{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-6703","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 6703","heading":"","body":"The phrase “responsible charge of work” means the independent control and direction, by the use of initiative, skill, and independent judgment, of the investigation or design of professional engineering work or the direct engineering control of such projects. The phrase does not refer to the concept of financial liability.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 3. PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY [5000. - 9998.12.]","CHAPTER 7. Professional Engineers [6700. - 6799.]","ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [6700. - 6706.3.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"e6c7b89a0eac6d55aab980911eadf878be87d96c77b7cfeb541c6f1123421553","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-6702.2","next":"us-ca/bpc-6703.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}