Register an Engineering and Land Surveying Firm in Massachusetts

Request A Certificate by Regulatory Board with ePLACE

Need a Certificate by Regulatory Board to register your business with the Secretary of State’s Office? Use the ePLACE portal to submit a request the Board’s signature on a Certificate by Regulatory Board. 

Instructions

To submit a request online, you will need an account in ePLACE. If you do not already have an account, you may complete the following steps to create and account and to submit a verification request online:

1. Visit the ePLACE Portal to register for an account. Detailed instructions on how to create a portal account can be found here.
2. After you have registered for an account, please login with the username and password that you created.
3. After logging in with the username that you created, go to the “Manage My Licenses and Permits” tab, and complete the following steps to link your professional license or certification to the registration you just created. (Note: If you are seeking only a Certificate by Regulatory Board, you may skip to #5 below.)
   
   Linking your license or certification:
    
   1. Select the “File an Online Application” link
   2. Select the “Link Your Account Portal” link under the search box
   3. Select the “Link your Online Account to an Existing Record” link
   4. Select the proper agency, Division of Professional Licensure (DPL), and when prompted enter your Record ID/license number and the Authorization Code
   5. Link your account using your Record ID/license number (Example: 1234-PL-M1) and the Authorization Code (Example: 1234567899) found on your license renewal form. Or, if you do not have a Record ID and Authorization Code, please contact the Board at 617-727-9957.
       
4. Once you have successfully linked your account, go back to the “Manage my Licenses and Permits” page and you should now see your license listed.
5. On the “Manage my Licenses and Permits” tab, select “File an Online Application.”
6. File an online application for a License Verification, where you will be prompted to upload the filled-in Certificate by Regulatory Board and provide payment. *Please indicate under Special Instructions "Certificate by Regulatory Board" and provide a mailing address to which the Board will mail the signed certificate (completed certificates cannot be emailed).

Please be sure to include your contact information in the electronic request in the event we have questions for you.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q.  Must all engineers or land surveyors in the firm be licensed in Massachusetts in order for the firm to be registered with the Massachusetts Secretary of State’s Office?

A.  No.  Only the engineers or land surveyors working in Massachusetts must be Massachusetts-licensed engineers.

Q.  Must one of the owners or board of directors be a Massachusetts-license engineer?

A.  No.  However, the firm must designate a Massachusetts-licensed engineer or land surveyor to serve as the person who has Responsible Charge (250 CMR 5.04). Only include the Massachusetts-licensed engineers or land surveyors on the form.

Q.  If there is more than one licensee listed on the form, how do I pay $15 each?

A.  You may submit two requests and refer to the Certificate by Regulatory Board on which both appear; or, you may enter as many mailing addresses as there are licensees on the form, each mailing address will prompt a separate payment.