California Codes, Business and Professions Code - BPC, Division 3 — Professions and Vocations Generally, Chapter 7 — Professional Engineers, Article 2 — Administration, Section 6710.1
Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. Whenever the protection of the public is inconsistent with other interests sought to be promoted, the protection of the public shall be paramount.
Notes
Establishes protection of the public as the highest priority of the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists when performing licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. Requires public protection to prevail whenever it conflicts with other interests the board seeks to promote, making that objective paramount in those functions.
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