Temporary Licenses

Temporary Licenses. (a) The Board may grant a temporary license to a person who is not a resident of the Commonwealth or who has no established place of business in the Commonwealth and who desires to practice on a limited basis architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, or real property appraisal in the Commonwealth provided that such person is legally qualified and licensed or certified in any United States or foreign jurisdiction and that his or her qualifications for obtaining the license meet those requirements for licensure under 4 CMC § 3215(a) to (f). (b) A temporary license shall be granted for each specific job which length of time not to exceed one year and shall provide that there is no right to practice architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture or real property appraisal with respect to any other works not set forth in the temporary license. (c) A temporary license may be extended but only for the purpose of completing the specific job for which the original temporary license was issued. (d) The fee for the temporary license issued by the Board shall be fixed by the Board by regulation. (e) The applicant for a temporary license to practice civil engineering must have passed the California Special Seismic Exam. Source: PL 4-53, § 4; amended by PL 7-30, § 2; PL 11-99, § 3 (§ 3214); repealed and reenacted by PL 14-95, § 3 (3214), modified; (a) amended by PL 15-77, § 2; PL 17-39 § 6 (April 21, 2011), modified. Commission Comment: The Commission changed reference numbers and deleted a figure that was a repetition of a word pursuant to 1 CMC § 3806(c) and (e). PL 15-77 became law on August 20, 2007, and contained the following findings and purpose in addition to severability and savings provisions: Section 1. Findings and Purpose. The Commonwealth Legislature finds that Section 3214 of Title 4, the statute governing the issuance of temporary professional licensing for certain occupations, should be amended for effective and consistent application. Specifically, provisions for extra-jurisdictional licensing requirements and compliance with minimum local standards are in need of clarification.