Alabama Administrative Code Chapter 330-X-10 — Licensure Certification and Use of Retired Title

330 Alabama State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors

Ala. Admin. Code r. 330-X-10-.01 License Number

At the time an applicant is granted licensure by the Board, the applicant will be assigned a license number.

History

• Author: Alabama State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
• Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§34-11-7, 34-11-35.
• Filed September 22, 1982. Amended: Filed September 23, 1998; effective October 28, 1998.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 330-X-10-.02 Certificates Of Licensure

After the Board has received payment of all required fees from an approved applicant, a certificate of licensure with the license number will be issued.

History

• Author: Rick Huett (Executive Director), Bonnie Kelly and Griffin Pritchard, Alabama State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
• Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§34-11-5, 34-11-7, 34-11-35.
• Filed September 22, 1982. Amended: Filed September 23, 1998; effective October 28, 1998. Amended: Filed November 16, 2018; effective December 31, 2018.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 330-X-10-.03 Reissuance Of Certificates

A licensee requesting a duplicate certificate of licensure under the provisions of Code of Ala. 1975, §34-11-12, shall submit a request in the format specified by the Board. Upon receipt of the request accompanied by the required fee a duplicate certificate will be issued.

History

• Author: William R. Huett (Executive Director), Bonnie Kelly
• Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§34-11-11, 34-11-12, 34-11-35.
• Filed September 22, 1982. Amended: Filed September 23, 1998; effective October 28, 1998. Amended: Filed July 30, 2014; effective September 3, 2014. Amended: Filed November 16, 2018; effective December 31, 2018. Amended: Published November 30, 2021; effective January 14, 2022.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 330-X-10-.04 Professional Engineer Retired, Professional Land Surveyor Retired

(1) Applications for Professional Retired Designation must be submitted in the manner outlined by the Board and will be considered by the Board for approval.

(2) This designation is not a license and does not allow the individual to practice engineering or surveying. An individual that has been granted this designation that wishes to practice engineering or land surveying will be required to file a new license application and meet the current eligibility requirements of the law and administrative code.

(3) The designation does not require renewal and does not expire.

History

• Author: Rick Huett (Executive Director), Bonnie Kelly and Griffin Pritchard
• Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§34-11-11, 34-11-12, 34-11-35.
• New Rule: Filed November 16, 2018; effective December 31, 2018. Amended: Published December 31, 2024; effective February 14, 2025.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 330-X-10-.05 Roster Designations

Chapter 11, Title 34, Code of Ala. 1975 makes no specific designations as to the discipline of engineering or land surveying practice for which a license as Professional Engineer or Land Surveyor shall be issued; however the Board may designate a professional engineer, on the basis of education, experience, and examination as being licensed in a specific discipline of engineering signifying the area in which the engineer has demonstrated competence. This “Roster Designation” is not required to practice or to offer to practice engineering.

A licensee that has met the requirements outlined in Section 330-X-10-.05 of the Administrative Code of the Board may also be recognized by “Roster Designation” as being qualified in a specific area of engineering.

Requests for roster designation shall be made in the format provided by the Board and no requests made otherwise will be accepted. All questions on the request must be accurately and thoroughly answered. No fee is required.

Roster Designation(s):

Professional Engineer – Structural

A professional engineer licensed in the State of Alabama may also be “Roster Designated” as a structural engineer by submitting a request to the Board that meets one of the following requirements:

(a) Has successfully passed 16 hours of the NCEES Structural Engineering Examinations, or 16 hours of state written structural examinations, and can attest that the majority of their engineering practice during the previous three years has been in the area of structural engineering.

(b) Is currently licensed as a Structural Engineer in any jurisdiction that separately licenses structural engineers through a procedure requiring 16 hours of examinations specific to the practice of structural engineering, and can attest that the majority of their engineering practice during the previous three years has been in the area of structural engineering.

History

• Author: William R. Huett (Executive Director), Bonnie Kelly
• Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§34-11-11, 34-11-12, 34-11-35.
• New Rule: Published March 31, 2021; effective May 15, 2021. Amended: Published November 30, 2021; effective January 14, 2022. Amended: Published December 31, 2024; effective February 14, 2025.