User talk:Marg4

Professional Engineer
We seem to be having a bit of an edit war on the Professional Engineer article. Please address the issues I've raised on the article's talk page before reverting to your version again. Thanks, Toiyabe 18:21, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

I don't know why you have a problem with the definitions of "Professional Engineer". One need NOT be licensed to be a "Professional Engineer". One needs the license to be a "licensed Professional Engineer". You are doing an injustice to all of us who have advanced degrees in Engineering. (MSEE, PhD EE). We have "professional degrees" and are professional engineers. Albeit unlicensed until passing the PE exam, but "professional engineers" nonetheless. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Marg4 (talk • contribs) 14:07, 8 May 2006 (UTC).


 * The reason is that it is illegal to call oneself a Professional Engineer if one does not have a license. For my home state, the statute is NRS 625.060 ""Professional engineer" means a person who by reason of professional education and practical experiance is granted a license by the Board to practice professional engineering"


 * Further NRS 625.520 "It is unlawful for any person not properly licensed or exempted in accordance with the provisions of this chapter to employ, use or cause to be used the term "licensed engineer", "professional engineer" or "registered engineer: or any combination, variation or abbreviation thereof ..." "Any person who violates any of the provisions of subsection 1 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.". So someone without a license could be imprisoned for calling themselves a PE.


 * If you look in any state law book, you'll find similar language. Sorry, but a professional degree, by itself, does not cut it.


 * Please direct any further comments to the article's talk page. Thanks,  Toiyabe 22:08, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

I have reverted a recent edit you made to the article Professional Engineer. You did not provide an edit summary, and I could not determine whether the edit was vandalism or a constructive contribution. In the future, please use edit summaries. A link to the edit I have reverted can be found here: link. If you believe this edit should not have been reverted, please contact me. Paleorthid 21:17, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

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