§ 17-30-105 - Exemptions. - Arkansas Statutes

17-30-105. Exemptions.

This chapter does not prevent the practice by:

(1) Other Professions. The practice of any other legally recognized profession;

(2) Temporary Permits. (A) (i) The practice or offer to practice of engineering by a person not a resident of or having no established place of business in this state if the person is legally qualified by licensure to practice engineering in his or her own state or country.

(ii) An applicant may temporarily provide engineering services before becoming licensed under the reciprocal and comity licensure provisions of 17-30-302(d) by obtaining a temporary permit.

(iii) The State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors shall specify by rule the qualifications necessary to obtain a temporary permit.

(iv) The qualifications necessary to obtain a temporary permit shall be similar to those necessary for original licensure.

(B) An applicant for a temporary permit shall submit an application for a temporary permit and for reciprocal or comity licensure to the board in writing and, after payment of a fee established by board regulation, may be granted a written permit for a definite period of time; and

(3) Employees and Subordinates. The work of an employee or a subordinate of a person holding a certificate of licensure under this chapter or an employee of a person practicing lawfully under subdivision (2) of this section if the work does not include final engineering designs or decisions and is done under the direct supervision of and verified by a person holding a certificate of licensure under this chapter or a person practicing lawfully under subdivision (2) of this section.