Professional Engineers Act, Land Surveyors Act & Board Rules PDF
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Professional Engineers Act, Land Surveyors Act & Board Rules 1991 Professional Engineers Act Land Surveyors Act Board Rules Miscellaneous Statutes as amendedJanuary1, 1991 Table of Contents Professional Engineers Act Chapter 7. Professional Engineers Article 1. General Provisions Sections Pages 6700 Professional Engineers Act... 3 6701 Definesprofessional engineer 3 6702 Defines civil engineer. 3 6702.1 Defines electrical engineer 3 6702.2 Defines mechanical engineer. 3 6703 Definesresponsible charge ofwork 3 6703.1 Defines supervision of construction 3 6704 Defineswho mayuseengineertities 4 6705 Defines subordinate 4 6706 Goodsamaritanimmunity 4 Article 2. Administration 6710 Board ofRegistration 4 6711 Qualificationsofboard members 4 6712 Termsofappointment 5 6713 Removalofboardmembers 5 6714 Appointment of executive officer. 5 6715 Roster requirements : 5 6716 Rules and regulations, meetings, quorum 5 6717 Authority to define scope of practice 5 6718 Oaths and testimony ,..6 6719 Board seal 6 6720 Perdiemand expenses 6 6726 Establishmentand duties of technicai advisory committees 6 6726.1 Appointment and size of TAG 6 6726.2 Quaiifications of members of TAG 6 6726.3 PerdiemandexpensesformembersofTAG 6 6726.4 ImmunityofmembersofTAG 6 Article 2.3. Professional Engineers Review Committees 6728 Establishmentofreview committees 6 6728.1 Qualifications and size of committee 7 6728.2 Perdiemand expenses 7 6728.3 Gonductofhearings 7 6728.4 Proposed decisions of committee 7 6728.5 Authority forrules and reguiations 7 6728.6 Immunity provisions 7 v Article 3. Application of Chapter 6730 Necessity for registration 7 6730.2 Requirement for registered person in responsible charge of pubiic sector engineering 8 6731 Definition ofcivil engineering 8 6731.1 Authority to perform engineering surveys 8 6731.2 Authorityto offerto practice orprocureland surveying work 9 6731.3 Authority to practice construction project management services 9 6731.4 Liabiiity for construction project management services 9 6732 Restricted titles 9 6732.1 Exemption foruseoftitie"Consulting Engineer" 9 6732.2 Photogrammetry-useoftitle "Consulting Engineer" 9 6733 Unlawful useofseal after expiration orsuspension ofcertificate 10 6734 Practice ofcivil engineering 10 6734.1 Practice of eiectrical engineering 10 6734.2 Practice ofmechanicalengineering 10 6735 Signing and sealing of civil engineering plans 10 6735.1 No iegal dutyto supervise construction 10 6735.2 Unauthorized changes 11 6735.3 Signing and sealing of electrical engineering plans 11 6735.4 Signing and sealing of mechanical engineering plans 11 6735.5 Certification defined 11 6736 Restriction on useoftitie "structural engineer" 11 6736.1 Qualifications and standards foruseoftitle "soil engineer" 11 6737 Architecturai exemption 12 6737.1 Structure exemptions 12 6737.2 Authority for extension of civil engineering practice 13 6737.3 Contractor exemption-electrical, mechanicai practice 13 6737.4 Contractor exemption-electrical, mechanicai design 13 6738 Authorization for engineering business-business names 13 6739 Exemption for officers and employees of U.S.A 14 6740 Exemption for subordinates 14 6741 Exemption for nonresidents 14 6742 Exemption forreal estatebrokerorsaiesman 15 6743 Non-appiicabilityto surveyors 15 6744 Exemption forlandholder 15 6745 Exemption for buiiding alterations 15 6746 Exemption forcommunications industry 15 6747 Exemption for industries 15 6748 Nuciearpowerplants 15 Article 4. Registration 6750 Applications 16 6751 Engineer-in-training and professional engineer applications requirements 16 6751.2 Foreign applicants 16 6751.5 Board criteria for approving curricuia 16 6752 Civil engineer experience under civil engineer direction 16 6753 Professional engineer experience/education requirements 16 6753.5 Armed Forcesexperience 17 6754 Examination time and place 17 6755 Examination requirements 17 vi 6755.1 Second division exam requirements 17 6755.2 Statelawsandboardrulesexamination 18 6756 Certificate, EIT 18 6757 Applications, multi-branches 18 6758 Applications, reexaminations 18 6759 Comity registration 18 6760 Temporary authorization 19 6761 Qualification by majorityvote 19 6762 Certificate-professional engineer 19 6763 Structural, soil, soils, geotechnical authority 19 6763.5 Refund to unqualified applicants 19 6764 Seal 20 6765 Duplicate certificate 20 6766 Presumptive evidence ofregistration 20 Article 5. Disciplinary Proceedings 6775 Complaints 20 6776 Conductofproceedings 20 6777 Certificate-reissuance 20 6779 Revocation upon conviction 20 Article 6. Offenses Against the Chapter 6785 Authority to investigate violations 21 6786 Duty to prosecute 21 6787 Misdemeanors-misrepresentation 21 6788 Penaltyforviolationsduring astate ofemergency 21 Article 7. Revenue 6795 Certificaterenewaltime periods : 22 6795.1 Renewal notices 22 6796 Delinquent registrations, less than 5 years 22 6796.1 Suspended certificate 22 6796.2 Revoked certificate 22 6796.3 Delinquent registration, over 5 years 22 6796.5 Board jurisdiction-validity of work-liability issues 23 6796.6 Delinquent renewals-special provisions 23 6797 Accounting and depositoffunds 23 6798 Refunds 24 6799 Fees-amoun!. 24 land Surveyors Act Chapter 15. land Surveyors Article 1. General Provisions 8700 Professional Land Surveyors Ac!. 27 8701 Professional land surveyor 27 8702 Defines director 27 vii 8703 Defines responsible charge 27 8704 Defines subordinate..........................•......................................27 8705 Defines subordinate 27 8706 Defines board 27 8707 Defines executive officer 27 8708 Licensure requirement 27 Article 2. Administration 8710 Board authority 28 8711 Record ofapplications 28 8712 Roster 28 8713 Clerical assistance 28 8715 Technical advisory committees 28 8715.1 Committeeappointments 28 8715.2 Committeememberlicenserequirements 28 8715.3 Committee compensation 28 8715.4 Committeeimmunity 29 Article 2.3 Land Surveyors Review Committee 8720 Reviewcommittees 29 8720.1 Committeeappointments 29 8720.2 Committeeperdiemand expenses 29 8720.3 Committee hearings 29 8720.4 Committee decisions 29 8720.5 Rules andreguiations 29 8720.6 Committeeimmunity 29 Article 3. Application of the Chapter 8725 Requirement for license 30 8726 Defines survey practice 30 8726.1 Defines authority to practice 31 8726.2 Authorityto performiand planning 31 8727 Geologicorlandscape surveys exemption 31 8728 Restriction on design 31 8729 Land surveying business, business title 31 8730 Exemptions to licensure 32 8731 Civil engineers authorization to practice 33 Article 4. Issuance of License 8740 Applications 33 8741 Examination requirements and waivers 33 8741.1 State laws and board rules examination requirements 33 8742 Education-experience requirements 34 8743 References required 34 8744 Support constitution-discharge duties 34 8745 Conduct and scope ofexaminations 34 8746 Qualification and reexamination 34 8747 Issuance of license 34 viii 8748 Comity registration 35 8748.5 Refund for unqualified , 35 8749 Duplicate license 35 8750 Seal 35 8751 Representation oniyby license holder 35 8752 Presumptive evidence oflicensure 35 8753 Temporary license 35 Article 5. Surveying Practice 8760 Oaths 36 8761 Useofsignature and seal 36 8761.1 Consistency of authority to sign and seal 36 8761.2 Responsibility for subsequent changes 36 8762 Record ofsurveywhen required 37 8762.5 Record of survey-land divislon 38 8763 Record of survey-sheet requirements 38 8764 Record of survey-technical requlrements 38 8764.5 Required statements 38 8765 Record of survey-exemptions 39 8766 Record of survey-examination 39 8766.5 Record of survey-examination fee .40 8767 County surveyor endorsement.. .40 8768 Record of survey explanation of dlfferences 40 8768.5 Record of survey-timely flling .40 8769 Record of survey-filing costs .40 8770 Record of survey-filing and storage .40 8770.5 Record of survey-correctlon .41 8770.6 Defines certify/certification .41 8771 Record of survey-monumentation .41 8771.5 Record of survey-California coordinates .41 8772 Monumentation Identiflcation 41 8773 Corner records-record of survey for"lost"corners : .42 8773.1 Cornerrecordform 42 8773.2 Cornerrecord filing .42 8773.3 Cornerrecord-monumentrehabilitatlon .42 8773.4 Cornerrecord-sign andseai-when norecord required 42 8774 Right of entry 43 Article 5.5. Photogrammetry 8775 Useof titie .43 8775.1 Photogrammetric services 43 8775.2 Signature required .43 8775.3 Fees .43 Article 6. Disciplinary Proceedings 8780 license-suspension or revocation 43 8781 Conduct ofproceedings 44 8783 License revocation upon convictlon .44 8784 License-reissuance 44 Ix Article 7. Offenses Against the Chapter 8790 Enforcement and prosecution .44 8791 Dufy to prosecute .44 8792 Misdemeanors .44 Article 8. Revenue 8800 Accounting and depositof funds .45 8801 Licenserenewal-time periods .45 8802 Delinquentlicense, less than 5years .45 8802.1 Suspended certificate .45 8802.2 Revoked Iicense .45 8803 Delinquent license, over 5years .45 8803.1 Status of restored, reinstated or reissued license .46 8804 Renewal certificate fees-registered civil engineer .46 8804.5 Feerefunds .46 8805 Fees .46 8806 Grace period-delinquent license .47 Rules of the Board of Registration Article 1. General Provisions 400 introduction 51 403 Location of Offices 51 404 Definitions 51 404.1 Definition of Responsibie Chargefor Professional Engineers 54 404.2 Definition of Responsibie Chargefor Land Surveyors 55 405 Delegation of Certain Functions 56 407 Fees : 57 408 Meetings 57 410 Certificates 57 411 Seal 58 412 Address Change 58 415 PracticeWithin Area of Competence 58 416 Substantial Relationship Criteria 58 418 CriteriaforRehabilitation 59 419 Notification of Disciplinary Action 59 Article 2. Applications 420 Applications 60 421 Refile Application 60 422 Finai Filing Date 60 424 Experience 60 426.10 Qualification Requirements for Structurai Authority 61 426.11 Qualifying Experience for Structrual Authority 61 426.12 Experience forChecking Structural Plans 62 426.13 Supplemental Evidence of Responsible Charge for Structural Authority 62 x 426.14 Experience for Structural Engineering Gained Out of State 63 426.50 Qualification Requirements "Soil Engineer" 63 426.51 Qualifying Experiencefor"Soil Engineer" : 63 427.10 References for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors 65 427.20 ReferenceRequirementsfor"SoilEngineer" 65 427.30 References for Structural Authority 66 428 Abandoned Applications 66 429 Application Appeal. 66 Article 3. Examinations 436 Schedule ofRegularWritten Examinations 67 437 Individual Examination 67 438 Waiver of Fundamentals Examination 67 439 Examination Not Permitted 68 441 Authorization toTake Examination 68 442 Examination Irregularities 68 443 Inspection of Examination 68 444 Examination Appeal 69 446 Postponements 69 447 Permissible Reference Materialand OtherAccessories 69 Article 4. Miscellaneous 460 CurriculaApproved bythe Board 69 461 Testing Laboratory Reports 70 463 Notice of Association or Disassociation With Partnership, Firm, or Co~~on ~ 464 CornerRecord 70 465 Records of Survey 71 470 Application Response 71 471 Processing : 72 California Coordinate System 8801 California coordinate system 75 8802 Seven zones inCalifornia 75 8803 Zone1 76 8804 Zone2 76 8805 Zone3 76 8806 Zone4 76 8807 Zone5 76 8808 Zone6 77 8809 Zone7 77 8810 Plane coordinates 77 8811 Basis of plane coordinates 77 8813 CCS27 and CCS83; stations; surveys based on state plane coordinates 77 8814 Usingstate plane coordinates; record data 77 8815 Usingtheterm "CaliforniaCoordinate System" 78 8816 State Plane Coordinates optional 78 8817 Changing StatePlaneCoordinates-1995 78 xi 8818 Noimpairmentofboundaries 78 8819 Using newgeodeticsurveying technologi~s ., , 78 Miscellaneous Statutes Civil Code §846.5 846.5 Right of Entry forsurveyors 81 *** Code of Civil Procedure §337.1 and §337.15 337.1 Statuteof limitations for patent defects 81 337.15 Statuteof limitations for latentdefects 82 *** Certificate of Merit Law Code of Civil Procedure, §411.35 411.35 Certificate ofMeritforprofessionai malpracticeciaims 82 *** Government Code, Title 1, Division 5, Chapter, 10, §§4525-4529.5 "The Little Brooks Act" 4525 Definitions in the Little BrooksAct. 84 4526 Procurement based on negotiated contracts-state and locai... 84 4526.5 Pubiic contract code 85 4527 Qualification for state contracts--optional locally 85 4528 Mandatory state procedures--optional locally 85 4529 Exception for non-professional services 86 4529.5 Evidence of expertise and experience 86 *** Government Code, §§27550-27564 27550 Qualifications; selection 86 27550.1 Countiesunder20,000;inapplicabilityofeligibilityrequirements 86 27551 Surveys;records; furnishing copies to pUblic 86 27552 Survey of land divided by county lines 87 27553 Orderforsurveyoflanddividedbycounty lines 87 xii
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