California Business and Professions Code ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

  • Section 6700.
    This chapter constitutes the chapter on professional engineers. It may be cited as the Professional Engineers Act.(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 732, Sec. 1.)
  • Section 6701.
    “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...
  • Section 6702.
    “Civil engineer” as used in this chapter means a professional engineer in the branch of civil engineering and refers to one who practices or offers...
  • Section 6702.1.
    “Electrical engineer” as used in this chapter means a professional engineer in the branch of electrical engineering and refers to one who practices or offers...
  • Section 6702.2.
    “Mechanical engineer” as used in this chapter means a professional engineer in the branch of mechanical engineering and refers to one who practices or offers...
  • Section 6703.
    The phrase “responsible charge of work” means the independent control and direction, by the use of initiative, skill, and independent judgment, of the investigation or...
  • Section 6703.1.
    “Supervision of the construction of engineering structures” means the periodic observation of materials and completed work to determine general compliance with plans, specifications, and design...
  • Section 6704.
    (a) In order to safeguard life, health, property, and public welfare, no person shall practice civil, electrical, or mechanical engineering unless appropriately licensed or specifically exempted...
  • Section 6704.1.
    (a) The Department of Consumer Affairs, in conjunction with the board, and the Joint Committee on Boards, Commissions, and Consumer Protection shall review the engineering branch...
  • Section 6705.
    A subordinate is any person who assists a registered professional engineer in the practice of professional engineering without assuming responsible charge of work.(Repealed and added...
  • Section 6706.
    (a) An engineer who voluntarily, without compensation or expectation of compensation, provides structural inspection services at the scene of a declared national, state, or local emergency...
  • Section 6706.3.
    Any reference in any law or regulation to a registered engineer, or to a registered civil, electrical, or mechanical engineer, is deemed to refer to...

Last modified: October 22, 2018