Any person or firm who shall practice, or offer to practice, engineering or surveying in this state without being licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, or any person presenting or attempting to use as his or her own license or seal of another, or any person who shall give any false or forged evidence of any kind to the board or to any member thereof in obtaining a license, or any person who shall falsely impersonate any other licensee of like or different name, or any person or firm who shall attempt to use an expired or revoked license, or any person or firm who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) in addition to reimbursement of investigative expenses and court costs, or suffer imprisonment for a period not exceeding three (3) months, or both. The criminal penalties provided for in this section may be assessed in addition to those civil penalties provided for in this chapter.
(a) Unless licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, no person shall:(a) Directly or indirectly employ, use, cause to be used or make use of any of the following terms or any combinations, variations or abbreviations thereof as a professional, business or commercial identification, title, name, representation, claim, asset or means of advantage or benefit: “engineer,” “professional engineer,” “licensed engineer,” “registered engineer,” “registered professional engineer,” “licensed professional engineer,” “engineered,” “engineering,” “surveyor,” “professional surveyor,” “licensed surveyor,” “registered surveyor,” “registered professional surveyor,” “licensed professional surveyor,” “surveyed,” “surveying,” “professional land surveyor,” or “licensed professional land surveyor”; or(b) Directly or indirectly employ, use, cause to be used or make use of any letter, abbreviation, word, symbol, slogan, sign or any combinations or variations thereof which in any manner whatsoever tends or is likely to create any impression with the public or any member thereof that any person is qualified or authorized to practice engineering or to practice surveying; or(c) Receive any fee or compensation or the promise of any fee or compensation for performing, offering or attempting to perform any service, work, act or thing which is any part of the practice of engineering or the practice of surveying.
(a) Directly or indirectly employ, use, cause to be used or make use of any of the following terms or any combinations, variations or abbreviations thereof as a professional, business or commercial identification, title, name, representation, claim, asset or means of advantage or benefit: “engineer,” “professional engineer,” “licensed engineer,” “registered engineer,” “registered professional engineer,” “licensed professional engineer,” “engineered,” “engineering,” “surveyor,” “professional surveyor,” “licensed surveyor,” “registered surveyor,” “registered professional surveyor,” “licensed professional surveyor,” “surveyed,” “surveying,” “professional land surveyor,” or “licensed professional land surveyor”; or
(b) Directly or indirectly employ, use, cause to be used or make use of any letter, abbreviation, word, symbol, slogan, sign or any combinations or variations thereof which in any manner whatsoever tends or is likely to create any impression with the public or any member thereof that any person is qualified or authorized to practice engineering or to practice surveying; or
(c) Receive any fee or compensation or the promise of any fee or compensation for performing, offering or attempting to perform any service, work, act or thing which is any part of the practice of engineering or the practice of surveying.
Any person, firm, partnership, association or corporation which shall do, offer or attempt to do any one or more of the acts or things set forth in paragraphs (a) through (c) of the preceding paragraph shall be conclusively presumed and regarded as engaged in the practice of engineering or the practice of surveying.
It shall be the duty of all duly constituted officers of the law of this state, or any political subdivision thereof, to enforce the provisions of this chapter and to prosecute any persons violating same. Except as otherwise authorized in Section 7-5-39, the Attorney General of the state or his or her assistant shall act as legal advisor of the board in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.