21-56.0802. PROCEDURE

(a) Professional Corporations and Limited Liability Companies:

(1) Request. A request for an application for registration as a professional corporation or professional limited liability company engaged in the practice of engineering or land surveying may be made at the Board address.

(2) Applicable Form. All professional corporations and professional limited liability companies complying with the statutory requirements of G.S. 89C, G.S. 55B and G.S. 57C which desire to practice engineering or land surveying shall apply by using a form prepared by the Board. This form shall require the applicant, by and through an officer, director and shareholder of the professional corporation or limited liability company who is currently licensed with the North Carolina Board of Examiners For Engineers and Surveyors in the field(s) of professional services to be offered, to certify that it and the stockholders of the corporation or members of the limited liability company have complied with the provisions of the applicable provisions of the General Statutes and requires that the officers, directors, shareholders, members and professional employees be listed on that application.

(3) Certificate of Registration:

(A) Upon receiving the application with registration fee of fifty dollars ($50.00), the Board, after determining that the firm has complied with the statutory requirements, will then issue a certificate of compliance.

(B) The firm, then, must forward the certificate of compliance to the Secretary of State along with its articles of incorporation or articles of organization.

(C) Upon approval by the Secretary of State, the firm then must forward to the Board a certified copy of its articles of incorporation or articles of organization.

(D) Upon receipt of the certified copy of the articles of the firm, if all statutory requirements have been met, the Board will approve the application and issue the firm a certificate of registration.

(b) Business Firms:

(1) Request. A request for an application for registration as a business firm engaged in the practice of engineering or land surveying may be made at the Board address.

(2) Applicable Form. All business firms which desire to practice engineering or land surveying shall apply by using a form prepared by the Board. The form shall require the applicant, through a principal officer, partner or owner, to certify that the business firm shall be operated in compliance with the laws of the State of North Carolina and the rules of the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors.

(c) Certificate of Registration. Upon receiving the application with registration fee of fifty dollars ($50.00), the Board, after determining that the firm has complied with the statutory requirements, shall then issue a certificate of registration.