Section 310-A:25 Violations. - New Hampshire Statutes

   I. (a) It shall be a class B misdemeanor for any unlicensed natural person or a felony for any unauthorized business organization to:
         (1) Practice, or offer to practice, engineering in this state.
         (2) Represent by any verbal statement, sign, letterhead, card, or in any other way that they are professional engineers or able to perform engineering services.
         (3) Use or otherwise assume in conjunction with the personal name, or advertise any title or description tending to convey the impression that such person is a professional engineer licensed under this subdivision.
      (b) It shall be a class B misdemeanor for any natural person or a felony for any unauthorized business organization to:
         (1) Present or attempt to use the license or seal of another as one's own.
         (2) Give any false or forged evidence of any kind to the board or to any member of the board in obtaining a license.
         (3) Falsely impersonate any other licensee of like or different name.
         (4) Attempt to use an expired or revoked license.
   II. The attorney general, or a designee, shall act as legal advisor to the board if the board so requests, and render such legal assistance as deemed necessary by the board in carrying out the provisions of this subdivision, provided that this responsibility shall not relieve the local prosecuting officers of any of their duties under the law. With the approval of the attorney general, the board may employ counsel and necessary assistance in carrying out the provisions of this subdivision. Reasonable compensation and expenses for counsel and legal assistance shall be paid from the funds of the board allocated for such purpose.

Source. 1981, 485:1. 1995, 136:9, eff. July 23, 1995; 284:21, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.