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17-30-102. Penalties — Violations.
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17-30-102. Penalties — Violations.
(a)(1) A person who practices or offers to practice engineering in this state in violation of this chapter and a person using or attempting to use as his or her own the certificate of licensure of another, who gives false evidence of any kind to the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors or to any member of the board in obtaining a certificate of licensure, or who falsely impersonates any other practitioner or in any manner falsely implies that he or she is licensed or violates this chapter or the rules of the board is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(2) For each offense of which he or she is convicted, the person shall be punished by:
(A) A fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000);
(B) Imprisonment not to exceed three (3) months; or
(C) Both fine and imprisonment.
(3) Each violation and each day of any violation constitutes a separate offense.
(b) The following persons are guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class D felony for the second or any subsequent offense:
(1) A person who practices or offers to practice engineering in this state without being licensed under this chapter;
(2) A person, firm, partnership, organization, association, corporation, or other entity using or employing the words “engineer” or “engineering” or any modification or derivative thereof in its name or form or business activity, except as authorized in this chapter;
(3) A person presenting or attempting to use the certificate of licensure or the seal of another;
(4) A person who gives false or forged evidence of any kind to the board or to any member of the board in obtaining or attempting to obtain a certificate of licensure;
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Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-30-102
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17-30-102. Penalties — Violations.
(a)(1) A person who practices or offers to practice engineering in this state in violation of this chapter and a person using or attempting to use as his or her own the certificate of licensure of another, who gives false evidence of any kind to the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors or to any member of the board in obtaining a certificate of licensure, or who falsely impersonates any other practitioner or in any manner falsely implies that he or she is licensed or violates this chapter or the rules of the board is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(2) For each offense of which he or she is convicted, the person shall be punished by:
(A) A fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000);
(B) Imprisonment not to exceed three (3) months; or
(C) Both fine and imprisonment.
(3) Each violation and each day of any violation constitutes a separate offense.
(b) The following persons are guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class D felony for the second or any subsequent offense:
(1) A person who practices or offers to practice engineering in this state without being licensed under this chapter;
(2) A person, firm, partnership, organization, association, corporation, or other entity using or employing the words “engineer” or “engineering” or any modification or derivative thereof in its name or form or business activity, except as authorized in this chapter;
(3) A person presenting or attempting to use the certificate of licensure or the seal of another;
(4) A person who gives false or forged evidence of any kind to the board or to any member of the board in obtaining or attempting to obtain a certificate of licensure;
(5) A person who falsely impersonates a licensee of like or different name;
(6) A person who attempts to use an expired, suspended, revoked, or nonexistent certificate of licensure;
(7) A person who practices or offers to practice when not qualified;
(8) A person who falsely claims that he or she is licensed or authorized under this chapter; or
(9) A person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter.
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