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Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-21 - Land surveyors-in-training › Section 196-21-020 - Practical experience

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Qualifying practical experience must be in the form of broad
				based, progressive learning in the fundamental knowledge of land surveying
				theory and practice. Practical experience must be under the direct supervision
				of a person authorized to practice land surveying by a board recognized
				authority. The breadth of experience, while not limited to, shall
				include:
(1) Performing complex survey
			 calculations;
(2) Conducting
			 boundary and corner research;
(3)
			 Preparing and using property descriptions;
(4) Understanding and applying fundamental
			 boundary and topographic principles;
(5) Making and/or analyzing horizontal and
			 vertical control measurements; and
(6) Being skilled in survey equipment care
			 and usage.
Practical experience gained while enrolled in a board approved
				curriculum will be considered as part of the educational process and not be
				recognized as separate experience. No more than one year of experience will be
				granted for one calendar year.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapters
				  18.43 and 18.235 RCW.
				  04-04-001, § 196-21-020, filed 1/21/04, effective 2/21/04. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				     18.43.035. 96-11-086, § 196-21-020,
				  filed 5/14/96, effective 7/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-21 - Land surveyors-in-training › Section 196-21-025 - Educational experience

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All applicants are required to have official transcripts
				submitted to the board to obtain maximum educational experience credit.
				Applicants enrolled in a school or college that have achieved senior standing
				in a baccalaureate curriculum in land surveying approved by the board are
				eligible to take the funda-mentals-of-land surveying examination.
Qualifying educational experience may be:
(1) A baccalaureate degree in land surveying
			 from a board approved curriculum for up to four years; or
(2) An associate degree in land surveying
			 from a board approved curriculum for up to two years; or
(3) Each year of qualifying board approved
			 coursework in land surveying, without a degree, that will be evaluated for
			 relevancy and equivalency to a structured curriculum for up to one
			 year;
(4) A postgraduate degree
			 approved by the board for up to one year.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-21 - Land surveyors-in-training › Section 196-21-030

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Statutory Authority:
				  Chapters
				  18.43 and 18.235 RCW.
				  04-04-001, § 196-21-030, filed 1/21/04, effective 2/21/04. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				     18.43.035. 96-11-086, § 196-21-030,
				  filed 5/14/96, effective 7/1/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-21 - Land surveyors-in-training › Section 196-21-040 - Obtaining certification as a land surveyor-in-training in Washington

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To obtain certification as a land surveyor-in-training in
				Washington you must pass the fundamentals of surveying exam and submit an
				application to the board showing you meet the requirements listed in WAC
				196-21-020 and 196-21-025.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-23 - Stamping and seals › Section 196-23-010 - Seals

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All individuals licensed in accordance with
				chapter
				18.43 RCW must utilize a
				seal/stamp that conforms to the design as authorized by the board. It is the
				responsibility of the licensee to maintain control over the use of his/her
				stamp/seal. The impression or image of the seal/stamp must conform to the
				below-illustrated design and be of a size that assures full legibility of the
				following required information:
(1)
			 State of Washington;
(2) Registered
			 professional engineer or registered professional land surveyor;
(3) Certificate number;
(4) Licensee's name as shown on wall
			 certificate.
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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.43.035. 08-10-009, § 196-23-010,
				  filed 4/24/08, effective 7/1/08; 06-22-036, § 196-23-010, filed 10/25/06,
				  effective 11/25/06; 99-15-058, § 196-23-010, filed 7/15/99, effective
				  8/15/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-23 - Stamping and seals › Section 196-23-020 - Seal/stamp usage

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The use of the seal/stamp must be in accordance with chapter
				18.43 RCW or as otherwise described herein:
(1) Final documents are those documents that
			 are prepared and distributed for filing with public officials, use for
			 construction, final agency approvals or use by clients. Any final document must
			 contain the seal/stamp, signature and date of signature of the licensee who
			 prepared or directly supervised the work. For the purpose of this section
			 "document" is defined as plans, specifications, plats, surveys, land
			 descriptions as defined in WAC
			 332-130-020, reports,
			 and as-built documents prepared by the licensee.
(2) Preliminary documents are those documents
			 not considered final as defined herein, but are released or distributed by the
			 licensee. Preliminary documents must be clearly identified as "PRELIMINARY" or
			 contain such wording so it may be differentiated from a final document.
			 Preliminary documents must be stamped, but need not be signed or dated by the
			 licensee.
(3) Plan sets: Every page
			 of a plan set must contain the seal/ stamp, signature of the licensee(s) who
			 prepared or who had direct supervision over the preparation of the work, and
			 date of signature.
(a) Plans/plats containing
			 work prepared by or under the direct supervision of more than one licensee
			 should be sealed/stamped and dated by each licensee and shall clearly note the
			 extent of each licensee's responsibility.
(b) As provided for in subsections (1) and
			 (2) of this section, each page of a plan set must contain the seal/stamp of the
			 licensee who prepared or who had direct supervision over the preparation of the
			 work.
(c) Plan/plat sheets
			 containing and/or depicting background and/or supporting information that is
			 duplicated from other plans need only be sealed/stamped by the licensee(s) who
			 prepared or was in direct supervision of the design. The origin of the
			 background information shall be noted on the plan sheet.
(d) All design revisions to final plan/plat
			 sheets shall clearly identify on each sheet the revisions made and shall
			 contain the name and seal of the licensee and signature of the licensee with
			 the date the sheet was sealed.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-23 - Stamping and seals › Section 196-23-040 - Use of the title S.E

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Only professional engineers who have completed the state of
				Washington's requirements for licensure in structural engineering are permitted
				to use the title of S.E. when representing his or her licensing credential, as
				in,
James Smith, P.E., S.E.
Use of the title S.E. by any
				individual who is not licensed in structural engineering as provided in
				chapter
				18.43 RCW, is subject to
				disciplinary action by the board in accordance with
				chapter
				18.43 RCW and/or chapter
				18.235 RCW.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  18.43.035. 06-22-035, § 196-23-040,
				  filed 10/25/06, effective 11/25/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-23 - Stamping and seals › Section 196-23-070 - Signature

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The terms "signature or signed," as used in chapter 18.43 RCW
				and/or Title 196 WAC, means the following:
(1) A handwritten identification or a digital
			 representation of your handwritten identification that represents the act of
			 putting your name on a document to attest to its validity. The handwritten or
			 digital identification must be:
(a) Original
			 and written by hand, or a scanned image of an original, handwritten
			 identification;
(b) Permanently
			 affixed to the document(s) being certified;
(c) Applied to the document by the identified
			 licensee; and
(d) Placed directly
			 over the seal/stamp of the licensee.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-25 - Business practices › Section 196-25-001 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to provide clarification on how
				businesses are authorized to provide engineering or land surveying services in
				Washington and to implement that part of
				chapter
				18.43 RCW related to
				corporations and limited liability companies offering engineering and land
				surveying services, as enacted by the 1997 legislature.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapters
				  18.43 and 18.235 RCW.
				  04-04-001, § 196-25-001, filed 1/21/04, effective 2/21/04. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				     18.43.035 and
				  18.43.130. 98-12-053, §
				  196-25-001, filed 5/29/98, effective
				  7/1/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-25 - Business practices › Section 196-25-002 - Definitions

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Board
The Washington state board of registration
				for professional engineers and land surveyors.
Business.
A corporation, professional service
				corporation (PSC), limited liability company (LLC), professional limited
				liability company (PLLC), partnership or sole proprietorship that is practicing
				or offering to practice, engineering or land surveying or both in this
				state.
Certificate of authorization.
A certificate issued
				by the board, pursuant to chapter 18.43 RCW, to a corporation or limited
				liability company (LLC), authorizing it to practice engineering or land
				surveying or both in this state. (Note: This is a different certificate than
				the certificate of authorization that may be filed with the secretary of
				state.)
Designee, designated engineer, designated land
				surveyor.
A currently registered professional engineer designated by a
				corporation or LLC to be in responsible charge of engineering activities for
				the corporation or LLC in Washington, or, a currently registered professional
				land surveyor designated by a corporation or LLC to be in responsible charge of
				land surveying activities for the business in Washington.
Employee.
A person in the service of another under
				any contract of hire, expressed or implied, oral or written, where the employer
				has the right to control and direct the employee in the material details of the
				scope, schedule, and location of employment.
Professional engineer.
A person registered by the
				board under chapter 18.43 RCW to practice engineering in this state.
Professional land surveyor.
A person registered by
				the board under chapter 18.43 RCW to practice land surveying in this
				state.
Responsible charge.
To be in responsible charge
				means to have the authority to make all engineering or land surveying decisions
				pertaining to engineering or land surveying activities in the state of
				Washington on behalf of a corporation or LLC.
				RCW
				   18.43.130(8)(b) and
				(10)(b).
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     18.43.035. 05-17-053, § 196-25-002,
				  filed 8/9/05, effective 9/9/05. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     18.43.035 and
				  18.43.130. 98-12-053, §
				  196-25-002, filed 5/29/98, effective
				  7/1/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-25 - Business practices › Section 196-25-005 - Corporation and LLC certificates of authorization

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Corporations and limited liability companies that offer
				engineering or land surveying services must obtain from the board a certificate
				of authorization to practice engineering or land surveying or both in the state
				of Washington.
Corporations and LLCs must be registered with the secretary of
				state and the department of revenue and have a unified business identifier
				(UBI) number prior to applying for a certificate of authorization.
Professional service corporations and professional limited
				liability companies, sole proprietorships, and partnerships are exempt from
				applying for certificates of authorization.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapters
				  18.43 and 18.235 RCW.
				  04-04-001, § 196-25-005, filed 1/21/04, effective 2/21/04. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				     18.43.035 and
				  18.43.130. 98-12-053, §
				  196-25-005, filed 5/29/98, effective
				  7/1/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-25 - Business practices › Section 196-25-010 - Applications for certificates of authorization

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All applications by corporations and LLCs for certificates of
				authorization must be completed on forms provided by the board and submitted to
				the offices of the board. A complete application requires the following:
				Payment of the appropriate fee as listed in chapter 196-26A WAC; affidavit of
				designated professional engineer and/or land surveyor; and, a copy of
				resolution naming the designated engineer, or land surveyor, or both.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapters
				  18.43 and 18.235 RCW.
				  04-04-001, § 196-25-010, filed 1/21/04, effective 2/21/04. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				     18.43.035 and
				  18.43.130. 98-12-053, §
				  196-25-010, filed 5/29/98, effective
				  7/1/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-25 - Business practices › Section 196-25-040 - Corporation and limited liability company designees

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(1) Each
			 corporation or LLC must designate a registered engineer or land surveyor
			 respectively to be in responsible charge.
(2) If the business offers both engineering
			 and land surveying services, there must be a designee for each profession. If a
			 person is licensed in both engineering and land surveying, that person may be
			 designated for both professions.
(3) An affidavit must be signed by the
			 designee(s) stating that they know they have been designated by the corporation
			 or LLC as being in responsible charge for the engineering and/or land surveying
			 activities in the state of Washington.
(4) The designated engineer and/or designated
			 land surveyor must be an employee of the corporation or LLC.
(5) No person may be the designated engineer
			 or designated land surveyor at more than one corporation or LLC at any one
			 time.
(6) When there is a change in
			 the designee(s), the business must notify the board in writing no later than 30
			 days after the effective date of the change and submit a new
			 affidavit.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     18.43.035. 05-17-053, § 196-25-040,
				  filed 8/9/05, effective 9/9/05; 99-15-057, § 196-25-040, filed 7/15/99,
				  effective 8/15/99. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     18.43.035 and
				  18.43.130. 98-12-053, §
				  196-25-040, filed 5/29/98, effective
				  7/1/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-25 - Business practices › Section 196-25-045 - Changes and renewals

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(1) If the business
			 changes its name with the secretary of state, the business must notify the
			 board within 30 days of the name change.
(2) At the time of renewal, the corporation
			 or limited liability company must have a current license with the secretary of
			 state and the department of revenue.
(3) The filing of the resolution shall not
			 relieve the business of any responsibility or liability imposed upon it by law
			 or by contract. Any corporation or LLC that is certified under chapter 18.43
			 RCW and this chapter is subject to the authority of the board as provided in
			 RCW
			    18.43.035 18.43.105, 18.43.110, and
			 18.43.120.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-25 - Business practices › Section 196-25-046 - Professional service corporation

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(1) Professional
			 service corporations lawfully organized under chapter 18.100 RCW are not
			 required to obtain certificates of authorization under this chapter.
(2) All engineering services provided by a
			 professional service corporation, must be provided by a duly licensed
			 professional engineer pursuant to
			 RCW
			    18.100.060.
(3) A registered engineer may own stock in
			 and render individual professional services through only one professional
			 service corporation at any time pursuant to
			 RCW
			    18.100.050(2).
(4) The standards of professional conduct for
			 engineers under chapter 18.43 RCW and this Title 196 WAC apply to any
			 professional services performed by a PSC or its individual member licensees
			 pursuant to
			 RCW
			    18.100.070.
(5) A PSC that performs engineering services
			 must comply with chapters 18.43 and 18.100 RCW.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-25 - Business practices › Section 196-25-047 - Professional limited liability company

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(1) A group of
			 licensed professional engineers or land surveyors legally authorized to render
			 the same professional services within this state may form and become members of
			 a professional limited liability company for the purposes of rendering
			 professional engineering or land surveying pursuant to
			 RCW
			    25.15.046.
(2) A professional limited liability company
			 and its members are subject to all the provisions of chapter 18.100
			 RCW.
(3) No engineering or land
			 surveying services may be performed by a PLLC unless those services are
			 performed by a licensed engineer or land surveyor, respectively.
(4) Formation of a professional limited
			 liability company under
			 RCW
			    25.15.046 does not restrict the application
			 of the Uniform Disciplinary Act under chapter 18.235 RCW.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-25 - Business practices › Section 196-25-050 - Branch offices

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Statutory Authority:
				  Chapters
				  18.43 and 18.235 RCW.
				  04-04-001, § 196-25-050, filed 1/21/04, effective 2/21/04. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				     18.43.035. 99-15-053, § 196-25-050,
				  filed 7/15/99, effective 8/15/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-25 - Business practices › Section 196-25-060 - Offer to practice by all businesses

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The offer to practice or provide engineering or land surveying
				services to the public must be made by or under the direct supervision of a
				licensee qualified to offer said services under the provisions of chapter 18.43
				RCW.
The practice of engineering or land surveying by a partnership
				offering engineering or land surveying services must employ at least one
				licensed engineer or land surveyor that can provide professional services
				and/or direct supervision over said services.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     18.43.035. 99-15-054, § 196-25-060,
				  filed 7/15/99, effective 8/15/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-25 - Business practices › Section 196-25-070 - Providing direct supervision

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Direct supervision
by a licensee is described as
				follows:
(1) Maintaining control over
			 those decisions that are the basis for the findings, conclusions, analyses,
			 rationale, details, and judgments required for the preparation of engineering
			 or land surveying plans, specifications, plats, surveys, land descriptions as
			 defined by WAC
			 332-130-020, reports, as-built
			 documents prepared by the licensee, and related activities.
(2) Requires providing personal direction,
			 oversight, inspection, observation and supervision of the work being
			 certified.
(3) These actions may
			 include, but are not limited to: Direct face-to-face communications; written
			 communications; U.S. mail; electronic mail; facsimiles; telecommunications, or
			 other current technology.
(4)
			 Contractual or employment relations must be in place between the licensee and
			 unlicensed preparer to qualify as direct supervision.
(5) Mentoring is not direct supervision.
			 Reviewing documents as defined by WAC
			 196-23-020, after preparation
			 without involvement in the design and development process as described above
			 cannot be accepted as direct supervision.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     18.43.035. 10-05-017, § 196-25-070,
				  filed 2/4/10, effective 3/7/10; 06-22-033, § 196-25-070, filed 10/25/06,
				  effective 11/25/06. Formerly WAC
				  196-23-030.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-25 - Business practices › Section 196-25-080 - Practice by businesses, organizations or public agencies

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When a business, organization or public agency offers or
				performs engineering or land surveying services as defined in
				RCW
				   18.43.020, the business, organization or
				public agency shall perform its duties and responsibilities in the same manner
				as an individual, in accordance with
				RCW
				   18.43.130(8)(f) and (10)(f),
				chapters 18.43, 18.100, and 18.235 RCW, and other applicable statutes and
				rules.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     18.43.035. 06-22-033, § 196-25-080,
				  filed 10/25/06, effective 11/25/06. Formerly WAC
				  196-23-050.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-26A - Registered professional engineers and land surveyor fees › Section 196-26A-010 - State fee authority, applications and payment procedures

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The board of registration for professional engineers and land
				surveyors (board) reviews and approves registration applications for all
				examinations under the provisions of
				chapter
				18.43 RCW. The state fees
				listed in this chapter are adopted by the director of the department of
				licensing (department) in accordance with
				RCW
				   43.24.086. The required state fees as listed
				in WAC 196-26A-025 must accompany all
				registration applications. If payment is made by check or money order, the
				payment should be made payable to the department of licensing. Should an
				applicant be judged ineligible for examination, the fee paid to the department
				of licensing shall be retained to cover the costs of processing. An applicant
				who fails an examination may reapply to the board for examination by paying the
				required fee and providing any information requested. Applicants who fail to
				appear for their scheduled examination will forfeit their fees . Applicants may
				withdraw from an examination without forfeiting their fees by submitting a
				written notice to the board by the date established by the
				board.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     43.24.086 and
				  18.43.035. 02-13-080, §
				  196-26A-010, filed 6/17/02, effective
				  9/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-26A - Registered professional engineers and land surveyor fees › Section 196-26A-020 - Examination vendor, procedures and costs

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The board shall determine the vendor, if any, who will
				administer examinations on their behalf . In addition to applicable state fees,
				the vendor may collect from the applicants the charges of examination
				development, examination administration and grading. Terms and conditions for
				payment of the charges to the vendor are determined by the
				vendor.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     43.24.086 and
				  18.43.035. 02-13-080, §
				  196-26A-020, filed 6/17/02, effective
				  9/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-26A - Registered professional engineers and land surveyor fees › Section 196-26A-025 - State fees for examinations

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FUNDAMENTAL EXAMINATIONS:
Fundamentals of Engineering
						  (FE):
Application fee (incl. wall certificate):
$30
Processing fee to retake the FE examination:
$20
Fundamentals of Land Surveying
						  (FLS):
Application fee (incl. wall certificate):
$30
Processing fee to retake the FLS examination:
$20
Note:
Additional charges to cover costs of NCEES
				fundamentals examinations, exam administration and grading will be charged by
				NCEES to approved applicants.
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING EXAMINATIONS:
NCEES Examinations: (All branches other than board
				prepared examinations)
Application fee (incl. wall certificate and initial
						  license):
$65
Processing fee to retake the
NCEES PE exam:
$30
Note:
Additional charges to cover costs of NCEES
				PE examinations, exam administration and grading will be charged by NCEES to
				approved applicants.
Structural Engineering:
Note:
To become licensed in structural engineering
				an applicant is required to pass sixteen hours of structural examinations when
				determined eligible under Washington law. The examinations for structural
				licensing consist of the NCEES 16-hour Structural examination.
Application fee (incl. wall certificate and initial
						  license):
$65
Processing fee to retake the
NCEES 16-hour Structural exam:
$30
Note:
Additional charges to cover costs of NCEES
				16-hour Structural examination, exam administration and grading will be charged
				by NCEES to approved applicants.
PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYING:
Note:
The examinations for licensure in
				professional land surveying include an NCEES PPLS examination, and a Washington
				specific examination . One application is required and when determined eligible
				a candidate will sit for the NCEES PPLS examination and the Washington specific
				examination on the same day.
Application fee (incl. wall certificate, state exams,
						  and initial license):
$140
Processing and examination fee to retake the state PLS
						  exam:
$100
Note:
Additional charges to cover costs of NCEES
				LS examination, exam administration and grading will be charged by NCEES to
				approved applicants.
Processing fee to retake the
NCEES PPLS examination:
$30
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     43.24.086 and
				  18.43.035. 02-13-080, §
				  196-26A-025, filed 6/17/02, effective
				  9/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-26A - Registered professional engineers and land surveyor fees › Section 196-26A-030 - Applications for comity licensure and temporary permits

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For comity licensure under the provisions of
				chapter
				18.43 RCW, a nonrefundable
				state fee must accompany all applications. Payment by check or money order must
				be made payable to the department of licensing.
A temporary permit to practice engineering in the state of
				Washington is available to nonresidents for a period of not to exceed thirty
				days total in any one-year period. Eligible applicants must have a valid
				license to practice engineering in the United States, have no outstanding
				disciplinary actions against their licensure and meet the experience
				requirements for licensure in Washington. Temporary permits must be issued
				prior to any authorized practice in Washington.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     43.24.086 and
				  18.43.035. 02-13-080, §
				  196-26A-030, filed 6/17/02, effective
				  9/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-26A - Registered professional engineers and land surveyor fees › Section 196-26A-035 - State fees for comity licensure and temporary permit applications

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Professional engineering,
comity licensure application:
$110
Note:
For licensure by comity in structural
				engineering an applicant must have a current license as a professional engineer
				from a U.S. jurisdiction, meet the experience requirements and have passed
				sixteen hours of examinations in structural engineering approved by the board.
Professional engineering, temporary permit
						  application:
$110
Professional land surveying, comity licensure
						  application:
$140
Note:
For licensure by comity in land surveying an
				applicant must meet the experience requirements approved by the board and have
				passed a written examination satisfactory to the board. Eligible applicants are
				required to pass the Washington specific examination on Washington laws and
				rules.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     43.24.086 and
				  18.43.035. 02-13-080, §
				  196-26A-035, filed 6/17/02, effective
				  9/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-26A - Registered professional engineers and land surveyor fees › Section 196-26A-040 - Renewals for professional engineer and professional land surveyor licenses

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(1) Licenses for
			 professional engineers or professional land surveyors shall be renewed every
			 two years. The date of expiration shall be the licensee's birthday. The initial
			 license issued to an individual shall expire no earlier than one year after the
			 issue date.
(2) To renew your
			 license, complete an application for renewal, pay the required renewal fee, and
			 provide the information requested in the renewal notice and application form.
			 This information may include email address or other contact information and
			 information regarding prior unprofessional conduct pursuant to
			 RCW
			    18.235.110 and
			 18.235.130. Information regarding
			 unprofessional conduct will be evaluated by the board to determine whether it
			 is related to the practice of the applicant's profession.
(3) For a professional land surveyor the
			 renewal application requires completion of professional development
			 requirements and an attestation by the applicant that they have read chapters
			 58.09 RCW and 332-130 WAC as part of the renewal process.
(4) If a completed application for renewal
			 has not been received by the board by the date of expiration (postmarked before
			 the date of expiration if mailed or transacted online before the date of
			 expiration), the license is invalid. Renewals that remain expired over 90 days
			 past the date of expiration require payment of a late fee equivalent to the fee
			 for a one-year renewal in addition to the base renewal fee, and completing of a
			 renewal application.
(5) If your
			 license has been expired for five or more years, you must submit a renewal
			 application and you will be required to take and receive a passing score on the
			 board's law review examination. In the first year of reactivated practice
			 professional land surveyors may be required by the board to collect an
			 additional 15 professional development hours (PDH). The licensee is responsible
			 for timely renewal whether or not they received a renewal notice from the
			 department.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     43.24.086 and
				  18.43.035. 02-13-080, §
				  196-26A-040, filed 6/17/02, effective
				  9/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-26A - Registered professional engineers and land surveyor fees › Section 196-26A-045 - Professional engineer, professional land surveyor renewal fees and penalties

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Professional engineer (two years):
$116
Professional land surveyor (two years):
$116
Late renewal penalty (PE and LS only):
$58
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  43.24.086 and
				  18.43.035. 02-13-080, §
				  196-26A-045, filed 6/17/02, effective
				  9/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-26A - Registered professional engineers and land surveyor fees › Section 196-26A-050 - Application for certificate of authorization

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All corporations, joint stock associations and limited
				liability companies that offer engineering or land surveying services to the
				public must obtain a certificate of authorization from the board. Each
				application must be accompanied by the nonrefundable state fee made payable to
				the department of licensing.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     43.24.086 and
				  18.43.035. 02-13-080, §
				  196-26A-050, filed 6/17/02, effective
				  9/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-26A - Registered professional engineers and land surveyor fees › Section 196-26A-055 - Renewal of certificate of authorization

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The date of renewal, renewal interval and renewal fee are
				established by the director of the department of licensing in accordance with
				chapter
				43.24 RCW. A complete
				application for renewal requires payment of a fee, and any information
				specified by the board in the renewal notice such as changes to: Name of firm,
				services offered, business address, and names of licensee(s) designated in
				responsible charge for the services provided. The payment of the renewal fee
				must be received by the department by the date of expiration (postmarked if
				renewal is mailed by U.S. mail) or the certificate of authorization is invalid
				on the date of expiration.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     43.24.086 and
				  18.43.035. 02-13-080, §
				  196-26A-055, filed 6/17/02, effective
				  9/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-26A - Registered professional engineers and land surveyor fees › Section 196-26A-060 - Certificate of authorization application and renewal fees

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Application fee (incl. wall certificate and initial
							 license):
$150
Renewal fee (one-year):
$110
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  43.24.086 and
				  18.43.035. 02-13-080, §
				  196-26A-060, filed 6/17/02, effective
				  9/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-26A - Registered professional engineers and land surveyor fees › Section 196-26A-100 - Suspended fees

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All applicants for the NCEES fundamentals of engineering
				examination and the fundamentals land surveying examination, administered after
				January 1, 2014, will have the board application processing fee suspended from
				collection.
Fee categories
Current Fees
Portion Suspended
Temporary Fees
Fundamentals of Engineering (FE):
Application fee (incl. wall certificate):
$30
$30
$0
Processing fee to retake the FE examination:
$20
$20
$0
Fundamentals of Land Surveying (FLS
Application fee (incl. wall certificate):
$30
$30
$0
Processing fee to retake the FLS examination:
$20
$30
$0
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     43.24.086,
				  18.43.035, and
				  18.210.050. 06-06-019, §
				  196-26A-100, filed 2/21/06, effective
				  3/24/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-27A - Rules of professional conduct and practice › Section 196-27A-010 - Purpose and applicability

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(1)RCW
			    18.43.110 provides the board of registration
			 for professional engineers and land surveyors (board) with the exclusive power
			 to fine and reprimand registrants and suspend or revoke the certificate of
			 registration of any registrant for violation of any provisions of chapter 18.43
			 or 18.235 RCW. The purpose of chapter 196-27A WAC is to provide further
			 guidance to registrants with respect to the accepted professional conduct and
			 practice generally expected of those practicing engineering or land
			 surveying.
(2) These rules of
			 professional conduct and practice are applicable to all registrants and
			 engineering/land surveying firms. A registrant is any person holding a
			 certificate or license issued in accordance with chapter 18.43 RCW and an
			 engineering/land surveying firm is one that has been issued a certificate of
			 authorization to practice by the board.
(3) All persons, corporations, joint stock
			 associations and limited liability companies registered under the provisions of
			 chapter 18.43 RCW are charged with having knowledge of, and practicing in
			 accordance with, the provisions of this chapter.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     18.43.035. 02-23-027, § 196-27A-010,
				  filed 11/12/02, effective 12/13/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-27A - Rules of professional conduct and practice › Section 196-27A-020 - Fundamental canons and guidelines for professional conduct and practice

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Registrants are to safeguard life, health, and property and
				promote the welfare of the public. To that end, registrants have obligations to
				the public, their employers and clients, other registrants and the
				board.
(1)
Registrant's
			 obligation to the public.
(a)
			 Registrants are obligated to be honest, fair and timely in their dealings with
			 the public,their clients and other licensed professionals.
(b) Registrants must be able to demonstrate
			 that their final documents and work products conform to accepted
			 standards.
(c) Registrants must
			 inform their clients or employers of the harm that may come to the life,
			 health, property and welfare of the public at such time as their professional
			 judgment is overruled or disregarded. If the harm rises to the level of an
			 imminent threat, the registrant is also obligated to inform the appropriate
			 regulatory agency.
(d) Registrants
			 shall maintain their competency by continuing their professional development
			 throughout their careers and shall provide opportunities for the professional
			 development of those individuals under their supervision.
(e) Registrants shall be objective and
			 truthful in professional documents, reports, public and private statements and
			 testimony; all material facts, and sufficient information to support
			 conclusions or opinions expressed, must be included in said documents, reports,
			 statements and testimony. Registrants shall not knowingly falsify, misrepresent
			 or conceal a material fact in offering or providing services to a client or
			 employer.
(f) Registrants shall
			 offer their services in a truthful, objective, professional manner that effects
			 integrity and fosters public trust in the engineering and land surveying
			 professions.
(g) Registrants should
			 endeavor to extend the public knowledge of engineering and land
			 surveying.
(h) Registrants shall
			 accurately represent their academic credentials, professional qualifications
			 and experience.
(i) Registrants may
			 advertise professional services only in ways that are representative of their
			 qualifications, experience and capabilities.
(j) Registrants shall forbid the use of their
			 name or firm name by any person or firm that is engaging in fraudulent or
			 dishonest business or professional practices.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-29 - Professional practices › Section 196-29-110 - Land surveying practice standards

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Failure by any registrant to comply with the provisions of the
				Survey Recording Act, chapter 58.09 RCW and the survey standards, chapter
				332-130 WAC shall be considered misconduct or malpractice as defined by RCW
				18.43.-105(10).
The following standards shall also apply:
(1) The monumentation, posting, and/or the
			 marking of a boundary line between two existing corner monuments constitutes
			 the "practice of land surveying" as defined in chapter 18.43 RCW and chapter
			 196-16 WAC, and consequently requires said work to be performed under the
			 direct supervision of a registered professional land surveyor.
(2) The field survey work performed to
			 accomplish the monumentation, posting, and marking of a boundary line between
			 two existing corner monuments shall meet the minimum standards imposed by
			 chapter 332-130 WAC.
(3) The
			 monumentation, posting, and/or marking of a boundary line between two existing
			 corner monuments involves a determination of the accuracy and validity of the
			 existing monuments by the use of standard survey methods and professional
			 judgment.
(4) The monumentation,
			 posting, and marking of a boundary line between two existing corner monuments
			 shall require the filing of a record of survey according to chapter 58.09 RCW
			 unless both corners satisfy one or both of the following requirements:
(a) The corner(s) are shown as being
			 established on a properly recorded or filed survey according to chapter 58.09
			 RCW and are accurately and correctly shown thereon.
(b) The corner(s) are described correctly,
			 accurately, and properly on a land corner record according to chapter 58.09 RCW
			 if their establishment was by a method not requiring the filing of a record of
			 survey.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-29 - Professional practices › Section 196-29-200 - Federal employee exemption

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(1)
			 Under RCW
			    18.43.130(6) the provisions
			 of the act shall not be construed to prevent or affect the practice of officers
			 or employees of the government of the United States while engaged within the
			 state in the practice of the profession of engineering or land surveying for
			 the government of the United States; provided:
(a) That all work performed is for the
			 exclusive use of the federal government; and
(b) That all work performed is wholly
			 contained within the confines of lands held by the federal government (federal
			 enclave).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-30 - Fees for on-site wastewater treatment designers and inspectors › Section 196-30-020 - On-site wastewater treatment designer and inspector fees

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The board of registration for professional engineers and land
				surveyors shall assess the following fees:
Title of Fee
Amount ($)
Designer license application
200.00
Designer license application (comity)
75.00
Designer license renewal
116.00
Designer license re-examination
140.00
Late renewal penalty
58.00
Certificate of competency (inspector)
Application
175.00
Certificate of competency renewal
116.00
Late renewal penalty
58.00
Certificate of competency re-examination
140.00
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     43.24.086 and chapter 18.210 RCW. 12-06-064,
				  § 196-30-020, filed 3/6/12, effective 4/6/12; 07-10-126, §
				  196-30-020, filed 5/2/07, effective 6/2/07. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     43.24.086 and
				  18.210.050. 99-24-022, §
				  196-30-020, filed 11/23/99, effective
				  12/24/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-30 - Fees for on-site wastewater treatment designers and inspectors › Section 196-30-030 - License renewals

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(1) On-site
			 licenses and certificates of competency shall be renewed every two years. The
			 date of expiration shall be the licensee's birthday. The initial license issued
			 to an individual shall expire no earlier than one year after the issue
			 date.
(2) To renew your license,
			 complete an application for renewal, pay the required renewal fee, and provide
			 the information requested in the renewal notice and application form. This
			 information may include email address or other contact information and
			 information regarding prior unprofessional conduct pursuant to
			 RCW
			    18.235.110 and
			 18.235.130. Information regarding
			 unprofessional conduct will be evaluated by the board to determine whether it
			 is related to the practice of the applicant's profession. No refunds will be
			 made, or payments accepted for a partial year.
(3) It shall be the licensee's or certificate
			 holder's responsibility to pay the prescribed renewal fee to the board on or
			 before the date of expiration.
(4)
			 If a completed application for renewal has not been received by the board by
			 the date of expiration (postmarked before the date of expiration if mailed or
			 transacted online before the date of expiration), the license is invalid.
			 Renewal that remain expired over 90 days past the date of expiration require
			 payment of a late fee equivalent to the fee for a one-year renewal in addition
			 to the base renewal fee, and completion of a renewal application.
(5) Any designer license that remains expired
			 for more than two years would be canceled. After cancellation, a new
			 application must be made in accordance with chapter 18.210 RCW to obtain
			 another license.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     43.24.086 and chapter 18.210 RCW. 12-06-064,
				  § 196-30-030, filed 3/6/12, effective 4/6/12; 07-10-126, §
				  196-30-030, filed 5/2/07, effective 6/2/07. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     43.24.086 and
				  18.210.050. 99-24-022, §
				  196-30-030, filed 11/23/99, effective
				  12/24/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 196 - Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional › Chapter 196-32 - On-site wastewater treatment system designer licenses/inspector certificates of competency › Section 196-32-005 - Declaration and purpose

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This chapter contains rules and procedures for applications,
				experience, education, and eligibility to become licensed as an on-site
				wastewater treatment system designer or to obtain a certificate of
				competency.