North Dakota Administrative Code

Job service North Dakota shall enter into a final agreement with the business within ninety days of the commencement date of the preliminary agreement. The final agreement must contain the following provisions: 3 1. The starting date and ending date of the training. 2. The length…

When a final agreement to participate and a new job training project is entered into, job service North Dakota shall provide copies of the agreement to the lending agency, state tax commissioner, local development corporation, and state treasurer within ten days of the date of si…

An event of default exists if: 1. The business fails to train at a minimum the number of individuals specified in the final agreement. 2. The business fails to complete the training program. 3. Prior to project completion, the business ceases or announces the cessation of operati…

The business failing to comply with any requirements other than repayment contained in the training agreement must be sent written notice from job service North Dakota which specifies the issues of noncompliance and must be allowed twenty days from the date the notice is sent to …

The exercise of remedies upon the occurrence of any event of default described above is subject to applicable limitations of federal bankruptcy law. If job service North Dakota determines that a business is in default and the default has not been cured within the time period stat…

surveyors. 1. History and function. The 1943 legislative assembly first provided for registration of professional engineers by a law codified as North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-19. The 1957 legislative assembly first provided for registration of land surveyors by a law codif…

The board shall hold meetings at least twice each year, including at least one in January and one in July. The chairman may call special meetings when the chairman deems such meetings necessary. The executive director shall give notice as required by law. The date, time, and plac…

Robert's Rules of Order must govern procedure of the board except as otherwise provided by this chapter. History: Effective January 1, 1988; amended effective April 1, 1999; October 1, 2010. General Authority: NDCC 43-19.1-08 Law Implemented: NDCC 43-19.1-07

A quorum of the board is required to transact business. History: Effective January 1, 1988. General Authority: NDCC 43-19.1-08 Law Implemented: NDCC 43-19.1-07

1. The board shall hold an election in June or July of each year and elect a chairman, vice chairman, and secretary. 2. Each officer will be elected for one year and may be reelected. 3. The chairman: a. Shall be the executive head of the board. b. Shall preside at all meetings w…

1. Forms. The board shall prescribe forms for applications and other documents. Copies of the forms and the instructions for completing the forms must be made available by the board office. All applications and documents must be completed in accordance with the board's instructio…

Repealed effective October 1, 2010.

1. Gender. This title is to be read and interpreted in a nongender context without regard to race, creed, or sex. 2. Definitions. The terms used throughout this title have the same meaning as in North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-19.1, except: a. "Accreditation board for engine…

Applications may be submitted to the board for registration as a: 1. Engineer intern. 2. Land surveyor intern. 3. Professional engineer. a. Examination. b. Endorsement. 4. Professional land surveyor. a. Examination. b. Endorsement. 5. Professional engineer temporary permitholder.…

1. All data and information requested on the board's application forms must be furnished accurately and completely. 2. When space provided on forms is inadequate, use supplementary sheets of a good grade of white paper, eight and one-half by eleven inches [215.90 by 279.40 millim…

Repealed effective April 1, 1999.

1. All foreign language documentation submitted with the completed application must be accompanied with translations certified to be accurate by a competent authority. 2. All applicants shall furnish evidence of experience that can be verified. 2 3. All applicants seeking registr…

Applications may be approved; deferred for further information, more experience, acceptable references, or other reasons as determined by the board; or may be denied. 1. Approved applications. When an application is approved by the board showing that the applicant has met all the…

Reconsideration may be requested of an application that has been denied or deferred when the request is based on additional information. Request must be made within one year after the decision of the board to deny or defer the original application. History: Effective January 1, 1…

Repealed effective October 1, 2010. 3

1. All information received from references named by the applicant must be received at the board office. No member of the board or relative of the applicant may be named as a reference. 2. An applicant may not confer with any member of the board regarding an applicant's case whil…

Engineers and land surveyors may become registered professional practitioners by examination, endorsement, or by temporary permit. 1. Registration by examination. Registration by examination is generally a two-step process for those applicants who have never been issued a registr…

All applicants must: 1. Complete the applications on forms approved by the board. 2. Complete the application under oath. 3. Furnish references as required but may not include board members or relatives of the applicant as references. History: Effective January 1, 1988; amended e…

The following describes what the board considers acceptable experience. The applicant must provide proof that the experience meets these requirements. 1. The experience gained through military service must be substantially equivalent in character to civilian experience in similar…

Engineer intern applicants must satisfy the requirements located in North Dakota Century Code section 43-19.1-15. History: Effective January 1, 1988; amended effective August 1, 1994; April 1, 1999; October 1, 2004; October 1, 2010. General Authority: NDCC 43-19.1-08 Law Implemen…

A person applying for registration as a professional engineer by examination must have an engineer intern certificate, the appropriate experience as required by North Dakota Century Code section 43-19.1-14, and must have passed the principles and practice of engineering examinati…

1. Land surveyor intern applicants applying before July 1, 2028, must satisfy the requirements located in North Dakota Century Code section 43-19.1-16.1. 2. Land surveyor intern applicants applying after June 30, 2028, must satisfy the requirements located in North Dakota Century…

A person applying for registration as a professional land surveyor by examination must have a land surveyor intern certificate, the appropriate experience as required by North Dakota Century Code section 43-19.1-16, and must have passed the principles and practice of surveying ex…

Repealed effective October 1, 2010.

Certificates of commercial practice are not transferable and require the organization to: 1. Advise the board within thirty days of any disciplinary actions administered by any jurisdiction against the certificate of commercial practice. 2. Renew and update annually the names of …

1. Certificates of registration and certificates of commercial practice issued by the board should be displayed by the registrant in a prominent place in the registrant's office or principal place of business. 2. In case a certificate is lost or destroyed, a duplicate certificate…

1. The board has adopted standard seals or stamps similar to those illustrated in this section for use by registered professional engineers and professional land surveyors as prescribed by law. The seal authorized by the state board of registration for professional engineers and …

1. The original copies of all drawings, plan sheets, specifications, studies, reports, plats, maps, and other engineering and surveying work product other than earthwork cross sections, each of which hereafter is referred to as a "document" in this section, must receive a seal, d…

The certificate used to recognize individuals as land surveyor interns or engineer interns will not be assigned a number and will not have an expiration date. History: Effective January 1, 1988; amended effective October 1, 2010; January 1, 2024. General Authority: NDCC 43-19.1-0…

Individual registrations and certificates of commercial practice may be renewed as follows: 1. Every even-numbered year, the board shall provide renewal notices prior to December first to the last-known address or electronic mail address of record for each personal registrant. Th…

1. An individual registration that has been inactive for more than one year, but less than four years, may become reinstated by submitting the board-approved renewal form and paying the renewal fee for the current registration period plus two years' back renewal fee provided the …

1. The engineering and land surveying examinations are held when offered by the national council of examiners for engineering and surveying (NCEES). 2. A state-specific examination for registration as a professional land surveyor pertaining to land surveying laws, procedures, and…

The fees charged may not exceed the following: Registration Fees Professional engineer $150.00 Professional land surveyor $150.00 Certificate of commercial practice $100.00 Temporary permit 1 year $100.00 Biennial Renewal Fees The fees charged may not exceed the following for bie…

These definitions shall apply to this chapter only: 1. "Board" means the state board of registration for professional engineers and land surveyors provided for by North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-19.1. 2. "Foreign practitioner" means an individual who currently holds and main…

A foreign practitioner shall not provide services in this state without obtaining a license from the board unless such services are provided pursuant to subsection 1 of North Dakota Century Code section 43-51-03, North Dakota Century Code section 43-51-04, or the successor statut…

A foreign practitioner offering land surveying services under North Dakota Century Code section 43-51-04 shall be limited to services comprising the determination of incidental topography within the meaning of subsection 4 of North Dakota Century Code section 43-19.1-02. History:…

Notwithstanding the provisions of North Dakota Century Code section 43-51-05 no foreign practitioner may provide services in this state without obtaining a license from the board unless allowed to do so by some other statute or an administrative rule adopted by the board. History…

Any individual who has been issued a certificate of registration, as a professional engineer or professional land surveyor, having discontinued active practice as an engineer or land surveyor, or both, may be eligible to apply for a retired status of registration. For the purpose…

Those persons wishing to obtain the status of a retired registration shall complete the board- approved renewal form. The board will not provide a refund of renewal fees if the application for retired status is made and granted before the date of expiration of the certificate of …

Retired registrants are exempt from continuing professional competency requirements. History: Effective October 1, 2004. General Authority: NDCC 43-19.1-08 Law Implemented: NDCC 43-19.1-27

A retired registrant is permitted to: 1. Retain the board-issued wall certificate of registration; 2. Use the title professional engineer or registered land surveyor, or professional land surveyor provided that it is supplemented by the term "retired", or the abbreviation "ret"; …

A retired registrant is not permitted to: 1. Perform any engineering or land surveying activity unless said activity is under the direct supervision of a North Dakota registered professional engineer or professional land surveyor who has a valid or active registration in the reco…

Under no circumstances shall a registrant be eligible for a retired registration if the person's certificate of registration has been revoked, surrendered, or in any way permanently terminated by the board. Registrants who are suspended from practice or who are subject to terms o…

Any violations of this chapter shall be considered misconduct or malpractice, or both. Such violations are subject to disciplinary action. History: Effective October 1, 2004. General Authority: NDCC 43-19.1-08 Law Implemented: NDCC 43-19.1-08 2…

property. Any registrant preparing a description, including without limitation a legal, property, or boundary description for, or assisting in the filing of, a document that will, or may, be used to convey or acquire real property or any interest therein, other than easements, in…