South Carolina Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors

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Contact Information

Physical address:
Synergy Business Park - Kingstree Building
110 Centerview Dr.
Columbia, SC 29210

Mailing address:
PO Box 11419
Columbia, SC 29211

Phone: (803) 896-4422

Web: Home Name search Forms File online
Email: Contact.ENGLS@llr.sc.gov

Notes: Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday

Licenses

We track the following licenses with the South Carolina Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors in order to provide compliance services to our clients. As a client, you see this and other reference data in License Manager in-line with your licenses.

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South Carolina Certification of Authorization (Engineering and/or Land Surveying)

Agency:South Carolina Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors
Law:

S.C. Code § 40-22-250

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

Business Corporations:

  • At least one or more of the corporate officers, one or more of the principal owners, or a full-time licensed employee must be designated as being responsible for the professional services performed by the firm.
  • If the company is a Business Corporation, Partnership, Professional Corporation, Limited Liability Company or Limited Liability Partnership, a Tax ID Number must be furnished or application cannot be processed

Professional Corporations:

  • All shareholders, at least 1/2 of the directors, and all of the officers (excluding the secretary and treasurer) must be licensed a in professional service performed by the firm.
  • If the company is a Business Corporation, Partnership, Professional Corporation, Limited Liability Company or Limited Liability Partnership, a Tax ID Number must be furnished or application cannot be processed

Limited Liability Companies:

  • At least one or more of the principal owners or a full-time licensed employee must be designated as being responsible for the professional services performed by the firm.
  • If the company is a Business Corporation, Partnership, Professional Corporation, Limited Liability Company or Limited Liability Partnership, a Tax ID Number must be furnished or application cannot be processed

Partnerships:

  • At least one or more of the principal owners or a full-time licensed employee must be designated as being responsible for the professional services performed by the firm.
  • If the company is a Business Corporation, Partnership, Professional Corporation, Limited Liability Company or Limited Liability Partnership, a Tax ID Number must be furnished or application cannot be processed
Notes:

If you are an out-of-state corporation, the Certificate of Authorization (COA) application must be accompanied by the Certificate of Authority issued by the South Carolina Secretary of State.

Exam Required?Not Set
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?Not Set

Initial Registration

Form:

Certificate of Authorization Application

Filing Method:

Mail

Agency Fee:

$115

Turnaround:

Temporary certification granted immediately upon receipt by mail, approved or nullified fully pending board review.

Original Ink:Not required
Notarize:Not required
Notes:
  • Qualified Individual
    • A professional engineer must supervise the engineering activities of each branch office and a professional surveyor must supervise the surveying activities of each branch office. The resident professional engineer or resident professional surveyor is considered in residence in only one place of business at a given time.
    • The resident professional engineer spends a majority of each normal workday in the principal or branch office.
Before you Apply:

Domestic Applicants:

  • Identify a South Carolina licensed engineer and/or surveyor, who is a full-time employee, to be in responsible charge of the firm's professional activities in South Carolina.

Foreign Applicants:

  • Identify a South Carolina licensed engineer and/or surveyor, who is a full-time employee, to be in responsible charge of the firm's professional activities in South Carolina.
  • 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 30 days old when filing foreign qualification documents.
How to Apply:

Domestic Applicants:

  1. File entity formation documents with the South Carolina Secretary of State - Division of Business Filings.
  2. File a Certificate of Authorization Application with the South Carolina Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors.

Foreign Applicants:

  1. File foreign qualification documents with the South Carolina Secretary of State - Division of Business Filings.
  2. File a Certificate of Authorization Application and the secretary of state issued foreign qualification certificate with the South Carolina Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors.
Required Attachments:
  • Give business name, complete mailing address, email, telephone and fax.
  • List only branch offices that will offer engineering and/or surveying services in South Carolina
  • Furnish the name of the individual who is a SC PE or LS who will be the “Engineer or Surveyor in Responsible Charge”. Indicate location of the office where the individual is in charge, and the individual’s SC PE or LS License Number.
  • List the state and date of the firm’s original incorporation. Out-of-state or foreign entities must have a certificate of authority from the South Carolina Secretary of State, a copy of which must be attached to this COA application form. South Carolina entities must have a certificate of existence or certificate of good standing from the South Carolina Secretary of State, a copy of which must be attached to this COA application form
  • Complete the Affidavit Section and have it signed by an officer of the firm.

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$75

Due:

By March 31 of odd-numbered years.

Original Ink:Not required
Notarize:Not required
Required Attachments:
  • List of licensees in responsible charge of the firm's professional services
  • List of branch office locations

Amendment

Form:

Amended Certificate of Authorization Application

Filing Method:

The board requests amendments be email from the company and rejects emails from Harbor Compliance.  They may accept if we copy the client on the email.

Agency Fee:

$0

Reinstatement

Form:

COA Reinstatement Application

Agency Fee:

$115

South Carolina Engineer-in-Training Certification

Agency:South Carolina Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Not Set
Exam Required?Not Set
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?Not Set

Initial Registration

Instructions:

Engineer-in-Training (EIT) Certification Instructions

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$0

Renewal Not Required

Not required



South Carolina Professional Engineer License

Agency:South Carolina Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Not Set
Exam Required?Yes
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?Not Set
Allow Digital Signatures?Yes
Digital Signature Guidelines:

Electronic signatures are acceptable between parties who agree to conduct transactions by electronic means.

Frequently Asked Questions

Allow Digital Sealing?Yes
Digital Sealing Guidelines:

Rubber stamps or computer generated seals, identical in size, design and content with the approved impression seals may be used by the registrant where the use of an impression seal is not specifically required.

South Carolina Code of Regulations Ch. 49-207

Initial Registration

Form:

PE Application by Exam

Instructions:

PE Exam Application Instructions

Agency Fee:

$65

Reciprocal Registration

Form:

PE Application by Comity

Instructions:

PE Application by Comity

Agency Fee:

$75

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$70 (must be submitted or postmarked on or before June 30th)

Due:

By June 30 of even-numbered years.

Penalties:
  • Renewals submitted or postmarked between August 1st and August 31st will have a late fee of $14
  • Renewals submitted or postmarked between September 1st and September 30th will have a late fee of $28

South Carolina Professional Surveyor License

Agency:South Carolina Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Not Set
Exam Required?Not Set
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?Not Set

Initial Registration

Form:

LS Application Tier A by Exam

Instructions:

LS Application Instructions by Exam

Agency Fee:

$65

Notarize:Required

Reciprocal Registration

Form:

LS Application Tier A by Comity

Instructions:

LS Application Instructions by Comity

Agency Fee:

$75

Registration Renewal

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$70 (must be submitted or postmarked on or before June 30th)

Due:

By June 30 of even-numbered years.

Penalties:
  • Renewals submitted or postmarked between August 1st and August 31st will have a late fee of $14
  • Renewals submitted or postmarked between September 1st and September 30th will have a late fee of $28

South Carolina Surveyor-in-Training Certification

Agency:South Carolina Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:Not Set
Exam Required?Not Set
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?Not Set

Initial Registration

Form:

Application for Surveyor-in-Training (LSIT) Certification

Agency Fee:

$0

Notarize:Required

Renewal Not Required

Not required



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