Title 17, Professions, Occupations, and Businesses

(a) It is the intent of the General Assembly that an apprentice electrician should be trained in a manner that:(1) Develops the skills of the apprentice electrician;(2) Ensures the safety of electricians and the public; and(3) Guarantees that the work of the apprentice electricia…

(1) The Career Education and Workforce Development Board shall have the following powers:(1) To ensure that all persons working as apprentice electricians are properly registered;(2) To adopt rules as to the qualifications, training, and supervision of apprentice electricians sub…

(a) The Career Education and Workforce Development Board shall appoint a State Electrical Apprenticeship Committee consisting of seven (7) voting members as follows:(1) One (1) member shall be an Arkansas state-licensed journeyman electrician;(2) One (1) member shall be an engine…

(a) A person who desires to practice the science of embalming in this state shall:(1) Be at least eighteen (18) years of age;(2) Be a graduate of an accredited high school or the equivalent thereof;(3) Be a graduate of a school of mortuary science that is accredited by the Americ…

(a) A person who desires to engage in the business of funeral directing in this state shall:(1) Be at least eighteen (18) years of age;(2) Be a graduate of an accredited high school or the equivalent thereof;(3) (A) Have served as an apprentice funeral director for not less than …

(a) Within a reasonable time after an application to practice the science of embalming or to engage in the business of funeral directing is filed with the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services, the board shall give the applicant a written ex…

(a) (1) A person shall not conduct, maintain, manage, or operate a funeral establishment in this state unless the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services has issued a license for the funeral establishment and the license is displayed in the fu…

(a) (1) Funeral establishment licenses shall be issued, upon application to the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services, only after examination of the establishment to be licensed reveals that the requirements of the board for an establishment…

(a) (1) (A) A licensee under this subchapter who wishes to continue the practice of the science of embalming or the business of funeral directing, or both, shall pay a renewal fee to the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services by the last day …

(a) The State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services may refuse to renew, or may suspend or revoke, a license issued under this subchapter if it finds, after a hearing, that a person or a funeral establishment licensed under this subchapter does no…

A person currently holding an embalmer's license or a funeral director's license or any funeral establishment holding a license on March 3, 1983, shall not be required to make application for, or submit to, an examination, but shall be entitled to a renewal of such a license, upo…

The State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services may adopt appropriate rules regarding the issuance of a lifetime license to an individual based upon the number of years of licensure.

(a) A person holding a valid license as an embalmer or funeral director in another state, United States territory, or provincial authority for an appropriate time as determined by the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services may apply for a lic…

(a) The State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services may issue letters of reprimand or caution, refuse to issue or renew a license, suspend or revoke any license for the practice of embalming or funeral directing, or may place the holder thereof on…

(a) If the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services has reason to believe that a person to whom a license has been issued has become unfit to practice as an embalmer or funeral director or has violated any of the provisions of this subchapter a…

(a) (1) A crematorium shall not be constructed in this state without a permit issued by the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services.(2) In order to receive a permit to construct a crematorium, a person shall:(A) (i) Publish a notice in a newsp…

(a) A person who desires to have a license as a crematory retort operator in this state shall:(1) Be at least eighteen (18) years of age;(2) Have received a high school diploma or a Certificate of General Educational Development;(3) Make written application to the State Board of …

(a) A person who desires to transport human remains or operate a transport service to transport human remains in this state shall:(1) Be at least eighteen (18) years of age;(2) Possess a valid Arkansas driver's license appropriate for the operation of the motor vehicle as determi…

A person who practices the science of embalming, engages in the business of funeral directing, operates a funeral establishment, operates a crematorium, conducts cremations, transports human remains, or operates a transport service without a license under § 23-61-1101 et seq. and…

Without posting bond, the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services may petition the Pulaski County Circuit Court or the circuit court of the county where the violation occurred to enjoin violations of § 17-29-301 et seq., § 23-61-1101 et seq., …

(a) Whenever the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services, after a hearing conducted in accordance with the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., determines that a person has violated any provision of § 17-29-301 et seq., …

(a) All funds derived from civil penalties imposed by the State Board of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Cemeteries, and Burial Services shall be deposited into one (1) or more cash funds deposited to the State Treasury. (b) The funds under this section shall be used by the board f…

(1) As used in this subchapter, “funeral home” means an establishment that satisfies the requirements of § 17-29-503 that is suitable for:(1) The preparation of human bodies for interment; and(2) The rights, services, and ceremonies customarily associated with an interment. (1) T…

(1) A funeral home is declared to be:(1) A service institution for the purpose of:(A) Zoning;(B) The occupation and enjoyment of property; and(C) The conduct and management of the funeral home; and(2) An establishment for practicing a skilled profession. (1) A service institution…

(1) Any funeral home desiring to avail itself of the provisions of this subchapter shall conform to the following requirements:(1) Be operated and managed by persons who are duly licensed as required by law;(2) Be constructed of materials and in an architectural design in conform…

A funeral director or embalmer licensed pursuant to § 17-29-301 et seq. who has completed a course in eye enucleation and has received a certificate of competence from the Department of Ophthalmology of the University of Arkansas College of Medicine may enucleate the eyes of a de…

A properly certified funeral director or embalmer acting in accordance with the terms of this subchapter shall not be criminally or civilly liable for eye enucleation.

(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Consulting engineer” means a professional engineer whose principal occupation is the independent practice of engineering, whose livelihood is obtained by offering engineering services to the public, who serves clients as an independent fiduciary, …

(a) (1) A person who practices or offers to practice engineering in this state in violation of this chapter and a person using or attempting to use as his or her own the certificate of licensure of another, who gives false evidence of any kind to the State Board of Licensure for …

(a) (1) Upon proper determination that a person has been found guilty of violating this chapter, the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors may file a civil suit in the proper court in the jurisdiction in which the service or work is being …

The provisions of this chapter affirm the legal authority of an engineer licensed under its provisions to provide consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, and design of buildings intended for accommodation of equipment, vehicles, goods, and/or processes or other utilita…

(1) Other Professions. This chapter does not prevent the practice by:(1) Other Professions. The practice of any other legally recognized profession;(2) Temporary Permits. (A) (i) The practice or offer to practice of engineering by a person not a resident of or having no establish…

A professional engineer who voluntarily, without compensation other than expense reimbursement, provides architectural, structural, electrical, mechanical, or other design professional services related to a declared national, state, or local emergency caused by an earthquake, hur…

(a) There is created a State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors, consisting of nine (9) members to be appointed by the Governor. (b) (1) Each member of the board shall be a citizen of the United States, at least thirty-five (35) years of age,…

(1) The State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors shall:(1) Select its own officers; and(2) Have the power in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing to employ a Director of the State Board of Licensure for Pro…

(a) The State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors shall:(1) Meet at least two (2) times each year;(2) Have a seal that shall be affixed to each certificate of licensure; and(3) Require that plans, specifications, plats, and reports issued by a…

A person making a claim against a member of the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors has the burden of proving the absence of good faith.

(a) The Attorney General or his or her assistant shall act as legal advisor to the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors and render such legal assistance as necessary in carrying out this chapter. (b) It is the duty of the Attorney General…

(1) A person, unless licensed under the present law, shall not practice or offer to practice engineering unless that person has been licensed under this chapter, except that:(1) An engineer-intern may engage in such a practice as an employee of or under the supervision of a licen…

(a) Except as provided hereafter, each applicant for licensure shall submit to an examination by the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors and, if found to be qualified, shall be registered, depending on his or her education and experience…

(a) (1) The practice or offer to practice for others, as defined in § 17-30-101, by individuals licensed under this chapter through a firm is permitted if:(A) The professional engineers of the firm are licensed under this chapter or are practicing under § 17-30-105; and(B) The fi…

(a) The State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors may establish application fees, certificate fees, renewal fees, license reinstatement fees, examination fees, penalties for late renewals or cancellations, and any other fees it deems necessary…

(a) The State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors may suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue, restore, or renew a certificate of licensure of, or place on probation, fine, or reprimand a professional engineer who is:(1) Found guilty of:(A) Fraud …

(a) The rules promulgated by the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors for disciplinary procedures shall be based on and consistent with the model rules of procedure of the Attorney General. (b) A charge, unless dismissed or settled inform…

(a) (1) The State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors shall issue rules establishing the continuing education requirements for professional engineers and engineer-interns.(2) The rules shall take into account the accessibility to applicants of…

(a) This chapter may be referred to and cited as the “Registration of Foresters Act”. (b) The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that no person shall use in connection with the person's name, or otherwise assume, use, or advertise any title or description that the person is a f…