Chapter 672

ATTY. GEN. OPINIONS: Design of air pollution control equipment and wigwam waste burners as professional engineering, (1971) Vol 35, p 917

      672.002 to 672.310

ATTY. GEN. OPINIONS: Need for services of registered professional engineer for construction, reconstruction or repair of public roads, (1979) Vol 40, p 143

      672.002

NOTES OF DECISIONS

      Regulation of “engineer” is more burdensome than necessary to protect public from unlicensed practice of engineering and so restricts speech protected under First and Fourteenth Amendments. Järlström v. Aldridge, 366 F. Supp. 3d 1205 (D. Or. 2018)

      672.005

ATTY. GEN. OPINIONS: Necessity of presence of licensed land surveyor with field crew when crew engaged in practice of land surveying, (1980) Vol 41, p 181

      672.007

NOTES OF DECISIONS

      Regulation of individual calling self simply “engineer” is more burdensome than necessary to protect public from unlicensed practice of engineering and so restricts speech protected under First and Fourteenth Amendments. Järlström v. Aldridge, 366 F. Supp. 3d 1205 (D. Or. 2018)

      672.020

NOTES OF DECISIONS

      Prohibition on providing engineering services without being registered is sufficient to make contract to provide such services unenforceable by plaintiff who performed engineering services but was not registered. Wheeler v. Bucksteel Co., 73 Or App 495, 698 P2d 995 (1985), Sup Ct review denied

      672.025

ATTY. GEN. OPINIONS: Licensing board authority to accept equivalent training or experience for prescribed requirements, (1971) Vol 35, p 968

      672.045

NOTES OF DECISIONS

      Prohibition against false representation does not require proof that person acted with heightened culpable mental state. Topaz v. Board of Examiners for Engineering, 255 Or App 138, 297 P3d 498 (2013), Sup Ct review denied

      672.060

NOTES OF DECISIONS

      Person offers engineering work directly to public if person submits engineering proposal to public agency. Topaz v. Board of Examiners for Engineering, 255 Or App 138, 297 P3d 498 (2013), Sup Ct review denied

      Individual who sends letter containing professional engineering advice does not practice engineering on property owned or leased by individual. Topaz v. Board of Examiners for Engineering, 255 Or App 138, 297 P3d 498 (2013), Sup Ct review denied

      672.200

NOTES OF DECISIONS

      Although allegations of charges were adequate to advise petitioner as to grounds of each charge, and evidence was sufficient to support charges, final order was insufficient for failure to specify whether petitioner’s conduct constituted gross negligence or incompetence, or both. Voelz v. Board of Engineering Examiners, 30 Or App 889, 568 P2d 700 (1977) Sup Ct review denied

      Evidence of land surveyor’s practices, including resurvey which disregarded statutes and BLM manual, was sufficient to support finding of gross negligence. Voelz v. Bd. of Engineering Examiners, 37 Or App 113, 586 P2d 807 (1978), Sup Ct review denied

      672.675

NOTES OF DECISIONS

      Board of Geologist Examiners is not required to adopt rules that set criteria for selecting particular sanction before taking disciplinary action authorized by section. Coffey v. Board of Geologist Examiners, 348 Or 494, 235 P3d 678 (2010)