Section 34-11-6 Examinations. - Alabama Statutes

Section 34-11-6

Examinations.

(a) Examinations shall be held at such times and places as the board determines and upon payment of an examination fee.

(b) When examinations are required on fundamental subjects, the applicant shall be permitted to take this part of the professional examination as specified by rules of the board. A candidate failing an examination may apply for reexamination under guidelines established by the board.

(c) When examinations are required on applied subjects, the applicant shall be permitted to take this part of the professional examination as specified by guidelines established by the board. The scope of the examination and the methods of procedure shall be prescribed by the board with special reference to the applicant's ability to design and supervise engineering or land surveying works so as to protect the safety of life, health, and property. Examinations shall be given for the purpose of determining the qualifications of applicants for licensure separately in engineering and in land surveying. A candidate failing an examination may apply for reexamination under guidelines established by the board.

(d) The fees for examination and reexamination shall be set by the board and shall not exceed three hundred dollars ($300).

(Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 79, p. 1976, §14; Acts 1975, No. 1049, p. 2107, §1; Acts 1984, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 84-792, p. 182, §1; Acts 1997, No. 97-683, p. 1332, §1; Act 2004-501, §1.)