File the approved entity formation documents and the Certificate of Authority with the Department of State to form your business entity.

The Professional Corporations Unit will approve the entity formation documents and send a Certificate of Authority back to the applicant.

File entity formation documents, a contact information form, and the required fee with the Professional Corporations Unit.

Obtain a certificate of good standing from your business entity's home state (to be filed during the foreign qualification process).

Ensure that your New York entity will meet ownership requirements.Ensure that your business entity will meet ownership requirements.Applicants will be notified and certificate sent via mail. More Details Form:Īpplication for Certificate of AuthorizationĪt least 12 weeks. If you already have a license and are looking to renew it, please see the renewal section. This section applies to engineering firms that are applying for a license in New York for the first time. All of the partners must be engineers licensed in New York.An ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan), either in part or in its entirety, may not constitute part of the greater than 75% owned by design professionals.The president, the chairperson of the board of directors and the chief executive officer or officers must be design professionals.Greater than 75% of the of the officers must be design professionals.Greater than 75% of the directors must be design professionals.Greater than 75% of the outstanding shares of stock of the DPC must be owned by design professionals.

For foreign PLLCs, at least one of the members or managers must be a New York licensed engineer and all of the members and managers must be engineers licensed in any state.

For domestic PLLCs, all of the members and managers must be engineers licensed in New York.

Professional Limited Liability Companies:

For foreign PCs, at least one of the shareholders must be a New York licensed engineer and all of the shareholders, officers, and directors must be engineers licensed in any state.

For domestic PCs, all of the shareholders, officers, and directors must be engineers licensed in New York.

Professional Limited Liability Companies.

New York State Education Department - Office of the Professions - State Board for Engineering, Land Surveying, and Geology New York Certificate of Authorization to Provide Engineering Services Agency:

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