Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes > Title 32 > Chapter 19 > Subchapter 1 - General Provisions

• Accreditation board: means the accreditation board for engineering and technology. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 1251
• Board: means the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 1251
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Engineer-intern: means a person who has been certified as an engineer-intern by the board. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 1251
• Engineering accreditation commission: means the engineering accreditation commission of the accreditation board. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 1251
• Engineering technology accreditation commission: means the engineering technology accreditation commission of the accreditation board. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 1251
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• National council: means the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 1251
• Practice of professional engineering: means any professional service, such as consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design or responsible supervision of construction in connection with any public or private utilities, structures, buildings, machines, equipment, processes, works or projects, wherein the public welfare or the safeguarding of life, health or property is concerned or involved, when such professional service requires the application of engineering principles and data. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 1251
• Professional engineer: means a person who, by reason of a knowledge of mathematics, the physical sciences and the principles of engineering, acquired by professional education and practical experience, is qualified to engage in engineering practice as defined. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 1251
• Town: includes cities and plantations, unless otherwise expressed or implied. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
• United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72