California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists
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Contact Information
2535 Capitol Oaks Drive, Suite 300
Sacramento, CA 95833-2944
Phone: 1-866-780-5370 or (916) 999-3600
Fax: (916) 263-2246
Web: Home Name search Forms
Email: BPELSG.License.Verifications@dca.ca.gov
Licenses
We track the following licenses with the California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists in order to provide compliance services to our clients. As a client, you see this and other Compliance Core™ data in License Manager in-line with your licenses.
California Civil Engineer License
Initial Registration
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| Agency Fee: | $175 application fee + $175 exam fee for the Seismic Principles exam and $175 for the Engineering Surveying exam |
Registration Renewal
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| Agency Fee: | $180 |
| Due: | Biennially by the end of the assigned quarterly renewal period. |
California Engineering Geologist Certification
Initial Registration
| Form: | Application for Licensure as a Certified Engineering Geologist or Certified Hydrogeologist |
| Agency Fee: | $175 application fee + $175 exam fee |
Registration Renewal
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| Agency Fee: | $180 |
| Due: | Biennially by the end of the certificate holder's birth month. |
California Fire Protection Engineer License
Initial Registration
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| Agency Fee: | $175 |
Reciprocal Registration
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| Agency Fee: | $175 |
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Registration Renewal
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| Agency Fee: | $180 |
| Due: | Biennially by the assigned renewal date (not the issue date). |
California Geologist-in-Training Certification
| Agency: | California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists |
Initial Registration
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| Agency Fee: | $75 |
Renewal Not Required
Not required
The certificate shall become invalid when the holder has qualified as a professional geologist.
California Geotechnical Engineer License
Initial Registration
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| Instructions: | Instructions on How to Apply for a Geotechnical Engineer License |
| Agency Fee: | $175 |
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Reciprocal Registration
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| Instructions: | Instructions on How to Apply for a Geotechnical Engineer License |
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Registration Renewal
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| Agency Fee: | $180 |
| Due: | Biennially by the end of the assigned quarterly renewal period. |
California Hydrogeologist Certification
| Agency: | California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists |
Initial Registration
| Form: | Application for Licensure as a Certified Engineering Geologist or Certified Hydrogeologist |
| Agency Fee: | $175 application fee + $175 exam fee |
Registration Renewal
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| Agency Fee: | $180 |
| Due: | Biennially by the end of the certificate holder's birth month. |
California Organization Record
Initial Registration
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| Agency Fee: | $0 |
| Turnaround: | 5-10 business days |
| Notes: | Evidence of compliance with Cal. BPC §§ 6738, 8729 must be submitted with the Organization Record Form. Acceptable documentation includes, but is not limited to: • Business License |
| How to Apply: | In California, entity registration with the Secretary of State and an Organizational Record Form with the Board for Engineers can be applied for concurrently. |
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Renewal Not Required
Not required
Registrations do not expire, but firms must notify the board when entity information changes.
Amendment
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| Instructions: | Request a confirmation receipt in the body of the email. |
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| Agency Fee: | $0 |
| Due: | Within 30 days after a change in the reported information. |
| Notes: | A new Organization Record Form must be submitted to the board if any information changes. |
California Professional Engineer License
Initial Registration
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| Agency Fee: | $175 |
Reciprocal Registration
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| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $175 |
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Registration Renewal
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| Agency Fee: | $180 |
| Due: | Biennially by the end of the assigned quarterly renewal period. |
California Professional Geologist License
Initial Registration
| Form: | Application for Licensure as a Professional Geologist or Geophysicist |
| Agency Fee: | $175 application fee + $175 exam fee |
Registration Renewal
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| Agency Fee: | $180 |
| Due: | Biennially by the end of the licensee's birth month. |
California Professional Geophysicist License
Initial Registration
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| Agency Fee: | $175 application fee + $175 exam fee |
Registration Renewal
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| Agency Fee: | $180 |
| Due: | Biennially by the end of the licensee's birth month. |
California Professional Land Surveyor License
| Agency: | California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists |
Initial Registration
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| Agency Fee: | $175 application fee + $175 exam fee |
Reciprocal Registration
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| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $175 application fee + $175 exam fee |
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Registration Renewal
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $180 |
| Due: | Biennially by the end of the assigned quarterly renewal period. |
California Structural Engineer License
Initial Registration
| Form: | |
| Instructions: | Instructions on How to Apply for a Structural Engineer License |
| Agency Fee: | $175 |
Reciprocal Registration
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| Instructions: | Instructions on How to Apply for a Structural Engineer License |
| Agency Fee: | $175 |
| Notes: | Applicants that have been licensed and practicing in another state may apply prior to 3 years after obtaining their license as a Civil Engineer in California under certain circumstances. The Board will consider an application submitted sooner than 3 years after licensure as a Civil Engineer in California by a person who meets any of the following requirements:
The Board will accept an applicant under any one of the above conditions provided that the conditions occurred prior to the time that the applicant arrived in California, provided that the applicant has six (6) years of qualifying experience that can be counted toward the application for licensure as a Civil Engineer and at least three (3) additional years of experience in structural engineering work in excess of those six (6) years required for the civil engineering license, and further provided that an applicant who wishes to be considered under any of these provisions so indicates to the Board at the time of filing of his or her application, and files the application at least six (6) months prior to the announced final filing date for the examination for which the applicant is applying. |
Registration Renewal
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| Agency Fee: | $180 |
| Due: | Biennially by the end of the assigned quarterly renewal period. |
California Traffic Engineer License
Initial Registration
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| Agency Fee: | $175 |
Reciprocal Registration
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| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $175 |
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Registration Renewal
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| Agency Fee: | $180 |
| Due: | Biennially by the end of the assigned quarterly renewal period. |
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