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File a Complaint

You may file a complaint against a licensee regulated by this Board by sending your written complaint to the Board's Complaint Officer, Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers, 92 State House Station, Augusta, Maine, 04333-0092.

The written complaint should include a detailed description of all information relevant to the subject matter of the complaint. Please include licensees name, address, and registration number if known. In addition, please attach copies of any supporting documents that relate to the issue of the complaint. All complaints are reviewed and investigated. If the complaint has merit and a violation(s) of the law or rule is found, the Board may take disciplinary action against the licensee.

THE COMPLAINT PROCESS

The Board receives a signed letter of complaint that describes the nature of the complaint and includes documented evidence.

Upon receipt of the complaint, the Executive Director sends a copy of the complaint letter with attached documented evidence to the licensee with a request that the licensee provides evidence pertaining to the complaint.

When the licensee's response, is received the Board's Complaint Officer (a member of the Board) reviews the basis of the complaint with the complaint committee which consists of the Assistant Attorney General and the Executive Director.

The investigation may continue by obtaining additional evidence from the complainant, licensee and others.

Complaint Officer presents the facts of the complaint to the full Board at a regularly scheduled Board meeting. Names of the complainant, licensee and others are not disclosed to the Board during this presentation. Notice of the meeting is provided to the complainant and licensee who can attend the public meeting as members of the public. Members of the public are not permitted to speak at the meeting.

After the presentation by the Complaint officer, the Board may take the following actions:

  1. Dismiss the complaint for lack of evidence of a violation of the Board's statute of Rules.
  2. Table pending further action.
  3. Proceed with disciplinary action of the licensee by offering a consensual settlement ordering an informational conference, or by scheduling an adjudicatory hearing.

Parties to the complaint may attend the informal conference and/or the adjudicatory hearing.

Results of Board actions pertaining to complaints are mailed to individuals involved.