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RSA 310-A:2 · Definitions
310-A:2 Definitions. – As used in this subdivision:
Copy link"Board" means the board of professional engineers. I-a. "Business organization" means any enterprise, whether corporation, partnership, limited liability company, proprietorship, association, business trust, real estate trust, or other form of organization; organized for gain or profit, carrying on any business activity within the state.
Copy link"Professional engineer" means a person who by reason of advanced knowledge of mathematics and the physical sciences, acquired by professional education and practical experience, is technically and legally qualified to practice engineering, and who is licensed by the office or otherwise authorized by this subdivision to engage in the practice of engineering.
Copy link"Practice of engineering" means any professional service or creative work requiring education, training, experience, and the application of advanced knowledge of mathematics and physical sciences, involving the constant exercise of discretion and judgment, to such services or work as consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design, responsible oversight of construction, and responsible oversight of operation, in connection with any public or private utilities, structure, buildings, machines, equipment, processes, works, or projects, wherein the public welfare, or the safeguarding of life, health, or property is concerned.
Copy link"Engineering surveys" means any surveying activities required to support the sound conception, planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operation of engineering projects by persons licensed under this subdivision, but shall exclude the surveying of real property for the establishment or reestablishment of land boundaries, rights-of-way, easements, and the dependent or independent surveys or resurveys of the public land survey system.
Copy link"Engineer of record" means a professional engineer who seals drawings, reports, or documents for a project. The seal shall acknowledge that the professional engineer prepared, coordinated, or had subordinates prepare under the direct supervision of the professional engineer, drawings, reports, or documents for a project. The engineer of record shall not be responsible for engineering work performed and sealed by other professional engineers, including independent consulting engineers who work under the coordination of the engineer of record. Source. 1981, 485:1. 1995, 136:1, eff. July 23, 1995; 284:1-4, 57, eff. Jan. 1, 1996. 2024, 327:254, eff. July 1, 2024.
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Source. 1981, 485:1. 1995, 136:1, eff. July 23, 1995; 284:1-4, 57, eff. Jan. 1, 1996. 2024, 327:254, eff. July 1, 2024.
Source history
- 1981, 485:1
- 1995, 136:1, eff. July 23, 1995; 284:1-4, 57, eff. Jan. 1, 1996
- 2024, 327:254, eff. July 1, 2024
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