Minnesota Administrative Rules

1800.0900 QUALIFICATION PROCEDURES.

Subpart 1.

Exhibits.

When requested by the board, an applicant must submit exhibits in connection with an application.

Subp. 2.

[Repealed, 21 SR 1427]

Subp. 3.

Examination required.

An applicant for certification as an engineer-in-training, a land surveyor-in-training, a geologist-in-training, or a soil scientist-in-training must take all parts of the applicable fundamentals examination at one time. An applicant for licensure as a professional engineer, land surveyor, professional geologist, or professional soil scientist must pass the applicable fundamentals examination prior to taking the professional examination, except for an applicant who meets the requirements for waiver of the fundamentals examination.

An applicant for licensure as a professional engineer, professional geologist, or professional soil scientist must take all parts of the professional examination at one time.

Subp. 4.

Reexamination.

An applicant who does not receive a passing grade in an examination may submit a new application for examination. The application must be accompanied by an application fee as required under Minnesota Statutes, section 326.105.

Subp. 5.

Notice of eligibility for examination.

The board must notify an applicant for licensure by examination of the applicant's eligibility for the examination in writing. If the board finds the applicant eligible for the examination, the applicant must schedule the examination with the exam administrator. The applicant must schedule the examination for which the board found the applicant eligible.

Subp. 6.

Registration in another state.

A.

An applicant duly registered in another state and whose registration is current, upon application for a temporary permit and notification from the Minnesota board that the temporary permit has been granted may practice the applicant's profession according to Minnesota Statutes, section 326.13, while the application for licensure or certification is pending board review.

B.

The plans, specifications, and reports prepared by the applicant during the period in which the application is pending must bear the certification stamp of the state in which the applicant is registered along with a statement that the applicant has applied for registration in Minnesota and that the application is pending. The applicant shall place this stamp on each sheet of the set of drawings prepared for the project and on the title sheet of specifications and reports.

C.

The Minnesota board does not require the use of a seal. If the state in which the applicant is registered has a seal or provisions for signing and dating plans, specifications, and reports, this will be acceptable. If the seal does not provide for signing and dating the plans, the applicant shall sign and date the plans under the seal imprint on each plan certified.

Subp. 7.

Application for temporary permit.

A.

Concurrent with the submission of an application for licensure as an architect, engineer, or geoscientist, or certification as a certified interior designer by comity, the applicant may submit an application for temporary permit under Minnesota Statutes, section 326.13, clause (1). The application must be made on a form provided by the board and must include details about the specific job for which the temporary permit is sought.

B.

Upon receipt of all parts of an application for licensure or certification by comity under part 1800.0850, the board shall notify, in writing, an applicant who has requested a temporary permit whether the requirements for licensure or certification have been met. If the requirements for licensure or certification have been met, the board shall supply the applicant with a temporary permit that must be signed by the applicant and returned to the board office within five business days. Temporary permits are valid for not more than 60 days and expire on the date listed on the permit or upon issuance of a license or certificate number, whichever occurs first.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 326.06; 326.10

History:

17 SR 1279; 21 SR 1427; 22 SR 90; 27 SR 584; 29 SR 754; 36 SR 1103; 38 SR 59; 43 SR 89; 48 SR 505

Published Electronically:

December 14, 2023