Oregon Statutes - Chapter 672 - Professional Engineers; Land Surveyors; Photogrammetrists; Geologists

• 672.002   Definitions for ORS 672.002 to 672.325.
  As used in ORS 672.002 to 672.325, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Board” means the State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying....
• 672.005   Additional definitions.
  As used in ORS 672.002 to 672.325, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Practice of engineering” or “practice of professional engineering” means doing any of...
• 672.007   Acts constituting practice of engineering, land surveying.
  (1) Within the meaning of ORS 672.002 to 672.325, a person shall be considered practicing or offering to practice engineering who: (a) By verbal claim,...
• 672.010   [Amended by 1959 c.336 §1; repealed by 1971 c.751 §39]
• 672.020   Practice of engineering without registration prohibited; seal required.
  (1) In order to safeguard life, health and property, no person shall practice or offer to practice engineering in this state unless the person is...
• 672.025   Practice of land surveying without registration prohibited; seal required.
  (1) No person shall practice land surveying in this state unless the person is registered and has a valid certificate to practice land surveying issued...
• 672.027   [1985 c.418 §2; repealed by 1991 c.67 §177]
• 672.028   Practice of photogrammetric mapping without registration prohibited.
  (1) A person may not practice photogrammetric mapping in this state unless the person is registered and has a valid certificate to practice land surveying,...
• 672.030   [Amended by 1971 c.751 §9; 1979 c.681 §1; repealed by 1983 c.614 §4]
• 672.035   [1971 c.751 §10; repealed by 1983 c.614 §4]
• 672.040   [Amended by 1959 c.336 §13; repealed by 1971 c.751 §39]
• 672.045   Prohibited activities relating to practices of engineering and land surveying.
  A person shall not: (1) Engage in the practice of engineering or land surveying without having a valid certificate or permit to so practice issued...
• 672.047   Right of entry by land surveyor; compensation for damages caused; notice; removal of survey markers.
  (1) Subject to subsection (4) of this section, a registered professional land surveyor, or any employee or agent of the surveyor, may enter on foot,...
• 672.050   Registration of supervising engineer employed by nonresident required.
  Any engineer in responsible charge of engineering works by reason of which the public health and safety is involved, employed by a nonresident engineer, shall...
• 672.060   Exceptions to application of ORS 672.002 to 672.325.
  ORS 672.002 to 672.325 do not apply to: (1) A registered architect practicing architecture. (2) A registered environmental health specialist or registered environmental health specialist...
• 672.070   [Amended by 1959 c.336 §2; repealed by 1971 c.751 §39]
• 672.080   [Repealed by 1959 c.336 §3 (672.081 enacted in lieu of 672.080)]
• 672.081   [1959 c.336 §4 (enacted in lieu of 672.080); repealed by 1971 c.751 §39]
• 672.083   [1959 c.336 §6; repealed by 1971 c.751 §39]
• 672.085   [1959 c.336 §7; repealed by 1971 c.751 §39]
• 672.087   [1959 c.336 §8; repealed by 1971 c.751 §39]
• 672.090   Issuance of certificates by board; examinations.
  (1) The State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying shall issue certificates of registration as provided by ORS 672.002 to 672.325. All certificates...
• 672.092   [1995 c.68 §6; renumbered 672.102 in 2005]
• 672.094   [1995 c.68 §10; renumbered 672.115 in 2005]
• 672.095   Applicant meeting qualifications eligible for examination; fee; certificate specifications.
  (1) If an applicant has the qualifications for examination prescribed by the State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying under ORS 672.255, upon...
• 672.097   [1995 c.68 §3; renumbered 672.105 in 2005]
• 672.099   [1995 c.68 §7; renumbered 672.118 in 2005]
• 672.100   [Amended by 1971 c.751 §12; 1981 c.143 §7; renumbered 672.151 in 2005]
• 672.102   Qualifications for registration as engineer.
  As minimum evidence of qualification for registration as a professional engineer, an applicant shall: (1) Successfully pass the fundamentals in engineering examination; (2) Successfully pass...
• 672.105   Qualifications for engineering examination; rules; form of examination.
  (1) As minimum evidence of qualification for the fundamentals in engineering examination, an applicant shall provide evidence of graduation in an approved engineering curriculum of...
• 672.107   Structural engineer registration for performing engineering services on significant structures; rules.
  (1) For purposes of this section: (a) “Significant structure” means: (A) Hazardous facilities and special occupancy structures, as defined in ORS 455.447; (B) Essential facilities,...
• 672.109   Temporary permit to practice engineering; fee.
  (1) Upon payment of the required fee, the State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying may without examination issue a temporary permit to...
• 672.110   [Amended by 1971 c.751 §13; renumbered 672.159 in 2005]
• 672.115   Qualifications for registration as land surveyor.
  As minimum evidence of qualification for registration as a professional land surveyor, an applicant shall: (1) Successfully pass the fundamentals in land surveying examination; (2)...
• 672.118   Qualifications for land surveying examination; rules; form of examination.
  (1) As minimum evidence of qualification for the fundamentals examination in land surveying, an applicant shall provide evidence of graduation in an approved land surveying...
• 672.120   [Amended by 1959 c.336 §11; 1971 c.751 §14; renumbered 672.157 in 2005]
• 672.123   Qualifications for registration as photogrammetrist.
  To qualify for a certificate of registration as a photogrammetrist, a person must: (1) Pass the fundamentals of land surveying examination; (2) Pass a professional...
• 672.125   [1971 c.751 §19; 1981 c.143 §8; 1991 c.221 §2; renumbered 672.148 in 2005]
• 672.127   Temporary permit to practice photogrammetric mapping; fee.
  The State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying may issue a temporary permit to a person to practice photogrammetric mapping in this state,...
• 672.129   [1999 c.744 §2; 2003 c.74 §2; 2005 c.144 §1; renumbered 672.107 in 2005]
• 672.130   [Amended by 1953 c.98 §1; repealed by 1971 c.751 §39]
• 672.135   [1971 c.751 §18; 1997 c.41 §1; renumbered 672.109 in 2005]
• 672.140   [Repealed by 1971 c.751 §39]
• 672.145   [1971 c.751 §8; 1979 c.495 §1; repealed by 1991 c.221 §6]
• 672.148   Certificate issuance to persons registered in other jurisdictions.
  (1) The State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying, without examination, may issue a certificate of registration to practice engineering to an applicant...
• 672.150   [Repealed by 1971 c.751 §39]
• 672.151   Notice to candidates of examination results.
  As soon as practicable after the close of each examination, the secretary of the State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying shall notify...
• 672.153   Registration without examination; fee.
  If the State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying specifies a new branch of engineering or land surveying for examination and registration under...
• 672.155   Fees.
  The State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying shall establish fees by rule, including but not limited to fees for the following: (1)...
• 672.157   Payment of fee required before issuance of certificate.
  Upon receipt of the required fee the State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying shall issue to any applicant who has been certified...
• 672.159   Numbering and recording of certificates.
  Each certificate issued by the State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying shall be numbered. A record of each certificate issued, and the...
• 672.160   Expiration date of certificates.
  (1) Except as provided by subsection (2) of this section, all certificates expire one year after the date of their issue or renewal and become...
• 672.170   Renewal of certificate; increased fees for delinquent renewal.
  (1) Renewal of a certificate may be effected at any time prior to the renewal date by paying the required renewal fee to the secretary...
• 672.180   Exemption from fees for retired engineer or surveyor age 65 or over.
  A registered professional engineer or a registered professional land surveyor who has reached the age of 65 years and has retired from the active practice...
• 672.190   Replacement of certificate; fee.
  A new certificate to replace any certificate lost, destroyed or mutilated may be issued, subject to the rules and regulations of the State Board of...
• 672.200   Grounds for suspension or revocation of certificate or permit or refusal to issue, restore or renew certificate or permit; grounds for reprimand.
  The State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying may refuse to issue, restore or renew, or may suspend or revoke a certificate or...
• 672.205   Disciplinary hearings; judicial review.
  (1) The State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying shall accord opportunity for hearing as provided in ORS chapter 183, when the board...
• 672.210   Procedure for suspension or revocation of certificate, permit or enrollment; hearing; majority of board members required to take action; reinstatement.
  (1) Proceedings for the suspension or revocation of a certificate, an enrollment or a permit may be initiated by filing with the State Board of...
• 672.215   Proceedings to enjoin violations of ORS 672.002 to 672.325.
  If the State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying decides that a person has engaged, or is about to engage, in any activity...
• 672.220   [Repealed by 1971 c.734 §21 and 1971 c.751 §39]
• 672.230   [Repealed by 1971 c.751 §39]
• 672.240   State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying; appointment; qualifications; officers.
  (1) The State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying shall operate as a semi-independent state agency subject to ORS 182.456 to 182.472 for...
• 672.250   Term; certificate of appointment; oath; removal; vacancies.
  (1) Upon the expiration of the term of any board member, the Governor shall appoint a person possessing the qualifications prescribed by ORS 672.240 as...
• 672.255   Rulemaking authority.
  (1) The State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying shall adopt rules: (a) Establishing fees as provided in ORS 672.155. (b) Providing a...
• 672.260   [Amended by 1971 c.751 §27; repealed by 1971 c.753 §74]
• 672.265   [1971 c.751 §33; 1973 c.832 §37; repealed by 1975 c.429 §13]
• 672.270   [Repealed by 1971 c.753 §74]
• 672.280   [Repealed by 1971 c.751 §39]
• 672.290   [Amended by 1971 c.751 §29; repealed by 1971 c.753 §74]
• 672.300   Investigation of complaints.
  The State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying shall carefully investigate any complaints or information relating to violations of ORS 672.002 to 672.325....
• 672.310   Investigation of identity of person claiming to be registered.
  The State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying may inquire into the identity of any person claiming to be a registered professional engineer...
• 672.320   [Amended by 1963 c.580 §34; 1971 c.751 §31; repealed by 1971 c.753 §74]
• 672.325   Civil penalties.
  (1) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person who violates any provision of ORS 672.002 to 672.325 or any rule adopted...
• 672.330   [Repealed by 1971 c.753 §74]
• 672.340   [Repealed by 1971 c.751 §39]
• 672.410   [Amended by 1961 c.550 §1; repealed by 1971 c.751 §39]
• 672.420   [Amended by 1971 c.751 §7; renumbered 672.025]
• 672.430   [Repealed by 1971 c.751 §39]
• 672.440   [Repealed by 1971 c.751 §39]
• 672.450   [Repealed by 1971 c.751 §39]
• 672.460   [Repealed by 1971 c.751 §39]
• 672.470   [Repealed by 1971 c.751 §39]
• 672.480   [Repealed by 1971 c.751 §39]
• 672.490   [Repealed by 1971 c.751 §39]
• 672.500   [Repealed by 1971 c.751 §39]
• 672.505   Definitions for ORS 672.505 to 672.705.
  As used in ORS 672.505 to 672.705, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Administrator” means the office as established by ORS 672.505 to 672.705. (2)...
• 672.510   [Amended by 1953 c.98 §2; repealed by 1971 c.751 §39]
• 672.515   Policy of ORS 672.505 to 672.705.
  ORS 672.505 to 672.705 are enacted in order to introduce qualifying criteria in a presently unregulated professional field. This action is necessary to safeguard the...
• 672.520   [Repealed by 1971 c.751 §39]
• 672.525   Geologist registration; public practice of geology.
  (1) No person, other than a registered geologist, a registered certified specialty geologist or a subordinate under the direction of either, shall provide or prepare...
• 672.530   [Repealed by 1971 c.751 §39]
• 672.535   Exemptions from ORS 672.505 to 672.705.
  The following persons are exempt from the provisions of ORS 672.505 to 672.705: (1) Persons engaged in teaching and conducting research in the science of...
• 672.540   [Repealed by 1971 c.751 §39]
• 672.545   Practice of geology by proprietorship, partnership or corporation; employment of nonregistered geologist; practice by other professionals; practice by nonresident.
  (1) ORS 672.505 to 672.705 do not prohibit one or more geologists from practicing through the medium of a sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation. In...
• 672.550   [Repealed by 1971 c.751 §39]
• 672.555   Application; qualifications for certificates of registration; rules.
  (1) An application for registration as a geologist shall show the applicant’s education and a detailed summary of the geological work performed by the applicant....
• 672.560   [Repealed by 1971 c.751 §39]
• 672.565   Certification in specialty; rules; professional affairs committees.
  (1) In addition to registering as a geologist, qualified persons also may be eligible for certification in a specialty. A specialty may be created by...
• 672.570   [Repealed by 1971 c.751 §39]
• 672.575   Examination.
  The State Board of Geologist Examiners shall determine the scope, form and content of the examinations, provided for under ORS 672.505 to 672.705. [1977 c.612
• 672.580   [Repealed by 1971 c.751 §39]
• 672.585   Certificate of registration; renewal; fee; replacement.
  (1) The State Board of Geologist Examiners shall issue a certificate of registration, upon payment of the registration fee, to any applicant who, in the...
• 672.590   [Repealed by 1971 c.734 §21 and 1971 c.751 §39]
• 672.595   Registration of persons licensed in other jurisdictions.
  A person who holds a certificate of registration to engage in the practice of geology, or a certificate of specialization, issued to the person by...
• 672.600   [Repealed by 1971 c.751 §39]
• 672.605   Seal of geologist.
  Each registrant, upon issuance of a certificate, shall obtain a seal of the design authorized by the State Board of Geologist Examiners, bearing the registrant’s...
• 672.610   [Repealed by 1971 c.751 §39]
• 672.615   State Board of Geologist Examiners; qualifications and appointment; term.
  (1) The State Board of Geologist Examiners shall operate as a semi-independent state agency subject to ORS 182.456 to 182.472 for the purpose of carrying...
• 672.620   [Repealed by 1971 c.751 §39]
• 672.635   Record of board proceedings; roster.
  (1) The State Board of Geologist Examiners shall keep a public record of its proceedings. (2) All official records of the board, or affidavits by...
• 672.645   Appeals filed with board; service on administrator.
  All appeals from a decision of the State Board of Geologist Examiners, all documents or applications required by law to be filed with the board,...
• 672.655   Code of professional conduct.
  The State Board of Geologist Examiners shall cause to be prepared and shall adopt a code of professional conduct which shall be made known in...
• 672.665   Charges against geologist.
  Any person may prefer charges of fraud, deceit, negligence, gross negligence, incompetence or misconduct against any registrant. Such charges shall be in writing and shall...
• 672.675   Grounds for reprimand, suspension, revocation or refusal to renew certificate.
  The State Board of Geologist Examiners has the power to suspend, revoke or refuse to renew the certificate of registration of any registrant or reprimand...
• 672.685   Reissuance of revoked certificate.
  The State Board of Geologist Examiners may reissue a certificate of registration to any person whose certificate has been revoked upon written application to the...
• 672.690   Civil penalties.
  (1) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a person who violates any provision of ORS 672.515 to 672.705 or any rule adopted...
• 672.695   Public agencies required to contract with or for registered geologist.
  This state and its political subdivisions, such as a county, city or a legally constituted board, district, commission or authority, shall contract for geological services...
• 672.705   Fees.
  In addition to any fees established by rule, the State Board of Geologist Examiners shall establish fees: (1) For examination. (2) For initial or renewal...
• 672.990   [Repealed by 1971 c.751 §39]
• 672.991   Penalties.
  (1) Violation of any provision of ORS 672.045 is a Class A misdemeanor. (2) Notwithstanding ORS 131.105 to 131.155, prosecution for violation of ORS 672.045...

Last modified: August 7, 2008