Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1939 )

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Febsuary 10, 1939
ison. Y.L. iiigltor, Liecrst1wy
state i!a:ir2of Fis~istrotlon
rm FrofosaianrCl XninSlneers
hu3tln, l‘exus
othr tiia
Your re~a?st f
",Stor tl~c~i’bst day of J:mery, 1930,
It siutll be unlawful for this State, or for
any of its ?olitiosl subdivfsions rOr any
county, city, or tmn to en;;?lgeiA the con-
strdction of my ?dtlic xxk involvtis mo-
non. F.E. Rightor, Pobrusry 10, 1939, PaOe 2
feosional onglneorine, !?horo publio honlth
pub110 wolfnre or publio safety lo involved,
unloos the ewineerin~ plnns and sRecifloa-
tions, and ostlLd&S hnva boon prepured by,
xnci tho en,rincerinf;oonstruotion is to be
cx-,cutod um!cr the direot aupervislcn of a
rc.Gintcrcd profcsulonal enelneer; provided,
thirt.nothlq in t.is Xot shall be held to
up?lg to any p:lbllo :tork whorein the oontm,+
plated ox?ondlture for the oonplctad projeot
does nut cxcmd TS!oe T!:!;oumnd ($3,000.00)
Dollars. ,?rovidsd, that this .iot &all not
apply to any :o:ld minicncmae or betterileht
wvrk unrhrt” +
..-en by the County Co.~d:~s1oner``
court. n
Subdivision(0) of Ceotion 20, of Artiole 327la
Revised Civil .Stztutes of TJXW, reads MS follows~
uild,hlne in t!~:lsimt ol:uil be constru-
od to apply to pm'cons doing the actual ?mrk
0r instnllin~, opcmtlnC, repairinG, or sorvlo-
Inng lommotlve or stotioz.ry engines, storm
boilers, Dioml onzines, inCernn1 oorr.buntlcP
en:$nes, refriCerntioh corlpressors and systans,
hoistine arqinas, eleotricnl e~ihes, air oon-
d?tionizqT 9qUip!2?At nnd systezs, or ncohani-
oal and oleotrlonl equi_ar.mt and apparatus;
nor 3hall ti:ls 'ict bo cmst:~ed to provent
any cltize;l fron lc:entifyinc himelf in the
awe am! trade of my CnCindcrs labor or[;m-
lzut?on ..;ltbXXOh he :my to afCili?Aod. pro-
vided, !m!over, that nothing in tX3 .\ct 3Lall
be cmstrucd :13 RcrxittlnO any person other
than a licenxd profomio~lal cnSincor ufflx-
in& his ui~aturo a~ such to en&ncerinC plxs,
speclfi0otlons or estimtes.”
Subdivisicn(f) of &lotion ZO, or Artiole 32713
Revised Civil Stntutss of 'i'ox;~s,
rcuca US follms:
Tiothin~, in t!:ls Aot ahaL be constru-
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Hon. F.E. iU&htor, Bobruary 10, 1939, Pace 3
ed to apply to persons OreOtine or bulldIn
any private CwollIng.w
Scotia I of Article 327la, RovIned Civil Stat-
utos of TCSZAS roods ns follows:
"Xat lh order to Irclfoi;uard life, health,
ccc! 9ropwty, my peroon praotiolng or offer-
iha tv ;rsctlcc tho profession of enelncerIng
as hereinafter Cefihsd shall hereoftor be ro-
ylrod to subriit OYi&3AOO tht he is qualifi-
e.d so to 2rrectIce asd shall be registorod as
harolnnftor provldd; 2nd it shall be unlaw-
rti ror my pr:ron to ?motIco or ofTor to
practice the prrjfcuAvn Of cn@uxxin;; in this
State, or to uw in conncotion \:!th his name
or othor;:se ww~e, we, or cdvortise any
title or Gesorl?ttion tondInS to convey the
ImprossIon thrlt ho Is a prvfeoslonal cnSlncor
mlosa suoh ?erson has bmn dully rcSlslcretl
or exsr-.>tcdunder tk& provlsiors of thJs Act."
smtion 2 or .kticle x710, Revised civil stat-
utas of Texils, rcrlC0 a3 follo,:S:
"The tmz profwsional ohglnccr us usod
lA t!J.is.:ct sF;p.!.l
~rxu; II ?crson ~f.o, by rea-
3vu oi kin !z:cs.!l~-d::c
of xthcratlcs, the phy-
3:onl ooicno``, vit: t!le >rinoI>les of cngl-
necrinc, ao?Jlred by professional eduontlon
and procticxl cxp'trlexc, is c.ualIflod to on-
Sz!';eIn engineerin:; pmcticq ns hcrolmftor
doflhcd.
The pr::ctIce of Profcsoioml en&em-
ins ‘;i!LhIri !A* :imiA:: ant! ?ntoct of this Act
ihcludeo cny ?rofcsnion?J. mrvlco, suoh as
con s-At>tlon , IllV8Stii,titiOA, OVnlQotiOn , pl.f+-pn-
ning, dcsi,nIr.;3,or rceponolble oqorviclon
of construction In cohncction v:ith any publlO
or prIvr,te utilitloo, s'zucturcs, bu!lding,
mct~l.ncs, c?;``iy.cnt , processes, f:ori:sor pro-
jeots, vhereln tho :-ubllo wclfnre, or the
1:0n. F.E. Rightor, February 10, 1939, Pa;,e 4
eareguerding Of life health or property le
coserned or involveb, xhen suoh proiesslon-
al scrvioe rer,;llresthe applloatlon or en&
neortiA:CZ
prinoiples and intarpretation or en-
&worin[: data.
The torn ‘Board’ (1s ‘used 1~ this Aot
s:;ill Eenn tho State Board of Ro($stration
ror ProfeoAOnal Ewinoers, provided for by
tfiillAOot.”
YOU 00 r0spOOtruliy advlsod It 113 the opln-
ion or this depart:..entthyt tIlo dosUp and ~uprvla:``
of any alterations or addltlons in oxoess ot ~3,000.OO
on any buildtic other than a roslde;loe, should bear the
seal or and be suparviood by n rey,istered professional
OneSneer, QS nrovlded for by Soctlon 19 or Artlola 327l.a’
If such profesBiOnjl servioe require8 the applloation
of engineering prinolplee snd lnterpretntion of ecgl-
neerlne data*
YOUare further advised, ii suoh pmression-
so service does not require the appliaatlon of engineer-
in.g prinalples and interpretution of engineering data,
t5en in that event, suoh alterations and addltlons need
not boar the seal of and be s..porvised by a registered
profassional eneineer~
You are rurther advined there is nothing in
the Act of Article 327ti, *M.oh shall 50 aonstrued to
npply to psrlons dolw the aotual work ot lnstallln~,
operating, repairinG or sOrV?Oine air aonditioniw e-
&pent and wst=.s, but, !?owovor, th& nothinf; in the
Act shell be construed as perxlttlng any person other
th a llconsed professional engineer fron aiflrirG k&a
sipture a? such to en&nearing plans 8p00iriofit 10n0
or ostiuntes used ln smh Hark as prov i: ded for in Zeo-
tion 20, Subdlvlslon (e) of Artiole 327l.a. supra.
Hon. F.E. Rightor, February 10, 1939, Page 5
Trusting thin answers your lnqulry, we are
Yours very truly
AIITORNEYCRmWLOFTEXA3
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