Out-of-State Firm Owner Practicing Without Certificate of Authority
Class
f037caa2
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#Out-of-StateFirmOwnerPracticingWithoutCertificateofAuthority
Definition
A licensed professional engineer who owns and operates an engineering firm in one state and accepts and performs engineering services in another state without obtaining the required certificate of authority (firm licensure) in the practice jurisdiction, bearing obligations to comply with all state licensing laws before offering or performing engineering services and generating concerns about unlicensed firm practice and client protection.
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Definition
A licensed professional engineer who owns and operates an engineering firm in one state and accepts and performs engineering services in another state without obtaining the required certificate of authority (firm licensure) in the practice jurisdiction, bearing obligations to comply with all state licensing laws before offering or performing engineering services and generating concerns about unlicensed firm practice and client protection.
Source Evidence
Source Text
Engineer X is the owner of XYZ Engineering in State Q
TTL
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rdfs:label "Out-of-State Firm Owner Practicing Without Certificate of Authority" ;
rdfs:comment "A licensed professional engineer who owns and operates an engineering firm in one state and accepts and performs engineering services in another state without obtaining the required certificate of authority (firm licensure) in the practice jurisdiction, bearing obligations to comply with all state licensing laws before offering or performing engineering services and generating concerns about unlicensed firm practice and client protection." ;
rdfs:subClassOf <http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#ProviderClientRole> .
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Ontology
Type
Class
Content Hash
f037caa26cd416d7...Last Updated
2026-03-12 16:49
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
93
Discovered In Pass
1
Discovered In Section
facts
First Discovered At
2026-02-28T15:06:45.292690+00:00
First Discovered In Case
93
Generated
2026-02-28T15:06:45.292690+00:00
Was Attributed To
Case 93 Extraction