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Enforcement

Ohio’s State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors is charged with Chapter 4733 of the Ohio Revised Code and Chapter 4733 of the Ohio Administrative Code.

We evaluate candidates for comity registration and NCEES examinations.

We work with other Ohio boards and other state and U.S. boards in order to ensure public safety is served.

We investigate alleged violations of the Ohio Professional Engineers and Ohio Professional Surveyors registration law.

Enforcement topics

Filing a complaint

Although the Board does not represent individuals who file complaints, we review complaints in a timely manner to make sure that a complaint is processed and appropriate action taken. Go to our Complaints page for more information.

Continuing professional development

On February 15, 2005, House Bill 322 was signed into law requiring each Ohio Professional Engineer and Ohio Professional Surveyor to obtain 15 professional development hours — beginning in 2006 — in order to renew registration for 2008 and subsequent years. Go to our Continuing education page for more information.

Reinstatement

After one year without renewal, individual P.E. and P.S. registrants must be reinstated. After four years without renewal, successfully retaking the principles and practice examination is a condition of reinstatement if registration has not been continuously held in another state or US jurisdiction. Go to our Reinstatement page for more information.

P.E., P.S. seal

After obtaining professional registration in Ohio, you are authorized to obtain a seal for use as required by law on your engineering plans, specifications, designs, documents, surveying plans, plats, property descriptions and reports. Go to our Seal page for more information.

Rule-making process

The procedure for adopting or amending administrative rules is defined in Ohio Revised Code sections 119.01 through 119.04. Briefly, the Board regularly reviews its administrative rules to ensure that they are up to date with current law and to decide whether any changes are needed. In addition, the Board is required by law to review all of its rules every five years. Go to our Rule-making process page for more information.

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Laws and rules index

> Ohio R.C. Chapter 4733
> Ohio A.C. Chapter 4733

Ohio Revised Code [R.C.] online

Ohio R.C. online, provided by LAWriter®, includes all statutes of a permanent and general nature of the state as revised and consolidated into general provisions, titles, chapters, and sections including all bills passed, filed, and with an effective date through January 1, 2008.

Ohio Administrative Code [A.C.] online

Ohio A.C. online, provided by LAWriter®, contains a codification of the rules of the administrative agencies of the state including all rules filed by or with an effective date of March 1, 2008.

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	Ohio R.C. Chapter 4733
	Ohio A.C. Chapter 4733

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STATE OF OHIO
ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS BOARD
50 W BROAD ST STE 1820
COLUMBUS OH 43215-5905

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