Title 32 — Professions and Occupations

A. The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the safety, health and welfare of the public through the promulgation and enforcement of standards of qualification for those individuals who are registered or certified and seeking registration or certification pursuant to this ch…

A. The state board of technical registration is established consisting of members who are appointed by the governor as follows: 1. One architect. 2. One professional engineer. 3. Six public members, at least one of whom has a legal, construction or design product background. 4. O…

A. Each professional member of the board shall: 1. Be at least twenty-five years of age. 2. Have been a resident of this state for at least three years immediately preceding appointment as a member. B. Each member who is an architect, a geologist, a landscape architect, a profess…

Members of the board are eligible to receive compensation pursuant to title 38, chapter 4, article 1.

The board shall annually elect from its membership a chairman, vice-chairman and secretary. It shall hold at least two regular meetings each year and such special or called meetings as the rules provide.

A. The board shall: 1. Adopt rules for conducting its meetings and performing duties imposed on it by law. 2. Adopt an official seal for attesting certificates of registration and other official papers and documents. 3. Consider and act on or delegate the authority to act on appl…

A. The superior court may issue an injunction immediately upon a petition filed as provided in this section to enjoin the practice of any board regulated profession or occupation by any person not registered or certified to practice the occupations or exempt pursuant to this chap…

A. The board may initiate a hearing pursuant to title 41, chapter 6, article 10 on receipt of a complaint that a person who is not exempt from this chapter and is not registered or certified under this chapter is practicing, offering to practice or by implication purporting to be…

A. The board may employ an executive director to conduct investigations and carry out the purposes of this chapter. B. The executive director shall be the custodian of the records of the board, receive applications for registration and certification and, if authority is delegated…

The regulation of low-voltage electric fence alarm systems is of statewide concern. The regulation of low-voltage electric fence alarm systems pursuant to this chapter and their use is not subject to further regulation by a county, city, town or other political subdivision of thi…

A. Pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, the executive director shall deposit fifteen percent of all fees or other revenues received by the board in the state general fund to assist in defraying the cost of maintaining the state government and shall deposit the remaining eighty…

(L24, Ch. 222, sec. 2. Eff. 7/1/28) A. Pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, the executive director shall deposit ten percent of all fees or other revenues received by the board in the state general fund to assist in defraying the cost of maintaining the state government and sh…

Members, agents and employees of the board, members of advisory committees and statutorily established committees of the board and registrants volunteering professional services to emergency services personnel at the scene of a disaster as part of an authorized board program are …

A. The state legislature determines that the licensure, certification or registration of alarm businesses and alarm agents is a matter of statewide concern. The power to license, register or certify an alarm business or alarm agent is preempted by this state. B. The board, a coun…

Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person or firm desiring to practice any board-regulated profession or occupation shall first secure a certificate or registration and shall comply with all the conditions prescribed in this chapter. An alarm business or an alarm age…

(L22, Ch. 59, sec. 43) A. An applicant for in-training designation as an engineer, geologist or land surveyor shall: 1. Be a graduate of a school approved by the board or have four years or more of education or experience, or both, in work in the profession in which registration …

A. An applicant for professional registration as an architect, engineer, geologist or landscape architect shall: 1. Be actively engaged in education or experience, or both, in the profession for which registration is sought for at least eight years. 2. Unless exempt under section…

A. An applicant for certification as a home inspector shall: 1. Be at least eighteen years of age. 2. Have passed within two years preceding application a written examination that is approved by the board and that meets the competency standards adopted by the board. 3. Have passe…

A. Notwithstanding section 32-122.01, a person who meets the qualifications for registration pursuant to this section is eligible for registration. B. An applicant for professional registration as a professional engineer, architect, land surveyor or landscape architect in this st…

A. The board shall issue certificates to alarm businesses and controlling persons. An alarm business may not operate until the alarm business and each of its controlling persons submit applications and receive certification from the board. A separate certificate is required for e…

A. Each alarm agent shall apply for an alarm agent certification and a renewal certification card from the board. The board shall issue or deny an alarm agent certification card or a renewal certification card within ten business days after receiving an administratively complete …

A. The board may deny an application for certification as an alarm business, controlling person or alarm agent if a controlling person of an alarm business or an alarm agent has been convicted of an act involving moral turpitude. B. If the board denies an application for certific…

(L22, Ch. 59, sec. 44) A. An applicant for in-training registration as an architect, engineer, geologist or landscape architect shall: 1. Be a graduate of a school approved by the board or have four years or more, or if an applicant for in-training registration as an architect, f…

A. A person desiring to practice any board-regulated profession or occupation shall apply for registration or certification on a form prescribed by the board, subscribed under penalty of perjury and accompanied by the appropriate application fee prescribed by the board. If the ev…

A. The board shall establish a schedule of fees for the following: 1. Examinations. 2. Applications. 3. Renewals. 4. Board publications. 5. Computer printouts of names of registrants. 6. Photocopies. 7. Copies of audiotapes, videotapes, computer discs or other media used for reco…

A. The board shall adopt and prescribe seals for use by registrants who are required by the board to use seals. Each seal shall bear the name of the registrant and shall state the profession in which the registrant is permitted to practice and, in the case of engineering, the bra…

A. The board shall waive the examination requirement for an applicant, other than an applicant for professional registration as a land surveyor, who satisfies any one of the following: 1. Holds a valid certificate of registration in good standing issued by another state or foreig…

A. The board shall establish a system for renewing certification or registration. B. Except as provided in section 32-4301, certificates of registration or certification are invalid after their expiration date unless renewed by payment of the required renewal fee. If the renewal …

A. The board may take the following disciplinary actions, in combination or alternatively: 1. Revocation of a certification or registration. 2. Suspension of a certification or registration for a period of not more than three years. 3. Imposition of an administrative penalty of n…

A. Examination material, file records of examination grading and performance, transcripts of educational institutions, letters of inquiry and reference concerning applicants and board inquiry forms concerning applicants are confidential and are not subject to inspection pursuant …

Any modifications, except for building code compliance reviews, field inspections and applicable design standards, to drawings, plans or design specifications submitted for review to the state or a political subdivision of the state and that are made by a professional registrant …

1. The assayer has not received any complaints during the assayer's active registration. 2. The assayer analyzes metals, ores, minerals or alloys to ascertain the quantity of gold or silver or any other substance present in the metals, ores, minerals or alloys.

A. A firm shall not engage in the practice of any board-regulated profession or occupation unless the firm is registered with the board and the professional services are conducted under the full authority and responsible charge of a principal of the firm, who is also a registrant…

A. Drawings, plans, specifications, estimates and construction observation for public works of this state or a political subdivision of this state involving architecture, engineering, geology, landscape architecture or land surveying shall be prepared by or under the direct super…

An architect, geologist, engineer or landscape architect registered under this chapter may engage in practice in another category regulated pursuant to this chapter only to the extent that the person is qualified and to the extent that the work may be necessary and incidental to …

A. Professions and occupations that are regulated by the board may be practiced without compliance with the requirements of this chapter by: 1. An officer or employee of the United States, practicing as such. 2. An employee of a registrant or of a person that is exempt from regis…

Any person who commits any of the following acts is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor: 1. Practices, offers to practice or by any implication holds himself out as qualified to practice any board regulated profession or occupation if the person is not registered or certified as prov…

A. On the filing of a complaint in any malpractice action the plaintiff's attorney shall forward a copy of the complaint to the board and a report containing the information required in subsection B. B. The report required by subsection A shall contain the following information: …

Any person may report to the board any information the person may have which appears to show grounds for disciplinary action under the provisions of this chapter or rules of the board. A person who reports or provides information to the board in good faith is not subject to an ac…

A person who refuses to obey a subpoena issued by the board shall be certified by the board to the superior court in the county in which service was made for contempt proceedings.

The board shall provide copies of the written transcript of a hearing conducted under the authority of this chapter and all evidence submitted to a person appealing a board decision at that person's expense and without charge to the court in which an appeal is taken.

Failure to comply with any final order of the board, including an order of censure or probation, is cause for suspension or revocation of a license.

The use of the word "certify" or "certification" by a person or firm that is registered or certified by the board is an expression of professional opinion regarding facts or findings that are the subject of the certification and does not constitute an express or implied warranty …

A. If a person or firm that is registered or certified by the board is required to provide record documents for improvements or grading, and the plans show changes during the construction process, the following apply: 1. If the registered or certified professional provided constr…