Each member of the board must be a citizen of the United States and a resident of this state. Each member shall have been engaged in the lawful practice of engineering as a professional engineer for at least twelve years; shall have been in responsible charge of engineering projects for at least five years; and shall be a registered professional engineer in this state.

Terms Used In West Virginia Code 30-13-5

  • Board: means the West Virginia state board of registration for professional engineers as provided for in this article. See West Virginia Code 30-13-3
  • Engineer: means a person who is qualified to practice engineering by reason of special knowledge and use of the mathematical, physical and engineering sciences and the principles and methods of engineering analysis and design, acquired by engineering education and engineering experience. See West Virginia Code 30-13-3
  • Practice of engineering: means any service or creative work, the adequate performance of which requires engineering education, training and experience in the application of special knowledge of the mathematical, physical and engineering sciences to such services or creative work as consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning and design of engineering works and systems. See West Virginia Code 30-13-3
  • Professional engineer: means a person who has been duly registered or licensed as a professional engineer by the board. See West Virginia Code 30-13-3
  • Responsible charge: means direct control and personal supervision of engineering work. See West Virginia Code 30-13-3
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
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