DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Board of Professional Engineers
RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:
61G15-19.0051Notice of Noncompliance
NOTICE OF CHANGE
Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 47 No. 95, May 17, 2021 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
The changes are in response to written comments submitted by the staff of the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee and discussion and subsequent vote by the board at a public meeting held June 9, 2021. The changes are as follows:
61G15-19.0051 Notice of Noncompliance.
(1) As specified in paragraph 120.695(2)(b), F.S., minor violations of rules are violations that do not result in economic or physical harm to a person or adversely affect the public health, safety, or welfare or create a significant threat of such harm. Accordingly, as provided in paragraph 120.695(2)(a), as an alternative to investigation and prosecution, when a complaint is received, FEMC shall provide a licensee with a notice of noncompliance for an initial offense for the following violations:
(a) through (b) No change.
(c) Licensee practicing through a business organization that is not properly qualified with the Board for less than one month.
(d) through (j) renumbered as (c) through (i) No change.
(k) Licensee’s first time failure to properly register OR qualify a business entity as required by section 471.023, F.S.
(l)(j) From June 29, 2021 the effective date of the rule amendment until December 31, 2022, a first time failure to properly sign and seal an Electronic Multidimensional Model submitted as Final Work Product – subsection 61G15-23.001(5)(4), F.A.C.
(2) through (3) No change.
Rulemaking Authority 455.225 FS. Law Implemented 120.695, 455.225(3)(a)455.224 FS. History–New 4-2-00, Amended 5-5-10, 8-26-13, 12-31-17, 5-8-18, 12-29-19, 5-17-20_____________.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Zana Raybon, Executive Director, Board of Professional Engineers, 2639 North Monroe Street, Suite B-112, Tallahassee, FL 32303; 850-521-0500 or by electronic mail ZRaybon@fbpe.org
