Any person, firm, partnership, or corporation is exempt from registration under the provisions of this chapter who meets all the following:
(a) Is a nonresident of the State of California.
(b) Is legally qualified in another state to practice as a civil, electrical, or mechanical engineer.
(c) Does not maintain a regular place of business in this state.
(d) Offers to but does not practice civil, electrical, or mechanical engineering in this state.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1006, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 2001.)