California Business and Professions Code

§ 6738

BPC § 6738 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 3 · Ch. 7 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)This chapter does not prohibit one or more civil, electrical, or mechanical engineers from practicing or offering to practice, within the scope of their license, civil (including geotechnical and structural), electrical, or mechanical engineering as a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability partnership, firm, or corporation (hereinafter called business), if all of the following requirements are met:

(1)A civil, electrical, or mechanical engineer currently licensed in this state is an owner, partner, or officer in charge of the engineering practice of the business.

(2)All civil, electrical, or mechanical engineering services are performed by, or under the responsible charge of, a professional engineer licensed in the appropriate branch of professional engineering.

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Legislative history

Amended (as amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 302, Sec. 1) by Stats. 2024, Ch. 588, Sec. 6.5. (AB 3253) Effective January 1, 2025. Repealed as of January 1, 2034, by its own provisions. See later operative version, as amended by Sec. 7.5 of Stats. 2024, Ch. 588.