SECTION 135.3. Application for a Certificate of Registration

(a) The board may issue a certificate of registration only to applicant firms that have submitted sufficient information to meet the requirements set forth in §1001.405 of the Act and this section.

(b) The authorized official of the firm shall complete the form furnished by the board including but not limited to the following information listed in paragraphs (1) - (7) of this subsection:

(1) the name, address, and communication number of the firm offering to engage or engaging in the practice of professional engineering for the public in Texas;

(2) the name, position, address, and telephone numbers of each officer or director;

(3) the name, address, and current active Texas professional engineer license number of each engineer employee performing engineering for the public in Texas on behalf of the firm;

(4) the name, location, telephone numbers and the name of the engineer in responsible charge of the professional engineering work for projects in Texas of each subsidiary or branch office offering to engage or engaging in the practice of professional engineering for the public in Texas, if any;

(5) the federal employer identification number (EIN) for the firm (unless the firm is a sole practitioner);

(6) a signed statement attesting to the correctness and completeness of the application; and

(7) a registration fee as established by the board.

(c) The application fee will not be refunded.

(d) In accordance with §1001.405(a) of the Engineering Act, a governmental entity, as defined in Government Code §2254.002(1), including a state agency as defined in Government Code §2052.002(e), is not subject to the firm registration requirements of this chapter.

Source Note: The provisions of this §135.3 adopted to be effective May 20, 2004, 29 TexReg 4878; amended to be effective January 1, 2006, 30 TexReg 8686; amended to be effective December 10, 2006, 31 TexReg 9832; amended to be effective July 3, 2022, 47 TexReg 3686