General Registration

The board shall license or certify, as the case may be, each applicant as an engineer intern, a land surveyor intern, a professional engineer, or a professional land surveyor, as specified herein, as requested by the applicant when, in the opinion of the board, the applicant has met the requirements of this Chapter and is proficient and qualified to practice as such.

No person shall be eligible for renewal of licensure as a professional engineer or professional land surveyor, nor renewal of certification as an engineer intern or land surveyor intern who is not, in the opinion of the board, of good character and reputation.

The execution, as a contractor, of work designed by a professional engineer or the supervision of the construction of such work as a foreman or superintendent shall not be deemed to be a violation of R.S. 37:700. However, such work may be considered toward qualification required for licensure as a professional engineer under this Chapter.

Any person having the necessary qualifications prescribed in this Chapter entitling him to licensure or certification shall be eligible for such licensure or certification although he may not be practicing his profession at the time of making his application.

Application for licensure or certification; fees

A. (1) Application for licensure as a professional engineer or professional land surveyor shall be on forms prescribed and furnished by the board, shall contain statements made under oath, showing the applicant's education and detailed summary of his technical work, and shall contain not less than five references. Three or more of the five references furnished by applicants for licensure as professional engineers shall be licensed professional engineers having personal knowledge of his engineering experience as such. Three or more of the five references furnished by applicants for licensure as professional land surveyors shall be licensed professional land surveyors having personal knowledge of his land surveying experience as such.

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A. (2) Application for certification as an engineer intern or land surveyor intern shall be on forms prescribed by the board, shall contain statements made under oath, showing the applicant's education and detailed summary of his technical work, if any, and shall contain such references prescribed by the board.

A. (3) Application for licensure by a foreign or domestic corporation shall be in accordance with Section 689 of this Chapter, and rules of the board.

B. (1) The application fee for professional engineers, professional land surveyors, engineer interns, land surveyor interns, and foreign or domestic corporations shall be established at the discretion of the board, but shall not exceed two hundred dollars, and said fee shall accompany the application. The board may not increase the application fee by more than thirty dollars in any three-year period.

Professional Land Surveyor

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A professional land surveyor shall be either:

(a) A certified land surveyor intern or an individual who meets the qualifications of a land surveyor intern, who has had at least four years or more combined office and field experience in land surveying, including two years or more experience in responsible charge of land surveying projects under the supervision of a professional land surveyor licensed by the appropriate authority, who is of good character and reputation, who has passed the oral and written examinations required by the board, and who has satisfied the requirements of R.S. 37:694.

(b) A person who holds a valid license to engage in the practice of land surveying issued to him by the proper authority of a state, territory, or possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia, based on requirements that do not conflict with the provisions of this Chapter, who has passed a written examination on the laws, procedures, and practices pertaining to land surveying in Louisiana, who is of good character and reputation, and who has satisfied the requirements of R.S. 37:694, and if the state, territory, or possession, or the District of Columbia, in which he is licensed will accept the licenses issued by the board on a reciprocal basis.

Land Surveyor-Intern

A certified land surveyor intern shall be a graduate holding a baccalaureate degree from a curriculum of four years or more who has completed at least thirty semester credit hours, or the equivalent approved by the board, in courses involving land surveying, mapping, and real property approved by the board, who is of good character and reputation, who has passed the oral and written examinations required by the board, and who has satisfied the requirements of R.S. 37:694.

Professional Engineer

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A professional engineer shall be either:

(a) A certified engineer intern, or an individual who meets the qualifications to be a certified engineer intern, who has met the requirements for progressive engineering experience in work acceptable to the board, who is of good character and reputation, who has passed the written or electronic examinations required by the board, and who has satisfied the requirements of R.S. 37:694.

(b) A person who holds a valid license to engage in the practice of engineering issued to him by proper authority of a state, territory, or possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia, based on requirements that do not conflict with the provisions of this Chapter and which were of a standard not lower than that specified in the applicable licensure laws in effect in Louisiana at the time such license was issued, who is of good character and reputation, and who has satisfied the requirements of R.S. 37:694, and if the state, territory, or possession, or the District of Columbia, in which he is licensed will accept the licenses issued by the board on a reciprocal basis.

Professional engineers will be issued licenses by the board as a professional engineer. The board may designate a professional engineer as being registered in one or more of the disciplines or branches of engineering approved by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying to signify~ the area in which the engineer has demonstrated competence pursuant to education, experience, and examination. Where state or local regulatory bodies require licensure in specific disciplines, the board shall issue licenses by discipline.

Engineer-Intern

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A certified engineer intern shall be either:

(a) A graduate of an accredited engineering curriculum of four years or more approved by the board as being of satisfactory standing, who is of good character and reputation, who has passed the written or electronic examinations required by the board, and who has satisfied the requirements of R.S. 37:694.

(b) A graduate of a nonaccredited engineering or related science or technology curriculum of four years or more, approved by the board as being of satisfactory standing, who has obtained a graduate degree from a university having an accredited undergraduate engineering curriculum in the same discipline, approved by the board as being of satisfactory standing, who is of good character and reputation, who has passed the written or electronic examinations required by the board, and who has satisfied the requirements of R.S. 37:694.

(c) A graduate of a nonaccredited engineering curriculum of four years or more approved by the board as being of satisfactory standing, who has met the requirements for progressive engineering experience in work acceptable to the board, who is of good character and reputation, who has passed the written or electronic examinations required by the board, and who has satisfied the requirements of R.S. 37:694

H. Glen Kent
Executive Director
10500 Coursey Blvd., Ste. 107
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70816-4045
504-295-8522

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