# 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$sopinion is in response to your request in which you ask a question which ir aubathntially as ~follows:

‘Doar Sac#on 1of the Engineering Registration Act ’ (Acta ofthe 45thLegislature, R.S., 1937, ch. 404, Sec. 1, R. 816) apply totheconditions amset out in theattached lettar 7” The attached lettar seta’forth thefact thata private corporation has obtained a chartar and is doingbtiainess under thetitle of ‘Vadan Engineering Company”. The letter goes onto state thatthe owners of the corporation inquestion **8ra** operating a manufacturing plant and do not hold themselves outtothepublic aa being available to render engineering services.

Section 1of 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 ofangineering 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 ofHonorable Lewis **Gross,** Page 2 (WW-144)
engineering in the State or to use in connection widthhis, 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 1prohibits 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 ofthe 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 theActs ofthe 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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