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Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4733 - State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors › Chapter 4733-3 - Officers › Section 4733-3-02 - The vice-chairperson

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The vice-chairperson shall, in the absence or incapacity of the
				chairperson, exercise the duties and shall possess all the powers of the
				chairperson.
R.C.
				119.032 review dates:
				05/09/2014 and
				05/09/2019
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4733.07
Rule
				Amplifies: 4733.06
Prior
				Effective Dates: 10/06/1967,
				11/01/2003
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4733 - State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors › Chapter 4733-3 - Officers › Section 4733-3-03 - The secretary

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The secretary shall be the overall supervisor of the office of
				the board and have general charge of all functions of its operation as carried
				out under the direct supervision of the executive director. The secretary shall
				sign all certificates and other official documents.
R.C.
				119.032 review dates:
				05/09/2014 and
				05/09/2019
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4733.07
Rule
				Amplifies: 4733.06
Prior
				Effective Dates: 10/06/1967,
				11/01/2003
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4733 - State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors › Chapter 4733-3 - Officers › Section 4733-3-04 - The executive director

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The executive director shall be directly responsible to the
				secretary and shall conduct and care for all correspondence in the name of the
				board and shall record and file all applications, certificates of registration,
				examinations, registrations and revocations; keep a record of all meetings and
				shall maintain a proper account of all the business of the board; shall receive
				and account for all monies and transfer same to the state treasurer; shall
				present to the board upon request a report of the
				transactions of the board of the preceding fiscal year, and a complete
				statement of the receipts and expenditures of the board.
The executive director shall assemble all necessary information
				required for preparation of an electronic roster showing the name and address
				of each registered professional engineer and each registered professional
				surveyor, as required by law.
Effective:
				8/1/2014
R.C.
				119.032 review dates:
				05/09/2014 and
				08/01/2019
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4733.07
Rule
				Amplifies: 4733.03
Prior
				Effective Dates: 10/06/1967, 11/1/03,
				11/24/08
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4733 - State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors › Chapter 4733-3 - Officers › Section 4733-3-05 - Vacancies

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
If for any reason vacancies shall occur in the office of
				chairperson, vice-chairperson and/or secretary, the office or offices shall be
				filled by an election of the board members either at a regular stated meeting
				or a special meeting called for that purpose. Any officers so elected shall
				receive not less than three affirmative votes.
R.C.
				119.032 review dates:
				05/09/2014 and
				05/09/2019
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4733.07
Rule
				Amplifies: 4733.06
Prior
				Effective Dates: 10/06/1967,
				11/01/2003
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4733 - State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors › Chapter 4733-5 - Procedural Rules › Section 4733-5-02 - Notice of meeting

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A notice and proposed agenda of each
			 meeting of the board shall be sent to each member of the board, by the
			 executive director, and shall be deemed full and proper notice thereof. A copy
			 of the minutes of the previous meeting shall accompany the agenda for review
			 prior to approval at the next meeting.
(B) Any person may ascertain the time and
			 place of all regularly scheduled meetings and the time, place, and purpose of
			 all special meetings by:
(1) Writing to the
			 "The State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors", at
			 the board's office address.
(2)
			 Calling the following telephone number during normal business hours: (614)
			 466-3651.
(3) Any person may
			 receive notice of all meetings of the board. The executive director shall
			 maintain a list of all persons who have requested such notification.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4733 - State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors › Chapter 4733-9 - Qualifications for Registration by Examination, Experience, or Education › Section 4733-9-01 - Experience and examinations

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The phrase "Graduation from a college
			 curriculum in engineering of four years or more that is not accredited" used in
			 division (A)(2)(a) of section
			 4733.11 of
			 the Revised Code is interpreted by the board to mean "a baccalaureate degree in
			 engineering not accredited by ABET such as those programs recently developed or
			 programs offered by foreign schools evaluated by the board as being
			 substantially equivalent to those which have been accredited."
(B) The board shall consider applications
			 from persons possessing one of the following qualifications:
(1) Professional engineer - A graduate of an
			 approved engineering curriculum of four academic years or more from a school or
			 college approved by the board, and who has had four or more years of experience
			 of a type satisfactory to the board.
(2) Professional engineer - A graduate of an
			 engineering curriculum of four academic years or more from a college curriculum
			 in engineering that is not accredited by ABET, but is evaluated by the board as
			 meeting the national council of examiners for engineering and surveying
			 education standard and found to be of a high quality essentially equal to the
			 curricula which are accredited, or in engineering technology and who has eight
			 years or more of progressive experience in engineering work indicating that the
			 applicant is competent to be placed in responsible charge of such
			 work.
(3) As a professional
			 surveyor after December 31, 1992, either by:
(a) Graduation from an approved curriculum in
			 surveying of four years or more in a recognized school or college, and a
			 specific record of an additional four years or more of surveying office and
			 field experience of a character acceptable to the board, with at least two of
			 these years in responsible charge of this work under the direct supervision of
			 a professional surveyor, and passing the prescribed examination;
(b) Graduation from an approved curriculum in
			 civil engineering of four years or more in a recognized school or college,
			 successful completion of at least sixteen semester hours, or equivalent quarter
			 or trimester hours, of approved surveying courses in surveying directly and
			 mapping arts and sciences, except that courses successfully completed as prior
			 studies may be credited by the board toward this requirement, of which at least
			 six semester hours, or equivalent quarter or trimester hours, are in property
			 surveying, and a specific record of an additional four years or more of
			 surveying office and field experience of a character acceptable to the board,
			 with at least two of these years in responsible charge of this work under the
			 direct supervision of a professional surveyor, and passing the prescribed
			 examination.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4733 - State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors › Chapter 4733-9 - Qualifications for Registration by Examination, Experience, or Education › Section 4733-9-02 - Acceptable engineering experience defined

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Satisfactory engineering work shall be of
			 a nature such that its adequate performance requires engineering education,
			 training, or experience and must be demonstrated through the application of the
			 mathematical, physical and engineering sciences. Satisfactory engineering
			 experience shall include but not be limited to, an acceptable combination of
			 the following types of engineering activities:
(1) Design or conceptual design of
			 engineering works, products, or systems;
(2) Development or optimization of plans and
			 specifications for engineering works, products, or systems;
(3) Analysis, consultation, investigation,
			 evaluation, planning or other related services for engineering works, products,
			 or systems;
(4) Planning the use
			 or alteration of land, water, or other resources;
(5) Engineering for development of operating
			 and maintenance manuals;
(6)
			 Engineering for construction, or inspection of construction for the purpose of
			 assuring compliance with drawings or specifications;
(7) Engineering for materials testing and
			 evaluation;
(8) Any other work of
			 a mechanical, electrical, electronic, chemical, hydraulic, pneumatic,
			 geotechnical, or thermal nature that requires engineering education, training
			 or experience for its adequate performance;
(9) Teaching experience, to be creditable,
			 must be in engineering or engineering-related subjects at an advanced level in
			 a college or university offering an engineering program of four years or more
			 that is approved by the board.
(10) Experience gained in engineering
			 research and design projects by members of an engineering faculty where the
			 program is approved by the board is creditable.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4733 - State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors › Chapter 4733-9 - Qualifications for Registration by Examination, Experience, or Education › Section 4733-9-04 - Examinations and minimum grades and intern certificates

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The board shall administer or direct the
			 administration of examinations prepared and furnished by the national council
			 of examiners for engineering and surveying or other provider approved by the
			 board.
(B) Examinations for
			 surveyors and engineers will be held on dates set by the national council of
			 examiners for engineering and surveying and approved by the board.
(C) The language of the examination will be
			 in English.
(D) Locations at which
			 the examinations are given are designated by the board.
(E) In determining an applicant's
			 qualifications for registration by examination, the following minimum grades
			 will be required:
(1) For the fundamentals of
			 engineering examination or fundamentals of surveying examination, a passing
			 grade as set by the national council for examiners of engineering and surveying
			 and approved by the board is required.
(2) For the principles and practice of
			 engineering examination, a passing grade as set by the national council of
			 examiners for engineering and surveying and approved by the board is
			 required.
(3) For the principles
			 and practice of surveying, the applicant must pass both the national council of
			 examiners for engineering and surveying principles and practice examination and
			 the two hour professional practice examination devoted to the laws and
			 practices of this state. A passing grade as set by the national council of
			 examiners for engineering and surveying and approved by the board is required
			 for the  national principles and
			 practice of surveing examination and a passing
			 grade as set and approved by the board is required for the
			 Ohio state-specific
									 professional practice examination devoted
			 to the laws and practice of this state.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4733 - State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors › Chapter 4733-9 - Qualifications for Registration by Examination, Experience, or Education › Section 4733-9-05 - Compliance with examination policies and procedures

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Examinees shall abide by the
				examination administrator's published examination policies and procedures. An
				examinee who does not fully comply with the examination administrator's
				requirements may, in addition to any action by the board, be subject to
				dismissal from the remainder of the examination.
Effective:
				8/1/2014
R.C.
				119.032 review dates:
				08/01/2019
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4733.07
Rule
				Amplifies: 4733.13
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4733 - State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors › Chapter 4733-9 - Qualifications for Registration by Examination, Experience, or Education › Section 4733-9-06 - Noncompliant conduct in association with examinations

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
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 examination
				policies or procedures during examination.
Effective:
				8/1/2014
R.C.
				119.032 review dates:
				08/01/2019
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4733.07
Rule
				Amplifies: 4733.13
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4733 - State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors › Chapter 4733-9 - Qualifications for Registration by Examination, Experience, or Education › Section 4733-9-07 - Consequences of noncompliant conduct with examination policies and procedures

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Evidence of failing to comply with the
				examination administrator's policies and procedures subsequent to an
				examination may also be cause for action by the board. An examinee who does not
				fully comply with the examination administrator's policies and procedures
				during and after an examination will be subject to having their examination
				results invalidated and being prohibited from taking the examination(s) for a
				period of time as determined by the board.
Effective:
				8/1/2014
R.C.
				119.032 review dates:
				08/01/2019
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4733.07
Rule
				Amplifies: 4733.13
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4733 - State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors › Chapter 4733-9 - Qualifications for Registration by Examination, Experience, or Education › Section 4733-9-08 - Comity applications for noncompliant examinees

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Any licensure examination taken and
				passed in another state or jurisdiction while barred from taking an examination
				in Ohio will not be acceptable for licensure purposes in Ohio.
Effective:
				8/1/2014
R.C.
				119.032 review dates:
				08/01/2019
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4733.07
Rule
				Amplifies: 4733.13
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4733 - State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors › Chapter 4733-17 - Form of Application › Section 4733-17-01 - Form of application

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Applications for registration shall be made only on forms
				issued by the board. No applications made otherwise than on such form will be
				accepted by the board. In the event that forms issued by the board do not
				contain sufficient space for evidence to be submitted, the applicant may attach
				additional sheets to said form to any extent desired by applicant, but such
				attached sheets shall for convenience of filing be of the same size as the
				forms and shall be securely attached thereto.
The board requires an official transcript of degrees subsequent
				to high school. It is the duty of the applicant to see that such a record is
				enclosed with application when submitted, since no action will be taken by the
				board until such information is received. All foreign language documentation
				submitted with the completed application must be accompanied by certified
				English translations. The translation report shall be sent directly from the
				translator to the board for review.
Those applicants who, for political or other valid reasons, are
				unable to obtain their college transcripts shall be processed on a case-by-case
				basis by the board.
The board may require an independent evaluation of the
				engineering education of an applicant who was educated outside the United
				States or has graduated from an unaccredited engineering program. Such
				evaluation shall be done through an organization approved by the board and
				shall be done at the expense of the applicant. Such evaluation may be waived if
				the applicant has received a graduate degree from a United States institution
				which has a bachelor's degree program accredited by EAC/ABET in the discipline
				of the applicant's graduate degree and, in the judgment of the board, has
				completed the equivalent of an EAC/ABET undergraduate program.
A photograph of the applicant shall appear in the space
				provided upon the application form. It shall be an unretouched photograph taken
				within six months of the date of application, and the face shall be portrayed
				not less than three-fourths inch in width.
R.C.
				119.032 review dates:
				06/10/2014 and
				05/09/2019
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4733.07
Rule
				Amplifies: 4733.12
Prior
				Effective Dates: 12/01/1968, 11/01/2003,
				11/24/2008
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4733 - State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors › Chapter 4733-20 - Registration Ceremony › Section 4733-20-01 - Voluntary certificate ceremony

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Applicants, who have met examination requirements, may attend a
				certificate presentation ceremony where certificates of registration will be
				presented with the administration of the creed being a part of the ceremony.
R.C.
				119.032 review dates:
				05/09/2014 and
				05/09/2019
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4733.07
Rule
				Amplifies: 4733.14
Prior
				Effective Dates: 11/01/2003
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4733 - State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors › Chapter 4733-21 - Certificate of Registration › Section 4733-21-01 - Certificate of registration

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Professional engineers or professional surveyors shall keep
				their certificates of registration issued by the board posted conspicuously in
				their places of business where the public could examine said certificates.
R.C.
				119.032 review dates:
				05/09/2014 and
				05/09/2019
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4733.07
Rule
				Amplifies: 4733.14
Prior
				Effective Dates: 04/15/1985,
				11/01/2003
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4733 - State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors › Chapter 4733-23 - Registrant's Seal › Section 4733-23-01 - Registrant's seal

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
			 Each registrant may upon registration obtain a seal of the design authorized by
			 the board, bearing the registrant's name and the legend, "Registered
			 Professional Engineer," or "Registered Professional Surveyor." Plans,
			 specifications, plats, reports and all other engineering or surveying work
			 product issued by a registrant shall be stamped with the said seal and be
			 signed and dated by the registrant, or bear a computer generated seal and
			 electronic signature and date. No person shall stamp or seal any document with
			 said seal after the certificate of the registrant named thereon has expired, or
			 suspended, or has been revoked, unless said certificate of registration shall
			 have been renewed or reissued.
(B)
			 Each registrant is charged with the safeguarding of their personal seal.
(C) By affixing their seal to any
			 document, the registrant certifies to the accuracy and completeness of the
			 information contained in the sealed document, and by such action, assumes full
			 responsibility thereof.
(D) Plans,
			 specifications, plats, reports and all other engineering or surveying work
			 product bearing a computer generated seal and electronic signature and date
			 shall have an electronic authentication process attached to or logically
			 associated with the electronic document. The electronic signature must be
			 unique to the person using it; capable of verification; under the sole control
			 of the person using it; linked to a document in such a manner that the
			 electronic signature is invalidated if any data in the document is changed.
R.C.
				119.032 review dates:
				05/09/2014 and
				05/09/2019
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4733.07
Rule
				Amplifies: 4733.14
Prior
				Effective Dates: 04/15/1985, 03/18/1989, 11/01/03,
				11/24/2008
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4733 - State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors › Chapter 4733-25 - Reinstatement of Lapsed Certificate › Section 4733-25-01 - Reinstatement of an expired certificate of registration

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Any registrant whose certificate of registration has expired
				for non-payment of renewal fees pursuant to division (A) of section
				4733.15 of the Revised
				Code may apply in writing for reinstatement. The application so filed must be
				supported with a detailed notarized experience statement covering all
				experience subsequent to the date of expiration. This statement shall describe
				the nature of work performed, degree of responsibility, and dates of each
				engagement. This statement must also show how the applicant maintained
				competency in his or her field during the period
				since expiration. The application so filed must also include proof of
				completion of fifteen hours of continuing professional development for each
				lapsed year. Upon receipt of the application the board will review it and
				determine the steps required for reinstatement. If more than four consecutive
				years have elapsed since the date of expiration, the applicant shall be
				required to take and pass the principles and practice of engineering
				examination and/or principles and practice of surveying examination as a
				condition of reinstatement unless the applicant has maintained continuous,
				uninterrupted registration in any other state or United States territory. The
				amount of the reinstatement fee shall be as prescribed in paragraph (L) of rule
				4733-19-01
				of the Administrative Code. Payment of reinstatement fees does not validate any
				illegal practice performed during the period between expiration and
				reinstatement. Reinstatement shall require a majority affirmative vote of the
				board at a board meeting where the reinstatement application is
				considered.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4733 - State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors › Chapter 4733-29 - Principles and Practice Examinations › Section 4733-29-01 - Principles and practice examinations

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) When an applicant has completed a record
			 showing the required number of calendar years of education and experience, the
			 applicant is eligible to request admission to the principles and practice
			 examination for completion of registration as a professional. The board must be
			 sent a completed application. This application shall describe the nature of
			 work performed, degree of responsibility, and dates of each engagement. Each
			 segment of experience must be verified by including the supervisor's signature
			 and contact information. If an applicant claims credit for experience in the
			 armed forces of the United States or civilian war services, the applicant must
			 outline the nature and extent of the assignments. Experience may be acquired in
			 Ohio or elsewhere. Credit for experience is not limited to the branch specified
			 in the original application.
(B)
								Applicants for registration as a professional engineer
			 or professional surveyor shall
								 demonstrate his or her practical knowledge by passing the
			 principles and practice examination as outlined in section
			 4733.13 of the
			 Revised Code. Applicants are not eligible for registration as a professional engineer or professional
			 surveyor
								 until their
			 practical experience has been completed and approved by the board
			 .
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4733 - State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors › Chapter 4733-31 - Land Surveying Defined › Section 4733-31-01 - Surveying defined

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Surveying shall mean any professional
			 service performed for the purpose of determining land areas, the monumenting of
			 property boundaries, the platting and layout of lands and sub-divisions
			 thereof, including the topography, the alignment and the preliminary grades of
			 streets, the preparation of: maps, record plats, field note records and
			 property descriptions representing such surveys.
(B) The adequate performance of such work
			 involves the application of special knowledge of the principles of mathematics,
			 the related physical and applied sciences and the relevant requirements of law
			 for adequate evidence to the act of measuring, and locating lines, angles,
			 elevations, natural and man-made features in the air, on the surface of the
			 earth, within underground workings, and on the beds of bodies of water.
R.C.
				119.032 review dates:
				05/09/2014 and
				05/09/2019
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4733.07
Rule
				Amplifies: 4733.01
Prior
				Effective Dates: 10/15/1970,
				11/01/2003
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4733 - State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors › Chapter 4733-33 - Examination for Land Surveyors › Section 4733-33-01 - Examinations for surveyors

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) All applicants for registration as a
			 professional surveyor must pass the fundamentals of surveying examination, the
			 principles and practice of surveying examination and a state-specific practice
								 devoted to the laws and practice of surveying in
			 Ohio.
(B) Candidates must know how
			 the original surveys were conducted. They must know the rules governing the
			 restoration of obliterated monuments and must be able to re-establish lost
			 monuments, and must have had enough actual experience in land surveying work to
			 make them familiar with the proper methods of retracing the original
			 surveys.
(C) Candidates must know
			 what discrepancies to expect in retracement work and how to use evidence in the
			 restoration of obliterated land lines and monuments. They must understand the
			 laws governing riparian rights, accretions, adverse possession. They must also
			 be familiar with the ethics of the profession.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4733 - State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors › Chapter 4733-35 - Code of Ethics for Engineers and Surveyors › Section 4733-35-01 - Preamble

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
In order to safeguard the life, health, property and welfare of
				the public and the state of Ohio, to maintain integrity and high standards of
				skills and practice in the professions of engineering and surveying, the
				following rules of professional conduct, promulgated in accordance with Chapter
				4733. of the Revised Code, shall be binding upon every person holding a
				certificate of registration as a professional engineer or as a professional
				surveyor.
The engineer or surveyor, who holds a certificate of
				registration from the Ohio state board of registration for professional
				engineers and surveyors, is charged with having knowledge of the existence of
				the reasonable rules and regulations hereinafter provided for his or her
				professional conduct as an engineer or surveyor, and also shall be deemed to be
				familiar with their several provisions and to understand them. Such knowledge
				shall encompass the understanding that the practice of engineering, or of
				surveying, is a privilege, as opposed to a right, and the registrant shall be
				forthright and candid in statements or written responses to the board or its
				representatives on matters pertaining to professional conduct.
R.C.
				119.032 review dates:
				05/09/2014 and
				05/09/2019
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4733.07
Rule
				Amplifies: 4733.20
Prior
				Effective Dates: 10/01/1970, 11/01/2003,
				11/24/2008
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4733 - State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors › Chapter 4733-35 - Code of Ethics for Engineers and Surveyors › Section 4733-35-02 - Integrity

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The engineer or surveyor is obligated to act with complete
				integrity in professional matters for each client or employer as a faithful
				agent; shall be honest and impartial, and shall serve the public, client and
				employer with devotion.
R.C.
				119.032 review dates:
				05/09/2014 and
				05/09/2019
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4733.07
Rule
				Amplifies: 4733.20
Prior
				Effective Dates: 10/01/1970,
				11/01/2003
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4733 - State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors › Chapter 4733-35 - Code of Ethics for Engineers and Surveyors › Section 4733-35-03 - Responsibility to the public

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The engineer or surveyor shall:
(A) Protect the safety, health and welfare of
			 the public in the performance of professional duties. Should the case arise
			 where the engineer or surveyor faces a situation where the safety, health and
			 welfare of the public is not protected, the engineer or surveyor shall:
(1) Sever the relationship with the employer
			 or client;
(2) Refuse to accept
			 responsibility for the design, report or statement involved;
(3) Notify the proper authority if, in his or
			 her opinion, the situation is sufficiently important.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4733 - State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors › Chapter 4733-35 - Code of Ethics for Engineers and Surveyors › Section 4733-35-04 - Public statements and certifications

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The engineer or surveyor will issue no
			 statements, criticisms or arguments on engineering or surveying matters
			 connected with public policy which are inspired or paid for by an interested
			 party, or parties, unless the engineer or surveyor has prefaced his or her
			 remarks by explicitly identifying himself or herself, by disclosing the
			 identities of the party, or parties, on whose behalf the engineer or surveyor
			 is speaking, and by revealing the existence of any pecuniary interest he or she
			 may have in the instant matters.
(B) The engineer or surveyor will publicly
			 express no opinion on an engineering or surveying subject unless 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 or her testimony.
(C) The engineer or surveyor shall decline to
			 sign and/or seal any form of certification, warranty, or guaranty that
(1)
									 Relates to matters beyond his or her technical
			 competence,
(2)
									 Involves matters which are beyond the scope of
			 services for which he or she was retained, or
(3)
									 Relates to
			 engineering or surveying work for which he or she does not have personal
			 professional knowledge and direct supervisory control and responsibility.
"Certification" shall mean a statement
				signed and/or sealed by an engineer or surveyor representing that the
				engineering or surveying services addressed therein have been performed,
				according to the engineer or surveyor's knowledge, information and belief, in
				accordance with commonly accepted procedures consistent with applicable
				standards of practice, and is not a guaranty or warranty, either expressed or
				implied.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4733 - State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors › Chapter 4733-35 - Code of Ethics for Engineers and Surveyors › Section 4733-35-05 - Conflict of interest

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The engineer or surveyor shall
			 conscientiously avoid conflict of interest with the employer or client, but,
			 when unavoidable, the engineer or surveyor shall forthwith disclose the
			 circumstances to the employer or client.
(B) The engineer or surveyor shall promptly
			 inform the client or employer of any business association, interests, or
			 circumstances which could influence his or her judgment or the quality of
			 services to the client or employer.
(C) The engineer or surveyor shall not accept
			 compensation, financial or otherwise, from more than one party for services on
			 the same project, or for services pertaining to the same project, unless the
			 circumstances are fully disclosed to, and agreed to, by all interested parties
			 or their duly authorized agents.
(D) The engineer or surveyor shall not
			 solicit or accept financial or other valuable considerations from material or
			 equipment suppliers for specifying their products.
(E) The engineer or surveyor shall not
			 solicit or accept gratuities, directly or indirectly, from contractors, their
			 agents or other parties dealing with his client or employer in connection with
			 work for which he or she is responsible.
(F) As an elected, retained or employed
			 public official, an engineer or a sSurveyor (in the capacity as a public
			 official) shall not review or approve work that was performed by himself, or
			 under his direction, on behalf of another employer or client.
R.C.
				119.032 review dates:
				05/09/2014 and
				05/09/2019
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4733.07
Rule
				Amplifies: 4733.20
Prior
				Effective Dates: 10/15/1970,
				11/01/2003
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4733 - State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors › Chapter 4733-35 - Code of Ethics for Engineers and Surveyors › Section 4733-35-06 - Solicitation of employment

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The engineer or surveyor shall not pay,
			 solicit nor offer, directly or indirectly, any bribe or commission for
			 professional employment with the exception of payment of the usual commission
			 for securing salaried positions through licensed employment agencies.
(B) The engineer or surveyor shall
			 seek professional employment on the basis of qualifications and competence for
			 proper accomplishment of the work.
(C) The engineer or surveyor shall not
			 falsify or permit misrepresentation of academic or professional qualifications
			 and shall not misrepresent or exaggerate the degree of responsibility in or for
			 the subject matter of prior assignments.
(D) Brochures or other presentations incident
			 to the solicitation of employment shall not misrepresent pertinent facts
			 concerning employers, employees, associates, joint-ventures, or past
			 accomplishments with the intent and purpose of enhancing qualifications and
			 work.
R.C.
				119.032 review dates:
				05/09/2014 and
				05/09/2019
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4733.07
Rule
				Amplifies: 4733.20
Prior
				Effective Dates: 10/15/1970, 11/01/1978, 11/01/2003,
				11/24/2008
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4733 - State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors › Chapter 4733-35 - Code of Ethics for Engineers and Surveyors › Section 4733-35-07 - Improper conduct

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The engineer or surveyor shall not sign
			 and/or seal professional work for which he or she does not have personal
			 professional knowledge and direct supervisory control and responsibility. This
			 is interpreted by the board to mean that an engineer or surveyor shall not sign
			 and/or seal professional work unless that work was prepared under his/her
			 supervision and direction. The engineer or surveyor shall be involved in the
			 project and must be closely involved in the preparation of the work product.
(B) The engineer or surveyor shall
			 not knowingly associate with, or permit the use of his or her name or firm name
			 in, a business venture by any person or firm which he or she knows, or has
			 reason to believe, is engaging in business or professional practices of a
			 fraudulent or dishonest nature.
(C) If the engineer or surveyor has knowledge
			 or reason to believe that another person or firm is guilty of violating any of
			 the provisions of Chapter 4733. of the Revised Code, or any of these rules of
			 professional conduct, he or she shall present this information to the board in
			 writing.
(D) If a professional
			 engineer or professional surveyor is found guilty of a felony or had his or her
			 registration revoked or suspended by another jurisdiction, the professional
			 engineer or professional surveyor shall notify the board in writing within
			 sixty days.
R.C.
				119.032 review dates:
				05/09/2014 and
				05/09/2019
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4733.07
Rule
				Amplifies: 4733.20
Prior
				Effective Dates: 10/15/1970, 11/01/2003,
				11/24/2008
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4733 - State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors › Chapter 4733-35 - Code of Ethics for Engineers and Surveyors › Section 4733-35-08 - Other jurisdiction

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Conviction of a felony without restoration of civil rights, or
				the revocation, voluntary surrender, or suspension of a professional engineer's
				or surveyor's license by another jurisdiction, if for a cause which in the
				state of Ohio would constitute a violation of Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4733 or
				of these rules, shall be grounds for a charge of violation of these rules.
R.C.
				119.032 review dates:
				05/09/2014 and
				05/09/2019
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4733.07
Rule
				Amplifies: 4733.20
Prior
				Effective Dates: 10/15/1970,
				11/01/2003
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4733 - State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors › Chapter 4733-35 - Code of Ethics for Engineers and Surveyors › Section 4733-35-09 - Records

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Each registrant or certificate of authorization holder shall
				keep a true and correct record in the English language of all of the business
				transactions in the registrant's or holder's office relevant to enforcement of
				Chapter 4733. of the Revised Code. Such records shall be available at all
				reasonable hours for inspection and copying by the Ohio state board of
				registration for professional engineers and surveyors.
Each registrant or licensee shall cooperate with the board in
				its investigation of complaints or possible violations of Chapter 4733. of the
				Revised Code. This cooperation shall include responding timely to written
				communications from the board, providing information or documents requested
				within thirty days of the date on which the communication was mailed, and
				appearing before the board or its designee upon request.
R.C.
				119.032 review dates:
				05/09/2014 and
				05/09/2019
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4733.07
Rule
				Amplifies: 4733.20
Prior
				Effective Dates: 10/15/1970, 11/01/2003,
				11/24/2008
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4733 - State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors › Chapter 4733-37 - Standards for Boundary Surveys › Section 4733-37-01 - Preamble

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
This chapter is the basis for all surveys relating to the
				establishment or retracement of property boundaries in the state of Ohio. When
				the case arises where one or more provisions herein must be abridged due to
				local condition, the abridgement shall be clearly indicated on plats and/or
				legal descriptions and reports. Where local or other prescribed regulations
				exist which are more restrictive than this chapter, the survey shall conform to
				all local and state regulatory standards. When a client desires only a portion
				of his property surveyed, and this portion can be clearly isolated from the
				remainder of the property without affecting the interests of adjoining owners,
				this chapter shall apply to the survey of only the desired portion.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4733 - State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors › Chapter 4733-37 - Standards for Boundary Surveys › Section 4733-37-02 - Research and investigation

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The surveyor shall consult deeds and
			 other documents, including those for adjacent parcels, in order to assemble the
			 best possible set of written evidence of every corner and line of the property
			 being surveyed.
(B) After all
			 necessary written documents have been analyzed, the survey shall be based on a
			 field investigation of the property. The surveyor shall make a thorough search
			 for physical monuments, and analyze evidence of monumentation and occupation.
			 In addition, the surveyor shall, when necessary, confer with the owner(s) of
			 the adjoining property and the owner(s) of the property being surveyed.
R.C.
				119.032 review dates:
				05/09/2014 and
				05/09/2019
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4733.07
Rule
				Amplifies: 4733.20
Prior
				Effective Dates: 11/01/2003
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4733 - State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors › Chapter 4733-37 - Standards for Boundary Surveys › Section 4733-37-03 - Monumentation

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The surveyor
			 shall set boundary monuments so that, upon completion of the survey, each
			 corner of the property and each referenced control station will be physically
			 monumented. Multiple monuments representing a corner
			 should be avoided.
(B) When
			 it is impossible or impracticable to set a boundary monument on a corner,
			 such as within a tree or building, where underground
			 utilities are present or in deep water, etc., the surveyor shall set a
			 reference monument, similar in character to the boundary monument and
			 preferably along one of the property lines which intersect at that corner. When
			 such a reference monument is used, it shall be clearly identified as a
			 reference monument on the plat of the property and in any new deed description
			 which may be written for the property.
(C) Every boundary monument and/or reference
			 monument set by the surveyor shall, when practicable:
(1) Be composed of a durable
			 material.
(2) Have a minimum length
			 of thirty inches.
(3) Have a
			 minimum cross-section area of material of 0.21 square inches.
(4) Be identified with a durable marker
			 bearing the surveyor's Ohio registration number and/or name or company
			 name.
(5) Be detectable with
			 conventional instruments for finding ferrous or magnetic objects.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4733 - State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors › Chapter 4733-37 - Standards for Boundary Surveys › Section 4733-37-04 - Measurement specifications

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
All measurements shall be made in accord with the following
				specifications:
(A) The surveyor shall
			 keep all equipment used in the performance of surveying in proper repair and
			 adjustment.
(B) Every determination
			 of distance and direction shall be made either directly or indirectly in such a
			 manner that the error in the distance or direction between any two points shall
			 not exceed the reported distance divided by ten thousand (allowable error =
			 reported distance divided by ten thousand, or stated as a ratio, one to ten
			 thousand). Directional error thus shall not exceed one ten thousandths of a
			 radian or twenty-one seconds of arc. When the reported distance is less than
			 two hundred feet, the linear error shall not exceed 0.02 feet. The reported
			 distance is the distance established by the survey.
(C) In all new descriptions and plats of
			 survey, the lengths and directions of the lines shall be specified so that the
			 mathematical error in closure of the property boundary does not exceed 0.02
			 feet in latitudes and 0.02 feet in departure.
(D) Surveys performed using metric
			 measurements shall utilize the metric equivalents based upon the U.S. survey
			 foot conversion factor.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4733 - State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors › Chapter 4733-37 - Standards for Boundary Surveys › Section 4733-37-06 - Descriptions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) When a surveyor
			 is called upon to prepare a new description, either to replace an existing
			 description which is inadequate or to create a new piece of property, said
			 description shall include the following items:
(1) Sufficient caption so that the property
			 can be adequately identified.
(2)
			 A relationship between the property in question and clearly defined control
			 station(s).
(3) The basis of the
			 bearings.
(4) A citation to the
			 public record of the appropriate prior deed(s).
(5) The surveyor's name, Ohio registration
			 number and date of writing and/or survey.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4733 - State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors › Chapter 4733-37 - Standards for Boundary Surveys › Section 4733-37-07 - Subdivisions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
When a subdivision is created from a piece of property, or
				several adjoining pieces, the following rules shall apply:
(A) Rule
			 4733-37-02
			 of the Administrative Code shall apply to the original tract(s) of land prior
			 to being subdivided.
(B) Rule
			 4733-37-03 of the
			 Administrative Code shall apply to the outside perimeter of the original
			 tract(s) of land and to the outside perimeter of the newly created
			 subdivisions. All newly created lots, blocks, rights of way, angle points,
			 points of curvature and points of tangency shall be monumented according to
			 local regulations. Street rights of way may be monumented with monuments on the
			 centerline instead of right of way monuments. Centerline or right of way
			 monuments shall be set at all intersections, angle points, points of curvature
			 and points of tangency.
(C) All
			 newly created subdivisions shall comply with rules
			 4733-37-04
			 and
			 4733-37-05 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(D) All
			 easements within a newly created subdivision shall be accurately dimensioned so
			 that each easement line can be reproduced without ambiguity.
R.C.
				119.032 review dates:
				05/09/2014 and
				05/09/2019
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 4733.07
Rule
				Amplifies: 4733.20
Prior
				Effective Dates: 11/01/2003