Alaska Ethics, Rules, and Laws for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Architects

1. In addition to any other provision of law, if a person practices or offers to practice architecture, engineering, or land surveying in the state without being registered or authorized to practice in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, the board may enter an order levying a civil penalty.
2. A civil penalty levied under this section may not exceed ________ for each offense. In levying a civil penalty, the board shall set the amount of the penalty imposed under this section after taking into account appropriate factorsincluding the seriousness of the violation, the economic benefit resulting from the violation, the history of violations, and other matters the board considers appropriate.
3. Before issuing an order under this section, the board shall provide the person written notice and the opportunity to request, within 30 days of issuance of notice by the board, a hearing on the record.
4. In connection with proceedings under (a) and (b) of this section, the board may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the disclosure of evidence, and may request the attorney general to bring an action to enforce a subpoena.
5. A person aggrieved by the levy of a civil penalty under this section may file an appeal with the superior court for judicial review of the penalty under AS 44.62.560.
6. If a person fails to pay a civil penalty within 30 days after entry of an order under (a) of this section, or if the order is stayed pending an appeal, within 10 days after the court enters a final judgment in favor of the board of an order appealed under (e) of this section, the board shall notify the attorney general. The attorney general may commence a civil action to recover the amount of the penalty.
7. An action to enforce an order under this section may be combined with an action for an injunction under AS 08.48.131.

1. have been approved for or have passed the fundamentals of land surveying examination; and
2. submit to the board satisfactory evidence that the applicant’s education or work experience or both are equivalent to the requirements set out in the following applicable table of education and work experience requirements for professional land surveyors; the board will evaluate the applicant’s education and work experience that meet the requirements of AS 08.48 and this chapter and give credit as appropriate: (A) for board approval of an application made on or before June 30, 2014,

1. An individual holding a retired status registration under AS 08.48.215 may use the title "architect", "engineer", "land surveyor", or "landscape architect", as appropriate, but may not indicate that the individual is practicing or soliciting to practice architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture in the state.
2. The board will issue an active certificate of registration to an individual who holds a retired status registration if the applicant
   1. submits a completed application for reactivation on a form provided by the department;
   2. pays the biennial registration renewal fees established in 12 AAC 02.110;
   3. seeking an active certificate of registration
      1. as a professional architect, engineer, or landscape architect meets at the time that application is made under this section the continuing education requirements applicable under 12 AAC 36.510(j);
      2. as a professional land surveyor meets at the time that application is made under this section the continuing education requirements of 12 AAC 36.510 – 12 AAC 36.550 for one biennial registration period; and
   4. meets the requirements of 12 AAC 36.165(b), if the individual has held a retired status registration for more than five years.

AG – Agricultural engineer

EC – Chemical engineer

CE – Civil engineer

CS – Control systems engineer

EE – Electrical engineer

EV – Environmental engineer

FP – Fire protection engineer

IN – Industrial engineer

ME – Mechanical engineer

MM – Metallurgical and Materials engineer

EM – Mining and Mineral Processing engineer

NM – Naval architecture and Marine engineer

NU – Nuclear engineer

EP – Petroleum engineer

SE – Structural engineer

1. A registrant may
   1. not sign or seal a drawing or document dealing with professional services in which the registrant is not qualified to sign or seal by virtue of education, experience, and registration;
   2. approve and seal only design documents and surveys that are safe for public health, property and welfare in conformity with accepted architecture, engineering, land surveying, and landscape architecture standards in Alaska;
   3. seal only final drawings, surveys, reports, and required construction documents for which the registrant is qualified to seal and for which the registrant claims responsibility;
   4. not knowingly allow the use of his or her seal by another person on a document that the registrant has neither prepared nor reviewed personally;
   5. not use the seal or a reproduction of the seal of another registrant on a document, regardless of the intended use of the document;
   6. not sign a name other than his or her own name over a seal, and may not forge the signature of the individual to whom the seal was issued by the board; and
   7. not sign or seal drawings, documents, or other professional work for which the registrant does not have direct professional knowledge and direct supervisory control.
2. If portions of drawings, documents, or other professional work are prepared by other registered professionals, a registrant may seal only that portion of the work for which the registrant has direct professional knowledge and direct supervisory control.
3. Each office maintained for the preparation of drawings, specifications, reports, or other professional work that will require a professional seal must have a registrant assigned to and regularly employed in that office who has direct knowledge and supervisory control of that work.
4. The registrant shall include the date each time the registrant signs and seals a document by electronically or manually inserting the date within the seal or within two inches of the seal.
5. The registrant, by sealing final drawings, takes responsibility for related discipline specifications included in the final drawings, unless under AS 08.48.221 the registrant certifies on the face of the document the extent of the registrant’s responsibility.

1. shall attempt to avoid all conflicts of interest with his or her employer or client, but, if some conflict is unavoidable a registrant shall promptly inform his or her employer or client of the registrant’s business association, interests, or circumstances that could influence the registrant’s judgment or the quality of the registrant’s service to the employer or client;
2. may not accept financial or other compensation from more than one party for services on or pertaining to the same project, unless the circumstances are fully disclosed to and agreed to by all interested parties or their authorized agents;
3. may not solicit or accept financial or other valuable consideration from a supplier for specifying a supplier’s product, unless the registrant is the vendor or supplier of the specified product and has fully disclosed that fact to the client; and
4. may not solicit or accept gratuities from other parties dealing with the registrant’s client or employer in connection with the work for which the registrant is responsible.

(b) If a registrant is in public service as a member, advisor, or employee of a government body, the registrant may not review work previously performed by the registrant or the registrant’s former private sector employer.