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Missouri Engineering Industry Licensing

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Licensing requirements for engineering industry firms and individuals in Missouri.

This page provides an overview of engineering industry licensing in Missouri for individuals and firms. You will find state requirements, application fees, filing instructions, and more. For assistance with licensing, please contact us to learn about our software and managed license services.

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Missouri Engineering Company Licenses

Missouri Corporate Certificate of Authority (Engineering)

Agency:Missouri Board For Architects, Professional Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors and Professional Landscape Architects
Law:

R.S. Mo. 327.401

Eligible Entity Types:
  • Business Corporations
  • Professional Corporations
  • Limited Liability Companies
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Yes
Ownership Requirements:

Business Corporations:

  • Officers and directors need not be licensed, but the corporation must appoint a Missouri licensed individual, who is a full-time employee, to be responsible for the firm's practice of engineering in Missouri.

Domestic Professional Corporations:

  • All of the shareholders, officers (other than the secretary), and directors must be licensed in a professional service performed by the PC.

Foreign Professional Corporations:

  • All of the shareholders, at least a majority of the directors and all the officers other than the secretary and treasurer must be licensed in a professional service performed by the PC. 

Limited Liability Companies:

  • Members and managers need not be licensed, but the LLC must appoint a Missouri licensed individual, who is a full-time employee, to be responsible for the firm's practice of engineering in Missouri.
Notes:

Partnerships, including LPs and LLPs, are not required to obtain a certificate of authority (license) from the Board since its members are subject to Board regulation.

Qualifying Individual Requirements:
  • Only an owner or officer of the applicant corporation, or member or manager of the
    applicant limited liability company, or a full-time employee of the applicant corporation or the applicant limited liability company is eligible to be the managing agent. If the managing agent is also the person providing immediate personal supervision, as defined by Board Rule(s) 20 CSR 2030-13.010 and/or 20 CSR 2030-13.020, then that person must be employed directly under the licensee’s organizational structure
  • The managing agent’s responsibilities include:
    • Renewal of the certificate of authority and notification to the board of any changes in the firm;
    • Overall supervision of the professional and licensing activities of the firm and its employees;
    • Assurance that the firm institutes and adheres to policies that are in accordance with Chapter 327 RSMo and 20 CSR 2030; and
    • Assurance, in the case of multiple offices, that the requirements for immediate personal supervision, as defined by Board Rule(s) 20 CSR 2030-13.010 and/or 20 CSR 2030-13.020 are being met.”

Initial Registration

This section applies to engineering firms that are applying for a license in Missouri for the first time. If you already have a license and are looking to renew it, please see the renewal section.

Form:

Application for Corporate Certificate of Authority or Application for Corporate Certificate of Authority - Limited Liability Company for LLCs.

Agency Fee:

$200

Turnaround:

Typically 1-2 weeks, but could take as long as 3 months.

Notarization Required?:Required
Before you Apply:

Domestic Applicants:

  • Ensure that your business entity will meet ownership requirements.
  • Identify a Missouri licensed engineer to act as the licensed managing agent of the firm's engineering practice in Missouri.

Foreign Applicants:

  • Ensure that your Missouri entity will meet ownership requirements.
  • Identify a Missouri licensed engineer to act as the licensed managing agent of the firm's engineering practice in Missouri.
  • Obtain a certificate of good standing from your business entity's home state (to be filed during the foreign qualification process). The certificate cannot be more than 60 days old when filing foreign qualification documents.
How to Apply:

Domestic Applicants:

  1. File entity formation documents with the Missouri Secretary of State - Corporations Division.
  2. Order a Missouri certificate of good standing by using the entity search feature on the Secretary of State website.
  3. File an Application for Corporate Certificate of Authority or Application for Corporate Certificate of Authority - Limited Liability Company with the Missouri Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors and Professional Landscape Architects.

Foreign Applicants:

  1. File foreign qualification documents with the Missouri Secretary of State - Corporations Division.
  2. Order a Missouri certificate of good standing by using the entity search feature on the Secretary of State website.
  3. File an Application for Corporate Certificate of Authority or Application for Corporate Certificate of Authority - Limited Liability Company with the Missouri Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors and Professional Landscape Architects.
Required Attachments:
  • Certificate of good standing from the Missouri Secretary of State
  • List of officers and directors or members and managers
  • List of licensees employed by the business

Registration Renewal

This section applies to engineering firms that are already licensed in Missouri and need to renew their license.

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$50 renewal fee + $1.25 online processing fee

Due:
  • Licenses originally issued in even-numbered years expire on December 31 of each even-numbered year and licenses originally issued in odd-numbered years expire on December 31 of each odd-numbered year.
  • Renewals may be filed as early as 3 months prior to the expiration date.
Required Attachments:
  • List of officers or managers of the firm including addresses and license numbers
  • List of licensees employed by the firm
  • Disclosure of disciplinary actions taken against the firm (if applicable)

Amendment
Affidavit to Amend Managing Agent

Form:

Affidavit to Amend Managing Agent

Agency Fee:

$0

Due:

Within 30 days after the effective day of the change.

Law:

20 CSR 2030-10.010

Notes:

If there is any change in any of the persons listed in the entity's application, including the managing agent, the change must be reported within 30 days.

Required Attachments:
  • A Certificate of Good Standing from the Missouri Secretary of State's office

Reinstatement

Form:

Corporate Certificate of Authority Application for Re-Authorization

Agency Fee:

$200

Missouri Corporate Certificate of Authority (Land Surveying)

Agency:Missouri Board For Architects, Professional Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors and Professional Landscape Architects
Law:

R.S. Mo. 327.401

Eligible Entity Types:
  • Corporations,
  • Professional Corporations,
  • Limited Liability Companies
  • Professional Limited Liability Companies
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Yes
Ownership Requirements:
  • Business Corporations:
    • Officers and directors need not be licensed, but the corporation must appoint a Missouri licensed individual, who is a full-time employee, to be responsible for the firm's practice of engineering in Missouri.
  • Domestic Professional Corporations:
    • All of the shareholders, officers (other than the secretary), and directors must be licensed in a professional service performed by the PC.
  • Foreign Professional Corporations:
    • All of the shareholders, at least a majority of the directors and all the officers other than the secretary and treasurer must be licensed in a professional service performed by the PC. 
  • Limited Liability Companies:
    • Members and managers need not be licensed, but the LLC must appoint a Missouri licensed individual, who is a full-time employee, to be responsible for the firm's practice of engineering in Missouri
Notes:

Partnerships, including LPs and LLPs, are not required to obtain a certificate of authority (license) from the Board since its members are subject to Board regulation

Qualifying Individual Requirements:
  • Only an owner or officer of the applicant corporation, or member or manager of the
    applicant limited liability company, or a full-time employee of the applicant corporation or the applicant limited liability company is eligible to be the managing agent. If the managing agent is also the person providing immediate personal supervision, as defined by Board Rule(s) 20 CSR 2030-13.010 and/or 20 CSR 2030-13.020, then that person must be employed directly under the licensee’s organizational structure
  • The managing agent’s responsibilities include:Renewal of the certificate of authority and notification to the board of any changes in the firm;
    • Overall supervision of the professional and licensing activities of the firm and its employees;
    • Assurance that the firm institutes and adheres to policies that are in accordance with Chapter 327 RSMo and 20 CSR 2030; and
    • Assurance, in the case of multiple offices, that the requirements for immediate personal supervision, as defined by Board Rule(s) 20 CSR 2030-13.010 and/or 20 CSR 2030-13.020 are being met.”

Initial Registration

Form:

Application for Corporate Certificate of Authority or Application for Corporate Certificate of Authority - Limited Liability Company for LLCs.

Filing Method:

Mail

Agency Fee:

$200

Turnaround:

1-2 weeks

Notarization Required?:Required
Before you Apply:

Domestic Applicants:

  1. Ensure that your business entity will meet ownership requirements.
  2. Identify a Missouri licensed engineer to act as the licensed managing agent of the firm's land surveyor practice in Missouri.

Foreign Applicants:

  1. Ensure that your Missouri entity will meet ownership requirements.
  2. Identify a Missouri licensed engineer to act as the licensed managing agent of the firm's land surveyor practice in Missouri.
  3. Obtain a certificate of good standing from your business entity's home state (to be filed during the foreign qualification process). The certificate cannot be more than 60 days old when filing foreign qualification documents.
How to Apply:

Domestic Applicants:

  1. File entity formation documents with the Missouri Secretary of State - Corporations Division.
  2. Order a Missouri certificate of good standing by using the entity search feature on the Secretary of State website.
  3. File an Application for Corporate Certificate of Authority or Application for Corporate Certificate of Authority - Limited Liability Company with the Missouri Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors and Professional Landscape Architects.

Foreign Applicants:

  1. File foreign qualification documents with the Missouri Secretary of State - Corporations Division.
  2. Order a Missouri certificate of good standing by using the entity search feature on the Secretary of State website.
  3. File an Application for Corporate Certificate of Authority or Application for Corporate Certificate of Authority - Limited Liability Company with the Missouri Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors and Professional Landscape Architects.
Required Attachments:
  • A Certificate of Good Standing from the Missouri Secretary of State's office
  • List of officers and directors including address, title, and Missouri license number
  • List of licensees employed by the entity including address and Missouri license number

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$50 renewal fee + $1.25 online processing fee

Due:
  • Licenses originally issued in even-numbered years expire on December 31 of each even-numbered year and licenses originally issued in odd-numbered years expire on December 31 of each odd-numbered year.
  • Renewals may be filed as early as 3 months prior to the expiration date.
Required Attachments:
  • List of officers or managers of the firm including addresses and license numbers
  • List of licensees employed by the firm
  • Disclosure of disciplinary actions taken against the firm (if applicable)

Amendment
Affidavit to Amend Managing Agent

Form:

Affidavit to Amend Managing Agent

Agency Fee:

$0

Due:

Within 30 days after the effective day of the change.

Law:

20 CSR 2030-10.010

Notes:

If there is any change in any of the persons listed in the entity's application, including the managing agent, the change must be reported within 30 days.

Required Attachments:
  • A Certificate of Good Standing from the Missouri Secretary of State's office

Reinstatement

Form:

Corporate Certificate of Authority Application for Re-Authorization

Agency Fee:

$200

Missouri Geology Firm License

Not required



Geoscience Firm licensure is not required on the State level in Missouri.

More information: Missouri Division of Professional Registration

Individual Licenses

Missouri Individual Engineering Licenses

Missouri Engineer Intern Enrollment

Agency:Missouri Board For Architects, Professional Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors and Professional Landscape Architects

Initial Registration

Form:

Paper

Agency Fee:

$10

Renewal Not Required

Not required



Missouri Geologist-in-Training Registration

Agency:Missouri Division of Professional Registration

Initial Registration

Form:

Application for Geologist Registrant In-Training

Agency Fee:

$25

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$10 renewal fee + $1.25 online processing fee

Due:

Annually

Missouri Land Surveyor-in-Training Enrollment

Agency:Missouri Board For Architects, Professional Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors and Professional Landscape Architects

Initial Registration

Form:

Enrollment Application

Agency Fee:

$10

Notes:

Prior to applying for enrollment, applicants must pass the fundamentals of surveying exam.

Renewal Not Required

Not required



Enrollments do not expire.

Missouri Professional Engineer License

Agency:Missouri Board For Architects, Professional Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors and Professional Landscape Architects
Exam Required?Yes
Allow Digital Signatures?Yes
Digital Signature Guidelines:

In addition to the personal seal, the licensee shall also affix his/her signature and place the date when the document was originally sealed, at the minimum, to the original of each sheet in a set of all final technical submissions that include, but are not limited to, drawings, specifications, exhibits, plats, reports, surveys, and certifications of construction prepared by the licensee or under his/her immediate personal supervision. The term “signature,” as used herein means the following:...

(B) For electronic or digital documents transmitted to others in their native file format (e.g., AutoCAD, Revit, Word, or Excel), a digital signature with an electronic authentication process attached to or logically associated with the document. The digital signature must be unique to, and under the sole control of the person using it; it must also be capable of verification and be linked to a document in such manner that the digital signature is invalidated if any data on the document is altered.

(C) For electronic or digital documents transmitted to others in a “pdf” or similar format that has modified the native file so that it is not easily altered, a scanned signature is acceptable if it is an accurate depiction of the licensee’s actual signature.

20 CSR 2030-3.010

Allow Digital Sealing?Yes
Digital Sealing Guidelines:

The seal may be in the form of an embossing seal, a rubber stamp, or a computer-generated image, identical in size, design and content with the provisions of section (1) above.

20 CSR 2030-3.010

Initial Registration

Form:

Application for Licensure by Examination

Agency Fee:

$100

Reciprocal Registration

Form:

If you are designated as a Model Law Engineer (MLE) or are applying with an NCEES Council Record:

If you do not have an NCEES Council Record, but have been licensed for at least one year in another state with no disciplinary action, complaints, or investigation and meet the educational requirements in effect in that state:

If you have been licensed for less than one year in another state OR, are currently on discipline, have a pending disciplinary action, complaint, or investigation, or if you do not meet the educational requirements in effect in that state:

Agency Fee:

$200

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$35 renewal fee + $1.25 online processing fee

Due:

Biennially by December 31. Licenses issued in odd-numbered years renew during odd-numbered years and licenses issued during even-numbered years renew during even-numbered years.

Missouri Professional Land Surveyor License

Agency:Missouri Board For Architects, Professional Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors and Professional Landscape Architects

Initial Registration

Form:

Application for Licensure by Examination

Agency Fee:

$100

Notes:

There are separate fees for the exams.

Reciprocal Registration

Form:

If you are designated as a Model Law Surveyor (MLS) applying with an NCEES Council Record:

If you do not have an NCEES Council Record, but have been licensed for at least one year in another state with no disciplinary action, complaints, or investigation and meet the educational requirements in effect in that state:

If you have been licensed for less than one year in another state OR, are currently on discipline, have a pending disciplinary action, complaint, or investigation, or if you do not meet the educational requirements in effect in that state:

Agency Fee:

$200

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$35 renewal fee + $1.25 online processing fee

Due:

Biennially by December 31. Licenses issued in odd-numbered years renew during odd-numbered years and licenses issued during even-numbered years renew during even-numbered years.

Missouri Registered Geologist License

Agency:Missouri Division of Professional Registration
Allow Digital Signatures?Yes
Digital Signature Guidelines:

Missouri statutes and board rules do not prohibit the use of electronic signatures.

Allow Digital Sealing?Yes
Digital Sealing Guidelines:

The seal may be in the form of an embossing seal, a rubber stamp, or a computer-generated image, identical in size or design and content with the provisions of section (1) of this rule.

20 CSR 2145-2.100

Initial Registration

Form:

Application for License as a Registered Geologist

Agency Fee:

$125

Original Ink:Not required
Notarization Required?:Not required

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$125 renewal fee + $2.69 online processing fee

Due:

Annually

Learn about engineering licensing in other states:

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho
Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri
Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania
Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Design Firm - Engineering firm registration is sometimes grouped with architecture and land surveying on a single “design firm” application form.

EI (Engineering Intern) - A term also used to describe an Engineer in Training.

EIT (Engineer in Training) - A professional designation granted upon having completed at least 3 years of school at an ABET-accredited university and having passed the FE exam.

FE (Fundamentals of Engineering) - An exam testing on basic engineering principles that is required to become an engineer in training.

PE (Professional Engineer or 'Principles and Practice in Engineering') - Means either Professional Engineer or refers to the Principles and Practice in Engineering exam that is a prerequisite for an engineering license.

Reciprocity - When a licensed engineer in one state can provide documentation (often an NCEES Record) to more easily apply for a license in another jurisdiction.

Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)
Accrediting board that sets standards for university programs in a variety of applied science disciplines.

American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC)
Engineering, architecture, and land surveying advocacy group.

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Organization that provides continuing education, professional conferences, and advocacy efforts to the civil engineering community.

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Mechanical engineering organization that focuses on education and professional development.

Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC)
Reviews accreditation requirements and makes final decisions regarding the accreditation process.

National Council of Examiners for Engineering & Surveying (NCEES)
Develops, administers, and scores the exams used for engineering licenses.

National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)
NSPE is an advocacy group for professional engineers.

Revised February 20, 2023. Complete data last reviewed February 20, 2023.
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