Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4733 - State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors › Chapter 4733-19 - Application, Examination, Registration, and Annual Renewal Fees › Section 4733-19-01 - Application, examination, registration and renewal fees

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The board shall
			 establish and publish a fee schedule which will be available for all applicants
			 and registrants.
(B) The
			 appropriate nonrefundable application fee must accompany each examination or
			 reexamination request.
(C) Make all
			 checks payable to: "Treasurer, State of Ohio" and submit to
			 the board office.
(D) If an
			 applicant is not eligible or does not schedule for the applied examination, the
			 application fee will be retained to cover the cost of processing the
			 application.
(E) Unless otherwise
			 stipulated by the board the payment of the registration fee will constitute
			 payment of the license fee for the remainder of the licensing period in which
			 the certificate of registration was issued. Upon successfully passing both
			 examinations a certificate of registration will be issued by the board
			 authorizing applicant to practice as a professional engineer or professional
			 surveyor.
(F) A nonrefundable
			 renewal fee for all certificates of registration is due and payable on or
			 before December thirty-first of each licensing period for the ensuing licensing
			 period (See section 4733.15 of the Revised
			 Code).
(G) Use of the
			 "UserID" and password
			 issued for electronic renewals is solely the responsibility of the licensee to
			 whom it is issued and may not be transferred, distributed, or shared with any
			 other person. The licensee assumes responsibility for all entries and user of
			 the "UserID" and password. The "UserID" and password
			 shall constitute the legally recognized signature for the purpose of this
			 rule.
(H) Completion of the paper
			 application for renewal shall be signed by the licensee.
(I) Any person who knowingly makes a false
			 statement on the renewal application form is guilty of falsification under
			 section 4733.20 of the Revised
			 Code.
(J) The renewal applicant
			 shall demonstrate in a manner prescribed by the board that the applicant has
			 met the continuing professional development requirements for the license that
			 the applicant holds.
(K) A licensee
			 is exempt from the continuing professional development requirement during the
			 first calendar year of registration. 
								If the licensee obtains
			 registration during the first calendar year of the biennial renewal period, the
			 licensee must complete fifteen hours of continuing professional development
			 before the end of the current renewal cycle.
(L) If a registrant fails to renew a
			 certificate of registration by December thirty-first of the licensing period,
			 the fee to be paid for renewal after December thirty first, but within the
			 following twelve months, shall be increased by fifty percent. A registrant who
			 fails to renew a certificate of registration for a period greater than twelve
			 months shall be assessed a reinstatement fee which shall equal the number of
			 renewal fees that have not been paid multiplied by three times the current
			 renewal fee. The registrant shall submit proof of completion of fifteen hours
			 of continuing professional development for each lapsed year.
(M) As permitted by the provisions of section
			 4733.15 and section
			 4733.151 of the Revised Code,
			 the board may upon request waive the payment of the renewal fees and/or the
			 continuing professional development requirement of a registrant during the time
			 the registrant is on active duty in connection with any branch of the armed
			 forces of the United States.
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: 4733.12,
				4733.15,
				4733.151
Prior
				Effective Dates: 10/15/1970, 07/01/1982, 10/15/1982, 03/15/1983, 04/15/1985,
				01/15/1987, 04/18/1988, 03/18/1989, 10/22/1990, 08/15/1991, 11/23/1991,
				09/25/1992, 04/30/1993, 02/01/1996, 11/01/2003,
				11/24/2008