245:15-7-4. Waived renewal fees for professional engineers and professional land surveyors over the age of 70
The biennial renewal fee for engineers or land surveyors who reach the age of 70 prior to the renewal date of their certificate of licensure will be waived. Renewal forms must be completed prior to the renewal date to qualify. Licensees who are continuing to practice their profession are required to fulfill continuing education requirements, even if the renewal fee is waived. If all requirements of this section are not completed properly, the certificate of licensure will be inactivated and reinstatement fees and penalties will apply to re-license. However, beginning January 1, 2021, all licensees shall be required to pay the regular renewal fee as long as the licensee chooses to maintain an active license. An individual may choose to retire their license at no cost and maintain a retired professional engineer or retired professional land surveyor status pursuant to the provisions of OAC 245:15-1-3. However, no privilege to offer or practice engineering or surveying shall exist without an active license.
245:15-7-5. Reinstatement of revoked, inactivated, or retired licenses
- (a) Licenses inactivated for nonpayment of fees, failing to complete other administrative requirements for renewal, or licenses that were voluntarily retired by the licensee, may be reinstated by making written application for reinstatement within one hundred eighty days after expiration and payment of the prescribed renewal fee and penalty. After one hundred eighty (180) days of license inactivity, a new application and fees will be required, which shall be considered specifically by the Board, both from the standpoint of competency and all other statutory and rule requirements. If reinstatement is within one hundred eighty (180) days following the date of inactivity, then licensure will be deemed to have been continuous. Licensees who are unable to certify completion of required professional development hours will be held to the requirements of this section. Offering or practicing engineering or surveying with an inactive, revoked or retired license during this reinstatement period is a violation of Title 59, Section 475.1 et seq. and the Rules of this Board.
- (b) If a license revoked for non-payment or a retired license remains canceled or suspended for a period exceeding three (3) consecutive years, such former licensee may be required by the Board to take and pass a current examination as prescribed by the Board.
- (c) Licenses suspended inactivated or revoked for cause, may be reinstated only by Board action and only then in the manner determined by such Board action. Request for reinstatement of a license shall show the Board that the public interest will not suffer by reason of the reinstatement. The Board, by Statute, has the discretion as to whether or not to reinstate the Certificate of Licensure or Certificate of Authorization.
Last Modified on
Oct 17, 2024
