“Professional engineer,” within the meaning and intent of this act, refers to a person engaged in the professional practice of rendering service or creative work requiring education, training and experience in engineering sciences and the application of special knowledge of the mathematical, physical and engineering sciences in such professional or creative work as consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning or design of public or private utilities, structures, machines, processes, circuits, buildings, equipment or projects, and supervision of construction for the purpose of securing compliance with specifications and design for any such work.
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 6701
General Provisions
Known as the Professional Engineers Act
The act spans §§ 6700–6706 (11 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 174 Cal. App. 3d 736 - Carden v. Board of Registration for Professional Engineers (1985)
Most recently applied in 174 Cal. App. 3d 736 - Carden v. Board of Registration for Professional Engineers (October 1985)
Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1161.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.