

Current through June 25, 2024
The Executive Director will provide each enrollee with the
				  following:
1. A letter which includes
				the effective date, basis of enrollment, an assigned serial number, and the
				date of expiration of enrollment as an Engineer Intern or Surveyor
				Intern.
2. A Certificate of
				Enrollment.
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 13 - LICENSURE OR ENROLLMENT › Rule 30-901-13.4 - Replacement or Duplication of Certificates

Current through June 25, 2024
A licensee in good standing may submit a written request for
				  a new certificate. The payment of a fee is required.
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 14 - SEALS › Rule 30-901-14.1 - Seal of the Board

Current through June 25, 2024
The seal of the Board shall be circular in form, two (2)
				  inches in diameter and shall be imprinted on all certificates issued by 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 14 - SEALS › Rule 30-901-14.2 - Seal of the Licensee

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Upon completion
				of licensure, the licensee will be advised that he shall secure an official
				seal which shall be applied to engineering drawings, specifications, reports
				and other engineering or surveying documents prepared by him or under his
				responsible supervisory control. A copy of the seal imprint shall be furnished
				to the Board before the certificate of licensure will be released. Failure to
				provide proof of seal may result in disciplinary action by the Board.
2. The seals to be used by the licensees are
				to be circular in form and from 1 5/8 to 2 inches in diameter. A copy of the
				design is included in this publication.
3. Seals obtained prior to the adoption of
				this rule and which are in conformance with prior Board rules are
				acceptable.
4. Rubber stamps, which
				are identical to the approved seals, in size, design and content may be used by
				the licensee at his option.
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 14 - SEALS › Rule 30-901-14.3 - Seal on Documents

Current through June 25, 2024
1. The seal,
				signature and date on a document constitute a certification that the document
				was prepared by the licensee or under his direct supervision.
2.
a. Each
				sheet of plans, drawings, documents, specifications and reports for engineering
				practice and of maps, plats, charts shall be signed, sealed and dated by the
				licensee preparing them, prepared under his direct supervisory control, or
				reviewed by him in sufficient depth to fully coordinate and assume
				responsibility for documents prepared by another professional
				engineer.
b. Each sheet of maps,
				plats, charts, documents, and reports for land surveying practice shall be
				signed, sealed, and dated by the licensee preparing them or prepared under his
				direct supervisory control.
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 14 - SEALS › Rule 30-901-14.4 - Prototypical Projects

Current through June 25, 2024
Documents prepared for projects that are designed by other
				  engineers to be built in various locations with few changes, except site
				  adaptation, may be sealed by a Mississippi licensee under the following
				  conditions:
1. Written permission of
				the original engineer(s) to adapt the documents.
2. Each sheet of plans, drawings, documents,
				specifications and reports shall be signed, sealed and dated by the engineer
				who performed the original design and shall also be signed, sealed and dated by
				the Mississippi licensee who has reviewed the documents in sufficient depth to
				fully coordinate and assume responsibility.
3. Documentation of all changes made to the
				original documents.
4. The
				following written certification shall accompany the seal and signature on each
				sheet: "I have reviewed this document in sufficient depth to accept full
				responsibility for its contents and to assure code compliance and
				coordination.
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 14 - SEALS › Rule 30-901-14.6 - Seal Care and Custody

Current through June 25, 2024
The licensee shall exercise due and reasonable care in
				  maintaining physical possession of his seal and its use. The licensee shall not
				  willingly allow others to possess his seal or to use his
				  seal.
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 15 - EXPIRATIONS AND RENEWALS › Rule 30-901-15.1 - Expiration Date

Current through June 25, 2024
Certificates of licensure expire on the last day of the
				  month of December.
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 15 - EXPIRATIONS AND RENEWALS › Rule 30-901-15.2 - Notification of Expiration Certificate Date and Amount of Renewal Fee Required

Current through June 25, 2024
Each licensee will be mailed a notice of the expiration date
				  and the amount of the annual renewal fee. Such notice will be sent to the
				  address of record by first class mail at least one month prior to the
				  expiration date.
The renewal fee is set by an order of the Board in
				  accordance with and subject to the limitations of the
				  statute.
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 15 - EXPIRATIONS AND RENEWALS › Rule 30-901-15.3 - Annual Responsibility of Renewals

Current through June 25, 2024
Certificates of licensure, and therefore the right to
				  practice engineering or surveying, become invalid on the last day of the month
				  of December unless renewed.
The responsibility for the annual renewal of a licensee's
				  certificate rests solely with the individual licensee. Failure to receive a
				  notice does not relieve a licensee from the duty of renewal of his certificate.
				  Returning renewal fees in a timely manner is the responsibility of the
				  licensee.
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 15 - EXPIRATIONS AND RENEWALS › Rule 30-901-15.4 - Penalty for Late Renewal

Current through June 25, 2024
The failure on the part of any licensee to renew his
				  certificate annually in the month of December as required above, shall not
				  deprive such person of the right of renewal, but the fee to be paid for the
				  renewal of a certificate after the month of December shall be increased ten
				  percent (10¢) for each month, or fraction of a month, that payment of
				  renewal is delayed. The maximum fee for delayed renewal shall not exceed five
				  (5) times the normal renewal fee. If a licensee fails to renew his certificate
				  for six (6) months or more, the licensee shall be required to submit a new
				  application, paying back fees and submitting proof of continuing professional
				  competency compliance. If the certificate has expired for five (5) years or
				  more, in addition to submitting a new application and proof of continuing
				  professional competency compliance, re-examination in the Principles and
				  Practice of Engineering and/or Surveying will be required. The re-examination
				  requirements may be waived by the Board provided the applicant has continued to
				  legally practice in another jurisdiction from the date of expiration of his
				  certificate.
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 16 - Certificate of Authority; use of terms › Rule 30-901-16.2 - Use of Words Engineer, Engineering, Surveyor, or Surveying

Current through June 25, 2024
Any person, firm, partnership, organization, corporation or
				  other entity using the words "Engineer" or "Engineering" or "Surveyor" or
				  "Surveying" or any modification or derivative thereof in its name or form of
				  business activity except as authorized in the Law, or any person presenting or
				  attempting to use the certificate of licensure or the seal of another, or any
				  person who shall give any false or forged evidence of any kind to the Board or
				  any member thereof in obtaining or attempting to obtain a certificate of
				  licensure, or any person who shall falsely impersonate any other licensee of
				  like or different name, or any person who shall attempt to use an expired or
				  revoked or nonexistent certificate of licensure, or who shall practice or offer
				  to practice when not qualified, or any person who falsely claims that he is
				  licensed under the Law, or any person who shall violate any of the provisions
				  of the Law, shall be guilty of noncompliance with the Law.
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 17 - CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Rule 30-901-17.1 - Responsibility to the Public

Current through June 25, 2024
The licensee shall at all times recognize his primary
				  obligation to protect the safety, health and welfare of the public in the
				  performance of his work. If the licensee's employer or clients overrule his
				  judgment concerning the safety, health and welfare of the public, he shall
				  inform his employer or client of the possible consequences and, where
				  appropriate, notify such other proper authority. It shall be the licensee's
				  duty to report to the Board violations of the Rules and Regulations. Failure to
				  do so may be construed as aiding and abetting the violator. Furthermore, the
				  licensee should remove himself from the situation if, after advising the
				  employer or client, there continues to be a concern regarding the safety,
				  health, and welfare of the public.
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 17 - CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Rule 30-901-17.2 - Competency for Assignments

Current through June 25, 2024
1. The licensee
				shall undertake to perform assignments only when qualified by education or
				experience in the specific discipline involved. The licensee may accept an
				assignment requiring education or experience outside his area of competence,
				but only to the extent that his services are restricted to those phases of the
				project in which he is qualified. All other phases of such projects shall be
				performed by licensees who may be associates, consultants or employees,
				qualified in the specific disciplines involved.
2. The licensee shall avoid actions and
				procedures which, in fact, amount to aiding and abetting an unlicensed person
				to practice the professions.
3.
a. The Professional Engineer shall not affix
				his signature and/or seal and/or title block to any plan or document unless
				said plan or document was prepared by him, prepared under his direct
				supervisory control, or reviewed by him in sufficient depth to fully coordinate
				and assume responsibility for plans prepared by another licensed Professional
				Engineer.
b. The Professional
				Surveyor shall not affix his signature and/or seal and/or title block to any
				plat or document unless said plat or document was prepared by him, prepared
				under his direct supervisory control, or reviewed by him in sufficient depth to
				fully coordinate and assume responsibility for plats or documents prepared by
				another licensed Professional Surveyor.
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 17 - CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Rule 30-901-17.3 - Public Statements

Current through June 25, 2024
1. The licensee
				shall be completely objective and truthful in all professional reports,
				statements or testimony. He shall include all relevant and pertinent
				information in such reports, statements or testimony.
2. The licensee, 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 his
				testimony.
3. The licensee will
				issue no statements, or criticisms or arguments on matters connected with
				public policy which are inspired or paid for by an interested party or parties,
				unless he has prefaced his comment by explicitly identifying himself, by
				disclosing the identities of the party or parties, on whose behalf he is
				speaking, and by revealing the existence of any pecuniary interest he may have
				in the subject matter.
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 17 - CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Rule 30-901-17.4 - Conflict of Interest

Current through June 25, 2024
1. A conflict of
				interest is avoidable. A licensee shall not represent a client if the
				licensee's ability to consider, recommend, or carry out a course of action on
				behalf of the client could be adversely affected by the licensee's
				responsibilities to another client or to a third person or to the licensee's
				own interest, or the safety, health and welfare of the public.
2. The licensee shall not accept
				compensation, directly or indirectly, financial or otherwise, from more than
				one party for services on the same project, unless the circumstances are fully
				disclosed to, and agreed to in writing, by all interested parties.
3. The licensee shall not solicit or accept,
				directly or indirectly, financial or other valuable considerations from
				material suppliers, equipment suppliers or any other vendors for specifying or
				recommending their products.
4. The
				licensee shall not solicit or accept gratuities, directly or indirectly, from
				contractors, their agents or other parties dealing with the licensee's client
				or employer in connection with work for which he is responsible.
5. The licensee shall not solicit or accept a
				professional services contract which involves a governmental body on which the
				licensee, a principal, or officer of his organization serves as a
				member.
6. When a licensee is
				employed or otherwise engaged in a full or part-time position, he shall not use
				the advantages of his position to compete unfairly with other
				licensees.
7. A licensee serving in
				any official capacity, either part-time or full-time, as the engineer or
				surveyor for any county, city or other governmental body, Board or agency,
				where plans or documents must be submitted to him for review, approval or a
				recommendation for approval, cannot review, approve or recommend approval of
				his own plans or documents, or plans or documents prepared by any member of the
				firm of which he is a member.
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 17 - CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Rule 30-901-17.7 - Character and Reputation

Current through June 25, 2024
The licensee shall be responsible for maintaining good
				  character and reputation. Suspension of a certificate of licensure by another
				  jurisdiction, becoming a habitual drunkard, being grossly immoral, or addicted
				  in the use of narcotics, being finally adjudged insane, or incompetent by a
				  court of competent jurisdiction or being convicted of a felony or misdemeanor
				  shall be grounds for a disciplinary hearing which may result in revocation of
				  his certificate of licensure.
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 17 - CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Rule 30-901-17.8 - Response to Orders and Communications

Current through June 25, 2024
A licensee's refusal to accept or receive, or a licensee's
				  failure to timely respond to, (a) an order of the Board or (b) a request in
				  writing from the Executive Director, the Board's attorney or a Board member,
				  provided such request is made within the scope of responsibility of the writer,
				  shall be considered misconduct subject to disciplinary
				  action.
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 17 - CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Rule 30-901-17.9 - Current mailing address is required

Current through June 25, 2024
A licensee shall notify the Board in writing by mail, fax,
				  or email within 30 days of any change in the licensee's mailing address of
				  record.
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 18 - DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS › Rule 30-901-18.1 - Charges

Current through June 25, 2024
For the purposes of this rule, "charge" refers to any
				  allegation brought to the Board against a licensee or other person relating to
				  a violation of the Law or the Rules and Regulations. Charges may be preferred
				  by anyone who believes that a violation may have occurred.
1. Except as noted in item 3 below, all
				charges preferred must be made in writing by the person or persons making them
				and shall be filed with the Board.
2. All charges shall be made on forms
				prescribed by the Board, which are available from the Board. The information
				required includes the name and addresses of the complainant and the respondent,
				a concise statement of the complaint with facts supporting the allegation that
				a violation has occurred and a statement of the relief sought. The complainant
				shall sign the form.
3. In
				instances in which the Board is presented with prima facie evidence of a
				violation of the Law or the Rules and Regulations, a written statement of
				charges by the complainant will not be required.
4. No investigative action will be taken
				regarding submissions that are neither prima facie evidence nor accompanied by
				the written statement of charges.
5. Following the receipt of such charges or
				prima facie evidence, the Board will proceed to investigate and unless
				dismissed as frivolous, unfounded, or filed in bad faith, will proceed in
				accordance with the provisions of the statute involved, subject to the
				following limitation. Complaints must be filed within two years of the date of
				the discovery of the violation but no later than six years from the date of the
				violation itself.
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 18 - DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS › Rule 30-901-18.2 - Investigative Procedures

Current through June 25, 2024
Upon the filing of charges or information in accordance with
				  Rule 18.1, the executive director shall refer them to a designated Board
				  member. If the charges or information are first made by or through a Board
				  member and if the executive director makes a determination that the Board
				  member's objectivity is not impaired, the executive director will select that
				  Board member as the designated Board member; otherwise, the designated Board
				  member shall be selected on a rotating basis. If any Board member selected as a
				  designated Board member, whether by the bringing of charges or information or
				  on a rotating basis, can show reasonable cause that he or she should not be the
				  designated Board member, or if the executive director makes a determination
				  that the Board member's objectivity is subject to a reasonable charge of being
				  impaired, then such charges or information shall be referred to the Board
				  member next in line of rotation.
The designated Board member may institute an investigation
				  of the charges and, after consultation with the Executive Director and the
				  Board's attorney, determine whether to proceed with a letter of admonition, a
				  consent order, an informal conference, or a formal disciplinary hearing.
Neither the designated Board member nor any Board member
				  disqualified in the process of selecting the designated Board member shall sit
				  as a member of the Board in any disciplinary hearing resulting from that
				  investigation.
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 18 - DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS › Rule 30-901-18.3 - Disciplinary Proceedings

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Complaints,
				Summons, and Notice of Hearing - For the purposes of this rule, "complaint"
				refers to the formal documents issued by the Board to initiate a disciplinary
				hearing. The complaint is based on prior investigation of charges or
				information and shall set forth a statement of the charges against the accused.
For the purposes of this rule, "summons and notice of
				  hearing" refers to the document accompanying the complaint which compels the
				  respondent to appear and sets forth the time and place of the hearing.
The summons and complaint together with a copy of the
				  applicable Law and Rules and Regulations shall be:
(1) mailed by licensed or certified mail,
				return receipt requested, to either the respondent's last known business or
				residence address or the most recent address of the accused on file with the
				Board, or
(2) personally served on
				the respondent, and
(3) provided
				not less than thirty days prior to the scheduled date of the disciplinary
				hearing.
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 18 - DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS › Rule 30-901-18.4 - Conflict and Bias

Current through June 25, 2024
A Board member shall not be entitled to participate in any
				  disciplinary action if the Board determines that such a Board member is
				  personally biased against the accused.
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 18 - DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS › Rule 30-901-18.5 - Respondent May Assert Bias

Current through June 25, 2024
Any accused in a disciplinary proceeding may assert conflict
				  or bias by filing with the Executive Director at least three days before the
				  scheduled disciplinary hearing an affidavit asserting the disqualification
				  together with specific details of the underlying factual bias for the
				  assertion.
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 18 - DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS › Rule 30-901-18.6 - Disqualification

Current through June 25, 2024
The recusal or disqualification of Board members shall be
				  considered on the record as a preliminary matter at the hearing before any
				  other questions are decided. In the event that after said consideration there
				  does not remain a quorum, substitute panel members shall be selected from the
				  most recent slates of Board appointment candidates established by the
				  Mississippi Engineering Society and the Mississippi Association of Professional
				  Surveyors to the extent necessary to achieve a quorum. These substitute members
				  shall receive compensation as provided for Board members in Section
				  73-13-9.
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 18 - DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS › Rule 30-901-18.7 - Pre-Hearing Discovery

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Pre-hearing
				discovery shall be permitted in accordance with this rule to the extent
				necessary to prevent fraud, conserve the Board's time, prevent undue surprise
				at hearing, protect persons from annoyance, embarrassment, or undue burden or
				expense, and promote the ends of justice.
2. All discovery shall be completed within
				thirty days of the accused's receipt of the summons and complaint unless
				otherwise modified by the designated Board member for good cause.
3. The attorney for the Board or the accused
				may obtain discovery regarding any matter not privileged which is relevant to
				the subject matter of the pending action, whether it relates to the prosecution
				or the defense.
4. Discovery shall
				be had in strict accordance with such terms and conditions as may be imposed by
				the designated Board member, considering all the factors of each
				case.
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 18 - DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS › Rule 30-901-18.8 - Methods of Discovery

Current through June 25, 2024
Upon timely notice the following discovery may be allowed or
				  ordered by the designated Board member.
1. Deposition upon oral examination under
				oath of any party, material witness or expert witness. The cost of such
				deposition shall be borne by the requesting party.
a. The requesting party shall give reasonable
				notice in writing to the other party, setting forth the name and address of
				each person to be examined and the time and the place for taking the
				deposition.
b. The deposition, if
				it is intended to be used at the hearing, shall be stenographically transcribed
				and certified as to its accuracy by the stenographer and the deponent. A true
				and correct copy of the transcript shall be forwarded to the other party upon
				written request, along with an invoice for the reasonable cost of copying and
				mailing same.