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PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS

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Addresses, applicants' register, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.09

Advertising, generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.03

Age, license requirements, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.10

Agents, licenses, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.02

Applications, Minn. Rules 1800.0400, 1800.0500

Appointments, Metropolitan Airports Commission, Minn. Statutes 2022 473.606

Appraisals, mineral value, real estate appraisal law, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2022 82B.035

Armed forces members, expedited and temporary licenses, Minn. Rules 1800.0450

Armed forces members, license exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.55, 2022 326.56

Army Corps of Engineers, see ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (U.S.)

Asbestos abatement

Inspector certification, Minn. Rules 4620.3330

Management planner certification, Minn. Rules 4620.3340

Project designer certification, Minn. Rules 4620.3350

Cease and desist orders, unauthorized practice, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.111

Certificates and certification, field-erected aboveground storage tanks, installation drawings, Minn. Rules 7151.7400

Certificates and certification

Boilers, Minn. Statutes 2022 326B.956

Fees, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.105

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.12

Historical boilers, Minn. Statutes 2022 326B.956

City engineers, see under CITY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

Competence, Minn. Rules 1805.0650, 1805.0700

Conflicts of interest, Minn. Rules 1805.0300

Construction contracts

Indemnification agreements, Minn. Statutes 2022 604.21

Public buildings, brand names, specifications, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.031

State contracts, Minn. Statutes 2022 16C.08, 2022 16C.087

Transportation Department, Minn. Statutes 2022 161.3209

Consultants, license exemption, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.03, 2022 326.06, 2022 326.13

Consulting Engineers Council, nominations, Designer Selection Board, Minn. Statutes 2022 16B.33

Consulting services, generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.03

Contested cases, disciplinary action, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.111

Continuing education, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.106, 2022 326.107, 2022 326.111

Conviction, licenses, effect on, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.11, 2022 326.111

Copartners, licenses, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.02, 2022 326.14

Corporations, licenses, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.14

Corrosion experts, defined, Minn. Rules 7151.1200

County engineers, see COUNTY ENGINEERS

County highway engineers, see under COUNTY ENGINEERS

Definitions, animal feedlots, Minn. Rules 7020.0300

Definitions, professional firms, Minn. Statutes 2022 319B.02

Design by, manufactured homes

Anchoring systems, Minn. Rules 1350.2600

Stabilizing systems, elevated homes, Minn. Rules 1350.2700

Support systems, Minn. Rules 1350.2600

Design engineers

Animal feedlots, duties, Minn. Rules 7020.0300, 7020.2100, 7020.2110

Defined, Minn. Rules 7020.0300

Disciplinary action, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.111

Discrimination prohibited, employment practices, Minn. Rules 1805.0800

Documents, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.03

Duties, Minn. Rules 1800.4200

Education and training, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.10

Electricity Board, Minn. Statutes 2022 326B.32

Engineering practice

Engineers-in-training, certification, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.10

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.02

Licenses, see same under this topic

Unauthorized practice, penalties, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.111

Wastewater treatment facilities, construction contracts, Minn. Statutes 2022 471.371

Water treatment facilities, construction contracts, Minn. Statutes 2022 471.371

Environmental wells, construction, Minn. Statutes 2022 103I.205

Essential employees, professional engineers defined as, Minn. Statutes 2022 179A.03

Evaluation services, generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.03

Evidence, licenses, proof of rights and privileges, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.12

Examinations, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.10

Examinations

Administration of, Minn. Rules 1800.2900

Applications, Minn. Rules 1800.0400, 1800.0900

Fees, Minn. Rules 1800.0500

Request for examination, Minn. Rules 1800.2900

Scheduling, Minn. Rules 1800.0900

Two-part examination, Minn. Rules 1800.2700

Exempt classes of buildings, services not required, Minn. Rules 1800.5000 to 1800.5600

Exemptions

Exploratory borings, licenses, Minn. Statutes 2022 103I.601

Mineral value appraisals, real estate appraisal law, Minn. Statutes 2022 82B.035

Well contractors, licenses, Minn. Statutes 2022 103I.205

False or malicious statements, Minn. Rules 1805.0200, 1805.0500

False personation, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.15

False statements, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.15

Federal employees, license exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.13, 2022 326.55, 2022 326.56

Fees, see Licenses under this topic

Fines, unauthorized practice, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.111

Fireworks, use in acoustical testing, Minn. Statutes 2022 624.21

Floodproofing of buildings

Plans and specifications, Minn. Rules 1335.1200

Statement of intention to improve, Minn. Rules 1335.1000

Foreign registered or licensed applicants, licenses, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.10, 2022 326.13

Fraud

Insurance fraud, see under FRAUD

License revocation, suspension, denial, or refusal to renew, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.11, 2022 326.111

Gross negligence, license revocation or suspension, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.11

High Pressure Piping Systems Board, Minn. Statutes 2022 326B.925

Improper solicitation of employment, Minn. Rules 1805.0400

Incompetence, license, effect on, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.11, 2022 326.111

Indemnification agreements, construction contracts, Minn. Statutes 2022 604.21

Injunctions, unauthorized practice, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.111

Insanity, adjudication of, license revocation or suspension, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.11

Insurance companies and employees, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.03

Insurance fraud, see under FRAUD

Investigation services, generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.03

Land surveying practice, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.02

Landscape architects, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.02

Lawsuits

Professional review, certification, Minn. Statutes 2022 544.42

Unauthorized practice, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.111

Licenses

Applicants' register, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.09

Certification, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.105

Corporations, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.14

Exemptions

Armed forces members, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.55, 2022 326.56

Consultation, investigation, or evaluation services, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.03, 2022 326.06

Federal employees, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.13, 2022 326.55, 2022 326.56

Fire protection industry licensing, Minn. Statutes 2022 299M.03

Practice prior to licensure, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.13

Public officials, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.03

Residential building contractors, Minn. Statutes 2022 326B.805

Fees, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.10, 2022 326.105

Foreign registered or licensed applicants, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.10, 2022 326.13

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.10

In-training applicants, fees, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.105

Partnerships, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.02, 2022 326.14

Reinstatement, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.10, 2022 326.111

Reissuance after revocation or suspension, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.11

Renewal, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.10, 2022 326.105, 2022 326.11

Replacement, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.11

Requirements, generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.02, 2022 326.03, 2022 326.10

Revocation, suspension, denial, or refusal to renew, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.11, 2022 326.111

Rights and privileges, evidence, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.12

Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.06, 2022 326.10, 2022 326.11

Temporary military licenses, Minn. Statutes 2022 197.4552, 2022 326.10

Temporary permits, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.13

Temporary suspension, procedures, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.111

Violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.02, 2022 326.111, 2022 326.12, 2022 326.15

Licenses

Applications, Minn. Rules 1800.0400, 1800.0500, 1800.0850

Armed forces members, expedited and temporary licenses, Minn. Rules 1800.0450

Certificates of licensure, Minn. Rules 1800.4000 to 1800.4200

Classes, Minn. Rules 1800.0200

Definitions, Minn. Rules 1800.0050

Education and experience, Minn. Rules 1800.2500, 1800.2800, 1800.2805

Elevators and related devices, Minn. Rules 1307.0030

Engineer-in-training, Minn. Rules 1800.0300 to 1800.0500, 1800.4000

Examinations, Minn. Rules 1800.0500, 1800.0900, 1800.2500 to 1800.2900

Fees, Minn. Rules 1800.0500

Generally, Minn. Rules 1800.0200 to 1800.0900

Liquid manure storage area inspectors, Minn. Rules 7020.2100

Oral interviews, Minn. Rules 1800.2600

Qualifications, Minn. Rules 1800.0600, 1800.0800, 1800.0900

Reciprocity, Minn. Rules 1800.0850, 1800.0900

Reinstatement, Minn. Rules 1800.0400

Renewals, Minn. Rules 1800.0500

Required, Minn. Rules 1805.1500

Waivers, Minn. Rules 1800.2800

Licensing board, see ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING, LAND SURVEYING, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, GEOSCIENCE, AND INTERIOR DESIGN BOARD

Mechanics and material suppliers liens, see MECHANICS AND MATERIAL SUPPLIERS LIENS

Metropolitan Airports Commission, Minn. Statutes 2022 473.606

Misconduct, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.11, 2022 326.111

Names, applicants' register, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.09

National Association of Corrosion Engineers, certificates and certification, corrosion experts, Minn. Rules 7151.1200

National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying, foreign applicants, qualifications, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.10

Negligence, licenses, effect on, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.111

Nonresidents, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.10, 2022 326.13

Oil pipelines, engineering data, certificate of need applications, Minn. Rules 7853.0530

Partnerships, licenses, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.02, 2022 326.14

Payments by

Fees, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.111

License fees, rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.10

Plans and specifications, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.02, 2022 326.03, 2022 326.031

Plans and specifications

Elevators and related devices, duties, Minn. Rules 1307.0030

Flood hazard areas, Minn. Rules 1335.1200

Manufactured home park storm shelters, preparation, Minn. Rules 1370.0140

Plumbing Board, Minn. Statutes 2022 326B.435

Practice of professional engineering, see Engineering practice under this topic

Professional and personal conduct, Minn. Rules 1805.0100 to 1805.1600

Professional corporations, see PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS

Professional firms, see PROFESSIONAL FIRMS

Professional misconduct, Minn. Rules 1805.0900

Professional responsibility, Minn. Rules 1805.0100

Professional services, defined, Minn. Statutes 2022 319B.02

Professionals, defined, Minn. Statutes 2022 319B.02

Public officials, license exemption, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.03

Qualifications, plans and specifications for new construction, Minn. Rules 4658.4000, 4660.0400

Reciprocity, licenses, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.10

Reciprocity

Compliance with law, Minn. Rules 1805.0700

Registration in another state, Minn. Rules 1800.0850, 1800.0900

Records and record keeping, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.09

Registration, see Licenses under this topic

Reports given

Fire prevention improvements to private lands, Minn. Statutes 2022 88.31, 2022 88.35, 2022 88.39

Laws, ordinances, and building codes, compliance, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.03

Preparation, licenses, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.03

Residential building contractors, licenses, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2022 326B.805

Seals and sealing

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.12

Unauthorized use, license revocation or suspension, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.11

Violations, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.12, 2022 326.15

Seals and sealing

Generally, Minn. Rules 1800.0900, 1800.4300

Prefabricated buildings, plans and specifications, Minn. Rules 1360.2500

Service of process on, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.111

Services, requirement to use, exemptions

Application of law, Minn. Rules 1800.5500

Exempt buildings, Minn. Rules 1800.5900

Generally, Minn. Rules 1800.5400

Plans and specifications, Minn. Rules 1800.5300

Professional occupations, licensing, Minn. Rules 1800.5000 to 1800.5900

Severability, Minn. Rules 1800.5600

Signatures on plans and specifications, Minn. Rules 1800.4200

Signatures, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.10, 2022 326.12

Signatures

Drinking water revolving fund projects, plans and specifications, Minn. Rules 4720.9045

Prefabricated buildings, plans and specifications, Minn. Rules 1360.2500

Soil and water conservation districts, improvements, Minn. Statutes 2022 103C.615

South Dakota-Minnesota Boundary Waters Commission, member, Minn. Statutes 2022 103B.451

Southern Minnesota Rivers Basin, flood control, Minn. Statutes 2022 103F.177, 2022 103F.179, 2022 103F.185

Specifications, flood hazard areas, Minn. Rules 1335.1200

State Designer Selection Board, Minn. Rules 3200.0200 to 3200.0700

Statements by, improvements in flood hazard areas, intention, Minn. Rules 1335.1000

Supervision, Minn. Rules 1805.1600

Training and education, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.10

Unauthorized practice, cease and desist orders, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.111

Unfair and deceptive practices, license, effect on, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.11, 2022 326.111

Verification by, smoking-permitted areas, offices, factories, and warehouses, negative pressure, Minn. Rules 4620.0955

Violations and penalties

Disciplinary action, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.111

Fines, fees, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.111

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.53

Licenses, Minn. Statutes 2022 326.11, 2022 326.111

Violations and penalties

Actions by other jurisdictions, Minn. Rules 1805.0700

Duty to report, Minn. Rules 1805.0200

False or malicious statements and nondisclosure, Minn. Rules 1805.0200, 1805.0500

Felony convictions, Minn. Rules 1805.0700

General prohibitions, Minn. Rules 1805.0200

Improper solicitation of employment, Minn. Rules 1805.0400

Mistakes of law, reliance, Minn. Rules 1805.0650

Professional misconduct, Minn. Rules 1805.0900

Watershed districts, see Engineers under WATERSHED DISTRICTS

Western Lake Superior Sanitary District, reports given, wastewater treatment facility improvements, Minn. Statutes 2022 458D.12

Work experience, see Engineering practice under this topic