ADAMS v. STATE BD. OF REGISTRATION

No. COA97-866.

501 S.E.2d 660 (1998)

In re James ADAMS, RLS No. L-3024, Petitioner, v. The NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

April 21, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein, L.L.P. by K. Matthew Vaughn, Raleigh, for petitioner-appellant.

David S. Tuttle, Board Counsel, North Carolina State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, and Bailey & Dixon, L.L.P. by Wright T. Dixon, Jr. and John M. Kirby, Raleigh, for respondent-appellee.


EAGLES, Judge.

We first consider whether the grant of judicial authority under which the Board disciplined petitioner was constitutional. Petitioner argues that the transfer of judicial power to an agency violates the separation of powers provision of Article IV, Section 3 of the North Carolina Constitution unless it is accompanied by "adequate guiding standards." In the Matter of Appeal from Civil Penalty, 324 N.C. 373, 382...

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