State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > Utah > Title-58 > Chapter-22 > 58-22-30258-22-302. Qualifications for licensure.
(1) Each applicant for licensure as a professional engineer shall:
(a) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;
(b) pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504;
(c) provide satisfactory evidence of good moral character;
(d) (i) have graduated and received a bachelors or masters degree from an engineeringprogram meeting criteria established by rule by the division in collaboration with the board; or
(ii) have completed the Transportation Engineering Technology and FundamentalEngineering College Program prior to July 1, 1998, under the direction of the Utah Departmentof Transportation and as certified by the Utah Department of Transportation;
(e) have successfully completed a program of qualifying experience established by ruleby the division in collaboration with the board;
(f) have successfully passed examinations established by rule by the division incollaboration with the board; and
(g) meet with the board or representative of the division upon request for the purpose ofevaluating the applicant's qualification for licensure.
(2) Each applicant for licensure as a professional structural engineer shall:
(a) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;
(b) pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504;
(c) provide satisfactory evidence of good moral character;
(d) have graduated and received an earned bachelors or masters degree from anengineering program meeting criteria established by rule by the division in collaboration with theboard;
(e) have successfully completed three years of licensed professional engineeringexperience established by rule by the division in collaboration with the board, except that prior toJanuary 1, 2009, an applicant for licensure may submit a signed affidavit in a form prescribed bythe division stating that the applicant is currently engaged in the practice of structuralengineering;
(f) have successfully passed examinations established by rule by the division incollaboration with the board, except that prior to January 1, 2009, an applicant for licensure maysubmit a signed affidavit in a form prescribed by the division stating that the applicant iscurrently engaged in the practice of structural engineering; and
(g) meet with the board or representative of the division upon request for the purpose ofevaluating the applicant's qualification for licensure.
(3) Each applicant for licensure as a professional land surveyor shall:
(a) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;
(b) pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504;
(c) provide satisfactory evidence of good moral character;
(d) (i) have graduated and received an associates, bachelors, or masters degree from aland surveying program, or an equivalent land surveying program, such as a program offered bythe Utah College of Applied Technology as approved by the State Board of Regents, establishedby rule by the division in collaboration with the board, and have successfully completed aprogram of qualifying experience in land surveying established by rule by the division incollaboration with the board; or
(ii) have successfully completed a program of qualifying experience in land surveying
prior to January 1, 2007, in accordance with rules established by the division in collaborationwith the board;
(e) have successfully passed examinations established by rule by the division incollaboration with the board; and
(f) meet with the board or representative of the division upon request for the purpose ofevaluating the applicant's qualification for licensure.
(4) Each applicant for licensure by endorsement shall:
(a) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;
(b) pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504;
(c) provide satisfactory evidence of good moral character;
(d) submit satisfactory evidence of:
(i) current licensure in good standing in a jurisdiction recognized by rule by the divisionin collaboration with the board;
(ii) having successfully passed an examination established by rule by the division incollaboration with the board; and
(iii) full-time employment as a licensed professional engineer, professional structuralengineer, or professional land surveyor as a principal for at least five of the last seven yearsimmediately preceding the date of the application; and
(e) meet with the board or representative of the division upon request for the purpose ofevaluating the applicant's qualifications for license.
(5) The rules made to implement this section shall be in accordance with Title 63G,Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
Amended by Chapter 183, 2009 General Session
