§ 5537.1

California Business and Professions Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

A structural engineer, defined as a registered civil engineer who has been authorized to use the title structural engineer under the provisions of Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 6700), insofar as he or she practices the profession for which he or she is registered, is exempt from the provisions of this chapter, except that a structural engineer may not use the title “architect,” unless he or she holds a license as required in this chapter.

(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 566, Sec. 5.)

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