Initial Licensure Fees Cut by Half During Next Two Years
As of July 1, 2023, those applying for a Florida Professional Engineer license will save 50 percent on their initial licensure fees.
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Signing and Sealing Tips and Tricks
A source of ongoing confusion for Professional Engineers relates to signing, dating, and sealing final engineering documents when a physical seal is not used. Wendy Anderson, FBPE’s lead investigator, regularly answers questions from PEs who are perplexed by the process. Anderson emphasizes that digital signing and electronic signing are two separate methods of signing and…
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Former FBPE Chair Kenneth Todd Passes Away
Kenneth S. Todd Jr., PE, of West Palm Beach, Fla., died June 29, 2023, at age 71. Mr. Todd served two full terms on the Florida Board of Professional Engineers from 2012 to 2019 and was its chair in 2018 and 2019.
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A Busy Year for FBPE’s Outreach Efforts
The annual Florida Engineering Society/American Council of Engineering Companies-Florida conference in July 2022 kicked off a busy year for FBPE’s outreach efforts. From July 1, 2022, until June 30, 2023, FBPE staff, board members, and corporate directors were involved in 20 outreach events: 15 in-person events around Florida and five virtual presentations. Stephen Kowkabany, PE,…
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Recent Updates to Florida Engineering Rules
Chapter 61G15, Florida Administrative Code, contains the rules that govern the practice of engineering in Florida. Here are the latest updates by FBPE.
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Congratulations, Examinees
FBPE applauds everyone who passed NCEES exams in the previous quarter. We wish them much success as they move toward the next step in their engineering careers.
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Case No. 2020048355
Respondent was charged with violating Chapters 455.228(1), 471.031(1)(a), and 471.038(5), Florida Statutes, offering engineering services without a Certificate of Authorization or when not registered as a Qualified Business Organization.
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PE No. 38398 – REVOKED
Case Nos. 2021023076 & 2022019305
Licensee was charged with violating Section 471.033(1)(k), Florida Statutes, practicing engineering with a restricted license.
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PE No. 45914 – REPRIMAND
Case No. 2021015640
Licensee was charged with violating Section 471.033(1)(g), Florida Statutes, and Rule 61G15-19.001(4), Florida Administrative Code, negligence in the practice of engineering.
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Case No. 2020054384
Respondent was charged with violating Section 455.228(1), 471.031(1)(a) and (c), and 471.038(5), Florida Statutes, offering engineering services without a license. Respondent fraudulently signed and sealed engineering documents for a Jacksonville project using a Florida PE’s seal.
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