KRS 322.020 shall not apply to:
(1) The work of an employee or subordinate of:

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 322.030

  • Engineer: means a person who is qualified to engage in the practice of professional engineering by reason of special knowledge and use of:
    (a) The mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences. See Kentucky Statutes 322.010
  • Engineering: means any professional service or creative work, the adequate performance of which requires engineering education, training, and experience as an engineer. See Kentucky Statutes 322.010
  • Land surveying: shall include but not be limited to the following:
    1. See Kentucky Statutes 322.010
  • Land surveyor: means a person who is qualified to engage in the practice of land surveying by reason of special knowledge and use of mathematics, the physical and applied sciences, and the principles and methods of land surveying, acquired by education and practical experience in land surveying. See Kentucky Statutes 322.010
  • Professional engineer: means a person who is licensed as a professional engineer by the board. See Kentucky Statutes 322.010
  • Professional land surveyor: means a person who is licensed as a professional land surveyor by the board. See Kentucky Statutes 322.010

(a) A professional engineer if the work is done under the direct supervision of and verified by the professional engineer; or
(b) A professional land surveyor if the work is done under the direct supervision of and verified by the professional land surveyor;
(2) The practice of engineering or land surveying by officers and employees of the United States government while engaged in engineering or land surveying for the government;
(3) The practice of engineering or land surveying by a person on property he or she leases or owns unless:
(a) The practice involves the public safety, health, or welfare; or
(b) The land surveying relates to the location or determination of any existing or proposed land boundaries;
(4) An engineer or land surveyor engaged solely as an officer or employee of a privately owned public utility or of a business entity engaged in interstate commerce as defined in the Interstate Commerce Act (24 Stat. 379) as amended;
(5) A licensed architect who engages in the practice of engineering incident to the practice of architecture; or
(6) The practice of engineering related solely to the design or fabrication of manufactured products. This exemption does not extend to site-specific engineering work for Kentucky locations.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 163, sec. 4, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 214, sec. 4, effective January 1, 1999. — Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 291, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1986. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 1599e-18, 1599e-22.