(A) The Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation shall provide all administrative, fiscal, investigative, inspectional, clerical, secretarial, and license renewal operations and activities of the board.
(B) The board shall promulgate examination, licensing, and registration fees for professional engineers, engineers-in-training, professional surveyors, surveyors-in-training, and registered firms in regulation. If the board denies the issuance of a license to an applicant, once the processing of the application has commenced, the fee deposited must be retained as an application fee.
(C) The board shall keep a record of its proceedings, a register of all applications for individual licenses, and a register of all applications for certificates of authorization. The records of the board are prima facie evidence of the proceedings of the board set forth in the record. A transcript of the proceedings, certified by the administrator or the director under seal, is admissible in evidence with the same force and effect as the original.
(1) For professional licensure applications, the register shall state:
(a) the name, age, and residence of each applicant;
(b) the date and type of the application;
(c) the business address and telephone number of the applicant;
(d) the applicant's educational and other qualifications;
(e) whether or not an examination was required;
(f) whether the applicant was rejected;
(g) whether a license to practice was granted;
(h) the date of the action of the board; and
(i) other information considered necessary by the board.
(2) For applications requesting a certificate of authorization, the register shall state:
(a) the name and type of business entity;
(b) the date of application;
(c) the business address and telephone number;
(d) the address for service of due process;
(e) the date of action by the board;
(f) approval or rejection of the application; and
(g) other information considered necessary by the board.
(D) The board shall maintain a daily updated roster or supplements to the roster containing:
(1) the current names and places of business of all professional engineers and all professional surveyors; and
(2) a listing of each business entity that holds a valid certificate of authorization to practice engineering, surveying, or both, in this State.
HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 311, Section 1; 2007 Act No. 58, Section 1; 2016 Act No. 259 (S.685), Section 4, eff June 3, 2016.
Effect of Amendment
2016 Act No. 259, Section 4, rewrote (D), providing the board shall maintain and update, rather than annually prepare, a roster of information concerning professional engineers and surveyors.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 40 - Professions and Occupations
Chapter 22 - Engineers And Surveyors
Section 40-22-5. Application of Chapter 1; conflicts.
Section 40-22-20. Definitions.
Section 40-22-30. Practice without a license; penalties.
Section 40-22-40. Nomination of board member candidates from general public.
Section 40-22-60. Rules and regulations; seal; input to department.
Section 40-22-70. Additional powers and duties.
Section 40-22-75. Waiver of licensing requirements during emergencies.
Section 40-22-90. Presentation of investigation results; hearing; notification of accused.
Section 40-22-100. Cease and desist orders; application for temporary restraining order.
Section 40-22-110. Penalties; grounds.
Section 40-22-115. Jurisdiction of board.
Section 40-22-120. Civil fines and other penalties.
Section 40-22-130. Grounds for denial of license.
Section 40-22-140. Prior criminal record.
Section 40-22-150. Voluntary surrender of license.
Section 40-22-180. Payment of fines; interest.
Section 40-22-190. Confidentiality of proceedings.
Section 40-22-200. Violation of chapter; penalty.
Section 40-22-210. Injunctions; rule to show cause.
Section 40-22-220. Licensure requirements; engineer-in-training; professional engineer; examination.
Section 40-22-222. Licensing of existing engineers; review process.
Section 40-22-225. Eligibility requirements for license as surveyor.
Section 40-22-260. Temporary licenses and certificates of authorization.
Section 40-22-270. Individual seals; stamping on plans and specifications.
Section 40-22-280. Exceptions from application of chapter.
Section 40-22-290. TIER A surveying; exclusions.
Section 40-22-295. Emergency services immunity.
Section 40-22-300. Promulgation of regulations for practice by firms located in foreign countries.
Section 40-22-310. Status of regulations promulgated pursuant to Chapter 21.