[Sigia-l] Info Architects BANNED IN OHIO

[Peter Picone]

Not just definitions, but titles as well.  Many have been through this same
problem already, especially with respect to the term "engineer" in their
title (human factors engineer used to be a common one).

Many states restrict the use of the term to those who have passed the state
licensing requirements in Civil, Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical or other
hardcore  engineering domains.  I believe advertising yourself in some
states as a ???-engineer without your registration number can also get you
in some hot water as well.

Always worth checking before hanging out that shingle...

Regards

Peter Picone
President, Half-Tide Designs, Inc.
Peter at half-tide.com
http://www.half-tide.com
(978) 352-9670 (W)
(978) 852-2081 (Cell)



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> Listera
> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 3:21 PM
> To: sigia-l at asis.org
> Subject: Re: [Sigia-l] Info Architects BANNED IN OHIO
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> "Smokey Lynne L Bare" wrote:
>
> > Ohio's board for landscape and construction architect
> certification is trying
> > to use a 1990 Ohio Revised Code law preventing anyone in the IT
> field using
> > the word architect related to their job description.
>
> When I often mention here "definitions" as the beginning of the slippery
> slope to licensing (on the one hand, censorship on the other), I wasn't
> thinking of a bunch of old geezers in Ohio, but, hey, it had to start
> somewhere :-)
>
> I'm curious as to what the penalties are if your job requirements do
> include, say, information architect? Is there a precedent in Ohio for one
> group of professionals being prevented from or punished for using the
> nomenclature claimed by another group?
>
> Ziya
> Nullius in Verba
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