Expert Testimony Licensure Non-Compliance State

Class fbb64b90
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#ExpertTestimonyLicensureNon-ComplianceState
Definition

State in which a professional engineer agrees to provide expert testimony in a jurisdiction whose licensing statute explicitly requires licensure in that jurisdiction for such testimony, but the engineer does not hold a license in that jurisdiction — creating direct tension between the professional's willingness to serve as an expert witness, the statutory requirement for local licensure, and the obligation of honest self-representation regarding licensure status.

Properties
Subclass of
State
http://proethica.org/ontology/core#State
Definition
State in which a professional engineer agrees to provide expert testimony in a jurisdiction whose licensing statute explicitly requires licensure in that jurisdiction for such testimony, but the engineer does not hold a license in that jurisdiction — creating direct tension between the professional's willingness to serve as an expert witness, the statutory requirement for local licensure, and the obligation of honest self-representation regarding licensure status.
Source Evidence
Source Text
The licensing statute in State M specifies that any engineer providing expert testimony in a State M court must be licensed in State M.
TTL
@prefix rdf: <http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#> . @prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> . @prefix owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> . @prefix proethica_intermediate_extended: <http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate-extended> . <http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#ExpertTestimonyLicensureNon-ComplianceState> a owl:Class ; rdfs:label "Expert Testimony Licensure Non-Compliance State" ; rdfs:comment "State in which a professional engineer agrees to provide expert testimony in a jurisdiction whose licensing statute explicitly requires licensure in that jurisdiction for such testimony, but the engineer does not hold a license in that jurisdiction — creating direct tension between the professional's willingness to serve as an expert witness, the statutory requirement for local licensure, and the obligation of honest self-representation regarding licensure status." ; rdfs:subClassOf <http://proethica.org/ontology/core#State> .
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Class
Content Hash
fbb64b900513d258...
Last Updated
2026-03-12 16:49
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
60
Discovered In Pass
1
Discovered In Section
facts
First Discovered At
2026-02-25T22:59:32.940027+00:00
First Discovered In Case
60
Generated
2026-02-25T22:59:32.940027+00:00
Was Attributed To
Case 60 Extraction