California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists
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Contact Information
2535 Capitol Oaks Drive, Suite 300
Sacramento, CA 95833-2944
Phone: 1-866-780-5370 or (916) 263-2222
Fax: (916) 263-2246
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Licenses
We track the following licenses with the California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists 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.
California Civil Engineer License
Initial Registration
| Form: | |
| Agency Fee: | $125 |
Registration Renewal
| Form: | |
| Filing Method: | Mail or online. |
| Agency Fee: | $115 |
| Due: | Biennially by the end of the assigned quarterly renewal period. |
California Engineering Geologist Certification
Initial Registration
| Form: | Application for Licensure as a Professional Geologist or Geophysicist |
| Agency Fee: | $250 application fee + $100 examination fee. |
Registration Renewal
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $67.50 |
| Due: | Biennially by the end of the certificate holder's birth month. |
California Geologist-in-Training Certification
| Agency: | California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists |
Initial Registration
| Form: | Application for Certification as a Geologist-in-Training (GIT) |
| Agency Fee: | $150 |
Renewal Not Required
Not required
The certificate shall become invalid when the holder has qualified as a professional geologist.
California Geotechnical Engineer License
Initial Registration
| Form: | |
| Agency Fee: | $275 |
Registration Renewal
| Form: | |
| Filing Method: | Mail or online. |
| Agency Fee: | $115 |
| Due: | Biennially by the end of the assigned quarterly renewal period. |
California Hydrogeologist Certification
| Agency: | California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists |
Initial Registration
| Form: | Application for Licensure as a Professional Geologist or Geophysicist |
| Agency Fee: | $250 application fee + $100 examination fee. |
Registration Renewal
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $67.50 |
| Due: | Biennially by the end of the certificate holder's birth month. |
California Land Surveyor-in-Training Certification (LSIT)
| Agency: | California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists |
Initial Registration
| Form: | Application for Certification as an Engineer-in-Training or Land Surveyor-in-Training |
| Agency Fee: | $50 |
Renewal Not Required
Not required
California Organization Record
Initial Registration
| Form: | |
| Agency Fee: | $0 |
| Turnaround: | 5-10 business days |
| Notes: | California does not issue a firm license for engineering, but firms are typically required to register and submit additional documentation. Separate forms are used for domestic and foreign firms. |
| How to Apply: | In California, entity registration with the Secretary of State and an Organizational Record Form with the Board for Engineers can be applied for concurrently. |
Renewal Not Required
Not required
Registrations do not expire, but firms must notify the board when entity information changes.
California Professional Engineer License
Initial Registration
| Form: | |
| Agency Fee: | $125 |
Registration Renewal
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $115 |
| Due: | Biennially by the end of the assigned quarterly renewal period. |
California Professional Geologist License
Initial Registration
| Form: | Application for Licensure as a Professional Geologist or Geophysicist |
| Agency Fee: | $250 application fee + exam fees. |
Registration Renewal
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $270 |
| Due: | Biennially by the end of the licensee's birth month. |
California Professional Geophysicist License
Initial Registration
| Form: | Application for Licensure as a Professional Geologist or Geophysicist |
| Agency Fee: | $250 application fee + $100 examination fee. |
Registration Renewal
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $270 |
| Due: | Biennially by the end of the licensee's birth month. |
California Structural Engineer License
Initial Registration
| Form: | |
| Agency Fee: | $125 |
Registration Renewal
| Form: | |
| Filing Method: | Mail or online. |
| Agency Fee: | $115 |
| Due: | Biennially by the end of the assigned quarterly renewal period. |
California Traffic Engineer License
Initial Registration
| Form: | |
| Agency Fee: | $275 |
Registration Renewal
| Form: | |
| Filing Method: | Mail or online. |
| Agency Fee: | $115 |
| Due: | Biennially by the end of the assigned quarterly renewal period. |
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