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- 471.001 Purpose.
The Legislature deems it necessary in the interest of public health and safety to regulate the practice of engineering in this state. History.--ss. 1, 42,...
- 471.003 Qualifications for practice; exemptions.
(1) No person other than a duly licensed engineer shall practice engineering or use the name or title of "licensed engineer," "professional engineer," or any other...
- 471.0035 Instructors in postsecondary educational institutions; exemption from licensure requirement.
For the sole purpose of teaching the principles and methods of engineering design, notwithstanding the provisions of s. 471.005(7), a person employed by a public...
- 471.005 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Board" means the Board of Professional Engineers. (2) "Board of directors" means the board of directors of the Florida...
- 471.007 Board of Professional Engineers.
There is created in the department the Board of Professional Engineers. The board shall consist of 11 members, nine of whom shall be licensed engineers...
- 471.008 Rulemaking authority.
The board has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement provisions of this chapter or chapter 455 conferring duties upon...
- 471.009 Board headquarters.
The location of the Board of Professional Engineers shall be in Leon County. History.--ss. 3, 42, ch. 79-243; ss. 6, 10, ch. 81-302; ss. 2,...
- 471.011 Fees.
(1) The board by rule may establish fees to be paid for applications, examination, reexamination, licensing and renewal, inactive status application and reactivation of inactive licenses,...
- 471.013 Examinations; prerequisites.
(1)(a) A person shall be entitled to take an examination for the purpose of determining whether she or he is qualified to practice in this state...
- 471.015 Licensure.
(1) The management corporation shall issue a license to any applicant who the board certifies is qualified to practice engineering and who has passed the fundamentals...
- 471.017 Renewal of license.
(1) The management corporation shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and fee. (2) The board shall adopt rules establishing a procedure for the...
- 471.019 Reactivation.
The board shall prescribe by rule continuing education requirements for reactivating a license. The continuing education requirements for reactivating a license for a licensed engineer...
- 471.0195 Florida Building Code training for engineers.
All licensees actively participating in the design of engineering works or systems in connection with buildings, structures, or facilities and systems covered by the Florida...
- 471.021 Engineers and firms of other states; temporary certificates to practice in Florida.
(1) Upon approval of the board and payment of the fee set in s. 471.011, the management corporation shall issue a temporary license for work on...
- 471.023 Certification of business organizations.
(1) The practice of, or the offer to practice, engineering by licensees or offering engineering services to the public through a business organization, including a partnership,...
- 471.025 Seals.
(1) The board shall prescribe, by rule, one or more forms of seal to be used by licensees. Each licensee shall obtain at least one seal...
- 471.027 Engineers authorized to enter lands of third parties under certain conditions.
Engineers are hereby granted permission and authority to go on, over, and upon the lands of others when necessary to make engineering surveys and, in...
- 471.031 Prohibitions; penalties.
(1) A person may not: (a) Practice engineering unless the person is licensed or exempt from licensure under this chapter. (b)1. Except as provided in subparagraph 2. or...
- 471.033 Disciplinary proceedings.
(1) The following acts constitute grounds for which the disciplinary actions in subsection (3) may be taken: (a) Violating any provision of s. 455.227(1), s. 471.025, or...
- 471.037 Effect of chapter locally.
(1) Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to repeal, amend, limit, or otherwise affect any local building code or zoning law or ordinance, now...
- 471.038 Florida Engineers Management Corporation.
(1) This section may be cited as the "Florida Engineers Management Corporation Act." (2) The purpose of this section is to create a public-private partnership by providing...
- 471.0385 Court action; effect.
If any provision of s. 471.038 is held to be unconstitutional or is held to violate the state or federal antitrust laws, the following shall...
- 471.045 Professional engineers performing building code inspector duties.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person who is currently licensed under this chapter to practice as a professional engineer may provide building code...
Last modified: March 26, 2010
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