A. The State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors shall keep a record of its proceedings and of all applications for licensure, which record shall show:

1. The name, date of birth and last-known mailing and email address of each applicant;

2. The date of application;

3. The place of business of the applicant;

4. The education, experience and other qualifications of the applicant;

5. The type of examination required;

6. Whether or not the applicant was rejected;

7. Whether or not a certificate of licensure was granted;

8. The date of the action of the Board; and

9. Such other information as may be deemed necessary by the Board.

B. The record of the Board shall be prima facie evidence of the proceedings of the Board and a transcript thereof, duly certified by the Secretary or Executive Director of the Board under seal, shall be admissible as evidence with the same force and effect as if the original were produced.

C. The Board shall submit, upon request from the Governor, a report of its transactions of the preceding year, including a complete statement of the receipts and expenditures of the Board, attested by affidavits of its Chair and its Secretary.

D. Board records and papers of the following class may be kept confidential by the Board: examination materials, file records of examination problem solutions, exam scores or results, letters of inquiry and reference concerning applicants, transcripts of college courses and grades, email addresses, ongoing investigation files, closed complaints, information otherwise protected by law and all other matters of like confidential nature.

Added by Laws 1968, c. 245, § 10, emerg. eff. April 26, 1968. Amended by Laws 1982, c. 297, § 10; Laws 1992, c. 165, § 8, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 2005, c. 115, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2005; Laws 2008, c. 312, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2008; Laws 2017, c. 259, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.