Indiana Professional Licensing Agency: Board of Registration for Professional Engineers


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Contact Information

Physical address:
Attn: State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers
402 W. Washington Street, Room W072
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Phone: (317) 234-3022
Fax: (317) 233-4236

Web: Home Name search
Email: pla10@pla.in.gov

Licenses

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Indiana Engineer Intern Certification

Agency:Indiana Professional Licensing Agency: Board of Registration for Professional Engineers

Renewal Not Required

Not required



Indiana Engineering Firm License

Not required



Engineering Firm licensure is not required on the State level in Indiana.

Indiana does not issue firm licenses at the state level and no longer requires professional corporations to obtain a certificate of registration before incorporating.

More information: Indiana Professional Licensing Agency: Board of Registration for Professional Engineers
Law:

IC § 25-31-1-18

Eligible Entity Types:
  • Business Corporations
  • Professional Corporations
  • Limited Liability Companies
  • Partnerships
Ownership Requirements:

Business Corporations:

  • Officers and directors need not be licensed, but the corporation must appoint an Indiana licensed individual to be responsible for all professional activities undertaken by the firm.

Professional Corporations:

  • For Indiana formed PCs, the directors and all the officers other than the secretary and the treasurer must be licensed engineers.

Limited Liability Companies:

  • Members need not be licensed, but the LLC must appoint an Indiana licensed individual to be responsible for all professional activities undertaken by the firm.

Partnerships:

  • Partners need not be licensed, but the partnership must appoint an Indiana licensed individual to be responsible for all professional activities undertaken by the firm.

Indiana Professional Engineer License

Agency:Indiana Professional Licensing Agency: Board of Registration for Professional Engineers
Exam Required?Yes
Allow Digital Signatures?Yes
Digital Signature Guidelines:

(b) Whenever a registrant affixes the seal, it shall have:

  1. the registrant's original handwritten, electronic, or other signature recognized under Indiana law; and
  2. the date the seal is being affixed;

directly adjacent to the seal, but not across the seal. As used in this subsection, "electronic signature" means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with an electronic record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the electronic record.

864 IAC 1.1-7-3

Allow Digital Sealing?Yes
Digital Sealing Guidelines:

(b) The seal may be embossed, electronically applied to a drawing, or applied by a rubber stamp in conformance with the design as shown in subsection (a).

864 IAC 1.1-7-3

Initial Registration

Form:

Application for Registration as a Professional Engineer

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$300

Required Attachments:
  • Positive Response Documentation: If you answer "Yes" to any questions on the application, explain fully in a statement that includes all details. Include the violation, location, date, cause number, and disposition. Submit copies of court documents for each instance to support the statement. Please upload at the time of application or log back into your account and use the License Update option.
  • Name Change Documentation: Documentation of any legal name change if your name differs from that on any of your documents. Documentation may include a copy of your marriage certificate or divorce decree.  Please upload at the time of application or log back into your account and use the License Update option.
  • Verification of State Licensure(s) - Upload verification(s) from the state where you passed your exam(s) and all states where you hold or held licensure.
  • Official Transcript//or Evaluation of Foreign Degree - Upload official transcripts from your college and/or university from where you received your degree.
    • Supplemental Form and Work Experience - Form 50938 must be completed for Non-ABET accredited programs; technology degrees and foreign degree applicants. Please include all relevant education when completing the supplemental form. *Please note* Having a credential evaluation completed does not make the degree an EAC ABET accredited degree.
    • Evaluation of Foreign Degree - Any foreign degree must have an evaluation by NCEES (ncees.org or 864-654-6824) or any service that will meet the standards of the board to determine if your education meets Indiana's educational requirements.  This process must be done before the Board will review your application.
  • Examination - NCEES notification of passing PE exam.
  • References - Upload 5 reference letters, 3 of which must be from Professional Engineers. The references are to be completed by the reference on Form 2146.  The
  • Letter Regarding Engineer Applicant References can be provided to the references  to explain the requirement.  Please upload at the time of application or log back into your account and use the License Update option.
  • Part III of the Examination - Upload the Part III Exam and answer sheet for Professional Engineers has the directions to fulfill this requirement.
    The Fair Information Practice Act:  In compliance with Ind. Code 4-1-6, this agency is notifying you that you must provide the requested information, or your application will not be processed. You have the right to challenge, correct, or explain information maintained by this agency. The information you provide will become public record. Your examination scores and grade transcripts are confidential except in circumstances where their release is required by law, in which case you will be notified.

Reciprocal Registration

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$300 

Required Attachments:

NCEES File Holders

  • Positive Response Documentation: If you answer "Yes" to any questions on the application, explain fully in a statement that includes all details. Include the violation, location, date, cause number, and disposition. Submit copies of court documents for each instance to support the statement. Please upload at the time of application or log back into your account and use the License Update option.
  • Name Change Documentation: Documentation of any legal name change if your name differs from that on any of your documents. Documentation may include a copy of your marriage certificate or divorce decree.  Please upload at the time of application or log back into your account and use the License Update option.
  • Part III of the Examination - Part III Exam and answer sheet for Professional Engineers has the directions to fulfill this requirement.
    NCEES file - Must be requested to be made available to Indiana.  The following requirements will be available in the NCEES file.Official Transcript//or Evaluation of Foreign Degree. *Please note* Having a credential evaluation completed does not make the degree an EAC ABET accredited degree.
  • Supplemental Form - Form 50938 must be completed for Non-ABET accredited programs; technology degrees and foreign degree applicants. Please include all relevant education when completing the supplemental form. This is an Indiana requirement and will not be listed in the NCEES record.
  • Verification of the Engineering Fundamentals exam
  • Verification of the Practice and Principles exam
  • Verification of state license
  • 5 Reference letters

Non NCEES File Holders

  • Positive Response Documentation: If you answer "Yes" to any questions on the application, explain fully in a statement that includes all details. Include the violation, location, date, cause number, and disposition. Submit copies of court documents for each instance to support the statement. Please upload at the time of application or log back into your account and use the License Update option.
  • Name Change Documentation: Documentation of any legal name change if your name differs from that on any of your documents. Documentation may include a copy of your marriage certificate or divorce decree.  Please upload at the time of application or log back into your account and use the License Update option.
  • Examination - NCEES notification of passing PE exam.
  • Verification of State Licensure(s) - Upload verification(s) from the state where you passed your exam(s) and all states where you hold or held licensure.  IC 25-31-1-14 Examination; reexamination Sec. 14. (a) The examination required of all applicants for registration as a professional engineer shall be a written or computer based examination which shall be divided into the following two (2) parts:(1) Engineering fundamentals.
    (2) Principles and practice of engineering
  • Official Transcript//or Evaluation of Foreign Degree - Upload official transcripts from your college and/or university from where you received your degree.  Please upload at the time of application or log back into your account and use the License Update option. *Please note* Having a credential evaluation completed does not make the degree an EAC ABET accredited degree.Supplemental Form and Work Experience - Form 50938 must be completed for Non-ABET accredited programs; technology degrees and foreign degree applicants. Please include all relevant education when completing the supplemental form.
  • Evaluation of Foreign Degree - Any foreign degree must have an evaluation by NCEES (ncees.org or 864-654-6824) or any service that will meet the standards of the board to determine if your education meets Indiana's educational requirements.  This process must be done before the Board will review your application.
  • References - Upload 5 reference letters, 3 of which must be from Professional Engineers. The references are to be completed by the reference on Form 2146. The
  • Letter Regarding Engineer Applicant References can be provided to the references  to explain the requirement.  Please upload at the time of application or log back into your account and use the License Update option.
  • Part III of the Examination - Upload the Part III Exam and answer sheet for Professional Engineers has the directions to fulfill this requirement.
    The Fair Information Practice Act:  In compliance with Ind. Code 4-1-6, this agency is notifying you that you must provide the requested information, or your application will not be processed. You have the right to challenge, correct, or explain information maintained by this agency. The information you provide will become public record. Your examination scores and grade transcripts are confidential except in circumstances where their release is required by law, in which case you will be notified.

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$100

Due:

By July 31 of even-numbered years.

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