§ 59-475.22. Exceptions.  


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  • Section 475.1 et seq. of this title shall not be construed to prevent:

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

    2.  Temporary Permit:

    a.Professional engineer.  The practice or offer to practice engineering by a person not a resident of or having no established place of business in this state is allowed; provided, such person is legally qualified by licensure to practice engineering, as defined in Section 475.2 of this title, in the applicant’s own state or country and who has made application for licensure to this Board.  Such person shall make application for temporary permit to the Board, in writing, and after payment of a temporary permit fee may be granted a written permit to perform a particular job for a definite period of time, to expire the earliest of the issuance of a license by this Board, the rejection of the application for licensure or a time limit stated in the temporary permit; provided, however, no right to practice engineering shall accrue to such applicant by reason of a temporary permit for any works not set forth in said permit, and

    b.Professional land surveyor.  The practice of land surveying under a temporary permit by a person licensed as a land surveyor in another state is not considered to be in the best interest of the public and therefore shall not be granted;

    3.  Employees and subordinates.  The work of an employee or a subordinate of a person holding a certificate of licensure under Section 475.1 et seq. of this title, or an employee of a person practicing lawfully under paragraph 2 of this section is allowed; provided, such work does not include final engineering or land surveying designs or decisions and is done under the direct supervision of and verified by a person holding a certificate of licensure under Section 475.1 et seq. of this title or a person practicing lawfully under paragraph 2 of this section; and

    4.  Material Takeoff.  Providing a list of material derived from measuring and interpreting a set of blueprints or plans, otherwise known as a “material takeoff” or advising a person on such a “material takeoff” shall not constitute the practice of engineering.

Added by Laws 1968, c. 245, § 22, emerg. eff. April 26, 1968.  Amended by Laws 1982, c. 297, § 22; Laws 1992, c. 165, § 19, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 2005, c. 115, § 21, eff. Nov. 1, 2005; Laws 2010, c. 337, § 2, emerg. eff. June 6, 2010.