Most of the primary responsibilities are listed under the staff person's name on the FBPE homepage, along with their extension number and e-mail apress. If you have a question that is not covered under one of those categories, please relay your question to the receptionist, who will put you through to the appropriate person.

Application fees are earned fees and are not subject to refund. The fundamentals application has no portion of fees subject to refund. If your application is denied for the Principles and Practice examination, you may request a refund of the license fee.

In order to renew your license you must complete eight hours of continuing education per renewal cycle. Four of those hours must be related to Florida’s engineering laws and rules and four must relate to the licensee’s area of practice. For the complete text of Rule 61G15-22, F.A.C., click on Laws and Rules right here in the website.

If you would like to convert your license to retired status, you can download an application from this website. Fill it out and return it to the Board office. The Board must review and approve all applications for retired status. Engineers on Retired Status may use the term "Professional Engineer, Retired" or "P.E., Retired;" however, they must refrain from the active practice of engineering and the use of their seal. Should you wish to convert your license back to active status, you will have to make application for licensure and meet the licensure criteria in effect at the time of application.

Yes. The subject of the complaint has the right to have a copy of the initial complaint documents.

You must be a graduate of an approved engineering curriculum in a school, college or university approved by the Board. Programs accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the American Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) meet the requirements of Rule 61G15-20.007, F.A.C.

If the above statement applies to your education, you will be required to submit, as part of your application, an evaluation by one of the Board approved educational evaluators. Josef Silny and Associates or NCEES Credentials Evaluation Services. The evaluation and any other advanced degrees will be reviewed to determine if you satisfy the criteria of Rule 61G15-20.007, F.A.C.

You should contact our office to request review of your records. You will be advised of the need to submit a final transcript or if your apress of record is incorrect, we will update the record and mail the certificate.

No. In 1998 the legislature adopted H4439 which contained a provision making it clear that P.E.’s can provide building inspection services without being licensed by the Board of Building Code Administrators; however, when providing those services the engineer is subject to the disciplinary guidelines under the Building Code Administrators Act. Complaints, inspections, and discipline that arise out of a P.E.'s performance of building inspections shall be conducted by the FBPE.

Consider the following test found in Rule 61G15-18.011, F.A.C.: An engineer who signs and seals engineering documents in responsible charge must be capable of answering questions relevant to the engineering decisions made during the engineer’s work on the project, in sufficient detail as to leave little doubt as to the engineer’s proficiency for the work performed. It is not necessary to defend decisions as in an adversarial situation, but only to demonstrate that the engineer in responsible charge made them and possessed sufficient knowledge of the project to make them. Examples of questions the engineer must be able to answer include the criteria for design, methods of analysis, selection of materials and systems, economics of alternate solutions, and environmental considerations.

When the Special Inspector Program transferred to the Board of Professional Engineers, a list of active Special Inspectors was entered into our data bank. Engineers whose Certification was due to expire in 2000 were granted an extension from the Board so that renewals could be coordinated with the renewal of your professional engineers license. If your certification expired prior to 2000, there is no means of simply reinstating your certification. The Board requires that you reapply. When reapplying you must complete the entire application. Once an application is deemed complete it will be presented to our Application Committee for review. If your application is approved, your certification will be issued with the previous number. If your application is denied, you will be advised of your right to appeal under Chapter 120, Florida Statutes.

The effective date of the new Florida Building Code is March 1, 2009.

Yes, you can. Any building code core curriculum courses you take can count towards your area of practice requirement as long as you complete the course prior to renewal.