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Arizona Man Sues State Agency over Right to Call Himself an Engineer
- madengr 7y agoHe has the word “engineering” in the title of his company, which is typically prohibited. How the hell can they tell him to stop practicing “engineering”? What is their definition of engineering?
- sschueller 7y agoHow is that prohibited but I can call my company "Patent and Trademark Office" or "Patend and Trademark bureau" and send out fake bills that look like the come from the actual USPTO? https://twitter.com/sschueller/status/1147081921719132160?s=19 https://twitter.com/sschueller/status/1147081921719132160?s=...
- sparker72678 7y agoIf you find this appalling, go check out what happens if you call yourself a Realtor.
- rasputin243 7y agoCan you please recommend some sources on this? Sounds interesting.
- sparker72678 7y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Association_of_Realtors#Trademark https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Association_of_Realto...
- Whirl 7y agoOr if you want to cut or style hair.
- jmpman 7y agoI thought if you’re not constructing bridges, or dealing with high voltage or pressure vessels... you don’t need an engineering lic. Heck, I’ve worked on many FAA class A flight critical projects in Arizona, without a board licensed engineer on the team. This needs to be overturned. 5v USB umbrellas need professional certs? Seems like an overreach.
- jjk166 7y agoInterestingly you can design a wastewater treatment plant in arizona without a PE license, but there are no exemptions for any type of engineering except that which would be done by a civil or structural engineer.[0] At the same time though, the word "engineer" in isolation is not protected in Arizona the way it is in some other states.[1] [0] https://codes.findlaw.com/az/title-32-professions-and-occupations/az-rev-st-sect-32-144.html https://codes.findlaw.com/az/title-32-professions-and-occupa... [1] https://codes.findlaw.com/az/title-32-professions-and-occupations/az-rev-st-sect-32-145.html https://codes.findlaw.com/az/title-32-professions-and-occupa...
- rasengan 7y agoSeems like an attack against free speech.
- stevespang 7y agoTake it all the way to the Supreme Court. It's pretty clear the State will loose this as an issue of the 1st amendment.