THEATTORNEY GENERAL 

OF 7rExAs 

AUS- 11. ‘ITEXAS 

June 20, 1957 

Honor,able Lewis Gross, Chairman 

‘Texas ‘&+%$*Board of, Registration 

for &&(~#J&ional Engineers 

Austin, ‘Texas 

Dear Mr. Chose: 

Opinion No. WW-144 

Re: Do the provisions of the Acts of 

the 45th Legislature, R.S., 1937, 

ch. 404, Sec. 1, p. 816, apply to 

the owners of a corporation which 

uses the term, “Engineering”, in 

its corporate title, where the corpor8tion is engaged in the manufacturing business and does not 

hold itself out to the public as 

being avllilable to render engincering services ? 

Th$s opinion is in response to your request in which you ask a 

question which ir aubathntially as ~follows: 

‘Doar Sac#on 1 of the Engineering Registration Act 

’ (Acta of the 45th Legislature, R.S., 1937, ch. 404, Sec. 1, 

R. 816) apply to the conditions am set out in the attached 

lettar 7” 

The attached lettar seta’forth the fact that a private corporation 

has obtained a chartar and is doing btiainess under the title of ‘Vadan Engineering Company”. The letter goes on to state that the owners of the corporation in question 8ra operating a manufacturing plant and do not hold themselves 

out to the public aa being available to render engineering services. 

Section 1 of the Engineering Registration Act, Acts of the 45th 

Legislature, R.S., 1937, ch. 404. p. 016 (Article 3271a. V.C.S., Sec. 1). reads 

aa follows : 

‘That in order to safeguard life, health, md property, any 

parson practicing or offering to practice the profaa8ion of angineering as hereinafter defined ah11 hereafter be required to 

submit evidence that he is qualified so to practice and shall be 

registered as hereinafter provided; and it shall be unlawful for 

8ny person to practice or offer to practice the profession of 
Honorable Lewis Gross, Page 2 (WW-144) 

engineering in the State or to use in connection width his, name 

or otherwise assume, use, or advertise any title or description 

tending to convey the impression that he is a professional engineer unless such person has been duly registered or exempted 

under the provisions of this Act.” (Emphasis added) 

Section 1 prohibits a person from practicing or offering to practice 

the profession of engineering in this State without being duly. +eneed, and 

also prohibits the use of any title or description tending to.co;l’vey the imp&s’- 

sion that he is a professional engineer. 

We are of the opinion that the wor,d “engineprjng” in the,title of the 

Vaden Engineering Company clearly gives the ‘impression that this organization is qualified to render engineering service. To convey such an imprersion 

by its name is in direct violation of Section 1. In effect, we are of the opinion 

that any company who uses the word “engineering* in its title and whose membars have not qualified under the Act is in violation of the Act. 

SUMMARY 

Any company or organization who uses the word “engineering” 

in its title and whose members have not qualified under the 

Act ts in violation of the Acts of the 45th Legislature, R.S., 

ch. 404, Section 1, p. 816 (Article 32718, Section 1, V.C.S.). 

Very truly yours, 

WILL WILSON 

Atto& General of Texas 

EAC:tiw 

APPROVED: 

OPINION COMMITTEE : 

H. Grady Chandler, Chairman 

James N. Ludlum 

Byron Fullerton 

REVIEWED FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 

BY: Gao. P. Blackburn 

BY 

dward A. Casares 

Assistant 

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