1. (a) A license as a professional engineer shall be issued upon the approval of the application pursuant to §133.87(a) of this chapter (relating to Final Action on Applications).
2. (b) The fee which accompanied the application is applied toward the required licensing fee for the first partial year of licensure.
3. (c) The new license holder shall be assigned a serial number issued consecutively in the order of approval.

4. (d) The executive director shall notify the new license holder in writing of:

   1. (1) the license issuance;
   2. (2) the license serial number;
   3. (3) the instructions to obtain a seal; and
   4. (4) the instructions to return a seal imprint and a recent, wallet-size, portrait photograph.

5. (e) Within 60 days from the written notice from the executive director of license issuance, the new license holder shall:

   1. (1) obtain a seal(s);
   2. (2) place the seal imprint(s) on the form provided by the board and return it to the board office; and
   3. (3) furnish a wallet-size portrait photograph for the board's files.
6. (f) Failure to comply with paragraph (e) of this section is a violation of board rules and shall be subject to sanctions.
7. (g) The printed license shall bear the signature of the chair and the secretary of the board, bear the seal of the board, and bear the full name and license number of the license holder.
8. (h) The printed license shall be uniform and of a design approved by the board. Any new designs for a printed license shall be made available to all license holders upon request and payment of a replacement certificate fee.
9. (i) A license issued by the board is as a professional engineer, regardless of branch designations or specialty practices. Practice is restricted only by the license holder's professional judgment and applicable board rules regarding professional practice and ethics.
10. (j) The records of the board shall indicate a branch considered by the board or license holder to be dominant.

11. (k) A license holder may request the board to indicate up to two additional branches of expertise by providing:

    1. (1) a transcript showing an additional degree in the additional branch;
    2. (2) a supplementary experience record documenting at least 4 years of experience in the additional branch verified by at least one PE reference provider that has personal knowledge of the license holder's character, reputation, suitability for licensure, and engineering experience; or
    3. (3) verification of successful passage of the examination on the principles and practice of engineering in the additional branch.

Source Note:The provisions of this §133.97 adopted to be effective May 20, 2004, 29 TexReg 4873.