(1) General
powers and duties. In order to carry into effect the provisions of this article 120, the
board shall:
(a) Adopt rules pursuant to section 12-20-204;
(b) In addition to rules adopted pursuant to section 12-20-204, adopt:
(I) Rules for disciplining licensed architects; and
(II) Rules of professional conduct for professional engineers, professional
land surveyors, and architects under the provisions of section 24-4-103. The rules
of professional conduct for professional engineers shall be published, and such
publication shall constitute due notice to all professional engineers.
(c) Keep a record of its proceedings and of all applications for licensing
under this article 120. The application record for each applicant must include:
(I) Name, age, and residence of the applicant;
(II) Date of application;
(III) Repealed.
(IV) Education of the applicant;
(V) (A) For an applicant for an engineering license, the applicant's
engineering experience;
(B) For an applicant for a land surveyor license, the applicant's surveying and
other applicable experience;
(C) For an applicant for an architect license, the applicant's architecture and
other applicable experience;
(VI) For land surveyor and architect applicants, the type of examination
required;
(VII) Date and type of action taken by the board; and
(VIII) Such other information as may be deemed necessary by the board.
(d) Make available through printed or electronic means the following:
(I) Statutes administered by the board for each of the professions regulated
under this article 120;
(II) A list of the names and addresses of record of all currently licensed
professional engineers, professional land surveyors, and architects;
(III) Rules of the board;
(IV) Such other pertinent information as the board deems necessary; and
(V) The rules of professional conduct adopted pursuant to subsection
(1)(b)(II) of this section; and
(e) Adopt and have an official seal.
(2) Board powers and duties regarding professional engineers. For
purposes of administering part 2 of this article 120 pertaining to the regulation of
professional engineers, the board shall:
(a) Provide information to the public regarding the requirements for
compliance with part 2 of this article 120;
(b) Provide for examinations of professional engineer license applicants. The
board shall adopt the appropriate examinations. Examinations must be given as
often as practicable. The board shall ensure that the passing score for any
examination is set to measure the level of minimum competency. An applicant who
fails to pass the prescribed examination may be reexamined.
(c) Participate in the affairs of the National Council of Examiners for
Engineering and Surveying and send a minimum of one delegate to the national
meeting annually.
(3) Board powers and duties regarding professional land surveyors - rules. For purposes of administering part 3 of this article 120 pertaining to the regulation
of professional land surveyors, the board shall:
(a) Require each applicant for professional land surveyor licensing to
demonstrate competence by means of examination and education and may require
work examples as it deems necessary and sufficient for licensing;
(b) Provide for and administer examinations to applicants for professional
land surveyor licensing to be given as often as practicable. Examinations must be
identified only by numbers and anonymously graded. After reviewing and approving
the examination results, the board shall record and communicate each examinee's
examination results to the examinee. The board shall ensure that the passing score
on surveying examinations is set to measure the level of minimum competency. The
board shall publish and make available to interested applicants a list of the
subjects included in the surveying examinations that are developed by the board,
which subjects must be consistent with and related to the various aspects of
surveying.
(c) Promulgate rules to establish continuing education requirements for
professional land surveyors as a condition of license renewal.
(4) Board powers and duties regarding architects. For purposes of
administering part 4 of this article 120 pertaining to the regulation of architects, the
board is authorized to:
(a) Examine and license duly qualified applicants for architect licensure, and
renew the licenses of duly qualified architects;
(b) Conduct hearings upon complaints concerning the conduct of architects;
(c) Cause the prosecution of all persons violating part 4 of this article 120 by
the district attorney or by the attorney general pursuant to section 12-20-405 (4);
and
(d) Require every licensed architect to have a stamp as prescribed by the
board.
(5) Division to employ investigators. The division may employ at least one
investigator qualified to investigate complaints relative to the provisions of part 2
of this article 120 and at least one investigator to investigate complaints relative to
the provisions of part 3 of this article 120.