§ 25-31-1-19 — Public projects; employment of professional engineer

(a) A county, city, town, township, school
corporation, or other political subdivision of this state may not engage
in the construction or maintenance of any public work involving the
practice of engineering for which plans, specifications, and estimates
have not been prepared, certified, and sealed by, and the construction
and maintenance executed under the direct supervision of, a
professional engineer. Any contract executed in violation of this
section is void.
(b) An official of this state, or of any city, town, county, township,
or school corporation, charged with the enforcement of any law,
ordinance, or rule relating to the design, construction, or alteration of
buildings or structures may not use or accept or approve any plans or
specifications that have not been prepared by, or under the supervision
of and certified by, a registered professional engineer. This subsection
does not apply:
(1) to plans or specifications prepared by, or under the
supervision of and certified by, an architect who is registered
under IC 25-4-1;
(2) to structures and construction listed in IC 22-15-3-3(a); or
(3) to plans or specifications contained in a registration, license,
or permit application, including an application for an initial
permit, the renewal of a permit, the modification of a permit, or
a variance from a permit submitted to the commissioner of the
department of environmental management under IC 13, unless the
permit is for the approval of plans or specifications for
construction for which a professional engineer's seal is required
by operation of either state or federal law, rule, or regulation. This
subsection does not require a professional engineer's seal for an
application for an air quality construction permit under 326 IAC
2-1-3.
This section shall not be construed as to abridge or otherwise affect the
powers of any state board or department to issue rules governing the
safety of buildings or structures.
(c) All maps required to show the underground workings of any
mine in Indiana must be prepared, certified, and sealed by a
professional engineer or professional surveyor.
Formerly: Acts 1935, c.148, s.19; Acts 1947, c.262, s.8; Acts
1957, c.320, s.9; Acts 1961, c.277, s.9; Acts 1965, c.284, s.9. As
amended by P.L.8-1984, SEC.121; P.L.23-1991, SEC.26;
P.L.215-1993, SEC.19; P.L.82-1994, SEC.30; P.L.246-1995, SEC.1;
P.L.57-2013, SEC.85.