(1) Repealed. (2) (a) An applicant may qualify for licensing as a professional engineer by graduation, experience, and examination if the applicant passes the appropriate examination as adopted by the board in accordance with section 12-120-104 (2)(b). (b) In order to be admitted to the examination pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this section, the applicant must: (I) (A) Have graduated from a board-approved engineering curriculum of four or more years; and (B) Have eight years of progressive engineering experience, of which educational study may be a part; and (C) Have been enrolled as an engineer-intern in this state; or (II) (A) Have graduated from a board-approved engineering technology curriculum of four or more years; and (B) Have ten years of progressive engineering experience, of which educational study may be a part; and (C) Have been enrolled as an engineer-intern in this state; or (III) (A) Have graduated from an engineering curriculum of four or more years not approved by the board or from a related science curriculum of four or more years; and (B) Have ten years of progressive engineering experience, of which educational study may be a part; and (C) Have been enrolled as an engineer-intern in this state; or (IV) (A) Have graduated from an engineering curriculum of four or more years or from a related science curriculum of four or more years; and (B) Have twenty years of progressive engineering experience, of which educational study may be a part. (c) Upon passing the examination and the submission of evidence of experience satisfactory to the board, the applicant shall be licensed as a professional engineer if the applicant is otherwise qualified pursuant to section 12-120-212. (3) (a) An applicant may qualify for licensing as a professional engineer by experience and examination if the applicant passes the appropriate examination as adopted by the board in accordance with section 12-120-104 (2)(b). (b) In order to be admitted to the examination pursuant to subsection (3)(a) of this section, the applicant must: (I) Have twelve years of progressive engineering experience, of which educational study may be a part; and (II) Have been enrolled as an engineer-intern in this state. (c) Upon passing the examination and the submission of evidence of experience satisfactory to the board, the applicant shall be licensed as a professional engineer if the applicant is otherwise qualified pursuant to section 12-120-212. (4) (a) A professional engineer who has been duly licensed to practice engineering in this state and who is over sixty-five years of age, upon application, may be classified as a retired professional engineer. Individuals who are so classified shall lose their licensure, shall not practice engineering, and shall pay a fee to retain retired professional engineer status. (b) (I) A retired professional engineer shall be reinstated to the status of a professional engineer upon payment of the renewal fee. No other fee shall be assessed against the retired professional engineer as a penalty. (II) For any professional engineer who has been retired for two or more years, the board may require reexamination unless the board is satisfied of the retired professional engineer's continued competence.
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