Maine § 32 §1255 Exemptions

Maine Statutes

§ 32 §1255 — Exemptions

Maine § 32 §1255

Title 32PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Ch. 19ENGINEERS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 32, § 32 §1255 (2026).

Text

The following persons are exempt from this chapter:

1.Limited practice by nonresident.

2.Nonresident becoming resident.

3.Certain employees. An employee or a subordinate of a person holding a license under this chapter as long as the practice does not include responsible charge or design or supervision by the employee or subordinate;

4.United States Government employees. Officers and employees of the Government of the United States while engaged within this State in the practice of the profession of engineering for said government.

5.Interstate commerce corporation employees. An officer or employee of a corporation engaged in interstate commerce as defined in the Act of Congress entitled "An Act to Regulate Commerce" approved February 4, 1887, as amended, or in interstate communicatio

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The following persons are exempt from this chapter:
1.
Limited practice by nonresident.
2.
Nonresident becoming resident.
3.
Certain employees.
An employee or a subordinate of a person holding a license under this chapter as long as the practice does not include responsible charge or design or supervision by the employee or subordinate;
4.
United States Government employees.
Officers and employees of the Government of the United States while engaged within this State in the practice of the profession of engineering for said government.
5.
Interstate commerce corporation employees.
An officer or employee of a corporation engaged in interstate commerce as defined in the Act of Congress entitled "An Act to Regulate Commerce" approved February 4, 1887, as amended, or in interstate communication as defined in the Act of Congress entitled "Communications Act of 1934" approved June 9, 1934, while working solely as an employee of such corporation. An officer or employee of such corporation customarily in responsible charge of the engineering work of such corporation within this State must be a licensee under this chapter;
6.
Subsurface sewage disposal.
Persons who have been licensed by the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to Title 22, section 42, subsection 3‑A, solely for the purpose of work relating to subsurface sewage disposal systems. This exemption does not apply to the board's power to license or to revoke, suspend or refuse to renew the license of any licensee;
7.
Person who performs work on certain vessels.
A person who performs work only on vessels under 200 feet long; and
8.
Persons engaged in design of minor construction.
Persons engaged in the design of the following minor construction do not need to provide stamped and sealed plans and specifications unless specifically required by the code enforcement officer.

Legislative History

PL 1975, c. 760, §5 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 442, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 355, §§2,3 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 186, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 34, §1 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 689, §B6 (REV). PL 2005, c. 315, §§5-9 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 379, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 375, §§4-7 (AMD).