Professions and Occupationss

At the time an applicant is granted licensure or enrollment by the Board, he will be assigned a serial number. These numbers will be issued consecutively. Notes 30 Miss. Code. R. 901-13.1 Miss. Code Ann. § 73-13-15

The Executive Director shall provide each licensee with the following: 1. A letter which includes the effective date, basis of licensure, an assigned serial number, and a statement that a certificate will be issued. 2. A copy of the Law and the Rules and Regulations of the Board.…

The Executive Director will provide each enrollee with the following: 1. A letter which includes the effective date, basis of enrollment, an assigned serial number, and the date of expiration of enrollment as an Engineer Intern or Surveyor Intern. 2. A Certificate of Enrollment. …

A licensee in good standing may submit a written request for a new certificate. The payment of a fee is required. Notes 30 Miss. Code. R. 901-13.4 Miss. Code Ann. § 73-13-15

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The seal of the Board shall be circular in form, two (2) inches in diameter and shall be imprinted on all certificates issued by the Board. Notes 30 Miss. Code. R. 901-14.1 Miss. Code Ann. § 73-13-15

1. Upon completion of licensure, the licensee will be advised that he shall secure an official seal which shall be applied to engineering drawings, specifications, reports and other engineering or surveying documents prepared by him or under his responsible supervisory control. A…

1. The seal, signature and date on a document constitute a certification that the document was prepared by the licensee or under his direct supervision. 2. a. Each sheet of plans, drawings, documents, specifications and reports for engineering practice and of maps, plats, charts …

Documents prepared for projects that are designed by other engineers to be built in various locations with few changes, except site adaptation, may be sealed by a Mississippi licensee under the following conditions: 1. Written permission of the original engineer(s) to adapt the d…

The licensee shall exercise due and reasonable care in maintaining physical possession of his seal and its use. The licensee shall not willingly allow others to possess his seal or to use his seal. Notes 30 Miss. Code. R. 901-14.6 Miss. Code Ann. § 73-13-15

Certificates of licensure expire on the last day of the month of December. Notes 30 Miss. Code. R. 901-15.1 Miss. Code Ann. § 73-13-15

Each licensee will be mailed a notice of the expiration date and the amount of the annual renewal fee. Such notice will be sent to the address of record by first class mail at least one month prior to the expiration date. The renewal fee is set by an order of the Board in accorda…

Certificates of licensure, and therefore the right to practice engineering or surveying, become invalid on the last day of the month of December unless renewed. The responsibility for the annual renewal of a licensee's certificate rests solely with the individual licensee. Failur…

The failure on the part of any licensee to renew his certificate annually in the month of December as required above, shall not deprive such person of the right of renewal, but the fee to be paid for the renewal of a certificate after the month of December shall be increased ten …

1. Any firm, corporation, or partnership practicing or offering to practice engineering or surveying in the state of Mississippi must be licensed to practice with a Certificate of Authority from this Board. 2. This shall apply to a professional service corporation, a corporation,…

Any person, firm, partnership, organization, corporation or other entity using the words "Engineer" or "Engineering" or "Surveyor" or "Surveying" or any modification or derivative thereof in its name or form of business activity except as authorized in the Law, or any person pres…

The licensee shall at all times recognize his primary obligation to protect the safety, health and welfare of the public in the performance of his work. If the licensee's employer or clients overrule his judgment concerning the safety, health and welfare of the public, he shall i…

1. The licensee shall undertake to perform assignments only when qualified by education or experience in the specific discipline involved. The licensee may accept an assignment requiring education or experience outside his area of competence, but only to the extent that his servi…

1. The licensee shall be completely objective and truthful in all professional reports, statements or testimony. He shall include all relevant and pertinent information in such reports, statements or testimony. 2. The licensee, when serving as an expert or technical witness befor…

1. A conflict of interest is avoidable. A licensee shall not represent a client if the licensee's ability to consider, recommend, or carry out a course of action on behalf of the client could be adversely affected by the licensee's responsibilities to another client or to a third…

1. The licensee shall not offer to pay, either directly or indirectly, any commission, political contribution, gift, or other consideration in order to secure work, except when the licensee is securing salaried positions through employment agencies. 2. The licensee shall not fals…

The licensee shall contribute to the maintenance, integrity, independence and competency of the engineering and/or surveying profession as follows: 1. The licensee shall not violate any provision of Mississippi Law regulating the practice of engineering and surveying; 2. The lice…

The licensee shall be responsible for maintaining good character and reputation. Suspension of a certificate of licensure by another jurisdiction, becoming a habitual drunkard, being grossly immoral, or addicted in the use of narcotics, being finally adjudged insane, or incompete…

A licensee's refusal to accept or receive, or a licensee's failure to timely respond to, (a) an order of the Board or (b) a request in writing from the Executive Director, the Board's attorney or a Board member, provided such request is made within the scope of responsibility of …

A licensee shall notify the Board in writing by mail, fax, or email within 30 days of any change in the licensee's mailing address of record. Notes 30 Miss. Code. R. 901-17.9 Miss. Code Ann. § 73-13-15

For the purposes of this rule, "charge" refers to any allegation brought to the Board against a licensee or other person relating to a violation of the Law or the Rules and Regulations. Charges may be preferred by anyone who believes that a violation may have occurred. 1. Except …

Upon a finding that the accused has violated any enumerated provision of Title 73, Chapter 13 or any rule adopted pursuant to Title 73, Chapter 13, the Board may censure; reprimand; admonish; require the completion of a course in ethics and/or additional education as approved by …

The Board may, in its discretion, assess and tax all actual costs incurred in a disciplinary hearing against any accused found guilty hereunder, or the charging party, or both. Notes 30 Miss. Code. R. 901-18.11 Miss. Code Ann. § 73-13-15

Any person aggrieved by the action of the Board as a result of disciplinary proceedings conducted hereunder may appeal therefrom as provided for in Section 73-13-37(10) Mississippi Code Annotated (1972). Notes 30 Miss. Code. R. 901-18.12 Miss. Code Ann. § 73-13-15

Upon the filing of charges or information in accordance with Rule 18.1, the executive director shall refer them to a designated Board member. If the charges or information are first made by or through a Board member and if the executive director makes a determination that the Boa…

1. Complaints, Summons, and Notice of Hearing - For the purposes of this rule, "complaint" refers to the formal documents issued by the Board to initiate a disciplinary hearing. The complaint is based on prior investigation of charges or information and shall set forth a statemen…

A Board member shall not be entitled to participate in any disciplinary action if the Board determines that such a Board member is personally biased against the accused. Notes 30 Miss. Code. R. 901-18.4 Miss. Code Ann. § 73-13-15

Any accused in a disciplinary proceeding may assert conflict or bias by filing with the Executive Director at least three days before the scheduled disciplinary hearing an affidavit asserting the disqualification together with specific details of the underlying factual bias for t…

The recusal or disqualification of Board members shall be considered on the record as a preliminary matter at the hearing before any other questions are decided. In the event that after said consideration there does not remain a quorum, substitute panel members shall be selected …

1. Pre-hearing discovery shall be permitted in accordance with this rule to the extent necessary to prevent fraud, conserve the Board's time, prevent undue surprise at hearing, protect persons from annoyance, embarrassment, or undue burden or expense, and promote the ends of just…

Upon timely notice the following discovery may be allowed or ordered by the designated Board member. 1. Deposition upon oral examination under oath of any party, material witness or expert witness. The cost of such deposition shall be borne by the requesting party. a. The request…

1. Conduct of Hearing a. Hearing Examiner - The Board may, in its discretion, appoint some person to act as hearing officer at disciplinary hearings. In the event a hearing officer is appointed, such officer shall preside at the hearing and shall rule on all questions of evidence…

Any person whose licensure or enrollment has been revoked may not apply to the Board for reinstatement of the licensure or enrollment until two years have elapsed since the final, effective date of revocation, except a person convicted of a crime of moral turpitude in which case …

Upon receipt of such application, the Board shall grant a hearing on reinstatement, at which time the applicant may appeal to the Board for reinstatement of the licensure or enrollment. Notes 30 Miss. Code. R. 901-19.2 Miss. Code Ann. § 73-13-15

Applicable Mississippi Law provides for definitions of the following terms: 1. Board 2. Engineer or Professional Engineer 3. Engineer Intern 4. Practice of Engineering 5. Professional Surveyor 6. Surveyor Intern 7. Surveying 8. Practice of Surveying Notes 30 Miss. Code. R. 901-2.…

The terms "licensure" and "enrollment" as set forth in the Law, shall be defined as: 1. Enrollment is the official recognition by the Board of the applicant's successful completion of requirements to become an engineer intern or surveyor intern. 2. Licensure is the official recog…

The term Retired shall mean a person who meets the requirements of Rule 7.1. Notes 30 Miss. Code. R. 901-2.3 Miss. Code Ann. § 73-13-15 Amended 4/15/2017 Amended 1/1/2020

The terms "consultation, investigation and evaluation" as used in the definition of the practice of engineering set forth in the Law, shall include, but are not limited to the following: 1. services involving the selection of proper tests to be performed for the purpose of develo…

The term "gross negligence" as used in the Law shall mean the practice of engineering or surveying by a licensee characterized by reckless disregard for the rights, safety, or welfare of others, which could result in injury or damage to life or property or financial loss. Notes 3…

The term "incompetency" as used in the Law shall mean the practice of engineering or surveying by a licensee who is either incapable of exercising ordinary care and diligence or who lacks the ability and skill necessary to properly perform the duties undertaken. Notes 30 Miss. Co…

The term "misconduct" as used in the Law shall mean the practice of engineering or surveying by a licensee who performs any acts, causes omissions or makes any assertions or representations which are fraudulent, deceitful, or misleading, or which in any manner whatsoever discredi…

The terms "under his direction"...,"under the direction" and the terms "under his direct supervision" and "under his responsible supervisory control" will be construed by this Board to mean that the professional engineer or professional surveyor providing such supervision shall h…