Title XXII — OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS

327.011. Definitions. — As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the meanings indicated: (1) "Accredited degree program from a school of architecture", a degree from any school or other institution which teaches architecture and whose curricula for the de…

327.031. Board established, membership, officers, qualifications of members — how appointed — terms — vacancy, how filled — may sue and be sued. — 1. The "Missouri Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors and Professional Landscape Architects" is …

327.041. Board, powers and duties — rules, generally, this chapter, procedure. — 1. The board shall have the duty and the power to carry out the purposes and to enforce and administer the provisions of this chapter, to require, by summons or subpoena, with the vote of two-thirds …

327.051. Meetings, when — personnel, employment — compensation of board members. — 1. The board shall meet at least twice a year at such times and places as are fixed by the board. 2. The board may appoint and employ legal counsel and such board personnel, as defined in subdivisi…

327.061. Office, where. — The board shall establish and maintain an office in Jefferson City, Missouri. ­­-------- (L. 1969 S.B. 117, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16)

327.075. Injunction authorized, when. — 1. Upon application by the board, and the necessary burden having been met, a court of general jurisdiction may grant an injunction, restraining order or other order as may be appropriate to enjoin a person from: (1) Offering to engage or e…

327.076. Licensure required, penalty for violation — complaint procedure. — 1. Any person who practices architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture, as defined in sections 327.011 to 327.635, or who holds himself or herself out as able to practice such pr…

327.077. Civil penalties may be imposed, when — amount, limit, determination of — settlement requirements. — 1. In disciplinary actions against licensed or unlicensed persons, the board may issue an order imposing a civil penalty. Such penalty shall not be imposed until the findi…

327.081. Fund established, deposits — expenditures, how paid — transferred to general revenue, when. — 1. All funds received pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the "State Board for Architects, Professional Engineer…

327.091. Practice of architecture defined. — 1. The practice of architecture is the rendering of or offering to render services in connection with the design and construction of public and private buildings, structures and shelters, site improvements, in whole or part and includi…

327.101. Unauthorized practice prohibited — licensure required — exceptions, when. — 1. No person shall practice architecture in Missouri as defined in section 327.091 unless and until there is issued to the person a license or a certificate of authority certifying that the perso…

327.106. Reciprocity for architects licensed in Canada, requirements. — Notwithstanding any provisions of this chapter to the contrary, any applicant for a license to practice architecture who holds a valid license to practice architecture in Canada shall be licensed to practice …

327.131. Applicant for license as architect, qualifications. — Any person may apply to the board for licensure as an architect who is over the age of twenty-one, has acquired an accredited degree from an accredited degree program from a school of architecture, holds a certified I…

327.141. Application, form, fee. — Applications for licensure as an architect shall be typewritten on prescribed forms furnished to the applicant. The application shall contain the applicant's statements showing the applicant's education, experience, results of previous architect…

327.151. Examination for license, content — passing grade, how determined. — 1. After it has been determined that an applicant possesses the qualifications entitling the applicant to be examined, each applicant for examination and licensure as an architect shall appear before the…

[Repealed or reserved.]

327.171. Professional license, renewal. — 1. The professional license, issued to every architect in Missouri, including certificates of authority issued to corporations as provided in section 327.401, shall be renewed on or before the certificate renewal date, provided that the r…

327.172. Inactive license status granted, when, procedure — return to active status, procedure. — 1. An architect licensed in this state may apply to the board for inactive license status on a form furnished by the board. Upon receipt of the completed inactive status application …

327.181. Practice as professional engineer defined — use of titles, restrictions. — 1. Any person practices in Missouri as a professional engineer who renders or offers to render or holds himself or herself out as willing or able to render any service or creative work, the adequa…

327.191. Unauthorized practice prohibited — licensure required — exceptions, when. — 1. No person shall practice as a professional engineer in Missouri, as defined in section 327.181 unless and until there is issued to such person a professional license or a certificate of author…

327.221. Applicant for license as professional engineer, qualifications. — Any person may apply to the board for licensure as a professional engineer who is a graduate of and holds a degree in engineering from an accredited school of engineering, or who possesses an education whi…

327.231. Application, form, fee. — Applications for licensure as a professional engineer shall be typewritten on prescribed forms furnished to the applicant. The application shall contain the applicant's statements showing the applicant's education, experience, results of previou…

327.241. Examination for licensure, requirements. — 1. After it has been determined that an applicant possesses the qualifications entitling the applicant to be examined, each applicant for examination and licensure as a professional engineer in Missouri shall appear before the b…

327.251. Reexamination, when. — If an applicant fails to make the grade specified in section 327.241, such applicant may apply for reexamination in accordance with the guidelines established by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying or its successor. ­­--…

327.261. Professional license, renewal. — 1. The professional license issued to every professional engineer in Missouri, including certificates of authority issued to corporations as hereinafter provided, shall be renewed on or before the license renewal date, provided that the r…

327.271. Inactive license, requirements — return to active. — 1. A professional engineer licensed in this state may apply to the board for inactive license status on a form furnished by the board. Upon receipt of the completed inactive status application form and the board's dete…

327.272. Practice as professional land surveyor defined. — 1. A professional land surveyor shall include any person who practices in Missouri as a professional land surveyor who uses the title of "surveyor" alone or in combination with any other word or words including, but not l…

327.281. Unauthorized practice prohibited. — No person, including any duly elected county surveyor, shall practice as a professional land surveyor in Missouri as defined in section 327.272 unless and until there is issued to such person a license or a certificate of authority cer…

327.312. Land surveyor-in-training applicant for enrollment, qualifications — certificate issued when — surveyor-intern enrollment, when. — 1. Prior to January 1, 2024, any person may apply to the board for enrollment as a land surveyor-in-training who is a high school graduate, …

327.313. Surveyor-intern, application for enrollment, form, content, false affidavit, penalty, fee. — Applications for enrollment as a land surveyor-intern shall be typewritten on prescribed forms furnished to the applicant. The application shall contain applicant's statements sh…

327.314. Professional land surveyor, applicant for license, qualifications. — 1. Prior to January 1, 2024, any person may apply to the board for licensure as a professional land surveyor who has been enrolled as a land surveyor-in-training and has presented evidence to the satisf…

327.321. Application — form — fee. — Applications for licensure as a professional land surveyor shall be typewritten on prescribed forms furnished to the applicant. The application shall contain the applicant's statements showing the applicant's education, experience, results of …

327.331. Examinations, land surveyor-in-training, surveyor-intern, and land surveyors — content — grade required to pass — effect. — 1. After it has been determined that an applicant possesses the qualifications entitling the applicant to be examined, each applicant for examinati…

327.341. Reexamination, when. — If an applicant fails to make the required grade specified in section 327.331, such applicant may apply for reexamination in accordance with the guidelines established by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying or its succes…

327.351. Professional license renewal — expired or suspended license, renewal procedure — professional development requirements for renewal, exception. — 1. The professional license issued to every professional land surveyor in Missouri, including certificates of authority issued…

327.361. Recording of certain documents not properly executed by land surveyor, prohibited — penalty. — 1. It shall be unlawful for the recorder of deeds of any county, or the clerk of any city or town, or the clerk or other proper officer of any school, road, drainage, or levee …

327.371. Surveyor exempt from trespass but liable for damages. — A professional land surveyor licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, together with such professional land surveyor's survey party, who in the course of a land survey finds it necessary to go upon the la…

327.381. Board may license architect, professional engineer, professional land surveyor or professional landscape architect without examination, when. — The board may license, in its discretion, any architect, professional engineer, professional land surveyor, or professional lan…

327.392. Professional engineering license issued, when. — 1. The board shall upon application issue a professional engineering license to any individual who holds a degree at the bachelor's level or higher in engineering and who has at least twenty years of satisfactory engineeri…

327.401. Right to practice not transferable — corporation, certificate of authority required, exception. — 1. The right to practice as an architect or to practice as a professional engineer or to practice as a professional land surveyor or to practice as a professional landscape …

327.411. Personal seal, how used, effect of. — 1. Each architect and each professional engineer and each professional land surveyor and each professional landscape architect shall have a personal seal in a form prescribed by the board, and he or she shall affix the seal to all fi…

327.421. Political subdivisions not to use unlicensed architects, professional engineers or professional land surveyors. — This state and its political subdivisions including counties, cities and towns, or legally constituted boards, agencies, districts, commissions and authoriti…

327.431. Fees to be set by board, how. — The board shall set the amount of the fees which this chapter authorizes and requires by rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to section 536.021. The fees shall be set at a level to produce revenue which shall not substantially excee…

327.441. Denial, revocation, or suspension of license or certificate, grounds for. — 1. The board may refuse to issue any license or certificate of authority required pursuant to this chapter for one or any combination of causes stated in subsection 2 of this section. The board s…

327.442. Disciplinary hearing for censure of license to be held, when. — 1. At such time as the final trial proceedings are concluded whereby a licensee, or any person who has failed to renew or has surrendered his or her certificate of licensure or authority, has been adjudicate…

327.451. Charges of improper conduct, how filed, contents — administrative hearing commission to hear. — 1. Any person who believes that an architect or a professional engineer or a professional land surveyor or a professional landscape architect has acted or failed to act so tha…

327.461. Contract with unlicensed architect, professional engineer, professional land surveyor, or professional landscape architect unenforceable by them. — Every contract for architectural or engineering or land surveying or landscape architectural services entered into by any p…

327.465. Certificate of registration or authority not required, when — definitions. — 1. As used in this section, the following terms shall mean: (1) "Design-build", a project for which the design and construction services are furnished under one contract; (2) "Design-build contr…

327.471. Attorney general to assist board with legal assistance. — The attorney general of Missouri shall, when requested by the board, render legal assistance in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. ­­-------- (L. 1969 S.B. 117)

327.481. Inconsistent laws repealed. — Insofar as the provisions of this chapter are in conflict with or inconsistent with the provisions of any other law of this state, the provisions of this chapter shall be controlling. ­­-------- (L. 1969 S.B. 117)