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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6702
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 to practice civil engineering in any of its phases.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6702.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 to practice electrical engineering in any of its phases.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6702.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 to practice mechanical engineering in any of its phases.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6703
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 design of professional engineering work or the direct engineering control of such projects. The phrase does not
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6703.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 and planning concepts. However, “supervision of the construction of engineering struct
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6704
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 from licensure under this chapter, and only persons licensed under this chapter shall
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6705
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6705
A subordinate is any person who assists a registered professional engineer in the practice of professional engineering without assuming responsible charge of work.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6706
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 at the request of a public official, public safety officer, or city or county building insp
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6706.3
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 a licensed engineer, or to a licensed civil, electrical, or mechanical engineer, as the case may be.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6710
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6710
(a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists, which consists of 15 members. (b) Any reference in any law or regulation to the Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, or the Board
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6710.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6710.1
Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. Whenever the protection of the public is inconsistent with other interests sought t
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6711
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6711
Each member of the board shall be a citizen of the United States. Five members shall be registered under this chapter. One member shall be licensed under the Professional Land Surveyors’ Act, Chapter 15 (commencing with Section 8700), one member shall be licensed under the Geolog
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6712
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6712
(a) All appointments to the board shall be for a term of four years. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term. Each appointment thereafter shall be for a four-year term expiring on June 30 of the fourth year following the year in which the previous term exp
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6713
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6713
Each appointing authority shall have the power to remove from office at any time any member of the board appointed by that authority pursuant to Section 106.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6714
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6714
The board shall appoint an executive officer at a salary to be fixed and determined by the board with the approval of the Director of Finance. This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6715
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6715
The board shall compile and maintain, or may have compiled and maintained on its behalf, a register of all licensees that contains information showing the name, address of record, type of branch license, license number, the date the license was issued, and the date the license wi
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6716
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6716
(a) The board may adopt rules and regulations consistent with law and necessary to govern its action. These rules and regulations shall be adopted in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Divis
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6717
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6717
The board may, by regulation, define the scope of each branch of professional engineering other than civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering for which registration is provided under this chapter.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6718
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6718
Any member of the board may administer oaths and may take testimony and proofs concerning all matters within the board’s jurisdiction.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6719
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6719
The board shall adopt and have an official seal which shall be affixed to all certificates of registration.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6720
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6720
Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6721
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6721
The board shall establish relations with bodies that regulate the practice of professional engineering, or closely related professions, or that register or license professional engineers in other states, and may establish relations with those bodies in other countries, for the pu
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6726
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6726
The board may establish one or more technical advisory committees to advise and assist the board with respect to the following: (1) Application review and verification for any level of registration, licensure, authority, or title. (2) Evaluation and investigation of potential vio
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6726.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6726.1
Each member of each technical advisory committee shall be appointed by the board and shall serve at the pleasure of the board. Each committee shall be composed of no more than five members.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6726.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6726.2
Each member of each technical advisory committee shall be an expert in the branch of engineering within the committee’s jurisdiction and shall be licensed under this chapter.