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from the Board and shall timely claimcorrespondence from the U. S. Postal Service,or other delivery service, sent to the licenseefrom the Board.(h) A Professional Engineer or Professional Land Surveyor whohas received a reprimand or civil penalty or whose professionallicense is revoked, suspended, denied, or surrendered as a resultof disciplinary action by another jurisdiction shall be subject todiscipline by the Board if the licensee's action constitutes aviolation of G.S. 89C or the rules adopted by the Board.Authority G.S. 89C-17; 89C-20.SECTION .0800 – FIRM REGISTRATION21 NCAC 56 .0804 ANNUAL RENEWAL(a) Renewal. The certificate of licensure for a professionalcorporation, limited liability company or business firm shall berenewed annually.(b) Expiration. The certificate of licensure shall expire on thelast day of June following its issuance by the Board and shallbecome invalid on that date unless renewed.(c) Written Application. Upon written application on a renewalform prescribed by the Board accompanied by the prescribed feeof fifty dollars ($50.00), the Board shall renew the certificate oflicensure providing that the firm has complied with all rules ofthe Board and applicable General Statutes of North Carolina.The form shall be mailed to all registrants in good standing nolater than June 1st. A late fee is applied in accordance with G.S.89C-17. The licensed entity shall give notice to the Board of achange of business address within 30 days of the change.(d) Failure of a firm to renew its certificate of licensure withinone year of the expiration date shall require the firm to submit anew application for a new certificate of licensure in accordancewith all requirements of these Rules and of all applicablestatutes.Authority G.S. 55B-11; 57C-2-01; 89C-10; 89C-14; 89C-17;89C-24.SECTION .0900 – BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS:GENERAL21 NCAC 56 .0901 OFFICES(a) Professional Engineering Services. Every firm, partnership,corporation or limited liability company which performs oroffers to perform engineering services in the State of NorthCarolina shall have a resident Professional Engineer inresponsible charge in each separate office in which professionalengineering services are performed or offered to be performed.(b) Land Surveying Services. Every firm, partnership,corporation or limited liability company which performs oroffers to perform land surveying services in the State of NorthCarolina shall have a resident Professional Land Surveyor inresponsible charge in each separate office in which landsurveying services are performed or offered to be performed.(c) Resident. A resident Professional Engineer or ProfessionalLand Surveyor as used in this Rule, means a licensee whospends a majority of the licensee's normal working time in saidplace of business. Such time shall not be less than a majority ofthe operating hours of the business. A Professional Engineer orPROPOSED RULES16:15 NORTH CAROLINA REGISTER February 1, 20021671Professional Land Surveyor shall be the resident licensee at onlyone place of business at one time unless each business is at leastone-third owned by the resident professional and is specificallyapproved by the Board after a determination that the businessesare integrated in operation, ownership, office location and thatthe licensee will be in responsible charge of the professionalservices.(d) No firm, partnership, corporation or limited liabilitycompany shall practice, or offer to practice, or market either landsurveying or engineering unless there is a licensed resident forthat service in responsible charge at that said place of business.Advertisements, signs, letterheads, business cards, directories, orany other form of representation shall avoid any reference to anyservice that cannot be provided under the responsible charge of aproperly qualified resident professional. The licensed entityshall give notice to the Board of a change of residentprofessional within 30 days after the change and shall notpractice, or offer to practice, or market the professional serviceduring any period of time without a resident professional.Authority G.S. 57C-2-01; 89C-10; 89C-24.SECTION .1100 - SEAL21 NCAC 56 .1103 STANDARD CERTIFICATIONREQUIREMENTS(a) Certification of Final Drawings. Drawings or maps notconforming to Paragraph (c) of this subsection shall conform tothe following:(1) Certification is required on reproducibles ororiginal drawings;(2) The seal may be a rubber stamp, embossedseal, computer-generated seal, or otherfacsimile that becomes a permanent addition toa plan sheet or map;(3) The licensee's written signature must be placedover, or near, the seal on the originaldocument. A facsimile signature is notacceptable;(4) The date of signing must be annotated on theoriginal document;(5) All sheets of engineering and surveyingdrawings must be sealed; and(6) The name and address of the licensee's firmshall be included on each sheet of engineeringdrawings. For surveys, the licensee's nameand address shall be included on the first sheetof the survey or title sheet; and(7) Any revision on a drawing after a licensee'scertification is affixed shall be noted and datedand if not done under the responsible charge ofthe same licensee shall be separately certified.(b) Certification of Specifications and Reports. Allspecifications, reports, or other documents, including letterreports and calculations, not conforming to Paragraph (c) of thisRule shall conform to the following:(1) Certification is required on originalspecifications, reports, or other documents,including letter reports and calculations;(2) The seal may be a rubber stamp, or otherfacsimile;