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542B.20 Foreign registrants.

A person holding a certificate of registration as a professional engineer or land surveyor issued to the person by a proper authority of a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or of any foreign country, based on requirements and qualifications, in the opinion of the board equal to or higher than the requirements of this chapter, may be registered without further examination.

A temporary permit to practice engineering may be granted to a person registered in another state, as prescribed by rule, provided that before practicing within the state the person shall have applied for registration or for a temporary permit to practice without applying for registration and shall have paid the fee prescribed by the board.

The application for registration shall be accompanied by a fee as determined by the board. After the board determines the applicant to be qualified under this section, a certificate of registration shall be issued upon receipt of an additional fee as determined by the board. All fees collected shall be transmitted to the treasurer of state and deposited as provided by law.

Section History: Early form

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 1871; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 114.20]

Section History: Recent form

84 Acts, ch 1104, § 6; 90 Acts, ch 1168, § 17 ~IC93, § 542B.20


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