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CA Bus & Prof Code § 6712 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 7 - Professional Engineers|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 6712.

6712.  (a) All appointments to the board shall be for a term of four years. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term. Each appointment thereafter shall be for a four-year term expiring on June 30 of the fourth year following the year in which the previous term expired.(b) Each member shall hold office until the appointment and qualification of his or her successor or until one year shall have elapsed since the expiration of the term for which he or she was appointed, whichever first occurs. No person shall serve as a member of the board for more than two consecutive terms.(c) The Governor shall appoint professional members so that one is licensed to practice engineering as a civil engineer, one as an electrical engineer, one as a mechanical engineer, another is authorized to use the title of structural engineer, and one is a member of one of the remaining branches of engineering. One of the professional members licensed under this chapter, under Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 7800), or under Chapter 15 (commencing with Section 8700) shall be from a local public agency, and one shall be from a state agency.(d) The Governor shall appoint six of the public members and the professional members qualified as provided in Section 6711. The Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each appoint a public member.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 432, Sec. 4. (SB 944) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6713 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 7 - Professional Engineers|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 6713.

6713.  The Governor may remove any member of the board for misconduct, incompetency or neglect of duty.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1709.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6714 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 7 - Professional Engineers|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 6714.

6714.  The board shall appoint an executive officer at a salary to be fixed and determined by the board with the approval of the Director of Finance.This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 630, Sec. 3. (AB 1522) Effective January 1, 2020. Repealed as of January 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6715 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 7 - Professional Engineers|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 6715.

6715.  The board shall compile and maintain, or may have compiled and maintained on its behalf, a register of all licensees that contains information showing the name, address of record, type of branch license, license number, the date the license was issued, and the date the license will expire.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 657, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6716 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 7 - Professional Engineers|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 6716.

6716.  (a) The board may adopt rules and regulations consistent with law and necessary to govern its action. These rules and regulations shall be adopted in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(b) The board may adopt rules and regulations of professional conduct that are not inconsistent with state and federal law. The rules and regulations may include definitions of incompetence and negligence. Every person who holds a license or certificate issued by the board pursuant to this chapter shall be governed by these rules and regulations.(c) The board shall hold at least two regular meetings each year. Special meetings shall be held at those times that the board’s rules provide. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 658, Sec. 93. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6717 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 7 - Professional Engineers|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 6717.

6717.  The board may, by regulation, define the scope of each branch of professional engineering other than civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering for which registration is provided under this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1006, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6718 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 7 - Professional Engineers|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 6718.

6718.  Any member of the board may administer oaths and may take testimony and proofs concerning all matters within the board’s jurisdiction.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1709.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6719 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 7 - Professional Engineers|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 6719.

6719.  The board shall adopt and have an official seal which shall be affixed to all certificates of registration.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1709.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6720 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 7 - Professional Engineers|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 6720.

6720.  Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1645.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6721 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 7 - Professional Engineers|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 6721.

6721.  The board shall establish relations with bodies that regulate the practice of professional engineering, or closely related professions, or that register or license professional engineers in other states, and may establish relations with those bodies in other countries, for the purposes of working toward uniformly high professional standards and mutual recognition of registration and licensure.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 432, Sec. 5. (SB 944) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6726 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 7 - Professional Engineers|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 6726.

6726.  The board may establish one or more technical advisory committees to advise and assist the board with respect to the following:(1) Application review and verification for any level of registration, licensure, authority, or title.(2) Evaluation and investigation of potential violations of the act.(3) Amendment, repeal, adoption, or revision of board rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1134, Sec. 1.2.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6726.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 7 - Professional Engineers|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 6726.1.

6726.1.  Each member of each technical advisory committee shall be appointed by the board and shall serve at the pleasure of the board. Each committee shall be composed of no more than five members.(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1134, Sec. 1.3.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6726.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 7 - Professional Engineers|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 6726.2.

6726.2.  Each member of each technical advisory committee shall be an expert in the branch of engineering within the committee’s jurisdiction and shall be licensed under this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 658, Sec. 94. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6726.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 7 - Professional Engineers|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 6726.3.

6726.3.  All the members of each technical advisory committee shall serve without compensation but shall receive per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1134, Sec. 1.5.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6726.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 7 - Professional Engineers|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 6726.4.

6726.4.  Each member of each technical advisory committee shall be granted the same immunity as is granted to a public employee pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 820) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1134, Sec. 1.6.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6728 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 7 - Professional Engineers|ARTICLE 2.3 - Professional Engineers Review Committees|Section 6728.

6728.  The board, when it deems necessary, may establish professional engineers review committees to hear all matters assigned by the board, including, but not limited to, any contested case which is assigned by the board. Each committee shall exist so long as the board deems that it is necessary.(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 558.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6728.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 7 - Professional Engineers|ARTICLE 2.3 - Professional Engineers Review Committees|Section 6728.1.

6728.1.  Each review committee shall consist of no fewer than three registered professional engineers appointed by the board. Each member of a committee shall have the same qualifications and shall be subject to the same rules and regulations as if he were a member of the board.(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 558.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6728.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 7 - Professional Engineers|ARTICLE 2.3 - Professional Engineers Review Committees|Section 6728.2.

6728.2.  Each member of a committee shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103 of this code.(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 558.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6728.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 7 - Professional Engineers|ARTICLE 2.3 - Professional Engineers Review Committees|Section 6728.3.

6728.3.  Except as otherwise provided in this article, all hearings which are conducted by a committee shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 11370), Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 11400) and Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500), Part 1, Division 3, Title 2 of the Government Code.If a contested case is heard by a committee, the hearing officer who presided at the hearing shall be present during the committee’s consideration of the case and, if requested, shall assist and advise the committee.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1013, Sec. 53. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6728.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 7 - Professional Engineers|ARTICLE 2.3 - Professional Engineers Review Committees|Section 6728.4.

6728.4.  At the conclusion of any hearing which is conducted by a committee, the committee shall prepare a proposed decision, in such form that it may be adopted by the board as the decision in the case, and shall transmit it to the board. The proposed decision shall be subject to the same procedure as the proposed decision of a hearing officer under subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 11517 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 558.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6728.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 7 - Professional Engineers|ARTICLE 2.3 - Professional Engineers Review Committees|Section 6728.5.

6728.5.  The board may adopt, amend, or repeal, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340), Part 1, Division 3, Title 2 of the Government Code, rules and regulations necessary to implement these sections.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1013, Sec. 54. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6728.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 7 - Professional Engineers|ARTICLE 2.3 - Professional Engineers Review Committees|Section 6728.6.

6728.6.  Each member of a professional engineers review committee or other board-appointed committee and any board-appointed representative of the board shall be granted the same immunity as is granted to a public employee pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 820) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 229, Sec. 2.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6730 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 7 - Professional Engineers|ARTICLE 3 - Application of Chapter|Section 6730.

6730.  In order to safeguard life, health, property and public welfare, any person, either in a public or private capacity, except as in this chapter specifically excepted, who practices, or offers to practice, civil engineering, electrical engineering or mechanical engineering, in any of its branches in this state, including any person employed by the State of California, or any city, county, or city and county, who practices engineering, shall submit evidence that he or she is qualified to practice, and shall be licensed accordingly as a civil engineer, electrical engineer or mechanical engineer by the board.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 658, Sec. 95. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6730.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 7 - Professional Engineers|ARTICLE 3 - Application of Chapter|Section 6730.2.

6730.2.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the licensure requirements that are imposed upon private sector professional engineers and engineering partnerships, firms, or corporations shall be imposed upon the state and any city, county, or city and county that shall adhere to those requirements. Therefore, for the purposes of Section 6730 and this chapter, at least one licensed engineer shall be designated the person in responsible charge of professional engineering work for each branch of professional engineering practiced in any department or agency of the state, city, county, or city and county. (b) Any department or agency of the state or any city, county, or city and county that has an unlicensed person in responsible charge of engineering work on January 1, 1985, shall be exempt from this requirement until that time as the person currently in responsible charge is replaced.(c) The designated person in responsible charge of professional civil engineering work of any department or agency of the state, city, county, city and county, district, or special district pursuant to this section is responsible for compliance with subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 8771.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 400, Sec. 9. (SB 1467) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6731 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 7 - Professional Engineers|ARTICLE 3 - Application of Chapter|Section 6731.

6731.  Civil engineering embraces the following studies or activities in connection with fixed works for irrigation, drainage, waterpower, water supply, flood control, inland waterways, harbors, municipal improvements, railroads, highways, tunnels, airports and airways, purification of water, sewerage, refuse disposal, foundations, grading, framed and homogeneous structures, buildings, or bridges:(a) The economics of, the use and design of, materials of construction and the determination of their physical qualities.(b) The supervision of the construction of engineering structures.(c) The investigation of the laws, phenomena and forces of nature.(d) Appraisals or valuations.(e) The preparation or submission of designs, plans and specifications and engineering reports.(f) Coordination of the work of professional, technical, or special consultants.(g) Creation, preparation, or modification of electronic or computerized data in the performance of the activities described in subdivisions (a) through (f). Civil engineering also includes city and regional planning insofar as any of the above features are concerned therein.Civil engineers registered prior to January 1, 1982, shall be authorized to practice all land surveying as defined in Chapter 15 (commencing with Section 8700) of Division 3.(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1226, Sec. 1.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6731.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 7 - Professional Engineers|ARTICLE 3 - Application of Chapter|Section 6731.1.

6731.1.  Civil engineering also includes the practice or offer to practice, either in a public or private capacity, all of the following:(a) Locates, relocates, establishes, reestablishes, or retraces the alignment or elevation for any of the fixed works embraced within the practice of civil engineering, as described in Section 6731.(b) Determines the configuration or contour of the earth’s surface or the position of fixed objects above, on, or below the surface of earth by applying the principles of trigonometry or photogrammetry.(c) Creates, prepares, or modifies electronic or computerized data in the performance of the activities described in subdivisions (a) and (b).(d) Renders a statement regarding the accuracy of maps or measured survey data pursuant to subdivisions (a), (b), and (c).(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 760, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6731.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 7 - Professional Engineers|ARTICLE 3 - Application of Chapter|Section 6731.2.

6731.2.  Any registered civil engineer may offer to practice, procure, and offer to procure, land surveying work incidental to his or her civil engineering practice, even though he or she is not authorized to perform that work, provided all the land surveying work is performed by, or under the direction of, a licensed land surveyor or registered civil engineer authorized to practice land surveying. Further, any registered civil engineer may manage or conduct as manager, proprietor, or agent, a civil engineering practice which offers to practice, procure, and offers to procure, such incidental land surveying work.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 760, Sec. 3.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6731.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 7 - Professional Engineers|ARTICLE 3 - Application of Chapter|Section 6731.3.

6731.3.  A registered civil engineer may also practice or offer to practice, either in a public or private capacity, construction project management services, including, but not limited to, construction project design review and evaluation, construction mobilization and supervision, bid evaluation, project scheduling, cost-benefit analysis, claims review and negotiation, and general management and administration of a construction project.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 786, Sec. 1.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6731.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 7 - Professional Engineers|ARTICLE 3 - Application of Chapter|Section 6731.4.

6731.4.  If a registered civil engineer provides construction management services pursuant to Section 6731.3, Section 6703.1 shall not limit the responsibility of the engineer for the services actually provided.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 786, Sec. 2.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6731.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 7 - Professional Engineers|ARTICLE 3 - Application of Chapter|Section 6731.5.

6731.5.  (a) Electrical engineering is that branch of professional engineering described in Section 6734.1 that embraces studies or activities relating to the generation, transmission, and utilization of electrical energy, including the design of electrical, electronic, and magnetic circuits, and the technical control of their operation and of the design of electrical gear. It is concerned with the research, organizational, and economic aspects of the above.(b) The design of electronic and magnetic circuits is not exclusive to the practice of electrical engineering, as defined in subdivision (a).(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1006, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6731.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 7 - Professional Engineers|ARTICLE 3 - Application of Chapter|Section 6731.6.

6731.6.  Mechanical engineering is that branch of professional engineering described in Section 6734.2 that deals with engineering problems relating to generation, transmission, and utilization of energy in the thermal or mechanical form and also with engineering problems relating to the production of tools, machinery, and their products, and to heating, ventilation, refrigeration, and plumbing. It is concerned with the research, design, production, operational, organizational, and economic aspects of the above.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1006, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6732 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 7 - Professional Engineers|ARTICLE 3 - Application of Chapter|Section 6732.

6732.  It is unlawful for anyone other than a professional engineer licensed under this chapter to stamp or seal any plans, specifications, plats, reports, or other documents with the seal or stamp of a professional engineer, or in any manner, use the title “professional engineer,” “licensed engineer,” “registered engineer,” or “consulting engineer,” or any of the following branch titles: “agricultural engineer,” “chemical engineer,” “civil engineer,” “control system engineer,” “electrical engineer,” “fire protection engineer,” “industrial engineer,” “mechanical engineer,” “metallurgical engineer,” “nuclear engineer,” “petroleum engineer,” or “traffic engineer,” or any combination of these words and phrases or abbreviations thereof unless licensed under this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 789, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 2004.)