Louisiana § RS 37:684 - Qualification of board members
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 37:684 — Qualification of board members, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 37:684. Qualification of board members
Each member of the board shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of this state, shall have been engaged in the practice or teaching of engineering or land surveying, as the case may be, for at least twelve years, and shall have been in responsible charge of important engineering or land surveying work, as the case may be, for at least five years. For the purposes of this Section, responsible charge of engineering or land surveying teaching may be construed as responsible charge of important engineering or land surveying work.
Acts 1980, No. 568, §1; Acts 1999, No. 396, §1; Acts 2020, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 2, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2021.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 37:684 ("Qualification of board members") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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