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The 2023 Florida Statutes

Title XXXII
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Chapter 471
ENGINEERING
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F.S. 471.015
471.015 Licensure.—
(1) The management corporation shall issue a license to any applicant who the board certifies is qualified to practice engineering and who has passed the fundamentals examination and the principles and practice examination.
(2)(a) The board shall certify for licensure any applicant who has submitted proof satisfactory to the board that he or she is at least 18 years of age and who:
1. Satisfies the requirements of s. 471.013(1)(a)1. and has a record of at least 4 years of active engineering experience of a character indicating competence to be in responsible charge of engineering; or
2. Satisfies the requirements of s. 471.013(1)(a)2. and has a record of at least 6 years of active engineering experience of a character indicating competence to be in responsible charge of engineering.
(b) The board may refuse to certify any applicant who has violated s. 471.031.
(3) The board shall certify as qualified for a license by endorsement an applicant who:
(a) Qualifies to take the fundamentals examination and the principles and practice examination as set forth in s. 471.013, has passed a United States national, regional, state, or territorial licensing examination that is substantially equivalent to the fundamentals examination and principles and practice examination required by s. 471.013, and has satisfied the experience requirements set forth in paragraph (2)(a) and s. 471.013; or
(b) Holds a valid license to practice engineering issued by another state or territory of the United States, if the criteria for issuance of the license were substantially the same as the licensure criteria that existed in this state at the time the license was issued.
(4) The management corporation shall not issue a license by endorsement to any applicant who is under investigation in another state for any act that would constitute a violation of this chapter or of chapter 455 until such time as the investigation is complete and disciplinary proceedings have been terminated.
(5)(a) The board shall deem that an applicant who seeks licensure by endorsement has passed an examination substantially equivalent to the fundamentals examination when such applicant has held a valid professional engineer’s license in another state for 10 years.
(b) The board shall deem that an applicant who seeks licensure by endorsement has passed an examination substantially equivalent to the fundamentals examination and the principles and practices examination when such applicant has held a valid professional engineer’s license in another state for 15 years.
(6) The board may require a personal appearance by any applicant for licensure under this chapter. Any applicant of whom a personal appearance is required must be given adequate notice of the time and place of the appearance and provided with a statement of the purpose of and reasons requiring the appearance. If an applicant is required to appear, the time period within which a licensure application must be granted or denied is tolled until such time as the applicant appears. However, if the applicant fails to appear before the board at either of the next two regularly scheduled board meetings, the application for licensure may be denied.
(7) The board shall, by rule, establish qualifications for certification of licensees as special inspectors of threshold buildings, as defined in ss. 553.71 and 553.79, and shall compile a list of persons who are certified. A special inspector is not required to meet standards for certification other than those established by the board, and the fee owner of a threshold building may not be prohibited from selecting any person certified by the board to be a special inspector. The board shall develop minimum qualifications for the qualified representative of the special inspector who is authorized to perform inspections of threshold buildings on behalf of the special inspector under s. 553.79.
History.—ss. 6, 42, ch. 79-243; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; s. 2, ch. 85-134; ss. 14, 15, ch. 89-30; s. 4, ch. 91-429; ss. 82, 216, ch. 94-119; s. 32, ch. 95-392; s. 110, ch. 98-166; s. 37, ch. 2000-141; s. 171, ch. 2000-160; s. 35, ch. 2000-356; s. 6, ch. 2000-372; s. 21, ch. 2002-299; s. 2, ch. 2003-293; s. 3, ch. 2014-125; s. 6, ch. 2019-86; s. 23, ch. 2020-160.

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  1. Sunset Beach Invs., LLC v. Kimley-Horn & Assocs., Inc.

    207 So. 3d 1012 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2017)   Cited 1 times
    These statutory definitions clearly indicate that being an "engineer intern" does not make a person an engineer. In fact, being an engineer intern and working under the supervision of a licensed engineer is a requirement to ultimately obtaining an engineering license. The Third District explained that "in order to practice engineering in Florida, a person is required to pass two examinations: (1) the fundamentals examination and (2) the principles and practice examination." Rizov v. State, Bd. of Prof'l Eng'rs , 979 So.2d 979, 980 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008) (citing § 471.015(1), Fla. Stat. (2005) ). Upon the passage of the fundamentals examination, the first examination listed, the person is qualified "to practice in the state as an engineer intern." Id. (citing § 471.013(1)(b), Fla. Stat. (2005) ). An engineer intern must then have "four years of ‘active engineering experience of a character indicating competence to be in responsible charge of engineering’ " prior to sitting for the second examination. Id. (citing § 471.013(1)(a) 1., Fla. Stat.).
    PAGE 1016

  2. Rizov v. State

    979 So. 2d 979 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)   Cited 3 times
    In order to practice engineering in Florida, a person is required to pass two examinations: (1) the fundamentals examination and (2) the principles and practice examination. § 471.015(1), Fla. Stat. (2005). Passing the fundamentals examination qualifies a person to practice in the state as an engineer intern, if he or she is in the final year, or a graduate, of an approved college or university engineering degree program. § 471.013(1)(b), Fla. Stat. (2005).

  3. Rotunno v. Bo. of Profess. Engis

    946 So. 2d 51 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)
    The Florida Legislature has established the requirements for licensure by endorsement in section 471.015(3)(a). Among those requirements is the directive that any applicant for a professional engineering license qualify under Florida law to take the necessary examinations. See § 471.015(3)(a), Fla. Stat. Rotunno argues that he does qualify to take the examination pursuant to a specific provision of section 471.013(1)(a)2., Florida Statutes. This provision provides that the applicant must be "a graduate of an approved engineering technology curriculum of 4 years or more in a school, college, or university within the State University System, having been enrolled or having graduated prior to July 1, 1979." Rotunno has taken the position that the Legislature intended to approve any applicant who could produce an appropriate degree from any university within any system of state universities in the United States. The Board construed the language as limited to an engineering degree or technology degree from "a Florida state university."
    PAGE 52

  4. Gaudet v. Board

    900 So. 2d 574 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2004)   Cited 3 times
    Gaudet contends that the Board erroneously interpreted subsections 471.015(3)(a) and (b) in concluding that he was not entitled to a license. He argues that under section 471.015(3)(a) the Board was required to review his education and could not rely solely upon whether Drexel University's program was ABET accredited. He further maintains that under section 471.015(3)(b) the Board was required to review Pennsylvania's licensing criteria. Gaudet asserts that the Board abdicated the responsibilities mandated by the statute. He argues that the Board should have adopted rules that fully comply with its responsibility to review all degrees; that the Board could not lawfully delegate to ABET the obligations delegated to the Board by the Florida Legislature.
    PAGE 577

  5. Espinoza v. Dept. of Business

    739 So. 2d 1250 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)   Cited 3 times
    471.015 Licensure. —

  6. Eason v. Dept. of Bus

    732 So. 2d 1136 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)   Cited 1 times
    471.015 Licensure. —

    Cases from cite.case.law:

    SUNSET BEACH INVESTMENTS, LLC, a v. KIMLEY- HORN AND ASSOCIATES, INC. a E. Jr. G. M., 207 So.3d 1012 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2017)

    . . . State, Bd. of Prof'l Eng’rs, 979 So.2d 979, 980 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008) (citing § 471.015(1), Fla. . . .

    RIZOV, v. STATE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS,, 979 So. 2d 979 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

    . . . . § 471.015(1), Fla. Stat. (2005). . . .

    L. ROTUNNO, v. BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS,, 946 So. 2d 51 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

    . . . He sought li-censure by endorsement in Florida pursuant to sections 471.015(3)(a) and 471.013(l)(a)2. . . . The Florida Legislature has established the requirements for licensure by endorsement in section 471.015 . . . See § 471.015(3)(a), Fla. Stat. . . .

    E. GAUDET, v. FLORIDA BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS,, 900 So. 2d 574 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2004)

    . . . Gaudet asserted that subsections (a) and (b) of section 471.015(3), Florida Statutes, are mutually exclusive . . . Gaudet also contended that he was qualified for licensure under ■ section 471.015(3)(b). . . . He argued that section 471.015(3)(b) requires a review of the Pennsylvdnia licensing requirements and . . . Therefore, it denied Gaudet a license by endorsement under section 471.015(3)(b), as well as section . . . (3)(a). §§ 471.013(l)(a)l and 471.015(3), Fla. . . .

    S. ESPINOZA, v. DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION,, 739 So. 2d 1250 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

    . . . Section 471.015(3) of the Florida Statutes (1997), provides in part: 471.015 Licensure. - (3) The board . . .

    R. EASON, v. DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION,, 732 So. 2d 1136 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

    . . . See § 471.015(3), Fla. Stat. (1997). . . . Eason applied in Florida for licensure by endorsement pursuant to section 471.015(3), Florida Statutes . . . Eason] contends that he is .entitled to licensure under the terms of section 471.015, Florida Statutes . . . Florida examination with a score of 72%, he is entitled to receive licensure by endorsement under section 471.015 . . . Section 471.015(3) of the Florida Statutes (1997), provides: 471.015 Licensure. - (3) The board shall . . .