Violations — Penalties — Reporting offenses

Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-2-105, under General Provisions.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-2-105

(a) (1) A person shall not:(A) Present or attempt to file as the person's own the certificate of registration of another;(B) Give forged or willfully false evidence of any kind to the state board of examiners for architects, engineers, and land surveyors or any member of the board for the purpose of obtaining a certificate;(C) Falsely impersonate any other practitioner; or(D) Use or attempt to use an expired or revoked certificate of registration.(2) A violation of subdivision (a)(1) is a Class B misdemeanor.

(1) A person shall not:(A) Present or attempt to file as the person's own the certificate of registration of another;(B) Give forged or willfully false evidence of any kind to the state board of examiners for architects, engineers, and land surveyors or any member of the board for the purpose of obtaining a certificate;(C) Falsely impersonate any other practitioner; or(D) Use or attempt to use an expired or revoked certificate of registration.

(A) Present or attempt to file as the person's own the certificate of registration of another;

(B) Give forged or willfully false evidence of any kind to the state board of examiners for architects, engineers, and land surveyors or any member of the board for the purpose of obtaining a certificate;

(C) Falsely impersonate any other practitioner; or

(D) Use or attempt to use an expired or revoked certificate of registration.

(2) A violation of subdivision (a)(1) is a Class B misdemeanor.

(b) (1) A person shall not practice or offer to practice engineering, architecture, land surveying, landscape architecture, or use the title “registered interior designer” in this state in violation of this chapter.(2) A violation of subdivision (b)(1) is a Class B misdemeanor.(3) Each day's violation of subdivision (b)(1) is a separate offense.

(1) A person shall not practice or offer to practice engineering, architecture, land surveying, landscape architecture, or use the title “registered interior designer” in this state in violation of this chapter.

(2) A violation of subdivision (b)(1) is a Class B misdemeanor.

(3) Each day's violation of subdivision (b)(1) is a separate offense.

(c) A person is construed to practice or offer to practice engineering, architecture, land surveying, or landscape architecture who, by verbal claim, sign, advertisement, letterhead, card, or in any other way, represents that person to be an architect, engineer, land surveyor, or landscape architect, with or without qualifying adjective, or through the use of some other title implies that the person is an architect, engineer, land surveyor, or landscape architect.

(d) The members of the board shall report any violations of this chapter to the proper authorities.