### WmE A-IITORNEY GENERAL OiFTEXAS GERALD C.MANN

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April 28, 

### 1939
Hon. **F.** E. Rightor secretary Texas State Boerd ofRegistration for Professional gnaineers Austin, Texas
Dear Sir: Opinion No. O-687 Re: Renewal feesfor certificate ,of registration of professional engineers.
Your request for an opinion on theabove stated questions has been received by this office.
Your "The letter reads in part as follocvs: Board la inreceipt of a letter whichreads as folloivs: ""Section 

### 16of the Engineers License Law provides that a C8rtifiOat8,OfregiStratiOn may b.8renewed at any tim8 with the maximum fee of twice the normal. I take this tomean that at some future date when and if I return-to Texas my certificate may be renewed for the sum of $10.00. Please advise if this assumption iscorrf$.ct.I feft Texas inAugust, 

### 1938and expect tobe away several years.1 ~ "Pleas8 advise if th!s registrant is correct inhis assumption that $10.00 is themaxinmm amount COlleqtabl8 for renewal, or it is the intention of the act that theregistrant canbe charged a total of $10.00 for each year he isdelinquent." Section 1 of Aenate Bill No. 74, Acts of the 45th Legislature, regulating thepractice of professional engineers provides that: . "That in order to safeguard life, health, and property, any person practicing or offering to practice theprofession of engineering as hereinafter defined shall hereafter be required to s~ubmitevidence that he is qalified so to practice and shall be registered ashereinafter provided; and it shallbe, unlawful for anyperson to practice or offer to practice the,

### Hon. F.E. Rightor, April 

### 28, 

### 1939,Page 2, O-607

profession of engineering in thd'sSt&e, or to use in connection with his name of otherwise assume, use, or advertise any title or description tending to convey the the impression that he is aprofessional engineer unless such person has b88n duly registered or exempted under the provisions of this Act." S8C,tiOn

### 16of Senate RI11 No. 74, supra, reads as follows: "Expirations and Renewals.--Certificates of registration shall expire onthe last day of the month of December following their issuance or renewal and shallbecome invalid on that date unless.renewed. It shall be the duty of the Secretary ofthe Board to notify every personregistered under this Act of the date of the expiration of his certificate and the amount of the fee that shall be required for its renewal for one (1)year; such notice shall be mailed at least one (1)month in advance of thedate of the expiration of said certificate. Renewal maybe'affected a% anytime during the month of December by the payment of a feeof Five ($5.00) L'ollars. Thefailure on the part of anyregistrant to,renew'hfs certificate annually in the month of December as requdred above shall notdeprive such person of the right of renewal, but the fee to be paid for the renewal of a certificate after themonth of becember shallbe increased 

### ten (lO$)per cent for 8aCh month or fraction ofmonth that renewal payment isdelayed; provided, however, that the maximum fee for delayed renewal shall not eXC88d twice the normal renewal fee." Section 

### 16 above quoted specifically provides that themaximum fee for delay inrenewal shall not 8xC88d twice the nominal fee.
You are respectfully advised that it is the opinion of this Department that '$10.00is the,maxirmm amount ccllectable for renewal of certificates ofregistration of professional engineers and that it is not the intention ofthe above mentioned act that theregistrant can be charged the total of $10.00 for each year he is delinquent. Trusting that theforegoin& answers your inquiry, we remain: Very truly yours 

### ATTORNEXGENERALOFTEXAS s/Ardell 'Jyillaims BY 

### AW:AW/cg . Ardell Wlliams 

### APPROVED: Assistant s/ Gerald C. Mann 

### ATTORNW GENERALOFTEXAS