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The 2025 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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Cases Citing Statute 471.015

Total Results: 6

Sunset Beach Investments, LLC v. Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc.

207 So. 3d 1012, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 41

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 4, 2017 | Docket: 63631919

Cited 3 times | Published

979 So.2d 979, 980 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008) (citing § 471.015(1), Fla. Stat. (2005)). Upon the passage of the

Espinoza v. DEPT. OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

739 So. 2d 1250, 1999 WL 623458

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 18, 1999 | Docket: 1688688

Cited 3 times | Published

application for a Florida licensure by endorsement. Section 471.015(3) of the Florida Statutes (1997), provides

Gaudet v. Board

900 So. 2d 574, 2004 WL 2290393

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 13, 2004 | Docket: 463078

Cited 2 times | Published

as an engineer by endorsement, pursuant to section 471.015(3)(a) and (b), Florida Statutes (2002). Gaudet

Rizov v. STATE, BD. OF PROF'L ENGINEERS

979 So. 2d 979, 2008 WL 314188

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 6, 2008 | Docket: 1714073

Cited 1 times | Published

(2) the principles and practice examination. § 471.015(1), Fla. Stat. (2005). Passing the fundamentals

Rotunno v. Board of Professional Engineers

946 So. 2d 51, 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 21150, 2006 WL 3716022

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 19, 2006 | Docket: 64848507

Published

requirements for licensure by endorsement in section 471.015(3)(a). Among those requirements is the directive

Eason v. Department of Business & Professional Regulation

732 So. 2d 1136, 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 2690, 1999 WL 129392

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 12, 1999 | Docket: 64788298

Published

the examination required by Florida law. See § 471.015(3), Fla. Stat. (1997).1 The issue in this case