§ 5-8-4 Board – Member
qualifications. –
The board of engineers shall consist of five (5) persons. All five (5) persons
must be professional engineers registered in Rhode Island, one of whom may also
be a professional land surveyor registered in the state. Each member of the
board must be a qualified elector of this state for three (3) consecutive years
prior to appointment. Each member shall have been engaged in the lawful
practice of engineering for at least twelve (12) years and been in responsible
charge of engineering work for at least five (5) years. The professional
engineer members of the state board of registration for professional engineers
serving on February 1, 1991, shall complete their terms of appointment. Upon
the expiration of their terms, the governor may make subsequent appointments as
subsequently provided.
(P.L. 1990, ch. 330, § 2; P.L. 1991, ch. 304, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch.
420, § 1.)