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| EEVblog:
--- Quote from: imo on July 14, 2019, 12:14:20 pm ---He would violate laws almost anywhere in the world if he wrote "I am a master of science in electrical engineering" or "I am MSc. EE" or in Europe "I am an Ing. in EE" or "I am a Dipl.-Ing. in EE" etc. --- End quote --- There is usually nothing inherently illegal against lying about credentials unless you do it for profit or some such which pushes it into fraud. At least here anyway. |
| iMo:
Sure, until you start to communicate with authorities in writing.. :palm: Then it is illegal. |
| EEVblog:
--- Quote from: wilmer on July 14, 2019, 12:17:44 pm --- --- Quote from: EEVblog on April 26, 2017, 01:44:49 pm --- --- Quote from: NANDBlog on April 26, 2017, 01:39:03 pm ---I did not read this before. If this is true, than probably he just did not register at the Oregon State Board of Examiners for Engineering. In fact, I change my mind, Oregon can fuck off. So if I would go there, not register myself, I wouldn't be allowed to use my title? --- End quote --- I'd be extending the big middle finger too. Most practicing EE's in oz are not members of the Institute of Engineers Australia for example, nor is it a requirement for practically any EE job in the country. They have a fancy Chartered Professional Engineer title, but it's well known that only wankers have that ;D --- End quote --- But in Australia, if you do the crime of been electrical engineer and connect a wire at your home. You can get a fine of 1 million. --- End quote --- Please provide evidence of that. As far as I am aware you cannot be fined for doing your own wiring. What can happen though is that if something goes wrong then your insurance can be invalidated. Or if someone got injured and/or died as a result you might be liable. That differs from regular (non mains) EE work were using "best practice" usually is enough to legally protect you. Yes, EE's like myself are not permitted to do our own wiring regardless of any level of qualification, technically not even allowed to change a power point. But you won't get fined for it. I am not aware of a single case were that has happened. |
| EEVblog:
--- Quote from: imo on July 14, 2019, 12:25:20 pm ---Sure, until you start to communicate with authorities in writing.. :palm: Then it is illegal. --- End quote --- Only in dumb-arse backwater states in the US ;D |
| soldar:
If a job requires a license to do it then you cannot do it if you don't have the necessary license. A person can have obtained a degree in whatever field but it is the license which allows him to practice. Lawyers, engineers, physicians, plumbers, electricians, realtors... if the state requires them to have a license to practice then they need the license to practice. The stupidity in this case is that the guy with the Swedish name could not be considered to be "practicing" by any stretch of the imagination. It's like if I said to my wife in the car "slow down because you're going over the speed limit and you might get a ticket" and I was accused of "giving legal advice" and "practicing law without a license". |
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