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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
An engineer registered under the act of May 23, 1945 (P.L. 913, No. 367), 1 known as the “Engineer, Land Surveyor and Geologist Registration Law,” after the effective date of this amendment 2 who has been examined in civil, environmental or sanitary engineering and is otherwise qualified consistent with the act and the rules and regulations adopted under it shall be granted a certificate upon application to the board after successfully passing a certification examination for the appropriate classification and subclassification and payment of the appropriate fee. The requirements related to recertification, renewal of certification and continuing education shall also apply to engineers. To the extent authorized by Federal requirements, the board shall allow a registered professional engineer to rely upon the examination testing under the “Engineer, Land Surveyor and Geologist Registration Law” related to civil, environmental or sanitary engineers to demonstrate that the registered professional engineer has the necessary skills, knowledge, ability and judgment for classifications and subclassifications, as appropriate, and to meet all or a portion of the certification examination requirement in this section. To the extent authorized by Federal requirements, the board may allow a registered professional engineer to rely upon examination testing associated with board-approved college or university courses or curriculum to demonstrate that the registered professional has the necessary skills, knowledge, ability and judgment for classifications and subclassifications, as appropriate, and to meet all or a portion of the certification examination requirements in this section. For purposes of this section, the requirements for wastewater system certificates shall be deemed the same as water system operation certificates.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 63 P.S. Professions and Occupations (State Licensed) § 1007. Professional engineers - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-63-ps-professions-and-occupations-state-licensed/pa-st-sect-63-1007/
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