Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 672.200 (2026)

Grounds for suspension or revocation of certificate or permit or refusal to issue, restore or renew certificate or permit; grounds for reprimand

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      672.200 Grounds for suspension or revocation of certificate or permit or refusal to issue, restore or renew certificate or permit; grounds for reprimand. The State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying may suspend, revoke or refuse to issue, restore or renew a certificate or permit, or may reprimand an individual enrolled as an intern or holding a certificate or permit:

      (1) For violating any provision of ORS 672.045;

      (2) For gross negligence, negligence or incompetence in the practice of engineering, land surveying or photogrammetric mapping;

      (3) Subject to ORS 670.280, for conviction of a felony;

      (4) For conviction of a misdemeanor involving the practice of engineering, land surveying or photogrammetric mapping;

      (5) For failing to pay a civil penalty or fee in the manner prescribed by a final order of the board, or for failing to meet any other term of a final order of the board; or

      (6) For violating a rule of professional conduct prescribed by the board. [Amended by 1971 c.751 §21; 1981 c.143 §9; 1991 c.221 §3; 1995 c.33 §6; 2009 c.259 §15; 2013 c.169 §1]

 

      672.205 [1971 c.734 §111; 1981 c.143 §10; 1995 c.33 §7; 1997 c.210 §7; repealed by 2013 c.169 §3]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1977–2019 · leading case: Voelz v. Bd. of Eng'g Examiners, Etc., 568 P.2d 700 (Or. Ct. App. 1977).
Voelz v. Bd. of Eng'g Examiners, Etc., 568 P.2d 700 (Or. Ct. App. 1977). · cites it 3× “The charges, some 24 in number, were alleged to arise under ORS 672.200(2), which authorizes the Board of Engineering Examiners to "suspend or revoke” a registration to practice engineering or land surveying based upon "gross negligence or incompetence in the practice of…”
Voelz v. Bd. of Eng'g Examiners, Etc., 586 P.2d 807 (Or. Ct. App. 1978). · cites it 3× “Petitioner Voelz appeals a determination by the Board of Engineering Examiners (Board) that certain practices evidenced by his surveys constitute "gross negligence” within the meaning of ORS 672.200(2). 1 In a previous opinion on this matter we noted that the Board had preferred…”
Lee v. Oregon Racing Comm'n, 920 P.2d 554 (Or. Ct. App. 1996). “745 (Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists may “deny, suspend, revoke or refuse to issue or to renew any license issued”); ORS 672.200 (State Board of Engineering Examiners may “refuse to issue, restore or renew, or * * * suspend or revoke a certificate…”
Troubled Asset Solutions, LLC v. Wilcher, 445 P.3d 881 (Or. 2019). “Nothing in this opinion is intended to suggest that the meaning of the equitable concept of "gross negligence" in contract reformation and rescission that we discuss here relates in any way to the function and meaning of that term in other contexts.”
Wheeler v. Bucksteel Co., 698 P.2d 995 (Or. Ct. App. 1985). “125, for revocation of a certificate for gross negligence or incompetence, conviction of a felony or unethical conduct, ORS 672.200, and for the creation *500 of a State Board of Engineering Examiners to administer the statutes.”
Hambleton v. Bd. of Eng'g Examiners, 594 P.2d 416 (Or. Ct. App. 1979). “His registration will be revoked if he has not passed such an examination prior to December 31, 1981. The first issue is whether the statutory phrase "gross negligence” is so vague and uncertain as to be a constitutionally impermissible basis for suspending his registration.”
Hambleton v. Bd. of Eng. Exam'rs, Etc., 594 P.2d 416 (Or. Ct. App. 1979). “His registration will be revoked if he has not passed such an examination prior to December 31, 1981.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 672.200(2) — 5 cases
Voelz v. Bd. of Eng'g Examiners, Etc., 568 P.2d 700 (Or. Ct. App. 1977). “The charges, some 24 in number, were alleged to arise under ORS 672.200(2), which authorizes the Board of Engineering Examiners to "suspend or revoke” a registration to practice engineering or land surveying based upon "gross negligence or incompetence in the practice of…”
Voelz v. Bd. of Eng'g Examiners, Etc., 586 P.2d 807 (Or. Ct. App. 1978). “Petitioner Voelz appeals a determination by the Board of Engineering Examiners (Board) that certain practices evidenced by his surveys constitute "gross negligence” within the meaning of ORS 672.200(2). 1 In a previous opinion on this matter we noted that the Board had preferred…”
Troubled Asset Solutions, LLC v. Wilcher, 445 P.3d 881 (Or. 2019). “Nothing in this opinion is intended to suggest that the meaning of the equitable concept of "gross negligence" in contract reformation and rescission that we discuss here relates in any way to the function and meaning of that term in other contexts.”
Hambleton v. Bd. of Eng'g Examiners, 594 P.2d 416 (Or. Ct. App. 1979). “His registration will be revoked if he has not passed such an examination prior to December 31, 1981. The first issue is whether the statutory phrase "gross negligence” is so vague and uncertain as to be a constitutionally impermissible basis for suspending his registration.”
Hambleton v. Bd. of Eng. Exam'rs, Etc., 594 P.2d 416 (Or. Ct. App. 1979). “His registration will be revoked if he has not passed such an examination prior to December 31, 1981.”
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