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Alaska State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors

Public Notice:

Notice of Proposed Regulations

Alaska State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors proposes to update terminology in various regulations in accordance with recent statute changes, the requirements for the use of digital signatures.

Written comments deadline: 4:30 p.m. on December 15, 2023

Public Notice:

Notice of Proposed Regulations

Alaska State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors proposes to update regulations relating to the reexamination process for land surveyors and registration by examination requirements for landscape architects.

Written comments deadline: 4:30 p.m. on December 15, 2023

It is Time to Renew Your License!

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MY LICENSE Online Renewal

Please use our convenient MY LICENSE online renewal application. In most cases your license will be renewed immediately. Due to a heavy volume of renewal activities, processing time for renewal applications received by mail may take up to 4-6 weeks.

In order to receive communication via email, your email address of record must be current at all times. You may verify your current email address via the MY LICENSE self-service portal. If you are expecting communication from our office, please be sure to check your spam/junk mail folder.

If you have not registered, follow these simple steps:

  1. Visit the MY LICENSE customer home page at: ProfessionalLicense.Alaska.Gov/MYLICENSE
  2. If you have an existing myAlaska account, enter your account information. If not, please create an account. You will be redirected to the MY LICENSE customer home page.
  3. Under Access an Existing License, enter your license number and Web Authorization Code, if one has been provided. This information is on your renewal notice.
  4. To renew your license, simply select the license you wish to renew from the Professional Licensing section.

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OR
4 letters + at least 1 number

If you have an alpha-numeric license number, you must enter all of the characters in order to renew online. EXAMPLE: ABCD1234

New Continuing Education Regulations

The new continuing education regulations go into effect on October 15, 2023. To read the new regulations, please click on the the link in the Public Notice below. Click here to read the FAQ's.

Public Notice:

Notice of Adopted Changes to the Regulations of the Alaska State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors

On August 18, 2023, the Alaska State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors adopted regulation changes in Title 12, Chapter 36 of the Alaska Administrative Code. The regulations updated concern work experience requirements, definitions, and examination requirements for structural engineers. The regulation changes were reviewed and approved by the Department of Law, signed, and filed by the Lieutenant Governor (or designee) on September 22, 2023, and will go into effect on October 22, 2023. Please click here to see the filed version of the regulations.

The new regulation changes will be printed in Register 248, January 2024 of the Alaska Administrative Code.

Hard Copy License Certificates Discontinued

The division has expanded our online services to allow licensees to download their own license certificates on demand. As a result, the division no longer mails hardcopy license certificates. The certificates will be located under the “initial application” and “renewal” events in the MY LICENSE account.

If you need guidance on how to set up or access your MY LICENSE account, you can access the MY LICENSE instructions here.

2023 AELS Newsletter

This issue includes a message from the chair, tips from the board, how to get involved with the board, and much, much more.

2023 AELS Newsletter

Professions Regulated by the Board

  • Architect
  • Engineer:
    • Agricultural Engineer
    • Chemical Engineer
    • Civil Engineer
    • Control Systems Engineer
    • Electrical Engineer
    • Environmental Engineer
    • Fire protection Engineer
    • Industrial Engineer
    • Mechanical Engineer
    • Metallurgical and Materials Engineer
    • Mining and Mineral Processing Engineer
    • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineer
    • Nuclear Engineer
    • Petroleum Engineer
    • Structural Engineer
  • Land Surveyor
  • Landscape Architect
  • Corporations, Limited Liability Companies (LLC), Limited Liability Partnerships (LLP), and Limited Partnerships (LP) offering architectural, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architectural services
12 AAC 02.900. Name and Address Changes
  1. A person licensed, registered, or certified by a board or commission listed in AS 08.01.010, or in an occupation listed in AS 08.01.010, shall maintain a current, valid, mailing address on file with the division at all times. The latest mailing address on file with the division is the address that will be used for official communications, notifications, and service of legal process.
  2. A licensee must notify the division in writing, of a change of the licensee’s address.
  3. If a licensee has a change of name, the licensee shall submit to the division within 30 days of the change of name
    1. notification of the change of the licensee’s name, on a form provided by the division that has been completed by the licensee and notarized;
    2. a copy of the marriage certificate, court document, or other legal document verifying the change of name; and
    3. the fee established in 12 AAC 02.105 for a name change.
  4. The division will issue a new license showing the change of name if a licensee meets the requirements in (c) of this section.

Authority: AS 08.01.050 AS 08.01.080 AS 08.01.087

Home Inspections by Licensed Engineers and Architects

An individual who holds a valid license as a professional engineer or architect may do home inspections without obtaining a home inspector license. However, they cannot use the term “home inspector” in any way or advertise that they conduct home inspections. They also must seal, sign and date the inspection report. If they call themselves “home inspectors” or advertise their services as “home inspectors” or fail to seal, sign and date the report they are in violation of AS 08.18.053 and the Division will open an investigation for unlicensed practice.

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Contact Information

Phone: (907) 465-2550
Email: AELSboard@Alaska.Gov

Mailing Address for USPS:

State of Alaska/DCCED
Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
AELS Board
P.O. Box 110806
Juneau, AK 99811-0806

Mailing Address for all other carriers:

State of Alaska/DCCED
Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
AELS Board
333 Willoughby Ave. 9th Floor
Juneau, AK 99811-0806