Title 54 — PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES

54-1201. Declaration of policy. To safeguard life, health and property, every person practicing or offering to practice professional engineering or professional land surveying, as herein defined, for any project physically located in this state, shall submit evidence of his quali…

54-1202. Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context or subject matter requires otherwise: (1) "Authoritative" means certified by a professional land surveyor in accordance with established principles of professional land surveying when used to describe products, pro…

54-1203. Idaho board of licensure of professional engineers and professional land surveyors. There is hereby established in the division of occupational and professional licenses the Idaho board of licensure of professional engineers and professional land surveyors. It shall cons…

54-1204. Qualification of members of board. Members of the board shall be citizens of the United States and residents of this state; and except for the public member, they shall have been engaged for at least twelve (12) years in the practice of engineering for the professional e…

54-1205. Compensation and expenses of board members. Each member of the board shall be compensated as provided by section 59-509(i), Idaho Code, when attending to the work of the board or any of its committees and for the time spent in necessary travel; and, in addition thereto, …

54-1206. Removal of board members and filling vacancies. Board members shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. Vacancies in the membership of the board shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment by the governor as provided in section 54-1203, Idaho Code.

54-1207. Board — Organization and meetings. The board shall hold at least one (1) regular meeting each year. The rules of the board may provide for additional regular meetings and for special meetings. Notice of all meetings shall be given as may be provided in the rules. The boa…

54-1208. Board — Powers. (1) The board shall have the power to adopt and amend administrative rules including, but not limited to, rules of professional responsibility, rules of continuing professional development not to exceed sixteen (16) hours annually for each profession for …

54-1209. RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS — occupational licenses fund. (1) The secretary of the board, or assistants thereto as may be designated by the board, shall receive and account for all moneys derived under the provisions of this chapter. All fees received by the board under t…

54-1210. Records and reports. (1) The board shall keep a record of its proceedings and a record of all applications for licensure or certification, which record shall show: the name, date of birth and last known address of each applicant; the date of the application; the place of…

54-1211. Roster. A complete roster showing the names and last known addresses of all professional engineers, all professional land surveyors, all business entities holding certificates of authorization as required under section 54-1235, Idaho Code, and all who possess current cer…

54-1212. General requirements for examination and license. Except as herein otherwise expressly provided, no license as a professional engineer or professional land surveyor, or certification as an engineer intern or land surveyor intern, shall be issued until an applicant has su…

54-1213. Applications and fees. Applications for licensure as a professional engineer or professional land surveyor, or certification as an engineer intern or land surveyor intern, shall be on forms prescribed and furnished by the board. The application shall show the applicant’s…

54-1214. Examinations. (1) Examinations will be held at such times and places as the board directs. The board shall determine the acceptable grade on examinations. (2) Written professional examinations may be taken only after the applicant has met the other minimum requirements a…

54-1215. License — Seals — Intern certificates. (1) The board shall issue a license upon payment of the fee as provided for in this chapter to any applicant who, in the opinion of the board, has satisfactorily met all of the requirements of this chapter for licensure as a profess…

54-1216. Expirations and renewals — Fees. (1) Each licensee or intern shall apply for renewal by the licensee’s birthday in even-numbered state of Idaho fiscal years for those born in even-numbered calendar years and in odd-numbered state of Idaho fiscal years for those born in o…

54-1218. Public workS. (1) It shall be unlawful for this state, or for any county, city, school district, irrigation district, drainage district, highway district, or other subdivision of the state having power to levy taxes or assessments against property situated therein, to en…

54-1219. Comity licensure — Fee. The board, upon application therefor and the payment of a fee of not to exceed a maximum of one hundred fifty dollars ($150), may issue a license as a professional engineer or professional land surveyor to any person who holds a license issued to …

54-1220. Disciplinary action — Procedures. (1) Any affected party may prefer charges of fraud, deceit, gross negligence, incompetence, misconduct or violation of any provision of this chapter, or violation of any of the rules promulgated by the board, against any individual licen…

54-1221. reissuance of wall licenses and certificates. A new wall license or certificate to replace any that was previously revoked, lost, destroyed, or mutilated may be issued upon payment of ten dollars ($10.00).

54-1222. Violations and penalties — Prosecution of offenses. Any person who shall practice, or offer to practice, professional engineering or professional land surveying in this state without being licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, or any person presenti…

54-1223. Saving clause — Exemptions. (1) This chapter shall not be construed to affect: (a) The practice of any other profession or trade for which a license is required under any law of this state or the United States. (b) The work of an employee or a subordinate of a person hol…

54-1225. Appeals. Any person or organization who shall feel aggrieved by any action of the board in denying, suspending or revoking a license or certificate or certificate of authorization, as is appropriate, may appeal therefrom in accordance with the provisions of the administr…

54-1226. Separability. If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter, which can be given effect without the invalid provision or applicat…

54-1227. Surveys — Authority and duties of professional land surveyors and professional engineers. (1) Every licensed professional land surveyor is hereby authorized to make land surveys and it shall be the duty of each licensed professional land surveyor, whenever making any pro…

54-1228. Administering and certification of oaths — Authority of professional land surveyors. Every professional land surveyor is authorized to administer and certify oaths, when it becomes necessary to take testimony to identify or establish old or obliterated corners, or to per…

54-1229. Legal survey of land. No survey of land, or plat or subdivision shall be legal unless made by or under the responsible charge of a professional land surveyor. All land surveys made under the authority of the state, or of any political subdivision of the state, must be pe…

54-1230. LAND surveying — Right of entry. (1) Any person duly licensed by the state of Idaho as a professional land surveyor, including all subordinates subject to the supervision of a licensed surveyor while undertaking land survey activities, and any surveyor or his subordinate…

54-1234. Monumentation — Penalty and liability for defacing. If any person shall willfully deface, injure or remove any signal, monument or other object set as a permanent boundary survey marker, benchmark or point set in control surveys by agencies of the United States governmen…

54-1235. Practice by a business entity. (1) The practice of or offer to practice professional engineering or professional land surveying, as defined in this chapter, by professional engineers or professional land surveyors, through a business entity, or by a business entity throu…

54-1236. Exclusive jurisdiction of the state — Restriction on requirement for additional licenses or fees. (1) Only the board of licensure of professional engineers and professional land surveyors of the state of Idaho is authorized and empowered to issue licenses to persons to p…