(1) The board may, upon application and payment of proper fee, issue a license as a professional engineer, to any person who submits a national council record issued to the person by proper authority of the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) , or verification of licensure from any state or territory or possession of the United States, or any country, provided that the applicant's qualifications meet the requirements of the law and of the rules established by the board. Such applicants shall, as part of their application, complete and send to the department the standard application form. Applicants who have a current council record must complete only the following sections of the application for registration as a professional engineer:

(a) general information;

(b) licensure in other states;

(c) affidavit; and

(d) a completed engineer laws and rules questionnaire.

(2) Professional engineers applying by comity without an NCEES record are required to complete all sections of the application. The following are also required:

(a) transcripts;

(b) five completed reference forms as required by ARM 24.183.503;

(c) verification of taking and passing both the fundamentals of engineering (FE) examination and principles and practice of engineering (PPE) examination from the state of original licensure; and

(d) a completed engineer laws and rules questionnaire.