PDFWAC 136-12-080
Supervision of nonengineering county engineer duties in counties with a part-time county engineer or a contract county engineer.
When a legislative authority of a county chooses to employ a county engineer on a part-time basis or contract with another county for the services of its county engineer, it shall designate by resolution a full-time employee to perform the day-to-day supervision of the county engineer duties not requiring a professional civil engineering license in accordance with policies established by the legislative authority.
Per RCW 18.43.120, it is unlawful for a person to practice engineering without a license, unless directly overseen by a licensed individual. For the purposes of this chapter, the practice of engineering involves anything requiring engineering opinion, judgment, consultation, analysis, calculation, or design, but would exclude certain routine maintenance and operations decision making and calculations by qualified personnel.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.78 RCW. WSR 22-03-084, § 136-12-080, filed 1/18/22, effective 2/18/22; WSR 19-04-048, § 136-12-080, filed 1/29/19, effective 3/1/19. Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.79 RCW. WSR 02-18-018, § 136-12-080, filed 8/22/02, effective 9/22/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 36.78.070 and 36.79.060. WSR 96-17-013, § 136-12-080, filed 8/12/96, effective 9/12/96. Statutory Authority: RCW 36.78.080. WSR 90-07-074 (Order 74), § 136-12-080, filed 3/21/90, effective 4/21/90; Order 13, § 136-12-080, filed 12/26/69.]