NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 89C-2 (2026)

Declarations; prohibitions

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In order to safeguard life, health, and property, and to promote the public welfare, the practice of engineering and the practice of land surveying in this State are hereby declared to be subject to regulation in the public interest. It shall be unlawful for any person to practice or to offer to practice engineering or land surveying in this State, as defined in the provisions of this Chapter, or to use in connection with the person's name or otherwise assume or advertise any title or description tending to convey the impression that the person is either a professional engineer or a professional land surveyor, unless the person has been duly licensed. The right to engage in the practice of engineering or land surveying is a personal right, based on the qualifications of the person as evidenced by the person's certificate of licensure, which shall not be transferable. (1921, c. 1, s. 1; C.S., s. 6055(b); 1951, c. 1084, s. 1; 1975, c. 681, s. 1; 1998-118, s. 1.)

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1976–2024 · leading case: Michael v. Huffman Oil Co., Inc., 661 S.E.2d 1 (N.C. Ct. App. 2008).
Michael v. Huffman Oil Co., Inc., 661 S.E.2d 1 (N.C. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 11× “This Court subsequently concluded, “[t]o the extent that Finding of Fact 4 suggests that N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 89C-2, -3 (2003) creates a specific standard of care, we agree with Fleming that the trial court erred in relying on those statutes.”
Associated Indus. Contractors, Inc. v. Fleming Eng'g, Inc., 590 S.E.2d 866 (N.C. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 10× “To the extent that Finding of Fact 4 suggests that N.C. Gen.Stat. §§ 89C-2, -3 (2003) create a specific standard of care, we agree with Fleming that the trial court erred in relying on those statutes.”
Lamb v. Styles, 824 S.E.2d 170 (N.C. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 11× “§ 1-47 (6) (2017) demonstrated that the General Assembly has sought to subject land surveyors to expanded civil liability, (2) N.C. Gen. Stat. § 89C-2 and 21 N.C.A.C. 56.”
In re Suttles Surveying, P.A., 742 S.E.2d 574 (N.C. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 6× “§ 89C-2 (2011) provides that, “[i]n order to safeguard life, health, and property, and to promote the public welfare, the practice of engineering and the practice of land surveying in this State are hereby declared to be subject to regulation in the public interest.”
North Carolina State Bd. of Reg. for Prof'l Engineers & Land Surveyors v. Int'l Bus. Machines Corp., 230 S.E.2d 552 (N.C. Ct. App. 1976). · cites it 6× “) G.S. 89C-2. The term “the practice of engineering” is defined by G.”
360 Virtual Drone Servs. LLC v. Andrew Ritter, 102 F.4th 263 (4th Cir. 2024). “2013) (“[A]s N.C. Gen. Stat. § 89C-2 makes clear, the Legislature intended its rules on the 26 USCA4 Appeal: 23-1472 Doc: 39 Filed: 05/20/2024 Pg: 27 of 29 practice of surveying to protect property interests in North Carolina.”
360 Virtual Drone Servs. LLC v. Ritter (E.D.N.C. 2023). · cites it 14× “See N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 89C-2, 89C-3(7), 89C-23, and 89C-24.”
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