Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-16 - Registered professional land surveyors › Section 196-16-035 - Retired status certificate of registration

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
In accordance with
				RCW
				   18.43.075, any individual who has been issued
				a certificate of registration, in accordance with
				chapter
				18.43 RCW, as a
				professional land surveyor, having reached at least the age of sixty-five and
				having discontinued active practice as a land surveyor, may be eligible to
				obtain a "retired certificate of registration." If granted, further certificate
				of registration renewal fees are waived. For the purpose of this provision,
				"active practice" is defined as exercising direct supervision and control over
				the development and production of a land surveying document as provided in
				RCW
				   18.43.070 and/or any related activities
				pertaining to the offer of and/or the providing of professional land surveying
				services as defined in
				RCW
				   18.43.020.
(1) Applications. Those persons wishing to
			 obtain the status of a retired registration shall complete an application on a
			 form as provided by the board. Applications shall be sent to the executive
			 director at the address of the board. Upon receipt of said application and, if
			 deemed eligible by the board, the retired status would become effective on the
			 first scheduled renewal date of the certificate of registration that occurs on
			 or after the applicant reaches the age of sixty-five. It shall not be necessary
			 that an expired certificate of registration be renewed to be eligible for this
			 status. The board will not provide refund of renewal fees if the application
			 for "retired" status is made and granted before the date of expiration of the
			 certificate of registration.
(2)
			 Privileges. In addition to the waiver of the renewal fee, a retired registrant
			 is permitted to:
(a) Retain the board issued
			 wall certificate of registration;
(b) Use the title professional land surveyor
			 (PLS), provided that it is supplemented by the term retired, or the
			 abbreviation "ret";
(c) Work as a
			 land surveyor in a volunteer capacity, provided that the retired registrant
			 does not create a land surveying document, and does not use their seal, except
			 as provided for in (d) of this subsection;
(d) Provide experience verifications and
			 references for persons seeking registration under
			 chapter
			 18.43 RCW. If using their
			 professional seal the retired registrant may place the word "retired" in the
			 space designated for the date of expiration;
(e) Serve in an instructional capacity on
			 land surveying topics;
(f) Provide
			 services as a technical expert before a court, or in preparation for pending
			 litigation, on matters directly related to land surveying work performed by the
			 registrant before they were granted a retired registration;
(g) Serve in a function that supports the
			 principles of registration and/or promotes the profession of land surveying,
			 such as members of commissions, boards or committees;
(h) Serve in a land surveying capacity as a
			 "good samaritan," as set forth in
			 RCW
			    38.52.195 and
			 38.52.1951, provided said work is
			 otherwise performed in accordance with
			 chapter
			 18.43 RCW.
(i) A professional land surveyor in retired
			 status is not required to complete continuing professional development as
			 provided in WAC
			 196-16-110. However, if a retired
			 status land surveyor wishes to return to active status, the licensee will need
			 to complete an additional fifteen PDH during their first year of reactivated
			 practice.