Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
Re: Certicate of Authorization
Please be advised that any corporation (except a professional service corporation established
pursuant to the “Professional Service Corporation Act, “N.J.S.A. 14A:17 et seq.) offering or
providing professional engineering and/or land surveying services in the State of New Jersey
must obtain a Certicate of Authorization from the State Board of Professional Engineers
and Land Surveyors to perform these functions. Any corporation offering or providing said
services without the requisite Certicate of Authorization is in violation of N.J.S.A. 45:8-56.
Very truly yours,
Michael DeFrancisci
Acting Executive Director
State Board of Professional Engineers
and Land Surveyors
New Jersey Ofce of the Attorney General
Division of Consumer Affairs
State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
124 Halsey Street, 3rd Floor, P.O. Box 45015
Newark, New Jersey 07101
(973) 504-6460
Certicate of Authorization Instruction Sheet
The form must be typed or printed clearly. Separate sheets of paper may be used for additional
information. Please provide a telephone number and an email address.
A nonrefundable application fee of $120.00, made payable to the State Board of Professional
Engineers and Land Surveyors, must be submitted with the application. Applications received
after the rst year of a biennial renewal period require a one-year registration fee of $60.00.
A notary seal is required on page two of the form. You must also provide the signatures of the
New Jersey licensee who is in “responsible charge” and a corporate ofcer where indicated.
Domestic corporations (New Jersey corporations) must submit a certified copy of the
Certificate of Formation or Incorporation, and a copy of the most current annual report
with all applications. Both documents are issued from the Division of Revenue in the New
Jersey Department of the Treasury. To obtain the certicate, call (609) 292-9292 or log onto
www.nj.gov/njbgs.
Foreign corporations (out of state corporations) must present a certified copy of the
Certicate of Formation or Incorporation issued by the home state. Also, submit a certied
copy of a Certicate of Authority to do business in New Jersey, issued by the Division of
Revenue in the New Jersey Department of the Treasury and a current Annual Report. To obtain
both certificates, complete an application for Public Records Filing for New Business
Entities, call (609) 292-9292 or log onto www.nj.gov/njbgs . A copy of the most current annual
report led with Division of Revenue must be submitted with every application.
Any changes (corporate address, address of record, if different, professional engineer and/or land
surveyor in responsible charge, corporate ofcers, etc.) must be reported in writing within 30 days
of the change.
Return the Certicate of Authorization application to the address below.
STATE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS
P.O. BOX 45015
NEWARK, NJ 07101
Once your Certicate of Authorization application has been approved, you will be issued a
certicate number. This certicate number must be indicated on your Title Block, Plans and
Letterhead.
NOTE: Applications not signed, notarized, dated or received without required documentation will
be returned.
PLEASE INDICATE A DESIGNATED RESPONSIBLE-CHARGE LICENSEE AS THE CONTACT
PERSON WHO WILL RECEIVE ALL CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE BOARD.
New Jersey Ofce of the Attorney General
Division of Consumer Affairs
State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
124 Halsey Street, 3rd Floor, P.O. Box 45015
Newark, New Jersey 07101
(973) 504-6460
New Jersey Ofce of the Attorney General
Division of Consumer Affairs
State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
124 Halsey Street, 3rd Floor, P.O. Box 45015
Newark, New Jersey 07101
(973) 504-6460
Certicate of Authorization Application
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 45:8-56
* You must complete the “Details of Ownership” pursuant to N.J.S.A. 45:8-57.
Note: Print clearly or use a typewriter. If any space is inadequate for any portion of this form, use a separate sheet of paper.
Name and address of the corporation Contact person’s phone no. Date of this application
Name and Address of registered agent in New Jersey
Addresses of the satellite ofces in New Jersey where professional services will be offered or provided (each ofce
must be sequentially numbered beginning with 2; as in 2, 3, 4, etc.).
2. __________________________________________________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________________________________________________
Name and license number of the licensee in responsible charge in the principal ofce.
Name and license number of the licensee in responsible charge in each additional ofce.
Name License number
2. __________________________________________________________________ ____________________
3. __________________________________________________________________ ____________________
4. __________________________________________________________________ ____________________
Every person in responsible charge listed below must include the numeric identier of his or her work location
following his or her name in the column below.
List all personnel in-responsible-charge who act on behalf of the corporation as a professional engineers or land surveyor.
Name
Prof. Prof. Home address X Signature
Land Surveyor
Engineer
( )
( )
( )
( )
( )
( )
( )
Any changes in the above information must be reported to the Board within 30 days after such changes become effective.
Under oath, I declare that the foregoing statements, to the best of my knowledge and belief, are true and made in good faith.
____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ __________________________
Print the name of the Chief Executive Ofcer Signature of the Chief Executive Ofcer Date
Corporation Section (for corporations and limited liability companies)
Name of corporation
Print the name of the authorized ofcer Title
Signature of the authorized ofcer
Date
CheCk One:
Professional Engineering
Land Surveying
Engineering and Land Surveying
I hereby certify that I am familiar with the
laws and
regulations governing the practices
of professional
engineers or land surveyors in New Jersey and
the denition of “responsible charge” therein,
and my responsibility under this denition.
Before me personally appeared the signer of the above, who acknowledged
himself/herself to be the authorized above-named officer (or managing
member) of the above-named corporation, and that he/she being authorized
to do so, executed this application for the purposes stated by signing
the name of the corporation by himself/herself as the authorized officer.
In witness thereof:
Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of ___________________, _______ .
County ____________________State ______________
Print name of notary public ______________________
Signature of notary public _______________________
Date commission expires ________________________
affix
notary
public
seal
affix
corporate
seal
(Corporations only)
(include area code)
I have attached the required certied copy of the
Certicate
of Incorporation/Authority/Formation from
the N.J. Dept. of the Treasury.
Yes No
Submit a copy of the
most current annual
report f i led w i t h
Division of Revenue
in the New Jersey
D e p a r t m e n t o f
Treasury.
N.J. license number
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Detailsofownership
Professional Engineers Land Surveyors Professional Engineers
and Land Surveyors
Please check if there have been no changes to the Details of Ownership since originally led.
Designation:* D = Director M = Manager or Member O = Ofcer
P = Principal Stockholder A = All designations
Please specify if more than one designation is applicable.
Name and address (and title if any)
of each ofcer, director, manager D M O
and principal stockholders. P A Owned Percent New Jersey license number, if applicable Signature
Non-closely allied professionals
Ownership interest in LLC/Coporation
Name and address Amount
Percentage
Use an additional sheet of paper if necessary.
Total shares issued Issued: ____________________
and outstanding. Outstanding: _______________
I certify that I am familiar with the
laws and regulations governing the
practices of professional engineers
and/or land surveyors in New Jersey.
I am aware that the Certificate of
Authorization may be revoked if any
agent, employee, director or ofcer of
the corporation or manager or member
of a limited liability company violates
or causes to be violated any provisions
of those laws or regulations.
PE _________________ ID ________________
RA _________________ PP ________________
LS _________________ LA ________________
In accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:27-4.8(d), the L.L.C. or corporation and its
licensees have a continuing duty to inform the Board within 30 days of any
change in the information that was originally provided to the Board.
_________________________________________________
Signature of licensee in-responsible-charge
Rev. 1/17
Information that you provide on this application may be subject to public disclosure as required by the Open Public Records Act (OPRA).
PE _________________ ID ________________
RA _________________ PP ________________
LS _________________ LA ________________
PE _________________ ID ________________
RA _________________ PP ________________
LS _________________ LA ________________
PE _________________ ID ________________
RA _________________ PP ________________
LS _________________ LA ________________
PE _________________ ID ________________
RA _________________ PP ________________
LS _________________ LA ________________
PE _________________ ID ________________
RA _________________ PP ________________
LS _________________ LA ________________
*Desig. Number of shares
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