False advertising with regard to expired state PE 1

[electricpete]

Let's say someone has a website that indicates thay have PE license in 5 states, for example Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Texas.

Check with Texas PE website indicates no record this person is registered.

http://www.tbpe.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/NewSearch/get.cgi?db=rpe

It might be that their TX PE has expired, I don't know.

Is this just a minor inconsistency, or a breach of PE ethics?

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[TheTick]

Either way, a report to the TX PE board hurts nothing.

 

[JAE]

Agree - call the Texas board if you aren't sure and report them. Even if they inadvertantly let it lapse, they still have a duty to avoid the claim as an engineer when they aren't.

 

[swertel]

Not like you need one more voice of opinion telling you the same thing, but notify the Texas board. I have found on occassion, happening more frequently as technical boards' budgets are cut and more people continue to register, that their records are not up-to-date. For example, a coworker's status was deliquent, although everything was up to par. If I hadn't told him that I saw his name on the registry with deliquent status, he would not have called the board to get it straightened out.

Had he had a lawsuit during that time, he would have been up a creek. It pays to check up on your board's website to make sure your status is as it should be.

--Scott

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[Focht3]

If the license has expired, it is both a breach of law and ethics to present yourself as licensed.

Texas's web site stays pretty current, but errors can occur. Contact them directly (512) 440-7723 if you think there has been a breach. If you are licensed in Texas, the Board rules now require you to notify the Board. Failure to notify is itself an infraction of the rules -



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