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CHAPTER 625 - PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND
LAND SURVEYORS
GENERAL PROVISIONS
NRS 625.005 Purpose.
NRS 625.008 Definitions.
NRS 625.010 “Board”
defined.
NRS 625.025 “Discipline”
defined.
NRS 625.030 “Engineer
intern” defined.
NRS 625.033 “Intern”
defined.
NRS 625.035 “Land
surveyor intern” defined.
NRS 625.038 “Licensee”
defined.
NRS 625.040 “Practice
of land surveying” defined.
NRS 625.050 “Practice
of professional engineering” defined.
NRS 625.060 “Professional
engineer” defined.
NRS 625.070 “Professional
land surveyor” defined.
NRS 625.080 “Responsible
charge of work” defined.
NRS 625.090 “Subordinate”
defined.
STATE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS
NRS 625.100 Creation;
number and appointment of members; oath.
NRS 625.110 Officers;
quorum; compensation of members and employees; Executive Director.
NRS 625.120 Offices.
NRS 625.130 Seal.
NRS 625.135 Employees.
NRS 625.140 Bylaws
and regulations; code of conduct.
NRS 625.145 Fiscal
year.
NRS 625.150 Deposit
and use of money received by Board; delegation of authority concerning
disciplinary action; deposit of fines; claim for attorney’s fees or cost of
investigation; disciplinary action.
NRS 625.152 Duties:
Issuance of licenses; implementation of provisions of chapter; provision of certain
information.
NRS 625.154 Duties:
Annual examinations.
NRS 625.156 Duties:
Reports relating to issuance of licenses, examinations and complaints.
[Repealed.]
NRS 625.170 Roster:
Preparation; contents; distribution.
NRS 625.175 Power
of Board to define scope of disciplines of engineering.
NRS 625.177 Authority
of Board to require persons who are not natural persons to register with Board
before engaging in practice of professional engineering; regulations.
NRS 625.179 Authority
of Board to require persons who are not natural persons to register with Board
before engaging in practice of land surveying; regulations.
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING
NRS 625.183 Qualifications
of applicant for licensure as professional engineer.
NRS 625.193 Examination
for licensure as professional engineer: Scope; waiver; administration.
NRS 625.203 Board
may waive certain requirements for licensure as professional engineer for
qualified applicants.
PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYING
NRS 625.250 Duties
of Board concerning professional land surveyors.
NRS 625.270 Qualifications
of applicant for licensure as professional land surveyor.
NRS 625.280 Examination
for licensure as professional land surveyor: Scope; waiver; administration.
NRS 625.285 Board
may waive certain requirements for licensure as professional land surveyor for
qualified applicants.
NRS 625.320 Oaths:
Administration; record.
NRS 625.335 Entry
upon land or water to perform duties: Notice; approval.
NRS 625.340 Record
of survey: Filing; disclosures.
NRS 625.350 Record
of survey: Form and contents.
NRS 625.360 When
record of survey not required.
NRS 625.370 Record
of survey: Charge for filing and indexing; filing by county recorder; records
provided to county assessor.
NRS 625.380 Requirements
for monuments.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
NRS 625.381 Licenses:
Issuance; content; effect.
NRS 625.382 Issuance
of license to licensee of another state.
NRS 625.383 Stamp.
NRS 625.384 Minimum
grade required on each examination for licensure or certification.
NRS 625.385 Engineer
intern and land surveyor intern: Certification; authorized practice; credit
toward required experience.
NRS 625.386 Qualifications
for certification as land surveyor intern or engineer intern.
NRS 625.387 Payment
of child support: Submission of certain information by applicant; grounds for
denial of license or certificate; duty of Board. [Effective until the date of
the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to
establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the
professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support
arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity
or child support proceedings.]
NRS 625.387 Payment
of child support: Submission of certain information by applicant; grounds for
denial of license or certificate; duty of Board. [Effective on the date of the
repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish
procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional,
occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for
noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support
proceedings and expires by limitation 2 years after that date.]
NRS 625.390 Application
for licensure: Contents; fees; renewal; penalty for late renewal.
NRS 625.395 Renewal
of expired license.
NRS 625.397 Board
may require examination for reinstatement or renewal of license.
NRS 625.398 Regulations
concerning continuing education for professional engineers and professional land
surveyors.
NRS 625.400 Replacement
of revoked, lost, destroyed or mutilated license.
NRS 625.403 Use
of word “certify” or “certification” in practice of professional engineering or
land surveying.
NRS 625.405 Immunity
from civil liability.
NRS 625.407 Conditions
under which association may practice engineering or land surveying.
DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS
NRS 625.410 Grounds
for disciplinary action.
NRS 625.415 Suspension
of license or certificate for failure to pay child support or comply with
certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license or certificate.
[Effective until 2 years after the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the
federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding,
suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational
licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain
processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]
NRS 625.420 Filing
of charges; commencement of action.
NRS 625.425 Certain
records relating to investigation deemed confidential; certain records relating
to disciplinary action deemed public records.
NRS 625.430 Hearing;
notice; summary suspension of license.
NRS 625.440 Subpoena:
Issuance by Board.
NRS 625.450 Subpoena:
Issuance by district court.
NRS 625.460 Authorized
disciplinary action; private reprimands prohibited; orders imposing discipline
deemed public records.
NRS 625.470 Reissuance
of revoked license.
APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER
NRS 625.480 Persons
exempt from provisions of chapter concerning licensure.
NRS 625.490 Persons
exempt from provisions of chapter concerning practice of land surveying.
NRS 625.500 Additional
persons exempt from requirements for licensure: Employees of public utilities;
architects; persons using scanner for construction management or monitoring.
PROHIBITIONS AND PENALTIES
NRS 625.510 Board
to investigate complaint or violation of chapter; prosecution of violation.
NRS 625.520 Unlawful
practice of engineering: Penalty; injunctive relief.
NRS 625.530 Restrictions
upon public works; preferences for contracts.
NRS 625.540 Unlawful
practice of land surveying; penalty.
NRS 625.550 Intentional
removal or defacement of monument unlawful; exception; penalty.
NRS 625.560 Unlawful
signing or stamping of document concerning land surveying.
NRS 625.565 Unlawful
use of signature or stamp of professional engineer or professional land
surveyor; regulations; penalty.
NRS 625.570 Public
officer or employee prohibited from engaging in private practice of
professional engineering or land surveying during certain hours.
NRS 625.580 Violation
of chapter by public officer; penalties.
NRS 625.590 Additional
civil penalty.
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
NRS 625.005 Purpose. The
purpose of this chapter is to safeguard life, health and property and to
promote the public welfare by providing for the licensure of qualified and
competent professional engineers and professional land surveyors.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 2236; A 1997, 1040)
NRS 625.008 Definitions. As
used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and
terms defined in NRS 625.010 to 625.090, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them
in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 2236; A 1997, 1040)
NRS 625.010 “Board” defined. “Board”
means the State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.
[Part 2:198:1919; A 1937, 491; 1947, 797; 1949, 639;
1951, 459]—(NRS A 1979, 1101; 1991, 2237; 1993, 125)
NRS 625.025 “Discipline” defined. “Discipline”
means a recognized field of study in professional engineering as determined by
the Board.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 2237)
NRS 625.030 “Engineer intern” defined. “Engineer
intern” means a person who has satisfied the requirements of NRS 625.386 and subsection 1 of NRS
625.390.
[Part 2:198:1919; A 1937, 491; 1947, 797; 1949, 639;
1951, 459]—(NRS A 1977,
740; 1989,
778; 1991,
2237; 1995,
45; 1997,
1040)
NRS 625.033 “Intern” defined. “Intern”
means an engineer intern or a land surveyor intern.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1038)
NRS 625.035 “Land surveyor intern” defined. “Land
surveyor intern” means a person who has satisfied the requirements of NRS 625.386 and subsection 1 of NRS
625.390.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1099; A 1991, 2237; 1995, 45; 1997, 1040)
NRS 625.038 “Licensee” defined. “Licensee”
means a professional engineer or professional land surveyor licensed pursuant
to the provisions of this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1038)
NRS 625.040 “Practice of land surveying” defined.
1. A person who, in a private or public
capacity, does or offers to do any one or more of the following practices land
surveying:
(a) Locates, relocates, establishes,
re-establishes or retraces any property line or boundary of any tract of land
or any road, right-of-way, easement, alignment or elevation of any of the fixed
works embraced within the practice of professional engineering as described in NRS 625.050.
(b) Makes any survey for the subdivision or
resubdivision of any tract of land.
(c) Determines, by the use of the principles of
land surveying, the position for any monument or reference point which marks a
property line, boundary or corner, or sets, resets or replaces any such monument
or reference point.
(d) Determines the configuration or contour of
the earth’s surface or the position of fixed objects thereon by measuring lines
and angles and applying the principles of trigonometry.
(e) Geodetic or cadastral surveying.
(f) Municipal and topographic surveying.
(g) Determines the information shown or to be
shown on any map or document prepared or furnished in connection with any one
or more of the functions described in paragraphs (a) to (f), inclusive.
(h) Indicates in any manner, by the use of the
title “land surveyor,” or by any other representation, that the person
practices or offers to practice land surveying.
(i) Procures or offers to procure land-surveying
work for others or for himself or herself.
(j) Manages or conducts as manager, proprietor or
agent any place from which land-surveying work is solicited, performed or
practiced.
2. A person practices land surveying if
the person professes to be a land surveyor or is in a responsible charge of
land-surveying work.
3. Making a survey exclusively for
geological or landscaping purposes, or aerial photographs or photogrammetry,
not involving any of the practices specified in subsection 1, does not
constitute land surveying.
4. The practice of land surveying does not
include the design, either in whole or in part, of any structure or fixed works
embraced in the practice of professional engineering.
[Part 11 1/2:198:1919; added 1947, 797; A 1955, 391]
+ [Part 13:198:1919; added 1947, 797; A 1949, 639; 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1961, 312;
1977, 741; 1989, 778; 1991, 2237)
NRS 625.050 “Practice of professional engineering” defined.
1. “The practice of professional
engineering” includes, but is not limited to:
(a) Any professional service which involves the
application of engineering principles and data, such as surveying,
consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning and design, or responsible
supervision of construction or operation in connection with any public or
private utility, structure, building, machine, equipment, process, work or
project, wherein the public welfare or the safeguarding of life, health or
property is concerned or involved.
(b) Such other services as are necessary to the
planning, progress and completion of any engineering project or to the
performance of any engineering service.
2. The practice of engineering does not
include land surveying or the work ordinarily performed by persons who operate
or maintain machinery or equipment.
[Part 2:198:1919; A 1937, 491; 1947, 797; 1949, 639;
1951, 459]—(NRS A 1961, 313; 1967, 950; 1991, 2238)
NRS 625.060 “Professional engineer” defined. “Professional
engineer” means a person who by reason of his or her professional education and
practical experience is granted a license by the Board to practice professional
engineering.
[Part 2:198:1919; A 1937, 491; 1947, 797; 1949, 639;
1951, 459]—(NRS A 1991, 2239; 1997, 1040)
NRS 625.070 “Professional land surveyor” defined. “Professional
land surveyor” means a person who by reason of his or her professional
education and practical experience is granted a license by the Board to
practice land surveying in this State.
[Part 11 1/2:198:1919; added 1947, 797; A 1955,
391]—(NRS A 1989,
779; 1991,
2239; 1997,
1040)
NRS 625.080 “Responsible charge of work” defined. “Responsible
charge of work” means the independent control and direction, by the use of
initiative, skill and independent judgment, of the investigation or design of
professional engineering or land-surveying work or the supervision of such
work.
[Part 11 1/2:198:1919; added 1947, 797; A 1955,
391]—(NRS A 1965, 1323; 1975, 819; 1991, 2239)
NRS 625.090 “Subordinate” defined. “Subordinate”
means any person directly supervised by a professional land surveyor or
professional engineer who assists a professional land surveyor or professional
engineer in the practice of land surveying or professional engineering.
[Part 11 1/2:198:1919; added 1947, 797; A 1955,
391]—(NRS A 1965, 1323; 1989, 779; 1991, 2239)
STATE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS
NRS 625.100 Creation; number and appointment of members; oath.
1. The Governor shall appoint nine
persons, six of whom must be engaged in the practice or teaching of
professional engineering in any of its disciplines except military engineering,
and two of whom must be engaged in the practice or teaching of land surveying
and one of whom must be a member of the general public. The members must be
citizens of the United States and residents of this State, and constitute the
State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.
2. All appointments made for members who
are engaged in the practice or teaching of professional engineering or land
surveying must be made from the current roster of professional engineers and
professional land surveyors as issued by the Board and on file in the Office of
the Secretary of State. Insofar as practicable, membership on the Board of
those members must be distributed proportionately among the recognized
disciplines of the profession. The members who are professional land surveyors
must not be professional engineers.
3. Within 30 days after appointment, each
member shall take and subscribe to the oath of office as prescribed by the laws
of Nevada and shall file the oath with the Secretary of State.
[1:198:1919; A 1935, 377; 1949, 639; 1951, 459; 1955,
391]—(NRS A 1965, 1323; 1977, 1249; 1979, 1101; 1991, 2239; 1993, 125; 1997, 1040; 2003, 2109; 2005, 205)
NRS 625.110 Officers; quorum; compensation of members and employees;
Executive Director.
1. The Board shall elect officers from its
members and, by regulation, establish the:
(a) Offices to which members may be elected;
(b) Title and term for each office; and
(c) Procedure for electing members to each
office.
2. At any meeting, five members constitute
a quorum.
3. Each member is entitled to receive:
(a) A salary of not more than $150 per day, as
fixed by the Board, while engaged in the business of the Board; and
(b) A per diem allowance and travel expenses, at
a rate fixed by the Board, while engaged in the business of the Board. The rate
must not exceed the rate provided for state officers and employees generally.
4. While engaged in the business of the
Board, each employee of the Board is entitled to receive a per diem allowance
and travel expenses at a rate fixed by the Board. The rate must not exceed the
rate provided for state officers and employees generally.
5. The salaries of members of the Board
and employees of the Board must be paid from the fees received by the Board
pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, and no part of those salaries may
be paid out of the State General Fund.
6. The Board shall appoint an Executive
Director who serves at the pleasure of the Board and is entitled to receive
such compensation as may be fixed by the Board.
[4:198:1919; A 1947, 797; 1943 NCL § 2873]—(NRS A
1963, 146; 1965, 1324; 1975, 302, 720; 1981, 1991; 1983, 804; 1989, 779, 1694; 1997, 1041; 2005, 206; 2007, 2942)
NRS 625.120 Offices. The Board
may maintain offices in as many localities in the State as it finds necessary
to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
[Part 3:198:1919; A 1937, 491; 1947, 797; 1949, 639;
1951, 459; 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1963, 147; 1989, 779)
NRS 625.130 Seal. The Board
shall adopt and have an official seal.
[Part 3:198:1919; A 1937, 491; 1947, 797; 1949, 639;
1951, 459; 1955, 391]
NRS 625.135 Employees. The
Board may employ and fix the compensation to be paid to attorneys,
investigators and other professional consultants and clerical personnel
necessary to the discharge of its duties and may reimburse such employees for
actual expenses they incur while acting on behalf of the Board.
(Added to NRS by 1963, 146; A 1989, 779)
NRS 625.140 Bylaws and regulations; code of conduct. The Board may adopt all bylaws and
regulations, including the adoption of a code of conduct which is binding on
any person licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, not
inconsistent with the constitution and laws of this state, which are necessary
for the proper performance of the duties of the Board, the regulation of the
proceedings before it and the maintenance of a high standard of integrity and
dignity in the profession.
[Part 3:198:1919; A 1937, 491; 1947, 797; 1949, 639;
1951, 459; 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1965, 1324; 1991, 2239; 1997, 1041)
NRS 625.145 Fiscal year. The
Board shall operate on the basis of a fiscal year commencing on July 1 and
terminating on June 30.
(Added to NRS by 1963, 146)
NRS 625.150 Deposit and use of money received by Board; delegation of
authority concerning disciplinary action; deposit of fines; claim for
attorney’s fees or cost of investigation; disciplinary action.
1. The Board shall deposit in banks,
credit unions and savings and loan associations in the State of Nevada all
money collected by it.
2. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 6, all money collected by the Board must be used to meet the
expenses of conducting examinations, issuing licenses and conducting the office
of the Board.
3. The expenses of the Board, including
the per diem allowances and travel expenses of the members and employees of the
Board while engaged in the business of the Board and the expenses of conducting
examinations, must be paid from the current receipts. No portion thereof may be
paid from the State Treasury.
4. Any balance remaining in excess of the
expenses incurred may be retained by the Board and used in defraying the future
expenses thereof.
5. The Board may delegate to a hearing
officer or panel its authority to take any disciplinary action pursuant to this
chapter, impose and collect fines and penalties therefor and deposit the money
therefrom in banks, credit unions or savings and loan associations in this
State.
6. If a hearing officer or panel is not
authorized to take disciplinary action pursuant to subsection 5 and the Board
deposits the money collected from the imposition of fines with the State
Treasurer for credit to the State General Fund, it may present a claim to the
State Board of Examiners for recommendation to the Interim Finance Committee if
money is needed to pay attorney’s fees or the costs of an investigation, or
both.
7. The Board shall consider and take
appropriate action concerning a written notification received by the Board
pursuant to NRS 278.587 or 338.176.
[Part 3:198:1919; A 1937, 491; 1947, 797; 1949, 639;
1951, 459; 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1963, 147; 1965, 61; 1989, 1695; 1993, 884; 1997, 155, 1041; 1999, 1529)
NRS 625.152 Duties: Issuance of licenses; implementation of provisions of
chapter; provision of certain information. The
Board shall:
1. Issue licenses to qualified and
competent persons as professional engineers and professional land surveyors and
certify qualified and competent persons as engineer interns and land surveyor
interns.
2. Carry out the provisions of this
chapter.
3. Upon request, provide information
concerning the regulation of the practice of professional engineering and land
surveying.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1038)
NRS 625.154 Duties: Annual examinations.
1. The Board shall hold examinations of
applicants for licenses at least once each year in localities determined by the
number of applications received.
2. The examinations must be written and
administered in English.
3. The Board shall not prohibit an applicant
for a license from taking a regularly scheduled examination for that license
solely because the Board failed to review the applicant’s application before
the examination. If the Board prohibits an applicant for a license from taking
the examination in violation of this subsection, the Board shall hold or cause
to be held an examination for the applicant within 30 days after the violation
occurs.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1038; A 2003, 2110)
NRS 625.156 Duties: Reports relating to issuance of licenses, examinations
and complaints. Repealed. (See
chapter 337, Statutes of Nevada 2013, at page 1634.)
NRS 625.170 Roster: Preparation; contents; distribution.
1. The Executive Director of the Board
shall, once each year or at intervals established by the Board, prepare a
roster that shows, for each:
(a) Professional engineer, his or her name and
license number, the city in which he or she lives and the discipline of
engineering in which he or she specializes.
(b) Professional land surveyor, his or her name
and license number, and the city in which he or she lives.
(c) Engineer intern or land surveyor intern, his
or her name and certificate number.
2. The roster must be:
(a) Made available to each licensee in a manner
prescribed by the Board.
(b) Placed on file with the Secretary of State
and county and city clerks.
(c) Distributed or sold to the public.
[Part 3:198:1919; A 1937, 491; 1947, 797; 1949, 639;
1951, 459; 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1965, 1325; 1967, 951; 1975, 816; 1979, 1100; 1989, 779; 1991, 2240; 1995, 45; 1997, 1042; 1999, 2433)
NRS 625.175 Power of Board to define scope of disciplines of engineering. The Board may by regulation define the scope
of each discipline of professional engineering for which licensure is required
pursuant to this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 816; A 1991, 2240; 1997, 1042)
NRS 625.177 Authority of Board to require persons who are not natural
persons to register with Board before engaging in practice of professional
engineering; regulations.
1. The Board may require a firm,
partnership, corporation or any other person who is not a natural person to
register with the Board before engaging in or offering to engage in the
practice of professional engineering in this state. The Board may charge a fee
of not more than $50 to register pursuant to this section.
2. The Board may adopt regulations to
carry out the provisions of this section.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 64; A 1997, 1071; 1999, 2433)
NRS 625.179 Authority of Board to require persons who are not natural
persons to register with Board before engaging in practice of land surveying;
regulations.
1. The Board may require a firm,
partnership, corporation or any other person who is not a natural person to
register with the Board before engaging in or offering to engage in the
practice of land surveying in this state. The Board may charge a fee of not
more than $50 to register pursuant to this section.
2. The Board may adopt regulations to
carry out the provisions of this section.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 64; A 1997, 1071; 1999, 2433)
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING
NRS 625.183 Qualifications of applicant for licensure as professional
engineer.
1. A person who:
(a) Is 21 years of age or older; and
(b) Is a citizen of the United States or is
lawfully entitled to remain and work in the United States,
Ê may apply to
the Board, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and any
regulations adopted by the Board, for licensure as a professional engineer.
2. An applicant for licensure as a
professional engineer must:
(a) Be of good character and reputation; and
(b) Pass the examination on the:
(1) Fundamentals of engineering or receive
a waiver of that requirement; and
(2) Principles and practices of
engineering,
Ê pursuant to NRS 625.193.
3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 625.203, an applicant for licensure as a
professional engineer is not qualified for licensure unless the applicant is a
graduate of an engineering curriculum of 4 years or more that is approved by
the Board and has a record of 4 years or more of active experience in
engineering which is satisfactory to the Board and which indicates that the
applicant is competent to be placed in responsible charge of engineering work.
An applicant who is eligible to take the examination on the principles and
practices of engineering pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS
625.193 may take the examination on the principles and practices of
engineering before the applicant meets the active experience requirements for
licensure set forth in this subsection.
4. To determine whether an applicant for
licensure as a professional engineer has an adequate record of active
experience pursuant to subsection 3:
(a) Graduation from a college or university in a
discipline of engineering with a master’s or doctoral degree is equivalent to 2
years of active experience, except that, in the aggregate, not more than 2
years of active experience may be satisfied by graduation from a college or
university with such degrees, regardless of the number of degrees earned.
(b) Two of the 4 years of active experience must
have been completed by working under the direct supervision of a professional
engineer who is licensed in the discipline in which the applicant is applying
for licensure, unless that requirement is waived by the Board.
(c) The execution, as a contractor, of work
designed by a professional engineer, or the supervision of the construction of
that work as a foreman or superintendent, is not equivalent to active
experience in engineering.
5. A person who is not working in the
field of engineering when applying for licensure is eligible for licensure as a
professional engineer if the person complies with the requirements for
licensure prescribed in this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1038; A 1999, 2434, 2435; 2005, 206, 208; 2011, 227)
NRS 625.193 Examination for licensure as professional engineer: Scope;
waiver; administration.
1. The examination for licensure as a
professional engineer must consist of:
(a) An examination on the fundamentals of
engineering that must cover the subject matter of a general education or
training in engineering. If the applicant for licensure as a professional
engineer has graduated from an engineering curriculum that is approved by the
Board and has 15 years or more of experience in engineering, the examination on
the fundamentals of engineering may be waived by the Board.
(b) An examination on the principles and
practices of engineering that must cover the discipline of engineering in which
the applicant is applying for licensure.
2. An applicant for licensure as a
professional engineer must pass the examination on the fundamentals of
engineering or receive a waiver of that requirement before the applicant may
take the examination on the principles and practices of engineering.
3. When determining the content of the
examinations on the fundamentals of engineering and the principles and
practices of engineering, the Board shall consider the recognized disciplines
of engineering and may conform the examination to the particular qualifications
of the applicant.
4. The Board may require additional
examinations for licensure in specialized areas of practice within one or more
recognized disciplines of engineering.
5. The Board may administer or authorize
an accredited college or university that offers a program in engineering
approved by the Board to administer the examination on the fundamentals of
engineering to persons who are not applicants for licensure as professional
engineers in this state.
6. The Board may prescribe or limit the
use of notes, texts and reference materials by applicants who are taking the
examinations.
7. The Board may require the examinations
or any portion of the examinations set forth in this section to be completed:
(a) In writing, with a pen or pencil of a type
that has been approved by the Board;
(b) With a computer that has been provided or
approved by the Board; or
(c) Orally, in the manner prescribed by the
Board.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1039; A 1999, 2436; 2013, 423)
NRS 625.203 Board may waive certain requirements for licensure as
professional engineer for qualified applicants. The
Board may waive any requirement for education that is required for licensure as
a professional engineer pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS
625.183 and may issue a license to practice professional engineering to a
person who:
1. Before July 1, 2010, received approval
from the Board to take the examination on the principles and practices of
engineering pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS
625.193; and
2. Before August 1, 2014:
(a) Passes the examination for licensure pursuant
to NRS 625.193; and
(b) Has a record of 10 years or more of active
experience in engineering which is satisfactory to the Board and which
indicates the person is competent to be placed in responsible charge of engineering
work.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 227)
PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYING
NRS 625.250 Duties of Board concerning professional land surveyors. The Board shall:
1. Administer the provisions and
requirements of this chapter concerning professional land surveyors.
2. Make and enforce such regulations as
are necessary to carry out those provisions.
[Part 12:198:1919; added 1947, 797; 1943 NCL §
2875.05b]—(NRS A 1989,
783; 1991,
2243)
NRS 625.270 Qualifications of applicant for licensure as professional land
surveyor.
1. A person who:
(a) Is 21 years of age or older; and
(b) Is a citizen of the United States or is
lawfully entitled to remain and work in the United States,
Ê may apply to
the Board, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and any
regulations adopted by the Board, for licensure as a professional land
surveyor.
2. An applicant for licensure as a
professional land surveyor must:
(a) Be of good character and reputation; and
(b) Pass the examination on the:
(1) Fundamentals of land surveying or
receive a waiver of that requirement; and
(2) Principles and practices of land
surveying,
Ê pursuant to NRS 625.280.
3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 625.285, an applicant for licensure as a
professional land surveyor may not take the examination on the principles and
practices of land surveying, unless the applicant is a graduate of a
land-surveying curriculum of 4 years or more that is approved by the Board and
has a record of 4 years or more of active experience in land surveying that is
satisfactory to the Board and indicates that the applicant is competent to be
placed in responsible charge of land-surveying work.
4. To determine whether an applicant for
licensure as a professional land surveyor has an adequate record of active
experience pursuant to subsection 3:
(a) Two of the 4 years of active experience must
have been completed by working under the direct supervision of a professional
land surveyor, unless that requirement is waived by the Board.
(b) The execution, as a contractor, of work
designed by a professional land surveyor, or the supervision of the
construction of that work as a foreman or superintendent, is not equivalent to
active experience in land surveying.
5. A person who is not working in the
field of land surveying when applying for licensure is eligible for licensure
as a professional land surveyor if the person complies with the requirements for
licensure prescribed in this chapter.
[Part 14:198:1919; added 1947, 797; A 1951, 459;
1955, 391]—(NRS A 1965, 1326; 1975, 1169; 1977, 743; 1989, 783; 1991, 2243; 1995, 49; 1997, 1043; 1999, 2437; 2011, 228)
NRS 625.280 Examination for licensure as professional land surveyor: Scope;
waiver; administration.
1. The examination for licensure as a
professional land surveyor must consist of:
(a) An examination on the fundamentals of land
surveying that must cover the subject matter of a general land-surveying
education or training. If the applicant for licensure as a professional land
surveyor has 15 years or more of experience in land surveying, the examination
on the fundamentals of land surveying may be waived. For the purposes of
determining the years of experience of an applicant for licensure as a
professional land surveyor pursuant to this paragraph, the Board shall consider
graduation from a land-surveying curriculum that is approved by the Board to be
equivalent to 4 years of experience.
(b) An examination on the principles and
practices of land surveying.
2. An applicant for licensure as a
professional land surveyor must pass the examination on the fundamentals of
land surveying or receive a waiver of that requirement before the applicant may
take the examination on the principles and practices of land surveying.
3. The Board may administer or authorize
an accredited college or university that offers a program in land surveying
approved by the Board to administer the examination on the fundamentals of land
surveying to persons who are not applicants for licensure as professional land
surveyors in this state.
4. The Board may prescribe or limit the
use of notes, texts and reference materials by applicants who are taking the
examinations.
5. The Board may require the examinations
or any portion of the examinations set forth in this section to be completed:
(a) In writing, with a pen or pencil of a type
that has been approved by the Board;
(b) With a computer that has been provided or approved
by the Board; or
(c) Orally, in the manner prescribed by the
Board.
[Part 14:198:1919; added 1947, 797; A 1951, 459;
1955, 391]—(NRS A 1965, 1326; 1967, 951; 1989, 784; 1997, 1045; 2013, 423)
NRS 625.285 Board may waive certain requirements for licensure as
professional land surveyor for qualified applicants. The
Board may waive any requirement for education that is required for licensure as
a professional land surveyor pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS
625.270 and may issue a license to practice professional land surveying to
a person who:
1. Before July 1, 2010, received approval
from the Board to take the examination on the principles and practices of land
surveying pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS
625.280; and
2. Before August 1, 2014, passes the
examination for licensure pursuant to NRS 625.280.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 227)
NRS 625.320 Oaths: Administration; record.
1. Every professional land surveyor may
administer and certify oaths when:
(a) It is necessary to take testimony for the
identification or establishment of old, lost or obliterated corners;
(b) A corner or monument is found in a perishable
condition; or
(c) The importance of a survey makes it desirable
to administer oaths to his or her assistants for the faithful performance of
their duty.
2. A record of oaths must be prepared as
part of the field notes of the survey, and a memorandum of them must be made on
the record of survey to be filed under this chapter.
[Part 15:198:1919; added 1947, 797; A 1949, 639;
1953, 196; 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1989, 785)
NRS 625.335 Entry upon land or water to perform duties: Notice; approval.
1. A surveyor may enter public or private
land, a water course or a body of water to:
(a) Investigate, recover, establish,
re-establish, rehabilitate, perpetuate or use evidence of a boundary location.
(b) Locate, relocate, use, install, perpetuate or
replace a survey monument.
(c) Perform land or control surveying.
2. Before entering private land pursuant
to subsection 1, a surveyor must provide written notice to the owner or occupant
of the land of the proposed date and approximate time of entry upon the land
and a statement of the purpose for entry upon the land. The notice must include
the name, number of the license and business affiliation of the surveyor. The
surveyor shall obtain the approval of the owner or occupant of the land before
entry. An owner shall not unreasonably withhold approval of such entry on the
land. The provisions of this subsection are not applicable to an entry made
pursuant to NRS 37.050.
3. The provisions of this section do not
relieve a surveyor from any civil liability for any damage caused by the
surveyor’s entry pursuant to subsection 1.
4. As used in this section, “surveyor” includes:
(a) A professional land surveyor or his or her
designee.
(b) A surveyor employed by the Federal Government
or an agency of the Federal Government, the State of Nevada, a political
subdivision of the State or an agency of the State.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1889; A 1997, 1048; 1999, 963)
NRS 625.340 Record of survey: Filing; disclosures. After
making a survey in conformity with the practice of land surveying, a
professional land surveyor shall, within 90 days after the establishment of
points or lines, file with the county recorder in the county in which the
survey was made a record of survey relating to land boundaries and property
lines, which discloses:
1. The result of an adjustment of a
boundary line that causes a transfer of land between two abutting parcels but
does not result in the creation of any additional parcels.
2. The boundary limits and configuration
of any new parcel created in an industrial or commercial subdivision for which
a final map has been filed previously pursuant to the provisions of chapter 278 of NRS.
3. Material evidence which, in whole or in
part, does not appear on any map or record previously recorded or filed in the
office of the municipal engineer, county recorder, county clerk, county
surveyor, or in the Bureau of Land Management of the Department of the
Interior.
4. A material discrepancy with a map or
record described in subsection 3.
5. Evidence that, by reasonable analysis,
might result in alternate positions of points or lines.
6. The establishment of one or more lines
not shown on any map or record described in subsection 3, the positions of
which are not ascertained from an inspection of the record or map without
trigonometric calculations.
[Part 15:198:1919; added 1947, 797; A 1949, 639;
1953, 196; 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1989, 785)
NRS 625.350 Record of survey: Form and contents.
1. A record of survey must be a map
legibly drawn in waterproof ink on tracing cloth or produced by the use of
other materials of a permanent nature generally used for that purpose in the
engineering profession. The size of each sheet must be 24 by 32 inches. A
marginal line must be drawn completely around each sheet, leaving an entirely
blank margin of 1 inch at the top, bottom and right edges, and 2 inches at the
left edge along the 24-inch dimension.
2. A record of survey must show:
(a) All monuments found, set, reset or replaced,
describing their kind, size and location and giving other data relating
thereto.
(b) Bearing or witness monuments, the basis of
bearings, bearing and length of lines and the scale of the map.
(c) The name and legal description of the tract
in which the survey is located and any ties to adjoining tracts.
(d) The tie to the control network maintained by
the National Geodetic Survey of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
if points of the network are established in the area in which the survey is
made.
(e) A memorandum of oaths, if any.
(f) The signature and validated stamp of the
surveyor who performed the survey.
(g) A certificate prepared by the surveyor indicating:
(1) The person or entity for whom the
survey was performed;
(2) The general vicinity of the property
being surveyed;
(3) The date the survey was completed;
(4) Whether monuments were found or set
and, if so, their character and location as shown; and
(5) Any other pertinent information.
(h) Any other data necessary for the
interpretation of the various items and locations of the points, lines and
areas shown.
3. If the land surveyed is described in
terms of area, the record of the survey must show the area of the land surveyed
in the following manner:
(a) In acres, calculated to the nearest
one-hundredth of an acre, if the area is 2 acres or more; or
(b) In square feet, if the area is less than 2
acres.
4. As used in this section, “control
network” means a system of coordinates that defines latitude, longitude,
height, scale, gravity and orientation throughout the United States.
[Part 15:198:1919; added 1947, 797; A 1949, 639;
1953, 196; 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1960, 138; 1985, 899, 1691; 1993, 1195; 1997, 1048)
NRS 625.360 When record of survey not required. A
record of survey is not required of any professional land surveyor when a final
map is recorded in compliance with the provisions of chapter 278 of NRS not later than 120 days after
the establishment of points or lines.
[Part 15:198:1919; added 1947, 797; A 1949, 639;
1953, 196; 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1977, 1527; 1989, 786)
NRS 625.370 Record of survey: Charge for filing and indexing; filing by
county recorder; records provided to county assessor.
1. The charge for filing and indexing any
record of survey is $17 for the first page plus $10 for each additional page.
2. The record of survey must be suitably
filed by the county recorder, and the county recorder shall keep proper indexes
of such survey records by name of tract, subdivision or United States land
subdivision.
3. A county recorder who records a record
of survey pursuant to this section shall, within 7 working days after recording
the record of survey, provide to the county assessor at no charge:
(a) A duplicate copy of the record of survey and
supporting documents; or
(b) Access to the digital record of survey and
any digital supporting documents. The record of survey and supporting documents
must be in a form that is acceptable to the county recorder and the county
assessor.
[Part 15:198:1919; added 1947, 797; A 1949, 639;
1953, 196; 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1977, 1527; 1981, 214; 1993, 1358; 2001, 1570, 3221; 2003, 2792)
NRS 625.380 Requirements for monuments.
1. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 3, monuments set must be sufficient in number and durability and
efficiently placed so as not to be readily disturbed to ensure, together with
monuments already existing, the perpetuation of facile re-establishment of any
point or line of the survey.
2. Any monument set by a professional land
surveyor to mark or reference a point on a property or boundary line must be
permanently and visibly marked or tagged with the number of the license of the
professional land surveyor setting it, each number to be preceded by the
letters “P.L.S.”
3. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 4, if a monument cannot be set or reset because of steep terrain,
water, marsh or existing structures, or if it would be obliterated as a result
of construction or maintenance of any highway under the jurisdiction of the
Department of Transportation, one or more reference monuments, as defined in NRS 329.120, must be set. In addition to
the requirements for a monument set forth in subsections 1 and 2, the letters
“RM” must be stamped in the tablet, disc or cap of the reference monument. One
reference monument may be used if it is set on the actual line or a
prolongation thereof. In all other cases, at least two reference monuments must
be used. If the reference monuments do not appear on a record of survey filed
in accordance with the provisions of NRS 625.340 to
625.380, inclusive, a corner record must be filed
pursuant to chapter 329 of NRS.
4. The provisions of subsection 3 do not
apply if federal law prohibits the destruction or removal of a monument.
[Part 15:198:1919; added 1947, 797; A 1949, 639;
1953, 196; 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1989, 786; 1997, 1049; 1999, 963)
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
NRS 625.381 Licenses: Issuance; content; effect.
1. The Board shall issue a license to
practice professional engineering or land surveying to any applicant who, in
the opinion of the Board, has complied with all the requirements of this
chapter concerning professional engineers or professional land surveyors,
respectively.
2. A license to practice professional
engineering or land surveying must:
(a) Set forth the full name of the licensee.
(b) Include the number of the license.
(c) Be signed by the Chair and Executive Director
under the seal of the Board.
(d) Authorize the practice of professional
engineering in the discipline for which the applicant has qualified or the
practice of land surveying, respectively.
3. The issuance of a license to practice
professional engineering or land surveying by the Board is evidence that the
licensee is entitled to all the rights and privileges of a professional
engineer or professional land surveyor, respectively, while the license remains
on active status.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 954; A 1983, 805; 1989, 784; 1997, 1046; 1999, 2438)
NRS 625.382 Issuance of license to licensee of another state.
1. The Board may issue a license to
practice professional engineering or land surveying to an applicant, upon
presentation of evidence that the applicant is licensed to practice
professional engineering or land surveying, respectively, and in good standing
in a state, territory, possession of the United States or country that
maintains standards of engineering or land-surveying licensure, equivalent to
those in this state, if the applicant, in the judgment of the Board, has the
necessary qualifications pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
2. The Board may require an applicant for
licensure as a professional engineer or professional land surveyor pursuant to
subsection 1 to pass a written or oral examination conducted by not less than
three professional engineers or professional land surveyors.
[Part 14:198:1919; added 1947, 797; A 1951, 459;
1955, 391]—(NRS A 1965, 1326; 1997, 1046; 1999, 2438)
NRS 625.383 Stamp.
1. Each professional engineer and
professional land surveyor shall obtain a stamp of the design authorized by the
Board, bearing his or her name and license number and the legend “Professional
Engineer” followed by the discipline for which he or she is qualified or the
legend “Professional Land Surveyor,” respectively.
2. To facilitate the obtaining of a stamp
by a professional engineer or professional land surveyor pursuant to subsection
1, the Board shall, upon request, provide its authorized design to any retailer
or manufacturer of stamps. A professional engineer or professional land
surveyor may obtain his or her stamp from any retailer or manufacturer of
stamps.
3. A professional land surveyor shall not
use the legend “Professional Engineer.”
(Added to NRS by 1961, 312; A 1965, 1327; 1989, 785; 1997, 1047; 2003, 2110)
NRS 625.384 Minimum grade required on each examination for licensure or
certification. To qualify for
licensure as a professional engineer or professional land surveyor or for
certification as an engineer intern or land surveyor intern, an applicant must
receive a grade of not less than 70 on each examination required by the Board.
[Part 14:198:1919; added 1947, 797; A 1951, 459;
1955, 391]—(NRS A 1979, 1100; 1989, 784; 1995, 46; 1997, 1046)
NRS 625.385 Engineer intern and land surveyor intern: Certification;
authorized practice; credit toward required experience.
1. The Board shall certify as an engineer
intern or land surveyor intern any person qualified pursuant to the provisions
of this chapter.
2. A person certified as an engineer
intern or land surveyor intern pursuant to subsection 1 may practice only
engineering or land surveying, respectively, as a subordinate. Any work
performed by an engineer intern or land surveyor intern may, if deemed of a
satisfactory nature by the Board, be applied toward the requirements for
experience set forth in NRS 625.183 and 625.270 for licensure as an engineer or land surveyor,
respectively.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 777; A 1995, 47; 1997, 1049; 1999, 2439)
NRS 625.386 Qualifications for certification as land surveyor intern or
engineer intern.
1. To be eligible for certification as a
land surveyor intern, an applicant must:
(a) Be a graduate of or in the final year of a
land-surveying or engineering curriculum of 4 years or more that has been
approved by the Board and have passed the examination on the fundamentals of
land surveying provided for in NRS 625.280; or
(b) Have had 4 years or more of experience in
land-surveying work that is satisfactory to the Board and have passed the
examination on the fundamentals of land surveying provided for in NRS 625.280.
2. To be eligible for certification as an
engineer intern, an applicant must:
(a) Be a graduate of or in the final year of an
engineering curriculum of 4 years or more that has been approved by the Board
and have passed the examination on the fundamentals of engineering provided for
in NRS 625.193; or
(b) Have had 4 years or more of experience in
engineering work that is satisfactory to the Board and have passed the
examination on the fundamentals of engineering provided for in NRS 625.193.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1099; A 1995, 46; 1997, 1045)
NRS 625.387 Payment of child support: Submission of certain information by
applicant; grounds for denial of license or certificate; duty of Board.
[Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law
requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and
restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child
support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to
paternity or child support proceedings.]
1. In addition to any other requirements
set forth in this chapter:
(a) An applicant for the issuance of a license as
a professional engineer or professional land surveyor or a certificate as an
engineer intern or land surveyor intern shall include the social security
number of the applicant in the application submitted to the Board.
(b) An applicant for the issuance or renewal of a
license as a professional engineer or professional land surveyor or a
certificate as an engineer intern or land surveyor intern shall submit to the
Board the statement prescribed by the Division of Welfare and Supportive
Services of the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to NRS 425.520. The statement must be
completed and signed by the applicant.
2. The Board shall include the statement
required pursuant to subsection 1 in:
(a) The application or any other forms that must
be submitted for the issuance or renewal of the license or certificate; or
(b) A separate form prescribed by the Board.
3. A license as a professional engineer or
a professional land surveyor or a certificate as an engineer intern or land
surveyor intern may not be issued or renewed by the Board if the applicant:
(a) Fails to submit the statement required
pursuant to subsection 1; or
(b) Indicates on the statement submitted pursuant
to subsection 1 that the applicant is subject to a court order for the support
of a child and is not in compliance with the order or a plan approved by the
district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order for the repayment
of the amount owed pursuant to the order.
4. If an applicant indicates on the
statement submitted pursuant to subsection 1 that the applicant is subject to a
court order for the support of a child and is not in compliance with the order
or a plan approved by the district attorney or other public agency enforcing
the order for the repayment of the amount owed pursuant to the order, the Board
shall advise the applicant to contact the district attorney or other public agency
enforcing the order to determine the actions that the applicant may take to
satisfy the arrearage.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2113; A 2005, 2707, 2807)
NRS 625.387 Payment of child support:
Submission of certain information by applicant; grounds for denial of license
or certificate; duty of Board. [Effective on the date of the repeal of 42
U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for
withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and
recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with
certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings and
expires by limitation 2 years after that date.]
1. In addition to any other requirements
set forth in this chapter, an applicant for the issuance or renewal of a
license as a professional engineer or professional land surveyor or a
certificate as an engineer intern or land surveyor intern shall submit to the
Board the statement prescribed by the Division of Welfare and Supportive
Services of the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to NRS 425.520. The statement must be
completed and signed by the applicant.
2. The Board shall include the statement
required pursuant to subsection 1 in:
(a) The application or any other forms that must
be submitted for the issuance or renewal of the license or certificate; or
(b) A separate form prescribed by the Board.
3. A license as a professional engineer or
a professional land surveyor or a certificate as an engineer intern or land
surveyor intern may not be issued or renewed by the Board if the applicant:
(a) Fails to submit the statement required
pursuant to subsection 1; or
(b) Indicates on the statement submitted pursuant
to subsection 1 that the applicant is subject to a court order for the support of
a child and is not in compliance with the order or a plan approved by the
district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order for the repayment
of the amount owed pursuant to the order.
4. If an applicant indicates on the
statement submitted pursuant to subsection 1 that the applicant is subject to a
court order for the support of a child and is not in compliance with the order
or a plan approved by the district attorney or other public agency enforcing
the order for the repayment of the amount owed pursuant to the order, the Board
shall advise the applicant to contact the district attorney or other public
agency enforcing the order to determine the actions that the applicant may take
to satisfy the arrearage.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2113; A 2005, 2707, 2708, 2807,
effective on the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law
requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and
restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child
support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to
paternity or child support proceedings)
NRS 625.390 Application for licensure: Contents; fees; renewal; penalty for
late renewal.
1. An applicant for licensure as a
professional engineer or professional land surveyor or for certification as an
engineer intern or land surveyor intern must:
(a) Complete a form furnished and prescribed by
the Board;
(b) Answer all questions on the form under oath;
(c) Provide a detailed summary of his or her
technical training and education;
(d) Pay the fee established by the Board; and
(e) Submit all information required to complete
an application for licensure or certification.
2. Unless the requirement is waived by the
Board, an applicant for licensure must provide the names of not less than four
references who have knowledge of the background, character and technical
competence of the applicant. None of the persons named as references may be
members of the Board. If the applicant is:
(a) Applying for licensure as a professional
engineer, the persons named as references must be professional engineers
licensed in this State or any other state, three of whom must be licensed in
the same discipline of engineering for which the applicant is applying for
licensure.
(b) Applying for licensure as a professional land
surveyor, the persons named as references must be professional land surveyors
licensed in this State or any other state.
3. The Board shall, by regulation,
establish the fee for licensure as a professional engineer and professional
land surveyor in an amount not to exceed $200. The fee is nonrefundable and
must accompany the application.
4. The Board shall charge and collect from
each applicant for certification as an engineer intern or land surveyor intern
a fee fixed by the Board of not more than $100, which includes the cost of
examination and the issuance of a certificate.
5. A nonresident applying for licensure as
a professional engineer or professional land surveyor is subject to the same
fees as a resident.
6. An applicant must furnish proof that he
or she is a citizen of the United States or is lawfully entitled to remain and
work in the United States.
7. The Board shall require the biennial renewal
of each license of a professional engineer or professional land surveyor and
collect a fee for renewal of not more than $100, prescribed by regulation of
the Board, except that the Board may prescribe shorter periods and prorated
fees in setting up a system of staggered renewals.
8. An applicant for the renewal of a
license must submit with the fee for renewal all information required to
complete the renewal.
9. In addition to the fee for renewal, the
Board shall require a holder of an expired license to pay, as a condition of
renewal, a penalty in an amount established by regulation of the Board.
[Part 3:198:1919; A 1937, 491; 1947, 797; 1949, 639;
1951, 459; 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1961, 314; 1965, 1327; 1967, 952; 1975, 814, 975; 1977, 743; 1979, 344, 1100; 1983, 806; 1989, 786; 1991, 2244; 1993, 127; 1995, 47; 1997, 1050, 2114; 2005, 2709, 2807)
NRS 625.395 Renewal of expired license. Each
licensee must renew his or her license and pay the fee for renewal. Any
licensee who fails to renew a license may do so within 6 months after the date
of its expiration, upon application to and with the approval of the Board,
payment of all required fees and penalties, and submission of all information
required to complete the renewal. The Board may extend the time for renewal of
the expired license.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 744; A 1979, 345; 1991, 2245; 1997, 1051, 2115; 2005, 2710, 2807)
NRS 625.397 Board may require examination for reinstatement or renewal of
license. The Board may require any
person:
1. Whose license to practice professional
engineering or land surveying has expired; or
2. Who has been the subject of a
disciplinary proceeding before the Board,
Ê to pass a
written or oral examination as a condition of reinstating or renewing his or her
license.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1043; A 1989, 787; 1997, 1051)
NRS 625.398 Regulations concerning continuing education for professional
engineers and professional land surveyors. The
Board shall adopt regulations concerning continuing education for professional
engineers and professional land surveyors. The regulations must include:
1. The number of hours of credit required
annually;
2. The criteria used to accredit each
course; and
3. The requirements for submission of
proof of attendance at courses.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 50)
NRS 625.400 Replacement of revoked, lost, destroyed or mutilated license. A new license to replace any license revoked,
lost, destroyed or mutilated may be issued, subject to the regulations of the
Board, and a charge of not more than $40 may be made for its issuance.
[Part 12:198:1919; added 1937, 491; A 1955, 391]—(NRS
A 1965, 1328; 1977,
744; 1983,
807; 1997,
1051)
NRS 625.403 Use of word “certify” or “certification” in practice of
professional engineering or land surveying. The
use of the word “certify” or “certification” by a professional engineer or
professional land surveyor in the practice of professional engineering or land
surveying constitutes an expression of professional opinion regarding those
facts or findings which are the subject of the certification.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 367; A 1997, 1051)
NRS 625.405 Immunity from civil liability.
1. Any person who furnishes information
concerning a licensee, an applicant for licensure, an intern or an applicant
for certification as an intern in good faith and without malicious intent is
immune from any civil action for furnishing that information.
2. The Board, any member, employee or
committee of the Board, counsel, investigator, expert, hearing officer,
licensee, intern or other person who assists the Board in the investigation or
prosecution of an alleged violation of a provision of this chapter, a
proceeding concerning licensure or reissuance of a license or a criminal
prosecution is immune from any civil liability for:
(a) Any decision or action taken in good faith and
without malicious intent in response to information acquired by the Board.
(b) Disseminating information concerning a
licensee, an applicant for licensure, an intern or an applicant for
certification as an intern to any other licensing board, national association
of registered boards, an agency of the Federal Government or of the State, the
Attorney General or any law enforcement agency.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 2237; A 1997, 1051)
NRS 625.407 Conditions under which association may practice engineering or
land surveying.
1. Except as otherwise provided in this
section:
(a) A firm, partnership, corporation or other
person engaged in or offering to engage in the practice of engineering or land
surveying in this state shall employ full-time at least one professional
engineer or professional land surveyor, respectively, at each place of business
where the work is or will be performed; and
(b) All engineering or land-surveying work done
at a place of business must be performed under a professional engineer or
professional land surveyor, respectively, who has been placed in responsible
charge of the work and who is employed full-time at that particular place of
business.
2. If the only professional engineer or
professional land surveyor employed full-time at a place of business where
engineering or land-surveying work is performed ceases to be employed at that
place of business, during the 30 days next following his or her departure:
(a) The place of business is not required to
employ full-time a professional engineer or professional land surveyor; and
(b) The professional engineer or professional
land surveyor placed in responsible charge of engineering or land-surveying
work performed at the place of business is not required to be employed full-time
at that place of business.
3. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 5:
(a) A firm, partnership, corporation or other
person who performs or offers to perform engineering services in a certain
discipline at a particular place of business in this state shall employ
full-time at that place of business a professional engineer licensed in that
discipline.
(b) Each person who holds himself or herself out
as practicing a certain discipline of engineering must be licensed in that
discipline or employ full-time a professional engineer licensed in that
discipline.
4. Professional engineers and professional
land surveyors may join or form a partnership, corporation, limited-liability
company or other business organization or association with registrants and
licensees outside of their field of practice, or with persons who are not
registered or licensed.
5. The provisions of this section do not
apply to a firm, partnership, corporation or other person who:
(a) Practices professional engineering for his or
her benefit and does not engage in the practice of professional engineering or
offer professional engineering services to other persons; or
(b) Is engaged in the practice of professional
engineering or land surveying in offices established for limited or temporary
purposes, including offices established for the convenience of field survey
crews or offices established for inspecting construction.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 777; A 1993, 126; 1997, 1042, 1408; 1999, 2439; 2001, 1791)
DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS
NRS 625.410 Grounds for disciplinary action. The
Board may take disciplinary action against a licensee, an applicant for
licensure, an intern or an applicant for certification as an intern for:
1. The practice of any fraud or deceit in
obtaining or attempting to obtain or renew a license or cheating on any
examination required by this chapter.
2. Any gross negligence, incompetency or
misconduct in the practice of professional engineering as a professional
engineer or in the practice of land surveying as a professional land surveyor.
3. Aiding or abetting any person in the
violation of any provision of this chapter or regulation adopted by the Board.
4. Conviction of or entry of a plea of
nolo contendere to any crime an essential element of which is dishonesty or
which is directly related to the practice of engineering or land surveying.
5. A violation of any provision of this
chapter or regulation adopted by the Board.
6. Discipline by another state or
territory, the District of Columbia, a foreign country, the Federal Government
or any other governmental agency, if at least one of the grounds for discipline
is the same or substantially equivalent to any ground contained in this
chapter.
7. Practicing after the license of the
professional engineer or professional land surveyor has expired or has been
suspended or revoked.
8. Failing to comply with an order issued
by the Board.
9. Failing to provide requested
information within 30 days after receipt of a request by the Board or its
investigators concerning a complaint made to the Board.
[Part 12:198:1919; added 1937, 491; A 1955, 391]—(NRS
A 1961, 314; 1965, 1328; 1975, 140; 1977, 744; 1985, 1046; 1989, 787; 1991, 2245; 1997, 1051; 2003, 2705)
NRS 625.415 Suspension of license or certificate for failure to pay child
support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license
or certificate. [Effective until 2 years after the date of the repeal of 42
U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for
withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and
recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain
processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]
1. If the Board receives a copy of a court
order issued pursuant to NRS 425.540
that provides for the suspension of all professional, occupational and
recreational licenses, certificates and permits issued to a person who is the
holder of a license as a professional engineer or professional land surveyor or
a certificate as an engineer intern or land surveyor intern, the Board shall
deem the license or certificate issued to that person to be suspended at the
end of the 30th day after the date on which the court order was issued unless
the Board receives a letter issued to the holder of the license or certificate
by the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 stating that the holder of the
license or certificate has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has
satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS
425.560.
2. The Board shall reinstate a license as
a professional engineer or professional land surveyor or a certificate as an
engineer intern or land surveyor intern that has been suspended by a district
court pursuant to NRS 425.540 if the
Board receives a letter issued by the district attorney or other public agency
pursuant to NRS 425.550 to the person
whose license or certificate was suspended stating that the person whose
license or certificate was suspended has complied with the subpoena or warrant
or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS
425.560.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 2114; A 2005, 2807)
NRS 625.420 Filing of charges; commencement of action.
1. Any person may file with the Board a
charge concerning a violation of any provision of this chapter or regulation
adopted by the Board against any person. The charges must be in writing and
filed with the Board.
2. All charges, unless dismissed by the
Board as unfounded or trivial, must be heard by the Board within a reasonable
time. An action against a person may not be commenced by the filing of a formal
complaint more than 1 year after the date on which the Board received the
charges.
[Part 12:198:1919; added 1937, 491; A 1955, 391]—(NRS
A 1975, 818; 1991,
2246; 1997,
1052)
NRS 625.425 Certain records relating to investigation deemed confidential;
certain records relating to disciplinary action deemed public records.
1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115, any information obtained
during the course of an investigation by the Board and any record of an
investigation is confidential. If no disciplinary action is taken against a
licensee, an applicant for licensure, an intern or an applicant for
certification as an intern, or no civil penalty is imposed pursuant to NRS 625.590, the information in his or her
investigative file remains confidential.
2. The complaint or other document filed
by the Board to initiate disciplinary action and all documents and information
considered by the Board when determining whether to impose discipline are
public records.
3. The provisions of this section do not
prohibit the Board or its employees from communicating and cooperating with
another licensing board or any other agency that is investigating a person.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 2237; A 1997, 1052; 2003, 3423; 2007, 2132)
NRS 625.430 Hearing; notice; summary suspension of license.
1. The time and place for the hearing must
be fixed by the Board, and notice of the time and place of hearing must be
personally served on the person against whom a complaint has been filed with
the Board or mailed to the person’s last known address at least 30 days before
the date fixed for the hearing.
2. The Board may suspend the license of a
licensee without a hearing if the Board finds, based upon evidence in its
possession, that the public health, safety or welfare imperatively requires
summary suspension of the license and incorporates that finding in its order.
If the Board summarily suspends the license of a licensee, a hearing must be
held within 30 days after the suspension.
[Part 12:198:1919; added 1937, 491; A 1955, 391]—(NRS
A 1977, 88; 1991, 2246; 1997, 1053)
NRS 625.440 Subpoena: Issuance by Board. The
Chair of the Board or his or her designee may subpoena witnesses and compel
their attendance, and also may require the production of books, papers and
documents relating to any investigation or hearing conducted by the Board.
[Part 3:198:1919; A 1937, 491; 1947, 797; 1949, 639;
1951, 459; 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1981, 98; 1991, 2246)
NRS 625.450 Subpoena: Issuance by district court.
1. If any person shall refuse to obey any
subpoena issued by the Board, or shall refuse to testify or produce any books,
papers or documents, the Board may present its petition to the district court
of the judicial district wherein such person resides, setting forth the facts,
and thereupon the district court, in a proper case, shall issue its subpoena to
such person requiring his or her attendance before the court, and there to
testify or to produce such books, papers or documents as may be deemed
necessary and pertinent by the Board.
2. Any person failing or refusing to obey
the subpoena of the district court may be proceeded against in the same manner
as for refusal to obey any other subpoena or order of the district court.
[Part 3:198:1919; A 1937, 491; 1947, 797; 1949, 639;
1951, 459; 1955, 391]
NRS 625.460 Authorized disciplinary action; private reprimands prohibited;
orders imposing discipline deemed public records.
1. If, after a hearing, a majority of the
members of the Board present at the hearing vote in favor of finding the
accused person guilty, the Board may:
(a) Revoke the license of the professional
engineer or professional land surveyor or deny a license to the applicant;
(b) Suspend the license of the professional
engineer or professional land surveyor;
(c) Fine the licensee or applicant for licensure
not more than $15,000 for each violation of a provision of this chapter or any
regulation adopted by the Board;
(d) Place the licensee or applicant for licensure
on probation for such periods as it deems necessary and, if the Board deems
appropriate, require the licensee or applicant for licensure to pay restitution
to clients or other persons who have suffered economic losses as a result of a
violation of the provisions of this chapter or the regulations adopted by the
Board; or
(e) Take such other disciplinary action as the
Board deems appropriate.
2. The Board shall not issue a private
reprimand.
3. An order that imposes discipline and
the findings of fact and conclusions of law supporting that order are public
records.
[Part 12:198:1919; added 1937, 491; A 1955, 391]—(NRS
A 1961, 314; 1975, 819; 1985, 1046; 1989, 788; 1991, 2247; 1993, 128; 1995, 48; 1997, 1053; 2003, 3424)
NRS 625.470 Reissuance of revoked license. The
Board may reissue a license to any person whose license has been revoked if a
majority of the members of the Board vote in favor of reissuance.
[Part 12:198:1919; added 1937, 491; A 1955, 391]—(NRS
A 1975, 819; 1997,
1053)
APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER
NRS 625.480 Persons exempt from provisions of chapter concerning licensure. The following persons are exempt from the
provisions of this chapter which require licensure:
1. Any subordinate of a professional
engineer of this State if he or she acts as a subordinate.
2. Officers and employees of the United States
Government who have qualified pursuant to federal regulations and have been
authorized to do engineering for the Federal Government, but no such
governmental officer or employee may engage in the private practice of
engineering in Nevada unless licensed pursuant to the provisions of this
chapter.
[10:198:1919; added 1937, 491; A 1955, 391]—(NRS A
1961, 314; 1965, 1328; 1975, 173, 815; 1985, 1046; 1997, 1053)
NRS 625.490 Persons exempt from provisions of chapter concerning practice of
land surveying. The following
persons are exempt from the provisions of this chapter concerning the practice
of land surveying:
1. Any state, county, city or district
employee directly responsible to a professional land surveyor.
2. Any subordinate to a professional land
surveyor of this State if he or she acts as a subordinate.
3. Professional mining engineers engaged
solely in surveys made for mining and milling purposes or facilities pertaining
thereto.
4. Officers and employees of the United
States Government who have qualified pursuant to federal regulations and have
been authorized to make surveys for the government, but such a governmental
employee shall not engage in private practice as a land surveyor in Nevada
unless licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
[Part 13:198:1919; added 1947, 797; A 1949, 639;
1955, 391]—(NRS A 1983,
807; 1989,
788; 1997,
1054)
NRS 625.500 Additional persons exempt from requirements for licensure:
Employees of public utilities; architects; persons using scanner for
construction management or monitoring.
1. The licensure requirements of this
chapter do not apply to:
(a) The employees of interstate or intrastate
public utility companies while they are engaged in work for those companies;
(b) Any architect registered pursuant to the
provisions of chapter 623 of NRS and who
practices architecture as permitted by chapter
623 of NRS; or
(c) A person, while using a scanner for the
purpose of construction management or monitoring, or both, if the person is
certified by the International Conference of Building Officials or a successor
organization for the purposes for which he or she is using the scanner.
2. As used in this section, “scanner”
means a device that uses laser technology to capture the digital shape of
physical objects through laser triangulation.
[Part 2:198:1919; A 1937, 491; 1947, 797; 1949, 639;
1951, 459]—(NRS A 1965, 1329; 1975, 173; 1977, 320; 1997, 1054; 2003, 2110)
PROHIBITIONS AND PENALTIES
NRS 625.510 Board to investigate complaint or violation of chapter;
prosecution of violation. It shall
be mandatory upon the Board:
1. To investigate any complaints or
reported violations of any of the provisions of this chapter; and
2. To take the steps necessary to
prosecute such violations if the Board deems it necessary.
[18:198:1919; added 1955, 391]
NRS 625.520 Unlawful practice of engineering: Penalty; injunctive relief.
1. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 4, it is unlawful for:
(a) Any person not properly licensed or exempted
in accordance with the provisions of this chapter to:
(1) Practice, continue to practice,
solicit to practice, offer to practice or attempt to practice engineering or
any discipline thereof;
(2) Employ, use or cause to be used the
term “licensed engineer,” “professional engineer” or “registered engineer” or
any combination, variation or abbreviation thereof as a professional or
commercial identification, representation, claim, asset or means of advantage
or benefit;
(3) Employ, use or cause to be used the
term “engineer,” “engineering” or “engineered” or any combination, variation or
abbreviation thereof as a professional or commercial identification,
representation, claim, asset or means of advantage or benefit without
disclosing that the person is not qualified, registered or licensed to practice
professional engineering in this state; or
(4) Directly or indirectly employ any
means which in any manner tends or is likely to mislead the public or any
member thereof that any person is qualified or authorized to practice
engineering.
(b) Any professional engineer to practice or offer
to practice a discipline of professional engineering in which the Board has not
qualified him or her.
(c) Any person to present or attempt to use, as
his or her own, the license or stamp of another person.
(d) Any person to give any false or forged evidence
of any kind to the Board or any member thereof in obtaining a license.
(e) Any person to impersonate a licensee of a
like or different name.
(f) Any person to attempt to use an expired,
suspended or revoked license.
(g) Any person to violate any of the provisions
of this chapter.
2. If any person is engaging or is about
to engage in any act or practice that constitutes a violation of this chapter,
the district court in any county which would have jurisdiction over the
violation, may, upon application of the Board, issue an injunction or
restraining order against the act or practice pursuant to Rule 65 of the Nevada Rules of
Civil Procedure.
3. This section does not prevent a contractor
licensed in accordance with the provisions of chapter
624 of NRS from using the term “engineer” or “engineering” if the term is
used by the State Contractors’ Board in describing a specific classification.
4. The provisions of subparagraph (3) of
paragraph (a) of subsection 1 do not apply to any corporation using such a term
in its corporate name, if the corporation:
(a) Files its articles of incorporation with the
Secretary of State; and
(b) Files with the Board a written statement
signed by a corporate officer under penalty of perjury in which the officer
states that the corporation:
(1) Is not practicing or offering to
practice engineering in this state; and
(2) Will not do so unless it is licensed
or exempted in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
5. Any person who violates any of the
provisions of subsection 1 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[6:198:1919; A 1937, 491; 1947, 797; 1955, 391]—(NRS
A 1961, 315; 1967, 639, 952; 1975, 817; 1977, 1057; 1981, 1344; 1985, 1047; 1991, 2247; 1997, 1054; 1999, 2440)
NRS 625.530 Restrictions upon public works; preferences for contracts. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 338.1711 to 338.173, inclusive, and 408.3875 to 408.3887, inclusive:
1. The State of Nevada or any of its
political subdivisions, including a county, city or town, shall not engage in
any public work requiring the practice of professional engineering or land
surveying, unless the maps, plans, specifications, reports and estimates have
been prepared by, and the work executed under the supervision of, a
professional engineer, professional land surveyor or registered architect.
2. The provisions of this section do not:
(a) Apply to any public work wherein the
expenditure for the complete project of which the work is a part does not
exceed $35,000.
(b) Include any maintenance work undertaken by
the State of Nevada or its political subdivisions.
(c) Authorize a professional engineer, registered
architect or professional land surveyor to practice in violation of any of the
provisions of this chapter or chapter 623 of
NRS.
(d) Require the services of an architect
registered pursuant to the provisions of chapter
623 of NRS for the erection of buildings or structures manufactured in an
industrial plant, if those buildings or structures meet the requirements of
local building codes of the jurisdiction in which they are being erected.
3. The selection of a professional
engineer, professional land surveyor or registered architect to perform
services pursuant to subsection 1 must be made on the basis of the competence
and qualifications of the engineer, land surveyor or architect for the type of
services to be performed and not on the basis of competitive fees. If, after
selection of the engineer, land surveyor or architect, an agreement upon a fair
and reasonable fee cannot be reached with him or her, the public agency may
terminate negotiations and select another engineer, land surveyor or architect.
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, in assigning the relative
weight to each factor for selecting a professional engineer, professional land
surveyor or registered architect pursuant to this subsection, the public agency
shall assign, without limitation, a relative weight of 5 percent to the
possession of a certificate of eligibility to receive a preference when
competing for public works. If any federal statute or regulation precludes the
granting of federal assistance or reduces the amount of that assistance for a
particular public work because of the provisions of this subsection relating to
a preference when competing for public works, those provisions of this
subsection do not apply insofar as their application would preclude or reduce
federal assistance for that public work.
[12a:198:1919; added 1947, 797; A 1949, 639; 1943 NCL
§ 2875.06a]—(NRS A 1967, 953; 1971, 774; 1973, 1700; 1975, 208; 1977, 320; 1983, 807; 1989, 788; 1997, 1055; 1999, 3489; 2001, 2022; 2003, 119; 2011, 3707)
NRS 625.540 Unlawful practice of land surveying; penalty.
1. It is unlawful for a person who is:
(a) Not properly licensed or exempted in
accordance with the provisions of this chapter to:
(1) Practice, continue to practice,
solicit to practice, offer to practice or attempt to practice land surveying;
(2) Set, reset or replace any survey
monument; or
(3) Directly or indirectly employ any
means which in any manner tends or is likely to create the impression on the
public or any member thereof that any person who is not licensed pursuant to
this chapter is qualified or authorized to practice land surveying.
(b) To present or attempt to use, as his or her
own, the license or stamp of another person.
(c) To give any false or forged evidence of any
kind to the Board or any member thereof in obtaining a license.
(d) To impersonate any other licensee of the same
or a different name.
(e) To attempt to use an expired, suspended or
revoked license.
(f) To violate any of the provisions of this
chapter.
2. A person who violates any of the
provisions of subsection 1 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[Part 13:198;1919; added 1947, 797; A 1949, 639;
1955, 391]—(NRS A 1987,
972; 1991,
2248; 1997,
1056)
NRS 625.550 Intentional removal or defacement of monument unlawful;
exception; penalty.
1. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 2, a person who intentionally removes, changes or defaces any
monument that has been properly established and marked by a professional land
surveyor as required by this chapter, is guilty of a public offense, as
prescribed in NRS 193.155,
proportionate to the value of the loss resulting therefrom, but in no event
less than a misdemeanor.
2. This section does not apply to a
professional land surveyor who acts in accordance with NRS
625.380.
3. As used in this section, the “value of
the loss resulting therefrom” means the cost of restoring or replacing the
monuments which have been removed, changed or defaced.
[Part 13:198:1919; added 1947, 797; A 1949, 639;
1955, 391]—(NRS A 1967, 639; 1989, 789; 1999, 964)
NRS 625.560 Unlawful signing or stamping of document concerning land
surveying. It is unlawful for any
person to sign or stamp any map, plat, report, description or other document
pertaining to the practice of land surveying unless the person holds an
unsuspended and unrevoked license as a professional land surveyor.
[Part 15:198:1919; added 1947, 797; A 1949, 639;
1953, 196; 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1961, 316; 1989, 789; 1991, 2248; 1997, 1056)
NRS 625.565 Unlawful use of signature or stamp of professional engineer or
professional land surveyor; regulations; penalty.
1. A professional land surveyor may
practice land surveying and prepare:
(a) Maps, plats, reports and descriptions; and
(b) Grading and drainage plans for residential
subdivisions containing four lots or less,
Ê or other
documentary evidence in connection therewith.
2. It is unlawful for a professional land
surveyor to sign or stamp any map, plat, report, description, grading and
drainage plan or other document relating to land surveying which was not
prepared by the professional land surveyor or for which he or she did not have
responsible charge of the work.
3. It is unlawful for a professional
engineer to sign or stamp any plans, specifications or reports that were not
prepared by the professional engineer or for which he or she did not have
responsible charge of the work.
4. It is unlawful for any person to
impress any documents with the stamp of a professional engineer or professional
land surveyor after the license of the professional engineer or professional
land surveyor named on the stamp has expired or has been suspended or revoked,
unless the license has been renewed or reissued.
5. It is unlawful for any person to
impress any documents with the stamp of a professional engineer or professional
land surveyor after the professional engineer or professional land surveyor has
retired from the practice of professional engineering or land surveying.
6. The Board shall, by regulation,
prescribe additional requirements relating to the signing and stamping of
documents produced by a professional engineer or a professional land surveyor.
7. A person who violates any of the
provisions of this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[Part 15:198:1919; added 1947, 797; A 1949, 639;
1953, 196; 1955, 391]—(NRS A 1961, 314; 1965, 1327; 1975, 1165; 1989, 785; 1991, 2244, 2470; 1993, 627, 628; 1997, 1047)
NRS 625.570 Public officer or employee prohibited from engaging in private
practice of professional engineering or land surveying during certain hours. Any employee or officer who is employed on a
full-time basis by the State, or a county, city or district thereof, who is
paid a monthly or annual salary for his or her employment and whose public duty
includes the practice of professional engineering or the practice of land surveying
as defined in this chapter shall not engage in the private practice of
professional engineering or the private practice of land surveying during the
hours when he or she is required to perform his or her duties for the State,
county, city or district.
[15:198:1919; added 1949, 639; 1943 NCL §
2875.05f]—(NRS A 1961, 316; 1975, 1164; 1997, 1056)
NRS 625.580 Violation of chapter by public officer; penalties. If a public officer violates a provision of
this chapter, the Board shall impose a fine in an amount not to exceed $5,000
and may require the public officer to forfeit the office.
[12b:198:1919; added 1949, 639; 1943 NCL §
2875.06b]—(NRS A 1967, 640; 1997, 1056)
NRS 625.590 Additional civil penalty.
1. In addition to any other penalty
provided by law, a person who violates any provision of this chapter or any
regulation adopted by the Board is subject to a civil penalty of not more than
$15,000 for each violation. Any such penalty must be imposed by the Board at a
hearing for which notice has been given pursuant to NRS
625.430.
2. If a person does not pay a civil
penalty imposed pursuant to subsection 1 within 60 days after the order of the
Board becomes final, the order may be executed upon in the same manner as a
judgment issued by a court.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 2237; A 1997, 1057)