The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 26 : Professions and Occupations
Chapter 020 : Professional Engineering
Subchapter 001 : General Provisions
(Cite as: 26 V.S.A. § 1162)-
§ 1162. Prohibition; enforcement
(a) No person shall engage in the practice of professional engineering in this State unless the person is licensed under or exempt from this chapter.
(b) No person shall use in connection with the person’s name any letters, words, or insignia, including “Professional Engineer,” “P.E.,” “PE,” or “P.Eng.,” indicating that the person is a professional engineer unless the person is licensed in accordance with this chapter.
(c) A person found guilty of violating this section shall be subject to penalties provided in 3 V.S.A. § 127(c). In addition to the power of criminal enforcement, the Attorney General, a State’s Attorney, or a prosecuting attorney from the Office of Professional Regulation may bring a civil action to restrain continuing violations of this section. (Added 1983, No. 188 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2007, No. 29, § 21; 2009, No. 35, § 14; 2013, No. 27, § 5.)
