§ 12-120-213 — Qualifications for professional engineer

Colorado § 12-120-213

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 12: Professions
• Art.: Engineers, Surveyors, and Architects

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(1) Repealed.

(2) (a) An applicant may qualify for licensing as a professional engineer by
graduation, experience, and examination if the applicant passes the appropriate
examination as adopted by the board in accordance with section 12-120-104 (2)(b).

(b) In order to be admitted to the examination pursuant to subsection (2)(a)
of this section, the applicant must:

(I) (A) Have graduated from a board-approved engineering curriculum of four
or more years; and

(B) Have eight years of progressive engineering experience, of which
educational study may be a part; and

(C) Have been enrolled as an engineer-intern in this state; or

(II) (A) Have graduated from a board-approved engineering technology
curriculum of four or more years; and

(B) Have ten years of progressive engineering experience, of which
educational study may be a part; and

(C) Have been enrolled as an engineer-intern in this state; or

(III) (A) Have graduated from an engineering curriculum of four or more years
not approved by the board or from a related science curriculum of four or more
years; and

(B) Have ten years of progressive engineering experience, of which
educational study may be a part; and

(C) Have been enrolled as an engineer-intern in this state; or

(IV) (A) Have graduated from an engineering curriculum of four or more
years or from a related science curriculum of four or more years; and

(B) Have twenty years of progressive engineering experience, of which
educational study may be a part.

(c) Upon passing the examination and the submission of evidence of
experience satisfactory to the board, the applicant shall be licensed as a
professional engineer if the applicant is otherwise qualified pursuant to section 12-120-212.

(3) (a) An applicant may qualify for licensing as a professional engineer by
experience and examination if the applicant passes the appropriate examination as
adopted by the board in accordance with section 12-120-104 (2)(b).

(b) In order to be admitted to the examination pursuant to subsection (3)(a)
of this section, the applicant must:

(I) Have twelve years of progressive engineering experience, of which
educational study may be a part; and

(II) Have been enrolled as an engineer-intern in this state.

(c) Upon passing the examination and the submission of evidence of
experience satisfactory to the board, the applicant shall be licensed as a
professional engineer if the applicant is otherwise qualified pursuant to section 12-120-212.

(4) (a) A professional engineer who has been duly licensed to practice
engineering in this state and who is over sixty-five years of age, upon application,
may be classified as a retired professional engineer. Individuals who are so
classified shall lose their licensure, shall not practice engineering, and shall pay a
fee to retain retired professional engineer status.

(b) (I) A retired professional engineer shall be reinstated to the status of a
professional engineer upon payment of the renewal fee. No other fee shall be
assessed against the retired professional engineer as a penalty.

(II) For any professional engineer who has been retired for two or more years,
the board may require reexamination unless the board is satisfied of the retired
professional engineer's continued competence.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 887, � 1, effective October 1. L. 2020: (1) amended, (HB 20-1326), ch. 126, p. 533, � 12, effective June 25. L. 2024: (1) repealed and (2)(a) and (3)(a) amended, (HB 24-1329), ch. 342, p. 2313, � 7, effective August 7.