PRINTER'S NO. 2595

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 2081 Session of 1981


        INTRODUCED BY MILLER, NOVEMBER 23, 1981

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE,
           NOVEMBER 23, 1981

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending the act of May 23, 1945 (P.L.913, No.367), entitled, as
     2     amended, "An act relating to and regulating the practice of
     3     the profession of engineering; including civil engineering,
     4     mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, mining
     5     engineering, chemical engineering, surveying and constituent
     6     parts and combinations thereof as herein defined; providing
     7     for the licensing and registration of persons practicing said
     8     profession, and the certification of engineers in training,
     9     and the suspension and revocation of said licenses,
    10     registrations and certifications for violation of this act;
    11     prescribing the powers and duties of the State Registration
    12     Board for Professional Engineers, the Department of State and
    13     the courts; prescribing penalties; and repealing existing
    14     laws," exempting certain activities from licensure and
    15     registration.

    16     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    17  hereby enacts as follows:
    18     Section 1.  Section 5, act of May 23, 1945 (P.L.913, No.367),
    19  known as the "Professional Engineers Registration Law", amended
    20  December 13, 1979 (P.L.534, No.120), is amended by adding a
    21  subsection to read:
    22     Section 5.  Exemption from Licensure and Registration.--* * *
    23     (i)  The writing of deed descriptions as taken from the


     1  written and completed surveys of professional land surveyors by
     2  attorneys and title insurance companies doing business in
     3  Pennsylvania.
     4     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.


















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