Mr. and Mrs. Tom Shoquist; The Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement was published in Vol. 42, No. 57, of the March 23, 2016, Florida Administrative Register. Petitioner sought a declaratory statement regarding the definitions in 471.005(7) ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Board of Professional Engineers

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Professional Engineers has issued an order disposing of the petition for declaratory statement filed by Mr. and Mrs. Tom Shoquist on March 14, 2016. The following is a summary of the agency’s disposition of the petition:

The Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement was published in Vol. 42, No. 57, of the March 23, 2016, Florida Administrative Register. Petitioner sought a declaratory statement regarding the definitions in 471.005(7) and 471.031(1)(a), FS., as to whether those statutes require on-site construction inspections, conducted to determine the percentage of work completed on a new, permitted construction project in accordance with the drawings and specifications, are required to be performed by a licensed engineer or an architect. The Board considered the instant Petition at a duly-noticed public meeting held on April 14, 2016, in Orlando, Florida. At the meeting, Petitioner moved to withdraw the Petition. The Board’s Order, filed on May 3, 2016, granted Petitioner's request to withdraw the Petition.

A copy of the Order Disposing of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Zana Raybon, Executive Director, Board of Professional Engineers, 2639 North Monroe Street, Suite B-112, Tallahassee, Florida 32303, [phone].