An Act providing for the licensing of professional engineers, architects, land surveyors, and landscape architects; and for other purposes (P.L. 4-53)

USE CABLE ADDRESS GOV R E P L Y TO 0 of 0 or ACTIVITY 6, 1985 The Honorable Vicente M. Speaker, House of Repres Fourth Northern Marianas Sablan ntatives 26 Commonwealth Legislature Saipan, CM 96950 and ( H a w of Rep.) The Honorable C. Rasa President of the Senate Fourth Northern Marianas Saipan, CM 96950 Dear Speaker and President: Commonwealth Legislature This is to inform you that I have signed NO. 35, entitled, "Providing for licensing of professional engineers, architects, land surveyors, and landscape architects; and for other Marianas Commonwealth-Legislature. This legislation becomes Public Law No. 4-53. bearing my signature are forwarded for your ready reference. Copies Sincerely, CC: Special Assistant for Programs and Legislative Review C • <ommonmtaltb of t1Jt JlortlJrrn .-iarilna Jtlanb• P'Oll OFFICIAL NMl SAlPAN August Mr. Bill C)ff itt tbt .,brr not 6a1pan, .fllaraana .ktanbll 96950 GOV. COMM. NO. ,;-~ Ponciano Mr. H.D.2, C.D.l, into law House the purposes," which was passed by the Fourth Northern . PUBLIC NO. 4-53 H.B. NO. 35, H.D.2, FOURTH NORTHERN MARIANAS COMMONWEALTH LEGISLATURE SEVENTH REGULAR SESSION, 1985 AN ACT P R O V I D I N G FOR THE LICENSING OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS , ARCHITECTS, LAND SURVEYORS, AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Of fered by Representat ive Vicente M. Sablan Date: February 8, 1984 House Ac t ion Referred to : Committee on J u d i c i a r y and, Governmental Operations Standing Committee Report No. 4-10 Conference Committee Report No. 4-11 F i r s t and Second Reading: May 24, 1984 F ina l Read i ng : J u l y 16, 1985 Senate Ac t ion Referred to : Committee on Jud i c ia ry , Governmental and Law Second Reading: June 20, 1985 Conference t t e e Report 4-11 F ina l Reading: J u l y 29, 1985 Ch ie f Clerk House o f ~-, ~ / ~ l - . -~-. .. ,.,, .. . ),;,: :,~~ ,~;·~~~ : ' \ ~. ,.' ,..,. ':'~ • C.D.l Commi .. . I e . HOUSE FIRST SESSION, 1984 AN ACT Providing fo r the 1 icensing o f professional engineers, architects, land surveyors, and landscape architects; and f o r other purposes. BE I T ENACTED BY THE NORTHERN MARIANAS COMMONWEALTH LEGISLATURE: 1 Section 1. Definit ions. As used i n t h i s A c t the following 2 de f in i t i ons shal l apply: 3 (a) Enqineer. 4 (1) Engineer - "Engineer" means a person 5 by reason o f h is special knowledge and use o f the 6 mathematical , physical and engineering sciences and 7 the pr incip les and methods o f engineering anaylsis 9 and design, acquired by engine-ering education and engineering experience, i s qual t o pract ice 10 engineering. 11 (2) Profess onal Engineer - "Professional 12 1 3 as a Professional Engineer by the Board. 14 ( 3 ) Practice o f Engineering - "Practice o f 15 Engineering" means any service o r creat ive work, the 16 adequate performance of requires knowledge o f 17 the physical and engineering sciences 18 t o such services or creative work as consultation, Engineer" means a person has been duly registered 19 20 2 1 invest igat ion, evaulation, planning and design o f engineering works and systems, planning the use of land and water, teaching o f advanced engineering i FWITH NORTHERN MARIANAS CCIN)MAL.TH LEIISLAT\ME REGULAR 8 ified who which mathematical, .. lmLIC Dlf IC). 4-53 IILL NO. 35, H.D.21 C.D.1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 a 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 subjects, rnd lnrpectlon o f construction for the purpose o f w i th the drawlngs and specifications; any o f embraces such services or work, e i the r public or pr ivate, i n any i t i e s , structures, buildings, machines, equipment, processes, work systems, projects and indust r ia l or consumer products or equipment o f a mechanical, e lec t r i ca l , hydraul i c , pneumatic or thermal nature, insofar as they involve safeguarding l i f e , health or property, and including such other professional services as may be necessary t o the planning, progress and completion of any eng i neeri ng services . A person shal l be construed t o pract ice or o f f e r to pract ice engineering, within the meaning and in ten t of t h i s Act, practices any branch o f the profession of engineering or who, by verbal claim, sign, advertisement, letterhead, card or i n any other represents himself t o be a professional engineer or through the use o f other t i t l e implies that he i s a professional engineer or tha t he i s registered under t h i s Act or holds himself out as able t o or does perform any engineering service or o r any other service designated by the pract i t ioner which i s recognized as engineering. c Page 2 I ! i i I I I I I I I i I IWUCUIIID. 4-~ N.I. tit. 31. N.D.2, C.D.l ,>'· ', f ' i ------------------------- ! . . I I 18 eng1neer1ng surveys the assuring caapl 1ance "1'11 ch connect1on w1 th ut11 who some wa.y perform "'° rk I I I I L W.D.2, 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 (b) Land (1) Land Surveyor "Land Surveyor" meant a person rho has been registered as a land by the under th is Act, and who i s a professional specia i n the technique o f measuring land, educated i n the basic o f mathenatics, the related physic and applied sciences and the relevant requirements o f law for adequate evidence and a l l requ is i te t o surveying o f real property and engaged i n the pract ice o f land surveying as herein defined. (2) Practice o f Land Surveying "Practice of Land Surveying" means any service or work, the adequate performance o f which involves the appl ica t ion o f special knowledge o f the pr inc ip les o f mathematics, the re lated physical and applied sciences and the relevant o f law fo r adequate evidence to the ac t o f and locat ing l i ne r , angles, elevations, natural and man-made features i n the a i r , on the surface o f the earth, w i th in underground workings, and on the beds o f bodies o f f o r the purpose o f determining areas and f o r the o f and f o r the p l a t t i n g and layout o f lands and subdivisions thereof, including the topography, and grades of s t reets and fo r the preparation and perpetuation of Page 3 . PW.JC 'UII au. .-:u M.I. ID. 31, C.D.1 ·, ------------------------------------1 5 Sune.YOr. . duly Board ist principles al requiranents measuring monumenting water voll.1nes, property boundaries al igrment • "C<I;.;: .. ..:~a;;. ... •~"'."!!.'· surveyor 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 record field nota rnd property descriptions that represent these Any person shall be construed to practice o r offer to practlce land surveying the meaning and intent of this Act engages i n land surveying or by verbal claim, sign, letterhead, card or i n any other way represents himself to be a land surveyor or who represents as able to perform or who does perform any l and surveying service or or any other service designated by the practitioner which is recognized as land surveying. (c) Architect. (1) "Architect" means a person has been duly registered by the Board t o engage i n the practice of architecture, as hereinafter defined. (2) A person practices holds himself or herself out as able to perform,-or does perform, any professional service such as consul , investigation, evaluation, planning, design, including aesthetic and structural design, or responsible supervision of construction, i n connection w i t h any private or public bui ld ings , structures, or projects or the equipment or i t i e s thereof, or the accessories thereto, wherein the safeguarding o f l i f e , h e a l t h , or property i s concerned or involved, when . Page 4 l , I ~ .. I I I I I I ~;; t' ri --. .. 10 MPS, plats, himself uti 1 r-=·~-• N.I. It.•• H.D.I, C.D.1 records $1.lNeys, 'llilo tat ion 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 of the and science of construct ion upon the pr inc ip les of aesthetics, and the physical science . Landscape tecture. (1) 'Landscape arch i tec t" means a person who has been duly registered by the Board t o engage i n the pract ice o f landscape archi tecture as hereinafter defined. (2) A person pract ices 'landscape architecture' who holds himself o r herse l f out as able t o perform professional services w c h as consul tat ion, invest igat ion, reconnaissance, research, design, preparat ion o f drawings and specif icat ions, and responsible the of such services i s (a) the preservation and o f land uses natural- land features; (b) the locat ion and construct ion o f pleasing and functional approaches for structures, and walkways; and, (c) design f o r equestrian t r a i l s , plantings, landscape I r r iga t ion , landscape l ight ing, and landscape grading. pract ice shal l include the location, arrangements , and design o f such tangible objects and features as are inc idental and necessary t o the purposes Page 5 F Flam. ..U •·•· 11. •• 1.1.1, c.1.1 such prof1ss1on1l 11n1c1 requires the applfcat1on art based Nthemat1cs, (d) At:ch1 superv1 s 1 on where dan1nant purpose enhance11ent and aestheticall-y roadways, This . . I' I , ? . I 2 ! duly planning the 3 o f land and tlanents used thereon I or performing any o f the services described i n , 4 I 5 this section i n connection w i t h the settings, 7 or facil i ties; 9 (e) 'Board' means the Board o f Professional Licensing, approaches, or for bui ld ings , structures, 10 established by Chapter 5 of Public Law No. 1-8; 11 (f) means the t h of the 12 Northern Islands, and i ts public corporations. 13 This Act shall not a landscape architect, 14 registered under this Act, to practice, or offer to i 15 16 17 18 21 22 23 24 25 26 practice, architecture or engineering i n any of i t s various recognized branches Section 2. istration of practicinq enqineers, etc. In order to safeguard life, health, and property, no person except those exempted by Sections 3 and 5 of this shall practice professional engineering, architecture, land surveying or landscape architecture the unless such person i s duly registered under this Section 3. Persons exempt fran registration; temporary The following shall be exempted Persons practicing professional architecture, land surveying or landscape architecture solely as officers or employees of the United States; Page 6 . ) . 1 8 19 20 as ..., .. rar-. ... I.I. 111. •• I.I.I, C.D.l outltned llerefn. Notllf"I herttn shill prteludt a 11cen$twd l&M~lpe l~hite-ct fr°" develo~ent 1reas frcrn env 1 roment •ccmoonwe a 1 th• li'far1ana • Ccffl:oonwea1 kt Corrm:lnweal th in kt, penni ts. fran this kt: (1) engineering• 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 2 1 22 23 24 25 (2) architecture, land surveying or landscape architecture solely a s officers or o f the t h dur lng the of office or employment o f such pe s (3) Such nonresident persons as may be granted permits by the Board to practice professional engineering, architecture, l and surveying or landscape architecture for a 1 period. Temporary penni ts may be issued only t o persons rho present evidence satisfactory to the Board that they possess the same qualifications a s are required of applicants for registration, and such temporary ts may be canceled a t any time a t the pleasure o f the Board. The fee for each shall be fixed by the Board by regulation. Section 4. Public plans, for and supervision of. The and i t s officers shall not engage i n the-construction of any work involving professional engineering, architecture or landscape architecture for which the plans, specifications and estimates have not been made and the construction of is not supervised by a professional engineer, architect or 1 andscape architect duly registered hereunder; Provided, that nothing i n this section shall apply t o any work invo lv ing professional engineering, architecture or landscape architecture the expenditure therefor does not exceed Page 7 i i I I i i LI. II. •• I.I.I, C.D.1 l emp1oyees Connonwea 1 tenns rson temporary 8 imi.ted permanent permi temporary ~n,1 t J!Or~s etc. 18 Carrn-onwe-a1th public W'lich pub l ic 'flflerein 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 10 19 20 2 1 22 23 24 25 26 for of A l l public purposes or plans shall be or by a stered land surveyor. Section 5. Limitation upon application o f (1) Nothing i n this shall prevent any person engaging i n engineering or architectural work and undertakings upon property owned or exclusively controlled or possessed by t h a t person, unless the involves the safety or health of the public; nor shall anything i n this Act prevent any person fran engaging i n land surveying upon property owned or exclusively controlled or possessed by that person, unless the involves a boundary. (2) Nothing i n this shall be construed as applying to the business conducted i n the by any agriculturist, tree expert, arborist, forester, gardenshop operator, or landscape nurseryman gardener, 1 andscape gardener, 1 andscape contractor, landscape designer, landscape consul tant, garden or lawn caretaker, o r cultivator of land, as these terms are generally except that no such person shall use the designation 'landscape architect', . 'landscape architectural' or "landscape architecture", unless registered under the provisions o f this Section 6. No person shall be elig for registration as a professional engineer, architect, land surveyor alifications f o r reqistration. 1 andscape architect unless : Page . bl e or the S1111 $15,000.00. reg frcrn I .. -,-- .... ..,. ...... I.I. II.•• I.I.I. C.D.1 11111 111n-,. &@:Mill proper~ kt same kt horticulturist, nurser)1un used, 8 Act,. ccmnon Coornonweal th kt. i , 1 2 3 4 6 7 a 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2 1 22 23 24 25 (1) Such of cert i f icate o f t o him by m y domestic or foreign, i n the for registration a t the time such person was f i r s t registered of a standard satisfactory to the Board; Provided, t h a t such person shall successfully pass a written or oral examination, or b o t h , prescribed by the board and designed to test h i s or her knowledge of laws and regulations o f the Commonwealth. for the profession for which registration is desired; or (2) Such person is a graduate of a school or college approved by the Board as of satisfactory standing, and has completed an engineering or landscape architectural curriculun o f four years or more, a l l a s the case be; and also has had four years of full-time lawful i n engineering or landscape architecture work, as the case may be, of a character satisfactory t o the board, or part-time experience which the board finds to be the equavalent thereof; and has a lso successfully passed a written or oral exmination, or b o t h prescribed by the board and designed to test such person's knowledge; skill and competency i n the profession f o r which registration is desired; or (3) Such person has had twelve years of full-time lawful experience engineering or landscape architecture Page 9 5 10 I jurisdiction, requ i renents person ts the llolder r-~1 strati on 1 SSJJe-d 1n PIPiiSWJ ....... ..... 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C.l,l 1ft IIMlCl)1rtd • 11-a)' e):'.;pe re i nee 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 O f 8 the Board, or part- tiam board f inds t o be the equivalent thereof; and has also successfully passed a o r o ra l exanination, or both, prescribed by the board and designed to tes t wch person's knowledge, and canpetency i n the profession for which reg is t ra t ion i s desired; or (4) (a ) Such person holds a masters degree i n architecture fran an approved I n s t i t u t i o n o f higher w i th t ra in ing and education I n the f i e l d of archl tecture adequate to the sa t i s fac t ion o f the Board; and has also had one year o f f u l l - t ime lawful experience i n archi tecture work o f a character sat is factory t o the Board; and has also successfully passed a professional wr i t ten o r ora l examination, or both, prescribed by the Board and designed to t es t such person's knowledge, s k i l l , and canpetency the profession o f architecture; o r (b) Such person holds a bachelors degree i n archi tecture fran school o r col lege approved by the Board as o f sat is fac tory standing, and has completed an of f i v e years; and has also had years o f fu l l - t ime lawful experience i n archi tecture a character sat is factory the Board; and has also successfully passed a professional wr i t ten Page 10 wort •• the case aay be, d\aracter 11t11f1ctory ti txptr1ence wi1ch the wr1 tten education 1n a architectural curr1cu1wa two to ' ' l . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 a 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 or or both, by the Board to such person's knowledge, 1 , and competency i n the o f tecture; or (5) Such person a graduate o f a school or college approved by the Board as o f sa t i s fac to ry standing and has canpleted a o r a r t s and science curriculun of four years or more; and has a lso had f i v e years of f u l l - t ime lawful experience i n arch i tecture work o f a character satisfactory to the Board; and has also successfully passed a written examination and a professional writ ten or oral exanination, or both, prescribed by the Board and designed t es t such person's knowledge, s k i l l , and canpetency i n the profession o f architecture; or (6) Such person has had twelve years o f fu l l- t ime lawful experience i n work- o f a character sat is factory t o the Board; and has also passed a qual i fy ing writ ten and a professional w r i t t en or oral examination, o r both, prescribed by the Board and designed to t es t such person's s k i l l , and i n the profession o f architecture; (7) Such person i s a graduate o f school or college approved by the Board as o f sa t is fac to ry standing, and has canpleted a c i v i l engineering or general I 1s oral tx1111n1tton, and des1gntd sk11 profe1s1on archi 1s pre-archi tee tu re test qual 1 fy1 ng a rch1 tec tu re 57 -9~''0·" ..,. ..... 1.1. It. •• 1.1.1. c.1.1 prescrfbld to successfully examina t1 on canpetency geo-sc 1 ence, Page 11 knowl edge , · or I 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 of tour had o f fu l l- t ime lawfu l i n land surveying of a sat is factory to the Board; and has also successfully passed a professional wr i t ten or ora l examination, or both, prescribed by the Board and designed t o tes t such person's knowledge, s k i l l , and competence i n the profession o f land or (8) Such person i s a graduate o f a col lege approved by the Board as o f sat is factory standing, and has canpleted a c i v i l engineering technology (survey option) curr iculun o f years or and has also had eight years o f fu l l- t ime lawful experience i n land surveying of a character satisfactory t o the Board; and has also successfully passed a qua l i fy ing wr i t ten exminat ion and a professional wr i t ten or oral examination, or both, prescribed by the Board and designed to tes t such person's knowledge, s k i l l , and canpetency i n the profession o f land surveying; or (9) Such person has had twelve years o f f u l l - t i m e lawful experience i n land surveying o f a character sat is fac tory to the Board; and has also successfully passed a qual i fy ing wr i t ten examination and a professional wr i t ten or oral examination, or both, prescribed by the Board and designed t o tes t such person's knowledge, s k i l l , and canpetency i n the profession o f land or ... .1 ... rtng cun1cu1111 10Yr years character Jlln or.,., Md Ml also exper1tnee surveying; C crrmJ n 1ty inore; surveying; ,.,. 12 . . ) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 (10) under 31 o f Trust o f 31, 1979; applies f o r reg is t ra t ion as a land surveyor under t h i s Act by 30, 1985; or (11) Such person meets a l l o f the qua l i f i ca t ions for regist rat ion as a Professional Engineer, tect, or landscape Architect under any o f subsections (1) through (7) o f t h i s Section, other than the passage of an examination prescribed by the Board; and has been a dan ic i l i a ry o f and practiced such profession i n the t h for a t leas t four up t o and including December 31, 1985; and who applies f o r under t h i s by tha t date. t o the foregoing requirements, the Board, i n i t s additional proof the appl canpetent to pract ice professionally, and whenever the Board i s not sat is f ied the of an tha t an appl icant - Is canpetent to pract lce i t give the appl icant a fur ther exminat ion or exaninatlons sha l l be for a professional , land or landscape archi tect i s not o f good character and Section no person shal l be c l i g l b l e f o r reg is t ra t ion Notwithstanding any other provi sion o f t h i s Page 13 l Suda perSOtt •• • Rattstertd Lind Su""°' T1t1e the Territory Code as Deceber and June Coctlnonwea1 years kt In addition discretion, require 1cant's 1s fully examination professionally, may No person e11g1ble reputation. 6, engineer architect, WIO • Archi reg1 strat1on frCJIII results reg1 strati on as surveyor , ... ~~- -- ,, l!·.•--·::,;·->i'tllllJIL.~~~"':"~.i,~.,.~ ... ~ · . .- . ~... . . . . . . . ,:,.·'; .: --~·""'"· -• ··- ,,.....;.. .;;.;.. . 1 2 3 passed or oral examination, or both, prescribed 4 o f (2) of t h l s Section by the Board and designed to tes t such person's knowledge, 5 6 7 a 9 10 11 12 s k i l l , and cunpetency i n engineering fundamentals. No person shall be fo r reg is t ra t ion as a unless such person shal l f i r s t have been registered as a c i v i l engineer. The Board shall by regulat ion provide for the reg is t ra t ion and o f engineers i s t r a i n i ng and land surveyors Section 7. 1 icat ions f o r and o f r w i s t r a t i o n ; 13 renewal. Application for reg is t ra t ion shall be made upon appl icat ion 14 15 16 forms to be furnished by the Board, and shal l be signed and t o by the applicant. each there shal l be paid to the Board an fee, fee to be a f t e r the 17 18 been In the records o f the Board. For each exanination, or repe t i t i on thereof i n whole or i n pa r t as 19 20 21 as the Board shal l f i x by regulation. The fee paid sha l l not be 22 shal l be l imi ted or pennitted by the ru les regulatlons o f the Board, the applicant shal l pay to the Board an exanination fee!, such refundable; i f - a n having paid the fee I s 23 24 26 unable for any reason beyond h i s or her control pa r t i c ipa te i n 'the examination, the b a r d may extend the time o f the applicant's par t ic ipat ion t o the next regular examination date and c r e d i t the applicant the o f the fee paid. . > I ij I has l 25 M, $ QS $Q'.~¥£¥. 111111' '.' , w:.rwr- . I.I. ID. II. I.I.la C.1.1 IS 1ft 11191neer Uftdtr tM PNW1110ftl 111b1ect10ft (3) un1ess such pers~ sha11 first ~v• a written eligible structual engineer certif1cat1on 1n training. App With application the entered Provided, amount cert1 f1ca tes application nonreturnable ind applicant after ,.,. 14 sworn application in aeount to . . . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 10 19 20 2 1 22 23 24 25 I reg is t ra t ion fee, i n such as the Board sha l l f i x by regulat ion, and upon rece ip t thereof by the sha l l thereupon be registered as a professional engineer, architect, land surveyor or landscape archi tect , and shal l receive a c e r t i f i c a t e thereof fran the Board signed by the Chairman and Secretary. The Board sha l l keep a record o f i t s proceedings concerning a l l appl for reg is t ra t ion as engineer, arch i tec t , o r surveyor, including the date o f application, name, age, educational, and other qua l i f i ca t ions, place o f business and residence, whether o r not an examination required, and or not the appl icant registered and a c e r t i f i c a t e issued t o him or her, and the date of such action. The records shal l be prima fac ie evidence o f a l l matters therein contained. Every person registered as an ind iv idua l o r as a of a o r corporation, conducts an o f f i c e o r other place of business for the pract ice o f h is profession shal l d isplay h i s o r her c e r t i f i c a t e i n a conspicuous manner, i n his or her or place of business. Every c e r t i f i c a t e o f reg is t ra t ion expires on Ap r i l 30 o f each evennunbered year fo l lowing i t s issuance or renewal and i n v a l i d a f te r tha t date unless renewed. The o f the Board shal l mail , a t leas t one month i n advance o f the date o f exp i ra t ion of the c e r t i f i c a t e of reg is t ra t ion, a not ice t o every person registered hereunder g iv ing the date o f expirat ion and the amount for the Page 15 . . ii I f1nn ftPRoJC wa .,. ~ 11.1. •· •• 1.1.1. c.1.1 ~on qualifying for reg1strat1on. the applfcant shill pay icants tlether Secretary Denber original principal office beeanes r~u1red 1 2 ce r t i f i ca te . o f have f o r 3 4 5 6 7 thereof u n t i l the fee i s paid. 8 Sectlon 8. Suspension or revocation of cer t l f lcates. The Board 9 by f i x to pay fees on or before the date may be one year o f the explrat lon date upon o f the renewal fee by the Board, plus a penalty, such amount as the Board shal l f l x by regulation, f o r each calendar month or may revoke or suspend the c e r t i f i c a t e o f reg is t ra t ion o f any person 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 hereunder who i s found q u i l t y of any fraud or deceit i n obtaining the or of gross negligence, or misconduct i n the pract ice of h i s profession, or i s convicted o f v io la t ing t h i s Act o r the rules or regulations o f the Board. Any person, including a Board may prefer charges i n w r i t i ng with the Secretary o f the Board against any person holding a ce r t i f i ca te . The charges, unless without hearing by the Board as unfounded or t r i v i a l , shal l be heard and 17 determined by the b a r d three months date on they 18 were f i led, and a t a time and place to be f ixed by the Board. A copy o f 19 the charges, together w i t h the not ice o f the tine and place o f hearing, 20 shall be sent by registered mail to accused a t least th i r t y days 21 before the t i ne f ixed hearing, and such mail ing t o the l a s t known 22 place of business or residence o f the accused shal l be su f f i c ien t 23 service. It shal l require a unaninouo vote o f the o f the Board 24 present a t the hearing order t o f i n d the accused g u i l t y o f the 25 charges preferred, and found g u i l t y the Board shal l , i n I t s 16 .. ... .,...., ............. N.I. II. N, 1.1.11 C.1.1 ,. ... 1 thereof. The lolrd w 11 regulation Cert1 f1cates ren~l reinstated w1 thin fixed registration which tht fH for ~-, expired here1nabove requ 1 red pa;,nent in certi f1cate, menber • renewal who lf1th1n for 1n 1f .... fraction 1ncanpeteney, d1 sm1 ssed after the "11ch the inembers 1 2 the accused. or of o f 3 Section 9. Contents o f use o f seal 4 Each Cer t i f i ca te of regist rat ion issued hereunder shal l bear the date of the or ig ina l regist rat ion and shall specify whether the person t o 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 i t i s issued i s authorized by the Board t o pract ice professional engineering , architecture, land surveying , or landscape architecture. In the case of a ce r t i f i ca te issued t o a such person t o pract ice professional engineering , the f i ca te shal l so indicate the major branch or branches of engineerlng i n the person has specia l ly qual i f ied. Every registered person may use a seal o r rubber stamp o f a design authorized by the Board bearing such person's name and the words "registered professional engineer", 'registered architect" , "registered land surveyor', o r 'registered landscape architect" , or be authorized by the Board. A l l plans, specifications, maps, and reports prepared by or under the o f a registered engineer, archi tect , surveyor, or 19 20 with publ ic o f f i c i a l s . It shal l be unlawful f o r anyone t o seal or stamp 21 landscape arch i tec t shall be stamped with such seal o r f i l ed any with such seal or stamp a f t e r the c e r t i f i c a t e o f the 22 23 unless such ce r t i f i ca te has been renewed or reissued. 24 25 reg is t ran t named thereon has expired o r has been revoked or suspended No o f f i c i a l o f the Camonwealth who i s or may hereafter be charged w i th the enforcement o f lam or ordinances re l a t i ng the construction 17 ♦ •·•·It.•• 1.1.1. c.1.1 , . d1scret1on, 11ther N¥ok1 •spend the cert1f1cate regtstrat1on cert1ftcatesi ::ianda to~j' when. s wticrn person authorizing certi al which otherw1 se • s may J I 1- su perv 1s ion 1 stup when document to , , 1 2 3 or of or structures, shall or p lant or that not with the seal o f a registered archi tect holding an unexpired o r the seal 4 of a engineer holding a c e r t i f i c a t e on which has been 5 6 7 8 after the e f fec t i ve date o f t h l s Act shal l be f i l e d with any o f f i c i a l of 9 indicated that he has qual i f ied I n the structural engineering branch, unless the bui ld ing or structure, f o r which the plans or speci f icat ions are submitted i s exempted fran t h i s Act; and no map or survey prepared the Commonwealth unless stamped wi th the seal of a registered land 10 surveyor. 11 Section 10. Corporations and partnerships. A corporation or 12 copartnership may engage i n the pract ice o f professional 13 architecture, land surveying, or landscape architecture i n the 14 15 Camonwealth; Provided, that each person connected with the corporation o r co-partnership rho i s d i r ec t l y in charge of the professional work i s 16 duly registered hereunder, and provided further that the o f each 17 such person has or been f i led the Board by the corporation o r 18 co-partnership 19 Section 11. Structures exempted f ran provisions o f t h i s The 20 21 provisions o f Act shall not apply t o work i n respect t o any privately owned o r contro l led building, due l l ing 23 24 25 or structure, the estimated cost o f does exceed Or t o any p r i va te ly or pr ivate ly contro l led Go-storied building, o r structure, the estimated cost of which does not exceed $30,000; Provided, t h a t no structure, dwell ing or buflding in the . LI. It. •• 1.1.1. C.1.1 alteration bu11d11191 accept approve any spec1f1cat1ons are stamped cert1 f1cate w1 th reg1 stered engineering, name have w1 th • kt. this privately one-storied 22 which not $3'5,000, owned dwel 11 ng wi1ch ,... 11 r;--•·-;··· ..•••.. 1 1 structural steel having riveted, bolted or shall be 3 exempted fran this kt. 4 Section 12. Violations; penal t ies. Any person 5 structural o f or offers to practlce, or holds himself out as authorized and 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 to practice professional engineering, architecture, l and o r landscape archltecture i n the except as provided i n Sections 3 and 5 ; o r uses the t i t l e 'engineer", 'architect', "land surveyor' or "landscape architect", or any t i t l e , s ign , card, or device t o indicate that such person is practicing professional engineering, architecture, land surveying or landscape architecture, or a professional engineer, architect, l and surveyor or landscape architect, w i t h o u t having f irst registered i n accordance w i t h h i s chapter and without having a valid unexpired certif icate of registration; or uses or attempts to use as om the seal or the certif icate of of another, or falsely impersonates any duly registered practitioner hereunder, or uses or to use an expired, registration; or any firm or corporation which advertises tha t i t will furnish architectural engineering or landscape architectural services the making of plans or specifications or i n the construction of any bui lding or other structure, without first having complied wi th Section 10; or any or corporation which furnishes or offers to furnish archltectural, engineering or landscape architectural services f o r the construction of any bui ld ing , structure, project, or u t i l i t y i n the Cannonwealth, wi thout 19 principal 2 ~istration lllllbtrs consist II.I. It. •• I.I.I, C.1.1 reinforced concrete •elded eonnKt1ons 'Jll'IO practices, qualified surveying, Ccmnonweal th, his WIO who atte,,pts 1 s 18 suspended, or rC\'oked certificate of • 1n Page I I - --•--•---- -- ----·-;,! f • - ~.. ' -I ....... --.· • ... :~ , - I . I , . • ~ . - .· - •. , I . . · ~ •.•. •~c0-,., .. • t 2 3 4 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 10 19 any o f provisions o f be not than o r not more or both. Sectlon 13. Repealer. Sectlon o f 4 o f the Commonwealth Code, and Chapter 2 o f 3 o f T i t l e 4 o f the Code, are hereby repealed. Section 14. If any provision o f t h i s or any rule, regulation, or order promulgated hereunder, or the appl icat ion o f any such rule, regulation or order to any person or under any circunstances sha l l be inva l id by a court o f competent the provisions o f t h i s and any rules, regulation, o r order pursuant thereto, and the appl icat ion o f such remaining provisions, ru les or orders t o persons o r under circunstances other than those to which i t i s held valid, shal l not be affected thereby, and to such extent, the provisions of t h i s a n and shall be severable. Section 15. Ef fect lvc Date. i t s signature by the or upon i t s law without such signature, (a) a l l sections of t h i s except Sections 12 and 13 sha l l take e f f ec t and Sections and 13 o f t h i s Act shal l take e f fec t on January 1, 1986. Speaker of the House o f the Islands ' ' . . ' .. 5 8 v1o11tes ss.000.00. 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