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Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 415 - Board of Examination and Registration of Architects › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Architects › Section 415-RICR-00-00-1.10 - Non-practicing Individuals

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Interns - A person currently employed under the responsible control of an architect and who maintains in good standing a National Council of Architectural Registration Boards Record may use the title "intern architect" or "architectural intern" in conjunction with his/her current employment, but may not engage in the practice of architecture except to the extent that such practice is excepted from the requirement of registration.
B. "Architect Emeritus/Emerita" - Upon written application to the Board, retired architects who surrender the stamp and use of the seal to the Board may use the honorary title "Architect Emeritus/Emerita" but are prohibited from practicing architecture in the State of Rhode Island.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 415 - Board of Examination and Registration of Architects › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Architects › Section 415-RICR-00-00-1.11 - Hearings, Administrative Procedures and Access to Public Records

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Wherever a hearing is required by law, said hearing shall be conducted pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-1-13.1, the Department's Rules of Procedure for Administrative Hearings, 230-RICR- 10-00-2, and in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act, R.I. Gen. Laws §
										42-35-1,
et seq
. Complaints shall be handled pursuant to §230-RIC R- 10-00-2.4. Where necessary, the Director of the Department shall appoint a Hearing Officer pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										42-6-8.
B. Requests for declaratory rulings and petitions for rulemaking shall be handled pursuant to the Department's Regulation for Declaratory Rulings and Petitions, 230 -RICR- 10-00-3, and in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act, R.I. Gen. Laws §
										42-35-1
et seq
.
C. Requests for records pursuant to the Access to Public Records Act shall be handled pursuant to the Department's Regulation for Access to Public Records, 230-RICR- 10-00-1 and the Access to Public Records Act, R.I. Gen. Laws § 38-21
et seq
.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 415 - Board of Examination and Registration of Architects › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Architects › Section 415-RICR-00-00-1.12 - Professional Standards

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Competence
1. In engaging in the practice of architecture, a registered architect's primary duty is to protect the public's health, safety, and welfare. In discharging this duty, a registered architect shall act with reasonable care and competence and shall apply the technical knowledge and skill which are ordinarily applied by architects of good standing practicing in the same locality.
2. In designing a project, a registered architect shall consider all applicable State and municipal building laws and Regulations. While a registered architect may rely on the advice of other professionals (e.g., attorneys, engineers, and other qualified persons) as to the intent and meaning of such laws and Regulations, once having obtained such advice, a registered architect shall not knowingly design a project in violation of such laws and Regulations.
3. A registered architect shall undertake to perform professional services only when he/she, together with those whom the registered architect may engage as consultants, is qualified by education, training, and experience in the specific technical areas involved.
4. No individual shall be permitted to engage in the practice of architecture if, following opportunity for a hearing, findings are made that such an individual's professional competence is, despite reasonable accommodations, substantially impaired by physical or mental disabilities.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 415 - Board of Examination and Registration of Architects › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Architects › Section 415-RICR-00-00-1.13 - Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
If any provision of this Regulation or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional, the invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Regulation which can be given effect without the invalid or constitutional provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Regulation are severable.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 420 - Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects › Chapter 00 - Landscape Architects › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Landscape Architects › Section 420-RICR-00-00-1.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
This regulation is promulgated in accordance with R.I.
					 Gen. Laws §§
										5-51-2 and  5-51-9 by the Rhode Island Board of Examiners
					 of Landscape Architects with the approval of the Director of the Department of
					 Business Regulation.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 420 - Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects › Chapter 00 - Landscape Architects › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Landscape Architects › Section 420-RICR-00-00-1.2 - Scope

Current through June 14, 2024
This regulation applies to the licensing and regulation of
					 the practice of landscape architecture in Rhode Island.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 420 - Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects › Chapter 00 - Landscape Architects › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Landscape Architects › Section 420-RICR-00-00-1.3 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
The purpose of this regulation is to describe the
					 practices and procedures of the Board and to set forth the rules promulgated to
					 enforce R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-51 for the regulation of the practice of
					 landscape architecture within the state.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 420 - Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects › Chapter 00 - Landscape Architects › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Landscape Architects › Section 420-RICR-00-00-1.5 - Board Meetings

Current through June 14, 2024
The Board shall hold at least three (3) meetings per
					 year.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 420 - Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects › Chapter 00 - Landscape Architects › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Landscape Architects › Section 420-RICR-00-00-1.6 - Individual Registrations - Application, Renewal and Reinstatement

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Application for Individual Registration by
				 Examinations
1. General Examination
				 Procedures:
a. The examination shall be the
				 L.A.R.E prepared and administered by CLARB. The Board may administer a
				 supplemental state exam if approved by the Director of the Department of
				 Business Regulation.
b. The Board
				 shall, in its discretion, determine the content and grading standards, as well
				 as administer any state supplemental examination(s) approved by the
				 Director.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 420 - Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects › Chapter 00 - Landscape Architects › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Landscape Architects › Section 420-RICR-00-00-1.7 - Firm Registrations - Certificates of Authorization (COA)

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Any firm that intends to practice or offer
				 to practice landscape architecture within the State of Rhode Island shall
				 obtain a COA prior to practicing or offering to practice landscape architecture
				 in this State.
B. COA Initial
				 Application Procedures:
1. Every firm
				 applying for a COA shall file a written application with the Board. This
				 application must include:
a. A designation of
				 one or more landscape architect(s) registered in the State of Rhode Island as
				 being in responsible charge of all landscape architecture work. The failure to
				 so designate a landscape architect shall result in denial of the application;
				 and
b. The COA application fee.
				 This fee shall be waived for firms consisting of one person.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 420 - Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects › Chapter 00 - Landscape Architects › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Landscape Architects › Section 420-RICR-00-00-1.8 - Discipline

Current through June 14, 2024
All disciplinary matters shall be handled in accordance
					 with the Department's Rules of Procedure for Administrative Hearings,
					 230-RICR- 10-00-2.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 420 - Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects › Chapter 00 - Landscape Architects › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Landscape Architects › Section 420-RICR-00-00-1.9 - Use of Seal or Stamp

Current through June 14, 2024
A. For the purpose
				 of signing drawings, plans, specifications, reports and other contract
				 documents, each registered landscape architect shall have an individual seal or
				 stamp as described in definitions.
B. The seal/stamp shall be applied to the
				 document and signed and dated by the registered landscape architect. The stamp
				 or seal may be electronic. The stamp shall bear an original or an electronic
				 signature.
C. No landscape designs,
				 specifications or other landscape documents submitted to a federal, state or
				 municipal agency for permit or authorization shall be submitted without the
				 seal or stamp of the R.I. registered landscape architect in responsible charge
				 of the work.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 420 - Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects › Chapter 00 - Landscape Architects › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Landscape Architects › Section 420-RICR-00-00-1.10 - Hearings, Administrative Procedures, and Access to Public Records

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Wherever a hearing is required by law,
				 said hearing shall be conducted pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-51-17.1,
				 the Department's Rules of Procedure for Administrative Hearings,
				 230-RICR- 10-00-2, and in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act,
				 R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35. Complaints shall be handled pursuant to
				 230-RICR- 10-00-2.4. Where necessary, the Director of the Department shall
				 appoint a Hearing Officer pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										42-6-8.
B. Requests for declaratory rulings and
				 petitions for rulemaking shall be handled pursuant to the Department's
				 regulation for Declaratory Rulings and Petitions, 230-RICR- 10-00-3, and in
				 accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act, R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter
				 42-35.
C. Requests for records
				 pursuant to the Access to Public Records Act shall be handled pursuant to the
				 Department's regulation for Access to Public Records, 230-RICR- 10-00-1 and the
				 Access to Public Records Act, R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 38-2.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 420 - Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects › Chapter 00 - Landscape Architects › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Landscape Architects › Section 420-RICR-00-00-1.11 - Unlawful Practice

Current through June 14, 2024
A. As set forth in
				 R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-51, no person or firm shall represent
				 himself/herself/itself as a practitioner of landscape architecture, or engage
				 in the practice of landscape architecture, or offer to practice landscape
				 architecture or use or employ any title, sign, card, or device implying that
				 such person or firm is practicing or is authorized to practice landscape
				 architecture in this State, without holding a certificate of registration
				 issued by the Board.
B. Any person
				 who violates the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-51 shall, upon finding
				 of a violation be subject to penalty as set forth in R.I. Gen. Laws
				 §§
										5-51-16 and  5-84-5.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 420 - Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects › Chapter 00 - Landscape Architects › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Landscape Architects › Section 420-RICR-00-00-1.12 - Standards of Professional Practice

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Competence:
1. In practicing landscape architecture, a
				 landscape architect shall act with reasonable care and competence and shall
				 apply the technical knowledge and skill which is ordinarily applied by
				 landscape architects of good standing, practicing in the same
				 locality.
2. In designing a
				 project, a landscape architect shall consider all applicable state and
				 municipal laws and regulations. While a landscape architect may rely on the
				 advice of other professionals (e.g., attorneys, engineers, and other qualified
				 persons) as to the meaning and intent of such regulations, once having obtained
				 such advice, a landscape architect shall not knowingly design a project in
				 violation of such laws and regulations.
3. A landscape architect shall undertake to
				 perform professional services only when he or she, together with those whom the
				 landscape architect may engage as consultants, is qualified by education,
				 training, and experience in the specific technical areas
				 involved.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 420 - Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects › Chapter 00 - Landscape Architects › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Landscape Architects › Section 420-RICR-00-00-1.13 - Fees

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Fees apply equally to residents and
				 non-residents and shall be paid in full before any action is taken by the
				 Board. To any extent these fees vary from those imposed by statute, R.I. Gen.
				 Laws §
										5-51-14, the statute controls. All fees are nonrefundable.
Examination and re-examination
To be determined based on the CLARB cost plus
								 administrative costs
State supplemental examination section
$25.00 (per section)
Reciprocity Application
$150.00
Certificate of Registration - Initial
								 Registration Fee
$36.00
Biennial Registration renewal fee
$80.00
Reinstatement of expired Certificate of
								 Registration
$25.00 plus $40.00 for every year or portion of a
								 year
COA initial Application
$60.00. This fee shall be waived if the firm
								 consists of only one person who is the person in responsible charge.
Biennial COA renewal fee
$120.00. This fee shall be waived if the firm
								 consists of only one person who is the person in responsible charge.
Reinstatement of COA
$25.00 plus $60.00 for every year or portion of a
								 year.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 430 - Board of Registration for Professional Engineers › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Professional Engineering › Section 430-RICR-00-00-1.1 - Authority, Purpose and Scope

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Authority: This
				  Part is promulgated in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-8-3 and R.I.
				  Gen. Laws Chapter 5-84 by the Board of Registration for Professional Engineers
				  with the approval of the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Business
				  Regulation. All actions of the Board as described in this Part are subject to
				  the approval of the Director of the Department of Business Regulation pursuant
				  to R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										5-8-3(b),  5-8-8(a)(1),  5-8-18(a),  5-8-18(b),
				   5-84-5 and  5-84-6.
B. Purpose: The
				  purpose of this Part is to describe and administer the practices and procedures
				  of the Board, and to set forth the rules promulgated to enforce R.I. Gen. Laws
				  §§
										5-8-1 through  5-8-25 for the regulation of the practice of
				  engineering within the State.
C.
				  Scope: This Part applies to the licensing, regulation, and practice of
				  engineering in Rhode Island.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 430 - Board of Registration for Professional Engineers › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Professional Engineering › Section 430-RICR-00-00-1.3 - Application for Registration as a Professional Engineer and for Certification as an Engineer-in-Training

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Applications for
				  Registrations as a Professional Engineer and certification as an
				  Engineer-In-Training shall be made on forms prescribed by the Board.
1. Individuals who fail to submit
				  applications for registration or renewals in accordance with the deadlines
				  established by the Board shall be considered to have not complied with the
				  terms and conditions of their registration or registration application. If the
				  Board shall make such a determination, individuals who were previously
				  registered shall be prohibited from the practice of engineering until such time
				  as the Board has reviewed and accepted their application or renewal of their
				  license.
2. Every applicant for
				  registration, or a renewal thereof, shall be responsible for the accuracy and
				  correctness of the information contained on the application. The Board will not
				  alter any application, nor will the Board accept any verbal changes in any
				  application. Each applicant must review their application carefully and, if
				  changes are to be made, they must be made by the applicant in
				  writing.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 430 - Board of Registration for Professional Engineers › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Professional Engineering › Section 430-RICR-00-00-1.4 - Firm Registrations - Certificates of Authorization ("COA")

Current through June 14, 2024
A. General Requirements for COAs.
1. Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
											5-8-24,
				  any Firm that practices or offers to practice engineering within the State of
				  Rhode Island must obtain a COA to do so prior to practicing or offering to
				  practice engineering in this State. That COA is issued by this Board after
				  application and review by the Board.
2. Firms which have only one (1) person, may
				  be eligible for a waiver of the fee assessed for a COA if that person is in
				  responsible charge.
3. Each firm
				  which obtains a COA must designate one or more engineers registered in the
				  State of Rhode Island as being in responsible charge of all engineering work.
				  The failure to so designate an engineer shall result in denial of the
				  application.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 430 - Board of Registration for Professional Engineers › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Professional Engineering › Section 430-RICR-00-00-1.5 - Engineers in Responsible Charge - Duties

Current through June 14, 2024
A. A
				  Professional Engineer in responsible charge shall be required to stamp any and
				  all drawings, reports, documents, specifications, plats or other submissions
				  which are required to be stamped by that firm. The engineer in responsible
				  charge shall also be held professionally accountable for the accuracy and
				  correctness of any such documents submitted as well as for the quality and
				  professionalism of the work performed.
B. A Professional Engineer designated as
				  being in responsible charge shall have the authority to approve or disapprove
				  on behalf of the firm any and all activities associated with the regulated
				  profession and such decisions and/or determinations by that individual may not
				  be overturned or altered by any other person or persons associated with that
				  firm except with the approval of the engineer in responsible charge. No
				  registered person or persons may be designated as being in responsible charge
				  of engineering work by any firm, corporation, partnership or sole
				  proprietorship unless and until such time as such designation is done in
				  writing signed by the person in responsible charge.
C. Upon the termination of any designation as
				  in responsible charge, the Registrant must notify the Board within ten (10)
				  days in writing of said termination from the position of being in responsible
				  charge. Until said notice is received, the designated individual shall remain
				  in responsible charge and shall be held accountable for the work performed by
				  that firm, partnership, or sole proprietorship.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 430 - Board of Registration for Professional Engineers › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Professional Engineering › Section 430-RICR-00-00-1.6 - Disciplinary Actions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Grounds for
				  Disciplinary Action-Registrants
1. Pursuant to
				  R.I. Gen. Laws §
											5-8-18(a), the Board shall have the power to recommend to
				  the Director that a registrant be disciplined for any causes listed in R.I.
				  Gen. Laws §
											5-8-18(b)  or for any of the following additional causes:
a. Failure to comply with any of the
				  provisions of these rules and regulations or any of the rules or regulations of
				  the Board.
b. Knowingly making
				  false statements or signing false statements, certifications, or affidavits in
				  connection with the practice of engineering.
c. Aiding or assisting another person in
				  violating any provision of this Part or R.I. Gen. Laws Chapters 5-8 or
				  5-84.
d. Violating any order or
				  consent agreement imposed by the Board and/or Department or using a seal or
				  practicing engineering while a registration is inactive or
				  restricted.
e. Engaging in
				  dishonorable, unethical, or unprofessional conduct of a character likely to
				  deceive, defraud, or harm the public, or that reflects adversely on the
				  registrant's fitness to engage in the practice of engineering and is
				  discreditable to the profession.
f.
				  Providing false testimony or information to the Board and/or the
				  Department.
g. Providing
				  engineering services outside any of the licensee's areas of
				  competence.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 430 - Board of Registration for Professional Engineers › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Professional Engineering › Section 430-RICR-00-00-1.7 - Rules of Professional Conduct - Code of Ethics

Current through June 14, 2024
A.
				  The purpose of this Code of Ethics is to safeguard life, health, and property,
				  to promote the public welfare, and to maintain a high standard of integrity and
				  practice.
B. These rules shall be
				  binding on every person holding a certificate of registration as a Professional
				  Engineer and on business entities and sole proprietorships authorized to offer
				  or perform engineering services in this State. All Registrants are required to
				  be familiar with the R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-8 and this Part. The "Rules of
				  Professional Conduct" delineate specific obligations the Registrant must meet.
				  In addition, each Registrant is charged with the responsibility of adhering to
				  standards of the highest ethical and moral conduct in all aspects of the
				  practice of professional engineering.
1. All
				  Registrants shall perform their services only in the areas of their discipline
				  and competence according to current standards of technical
				  competence.
2. Registrants shall
				  recognize their responsibility to the public and shall represent themselves
				  before the public only in an objective and truthful manner.
3. Registrants shall avoid conflicts of
				  interest and faithfully serve the legitimate interests of their clients,
				  employers, and customers within the limits defined by these rules. Registrants'
				  professional reputation shall be built on the merit of their services, and they
				  shall not compete unfairly with others.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 430 - Board of Registration for Professional Engineers › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Professional Engineering › Section 430-RICR-00-00-1.8 - Public Works

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Any
				  jurisdiction, county, or local government agencies or authorities, or officials
				  or employees thereof, shall not engage in the practice of engineering involving
				  either public or private property without the project being under the
				  responsible charge of a professional engineer in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws
				  Chapter 5-8 and this Part.
B.
				  Engineered Products and Systems. Registered engineers shall be in responsible
				  charge of all engineering design of buildings, structures, products, machines,
				  processes, and systems that can affect the health, safety, and welfare of the
				  public.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 430 - Board of Registration for Professional Engineers › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Professional Engineering › Section 430-RICR-00-00-1.9 - Hearings, Administrative Procedures and Access to Public Records

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Wherever a hearing is required by law,
				  said hearing shall be conducted pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-8-18, the
				  Department's Rules of Procedure for Administrative Hearings, 230-RICR-10-00-2,
				  and in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act, R.I. Gen. Laws
				  Chapter 42-35. Complaints shall be handled pursuant to 230-RICR-10-00-2.4.
				  Where necessary, the Director of the Department shall appoint a Hearing Officer
				  pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										42-6-8.
B. Requests for declaratory rulings and
				  petitions for rulemaking shall be handled pursuant to the Department's
				  Regulation for Declaratory Rulings and Petitions, 230-RICR-10-00-3, and in
				  accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act, R.I. Gen. Laws §
										42-35-1
et seq
.
C.
				  Requests for records pursuant to the Access to Public Records Act shall be
				  handled pursuant to the Department's Regulation for Access to Public Records,
				  230-RICR-10-00-1 and the Access to Public Records Act, R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter
				  38-2.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 430 - Board of Registration for Professional Engineers › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Professional Engineering › Section 430-RICR-00-00-1.10 - Fees

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										5-8-12,  5-8-14,  5-8-15 and  5-8-24, the Board is authorized to set fees for
				  applications, registrations, certifications, and renewals. To any extent these
				  fees vary from those imposed by statute, the statute controls. All fees are
				  nonrefundable.
Initial PE Application fee
$100
Comity PE Application Fee
$150
PE Certificate of Registration - Initial
								  Registration Fee
$300
Biennial PE Registration - Renewal
								  Fee
$300
Retirement Status
No fee
Reinstatement of Expired PE
Certificate of Registration - Fee
$210 for each year the registration was expired
								  (annual registration fee of $150 plus a $60 late fee).
COA Initial Application Fee
$150. This fee shall be waived if the firm
								  consists of only one person who is the person in responsible
								  charge.
Biennial COA Renewal Fee
$50. This fee shall be waived if the firm
								  consists of only one person who is the person in responsible
								  charge.
Engineer-in-Training ("EIT") - Initial or Comity
								  Application Fee
$25
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 430 - Board of Registration for Professional Engineers › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Professional Engineering › Section 430-RICR-00-00-1.11 - Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
A. If any of the provisions of these rules
				  and regulations or if any rule, regulation, or order of the Board or if the
				  application of such provision to any person or circumstance shall be held
				  invalid, the remainder of these rules and regulations and the application of
				  such provision of these rules and regulations or such rule, regulation, or
				  order to persons or circumstances, other than those as to which it is held
				  invalid, shall not be affected thereby.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 435 - Board of Registration for Professional Land Surveyors › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Professional Land Surveying (435-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 435-RICR-00-00-1.1 - Purpose, Authority and Scope

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Purpose: This Regulation is established for the purpose of describing the practices and procedures of the Board of Registration for Professional Land Surveyors, which is one component of the Division of Design Professionals within the Department of Business Regulation (DBR) and to delineate application, registration, professional responsibilities, and procedural and technical standards for the practice of Professional Land Surveying in the State of Rhode Island.
B. Authority: This regulation is promulgated in accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										5-8.1-1,  5-8.1-4,  42-14-17, and 42-35-1-6.1, the "Administrative Procedures Act," by the Board of Registration for Professional Land Surveyors with the approval of the Director of DBR.
C. Scope: This Regulation applies to the licensing and regulation of the practice of Land Surveying in Rhode Island.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 435 - Board of Registration for Professional Land Surveyors › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Professional Land Surveying (435-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 435-RICR-00-00-1.4 - Applications

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Licensing Applications & COA Applications. Application forms for licensing as a Professional Land Surveyor or Land Surveyor in Training and to obtain a COA may be obtained from the Board's office or the Department's website. All applications shall be completed in accordance with the instructions contained therein and submitted to the Board's office no later than four months prior to the scheduled date of the examination. The eligibility of each applicant to take the examination is prescribed by R.I. Gen. Laws §
										5-8.1-9.
1. Personal appearance before the Board, if required, shall be at a time and place designated by the Board. The Board reserves the right to review and rescind eligibility to the land surveying registration examination.
2. The Board may request additional evidence or information in writing to further support the application.
3. Failure to comply, within sixty (60) days from the date of written request by the Board, for additional evidence or information, or to appear before the Board, when such an appearance is deemed necessary by the Board, may be considered as just and sufficient cause for disapproval of the application.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 435 - Board of Registration for Professional Land Surveyors › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Professional Land Surveying (435-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 435-RICR-00-00-1.5 - Examinations and Re-Examinations

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Land Surveyors Registration Examination
1. Notification of Examination - Each applicant will receive written notification from the Board of the time and place of any examination for which he or she has applied and is eligible. Each candidate shall promptly notify the Board of his or her intention either to appear or not appear for the examination. Failure to so notify the Board may result in loss of eligibility for that particular examination.
2. Evaluation of education and Experience / Training credits shall be at the discretion of the Board and in general accordance with NCEES criteria.
3. All applicants are required to comply with such requirements for taking the Land Surveyors Registration Examination as shall be established by NCEES and the Board.
4. The Land Surveyors Registration Examination will be given to all applicants qualifying under R.I. Gen. Laws §
											5-8.1-9.
5. The Land Surveyors Registration Examination shall be taken and successfully passed by all applicants.
6. The scope, dates, times and location(s) of the Land Surveyors Registration Examination are established by the Board in conjunction with NCEES.
7. The minimum-passing grade in all subjects of the Land Surveyors Registration Examination shall be as established by the Board and NCEES.
8. Anyone who receives a score of less than 50% on any portion of the examination may not apply for re-examination for at least one (1) year from the date of the failed examination. Anyone failing three (3) times shall be interviewed by the Board before he or she is allowed to retake the exam. No person who fails the exam more than five (5) times will be allowed to be reexamined for a period of five (5) years from the date of the last failed exam.
9. Any candidate who fails over a period of two (2) years to appear for an examination for which he or she is eligible, for whatever reasons, shall have his or her application canceled and his or her application form so marked with the reason therefore. Should he or she desire examination thereafter he or she shall be required to submit a new application.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 435 - Board of Registration for Professional Land Surveyors › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Professional Land Surveying (435-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 435-RICR-00-00-1.6 - Seal and Stamp

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Professional Land Surveyor's Seal & Stamp
1. SEAL and/or Stamp. The seal and/or Stamp shall be approximately 1-1/2 inches square. The State emblem and Professional Land Surveyor's registration number shall appear in the center. The Professional Land Surveyor's name shall appear above the State Emblem / Registration Number and the words "Professional Land Surveyor" shall appear below the State Emblem / Registration Number per the following example:
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2. The Board shall loan each Professional Land Surveyor the right to purchase an individual stamp capable of imprinting the seal to be used, as hereinafter directed in the following paragraph, on all documents prepared by the Professional Land Surveyor or under the Professional Land Surveyor's responsible control, for use in the State of Rhode Island, for the purpose of properly imprinting the drawings, reports and other documents. A digital facsimile of the seal may be used in lieu of the hand Stamp.
3. The seal shall be applied on documents so as to produce legible reproduction on all copies or prints made from the documents. After application of the seal, the Professional Land Surveyor's name shall be hand signed in ink across the imprinted seal, and dated below the seal. Electronic signature and dating is not permitted.
4. The Professional Land Surveyor shall imprint the seal only if in responsible control of the project.
5. Upon revocation or suspension of his or her certificate of registration, or upon expiration of the certificate without renewal, a Professional Land Surveyor shall surrender his or her Stamp to the Board.
6. Upon the death of any Professional Land Surveyor registered under this chapter, that person(s) appointed to administer the estate of the decedent shall surrender the Stamp of the deceased Professional Land Surveyor to the Board.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 435 - Board of Registration for Professional Land Surveyors › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Professional Land Surveying (435-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 435-RICR-00-00-1.7 - Continuing Education

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A. Each in-state and out-of-state registrant shall be required to meet the continuing educational requirements of these CE Regulations for professional development as a condition for registration renewal. Continuing education should maintain and develop new and relevant skills and knowledge.
B. As of July 1, 2003, all applicants for renewal for registration shall satisfy these minimum requirements.
C. Basic Requirements
1. Commencing on July 1, 2003, and each Biennium thereafter, a Registrant seeking renewal of Active registration must, as a prerequisite to renewal, submit satisfactory evidence to the Board of having obtained twenty (20) PDH's during the Biennium immediately preceding application for renewal.
2. Commencing on July 1, 2017, and each Biennium hereafter, a registrant seeking renewal of Active registration must, as a prerequisite to renewal, submit satisfactory evidence to the Board of having obtained a minimum of ten (10) PDH's during the previous Biennium from activities which do not include correspondence courses, internet courses, or courses available from online sources.
3. A new Registrant is not required to satisfy the continuing education requirements prescribed herein until the registration renewal occurring on the three (3) year anniversary of his or her date of initial registration.
4. A maximum of ten (10) PDHs may be carried over with full credit to the next Biennium.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 435 - Board of Registration for Professional Land Surveyors › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Professional Land Surveying (435-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 435-RICR-00-00-1.8 - Professional Standards and Conduct

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A. Preamble
1. In accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §
											5-8.1-1, et seq., the Board hereby adopts the following "Rules of Professional Conduct" as a Code of Ethics, which shall apply to all persons or entities registered under R.I Gen. Laws §
											5-8.1-1, et seq.
2. All persons or entities registered under R.I. Gen. Laws §
											5-8.1-1, et seq. are charged with having knowledge of the existence of these Rules of Professional Conduct, and shall be deemed to be familiar with their provisions. Each registrant is charged with the responsibility of adhering to standards of high ethical, moral and professional conduct in all aspects of the Practice of Land Surveying.
3. In these Rules of Professional Conduct, the word "registrant" shall mean any person or Entity holding either a registration or a COA issued by this Board to practice land surveying.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 435 - Board of Registration for Professional Land Surveyors › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Professional Land Surveying (435-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 435-RICR-00-00-1.9 - Procedural and Technical Standards

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Surveys shall conform to the Procedural and Technical Standards set forth in §
										1.9     of this Part.
1.9.1
Types of Surveys
A. General
1. The type of survey identifies the purpose and the content of the survey. The selection of a type of survey is made based on the reason for conducting the surveying services and/or for developing the final mapping products.
2. The class of survey identifies the measurement standards employed to collect data in the field. The class of survey (e.g. the measurement standards of precision, accuracy, methods and instrumentation employed) shall be consistent with the type of survey conducted.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 435 - Board of Registration for Professional Land Surveyors › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Professional Land Surveying (435-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 435-RICR-00-00-1.10 - Complaints, Investigations and Proceedings

Current through June 14, 2024
A. General. Any person or Entity may file a complaint against any applicant, registrant, or person or firm subject to the Board's jurisdiction. In addition, the Board may, on its own motion, investigate the conduct of an applicant, registrant or person or firm subject to the Board's jurisdiction, and may in appropriate cases file a complaint with the Secretary.
B. Complaint Procedure. The procedure of filing complaints with the Board shall be as follows:
1. Any person or Entity may file a letter form or other form of complaint.
2. The complaint shall include at a minimum the identity of the complainant, the alleged violator, the specific nature of the alleged violation, supporting documents when appropriate, and a statement identifying against whom the complaint is being made, a statement of fact sufficient to establish that the Board has jurisdiction over the conduct alleged and a statement setting forth the facts which support the allegation(s) that the individual or firm has violated the laws, code of ethics and/or rules and regulations governing the Practice of Land Surveying in this State.
3. Seven (7) copies of all supporting documents shall be submitted with the complaint.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 435 - Board of Registration for Professional Land Surveyors › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules and Regulations for Professional Land Surveying (435-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 435-RICR-00-00-1.11 - Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
Severability. If any provision of these rules and regulations, or the application thereof, is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the validity of the remainder of the rules and regulations shall not be affected thereby.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 440 - Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board › Chapter 10 - General Administration, Registration, Licensing, and Filing Claims › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - General Rules and Regulations for Applications, Registration, Licensing, Claims, Violations, and Administrative Hearings › Section 440-RICR-10-00-1.1 - Authority

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This Part is promulgated pursuant to the Rhode
					 Island Contractors" Registration and Licensing Board Law, R.I. Gen.
					 Laws Chapter 5-65; the Rhode Island Home Inspector Licensing Law,
					 R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-65.1; the Rhode Island Well-Drilling, Pump
					 Installers, and Water-Filtration Contractors Licensing Law, R.I. Gen.
					 Laws Chapter 5-65.2; the Rhode Island Underground Utility
					 Contractors" Licensing Law, R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-65.3; and the
					 Rhode Island Commercial Roofing Licensing Law, R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter
					 5-73.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 440 - Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board › Chapter 10 - General Administration, Registration, Licensing, and Filing Claims › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - General Rules and Regulations for Applications, Registration, Licensing, Claims, Violations, and Administrative Hearings › Section 440-RICR-10-00-1.2 - Purpose

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A. The
				 purpose of this Part is to establish provisions, qualifications, and
				 procedures for registering and licensing those disciplines governed
				 by the Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board: including but
				 not limited to contractors, home inspectors, well-drillers, pump
				 installers, water filtration contractors, underground utility
				 contractors and commercial roofers.
B. The purpose of the Part is also
				 to promote public safety, health and welfare by providing a mechanism
				 to ensure that all persons conducting business in the regulated
				 disciplines within the State of Rhode Island have the requisite
				 skills, training, and experience necessary to safely and adequately
				 conduct those activities within the state.
C. This Part shall also govern the
				 complaint process and the conduct of adjudicatory proceedings
				 commenced before the Board after July 1, 2019. This Part shall be
				 liberally construed to further the fair, prompt and orderly
				 administration and determination of complaints and adjudicatory
				 proceedings in conformity with the Rhode Island Administrative
				 Procedures Act. To the extent that any part of these Rules are
				 inconsistent with applicable law or the terms of any other rule or
				 regulation promulgated by the Board, the applicable law and/or the
				 terms of such other rule or regulation shall be deemed to
				 apply.
D. As applicable
				 and/or required, or unless otherwise indicated, all persons subject
				 to the registration or licensing requirements of the Contractors'
				 Registration and Licensing Board must comply with the provisions of
				 this Part and the following:
1.
				 Contractors and subcontractors: R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-65 and Part
				 2 of this Subchapter.
2.
				 Underground Utility Contractors: R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-65.3 and
				 Part 3 of this Subchapter.
3. Commercial Roofing Contractors:
				 R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-73 and Part 4 of this Subchapter.
4. Well Drilling, Pump Installers,
				 and Water Filtration Contractors: R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 5-65.2 and
				 Part 5 of this Subchapter.
5. Home Inspectors: R.I. Gen. Laws
				 Chapter 5-65.1 and Part 6 of this Subchapter.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 440 - Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board › Chapter 10 - General Administration, Registration, Licensing, and Filing Claims › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - General Rules and Regulations for Applications, Registration, Licensing, Claims, Violations, and Administrative Hearings › Section 440-RICR-10-00-1.3 - Incorporated Materials (Reserved)

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Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 440 - Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board › Chapter 10 - General Administration, Registration, Licensing, and Filing Claims › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - General Rules and Regulations for Applications, Registration, Licensing, Claims, Violations, and Administrative Hearings › Section 440-RICR-10-00-1.5 - General Administration and Procedures

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A. Delivery of Notices
1. Time for response to all notices
				 sent by the Board shall run from the date of mailing from the Board,
				 utilizing calendar days.
2. In accordance with R.I. Gen. Law
				 §5-65-6,
				 Notices of Violation, Final Orders, and a Notices of Hearing shall be
				 considered delivered when deposited in the United States mail and/or
				 sent registered or certified or post office receipt secured to the
				 last known address of record.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 440 - Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board › Chapter 10 - General Administration, Registration, Licensing, and Filing Claims › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - General Rules and Regulations for Applications, Registration, Licensing, Claims, Violations, and Administrative Hearings › Section 440-RICR-10-00-1.6 - General Registration and Licensing Requirements

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1.6.1
Registration/License
				 Required
A. Every person who
				 engages in a discipline governed by the Board, listed in §§
											1.1  and
				   1.2(A)     of this Part, must be properly registered or licensed with the
				 Contractors" Registration and Licensing Board prior to engaging in
				 those activities.
B. No
				 person subject to the provisions of this Subchapter shall provide
				 services, offer to the public their services, or represent that they
				 possess a registration/license unless that person possesses a valid
				 registration/license, unless authorized to do so by the
				 Board.
C. Any person who
				 fails to properly obtain a registration or license in their
				 respective discipline, as required, is subject to penalties for
				 operating without a registration or license.
D. For purposes of completing an
				 application in either paper or electronic form, for a permit to
				 conduct activities subject to this Subchapter, the actual applicant
				 does not need to possess a registration/license, as long as the
				 applicant is acting on behalf a validly registered/licensed
				 contractor and it will be the registered/licensed contractor who is
				 doing the work.
E.
				 Officer/Partner Cards/Certificates shall no longer be issued. All
				 current cards/certificates shall expire on December 31,
				 2019.
F. All
				 Registration/License requirements must be maintained and kept current
				 for the duration of the Registration/License.