(1) The board shall issue to any applicant who, on the basis of education, experience, and examination, has met the requirements of the Engineers and Architects Regulation Act a certificate of licensure giving the licensee proper authority to carry out the prerogatives of the act. If a professional engineer‘s license has been issued in a specific discipline, the discipline shall be specified on the certificate of licensure. The certificate of licensure shall carry the designation Licensed Architect or Licensed Professional (discipline) Engineer. The certificate shall give the full name of the licensee and license number and shall be signed by the chairperson of the board, the secretary of the board, and one other board member.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 81-3437

  • Architect: means a person who is licensed by the board to practice architecture. See Nebraska Statutes 81-3404
  • Board: means the Board of Engineers and Architects. See Nebraska Statutes 81-3405
  • Engineer-intern: means a person who has been duly enrolled as an engineer-intern by the board. See Nebraska Statutes 81-3414
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Licensee: means a licensed architect or professional engineer. See Nebraska Statutes 81-3416.02
  • person: shall be construed to practice architecture, within the meaning and intent of the Engineers and Architects Regulation Act, if he or she:

    (a) Practices the profession of architecture or holds himself or herself out as able and entitled to practice architecture. See Nebraska Statutes 81-3420

  • Professional engineer: means a person who is licensed by the board to practice engineering. See Nebraska Statutes 81-3422

(2) The certificate of licensure shall be prima facie evidence that the person is entitled to all rights, privileges, and responsibilities of an architect or a professional engineer while the certificate of licensure remains unrevoked and unexpired.

(3) The board shall issue to any applicant who, on the basis of education and examination, has met the requirements of the Engineers and Architects Regulation Act a certificate of enrollment as an engineer-intern. The engineer-intern certificate does not authorize the holder to practice as a professional engineer.