Arkansas Code Annotated

Ark. Code Ann. § 17-30-203 (2020)

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  1. The State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors shall:
    1. Meet at least two (2) times each year;
    2. Have a seal that shall be affixed to each certificate of licensure; and
    3. Require that plans, specifications, plats, and reports issued by a professional engineer are stamped with a board-authorized design seal.
  2. The board:
    1. May determine the persons entitled to be licensed and those whose licenses shall be suspended or revoked;
    2. Shall fix the fees and renewal fees;
    3. Shall hold examinations for applicants for licensure not less than two (2) times a year; and
    4. May do any other things necessary to its duties, including the adoption of rules not inconsistent with this chapter, the Arkansas Constitution, and other laws.
    1. The board may subpoena witnesses and compel their attendance and also may require the production of books, papers, and documents.
    2. A member of the board may administer oaths or affirmations to witnesses before the board.
  3. The expenses incurred by the board for the administration of this chapter may be paid by the board.

History. Acts 1953, No. 214, § 4; 1957, No. 285, § 1; 1969, No. 131, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-1021; Acts 2009, No. 444, § 3; 2011, No. 897, § 2.

Amendments. The 2009 amendment substituted “licensure” for “registration” or variant throughout the section; substituted “Professional” for “Land” in (a); subdivided (c); and made minor stylistic changes.

The 2011 amendment substituted “that shall be” for “which among other things must be” in (a)(2); in (a)(3), substituted “by a professional engineer are” for “by an engineer shall be,” inserted “board-authorized design,” and deleted “of a design authorized by the board” following “seal”; deleted “Within the limits prescribed by this chapter” at the beginning of the introductory language of (b); and deleted “and regulations” following “rules” in (b)(4).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2011–2011 · leading case: In re Gilmore v. Arkansas Bd. of Reg., 2011 Ark. App. 139, 381 S.W.3d 860.
In re Gilmore v. Arkansas Bd. of Reg., 2011 Ark. App. 139, 381 S.W.3d 860. · cites it 2× “By statute, |fithe Board may, upon notice and a hearing conducted in accordance with the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, levy civil penalties against individuals found to be in violation of the state statutes on appraising or the Board’s rules.”
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