South Carolina § 40-22-260 - Temporary licenses and certificates of authorization.

§ 40-22-260. Temporary licenses and certificates of authorization.

(A) Upon application to and approval by the board and payment of the fee provided in regulation, the board shall grant a temporary license for engineering work on one specified project in this State for a period not to exceed one year to an engineer who has recently become a resident of this State, or is a nonresident having no established place of business in this State, who meets the qualification requirements for licensure in this State and who holds a valid license to practice in another state. An engineer may not renew a temporary certificate at its expiration date and may not apply for temporary licensure in connection with more than one specific project in any three-year period.

(B) Upon application to and approval by the board and payment of the fee provided in regulation, the board shall grant a temporary certificate of authorization to a firm subject to the following:

(1) This temporary certificate of authorization must be for work on one specified project in this State for a period of not more than one year.

(2) This temporary certificate may be granted to an out-of-state firm if one or more of the corporate officers, one or more of the principal owners, or a full-time licensed employee is designated as responsible for the professional services regulated by the board and are licensed by the board.

(3) The approval of a temporary certificate of authorization constitutes appointment of the Secretary of State as an agent of the applicant for service of process in an action or proceeding against the applicant arising out of any transaction or operation connected with or incidental to the practice of engineering.

(4) Plans produced and submitted for permitting under a registrant's temporary license or certificate of authorization shall be sealed with the registrant's home state seal. A temporary certificate of authorization may be indicated by notation on plans submitted for permitting. This notation must include the temporary certificate of authorization number, date of expiration, and address of the firm. A copy of the letter of the board approving the temporary license or the certificate of authorization must be attached to the plans.

HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 311, SECTION 1; 2016 Act No. 259 (S.685), SECTION 13, eff June 3, 2016.

Editor's Note

Prior Laws: 1991 Act No. 99, SECTION 1; 1976 Code SECTION 40-22-50.

Effect of Amendment

2016 Act No. 259, SECTION 13, rewrote (B), and deleted former (C) and (D), relating to branch offices and the definition for "engaged in practice".