§464-7 Powers and duties of board; secretary; records.
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§464-7 Powers and duties of board; secretary; records. In addition to any other powers and duties authorized by law, the board may compel the attendance of witnesses upon subpoena, administer oaths, take testimony, and do all other things necessary and proper to carry out this chapter in all matters within its jurisdiction. It shall adopt and have an official seal and adopt, subject to chapter 91 and with the approval of the governor and the director of commerce and consumer affairs, rules for the performance of its duties and the carrying on of its business and the enforcement of this chapter, including, but not limited to, rules which define the branches of engineering in which licensure shall be offered, clarify the qualifications needed for licensure, and set forth practice requirements.
It shall have a chairperson, a vice-chairperson, and a secretary, and a quorum shall consist of not less than six members.
The board shall keep a record of its proceedings and all applicants for licensure as engineers, architects, surveyors, or landscape architects, the date of application, name, educational and other qualifications, address, whether or not an examination was required, and whether or not the applicant was licensed and a certificate issued to the applicant and the date of the action. The records shall be prima facie evidence of all matters therein contained. [L 1923, c 227, §3; RL 1925, §3685; am L 1933, c 40, §1;
RL 1935, §7036; RL 1945, §7608; am L 1949, c 306, §3; RL 1955, §166-7; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §§14, 15; am L 1961, c 184, §24; am L 1963, c 114, §§1, 3; am L 1965, c 96, §106; am L 1967, c 9, §1; HRS §464-7; am L 1970, c 85, §1; am L 1982, c 204, §8; am L 1983, c 124, §17 and c 155, §3; gen ch 1985; am L 1988, c 226, §4; am L 1989, c 210, §9; am L 1992, c 11, §1 and c 202, §154; am L 1997, c 8, §2]