Wisconsin § 443.16 - Change of name.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 443.16 — Change of name., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 443.16. Change of name.
No person may practice architecture, landscape architecture, professional engineering, or interior design in this state under any other given name or any other surname than that under which the person was originally licensed or registered to practice in this or any other state, in any instance in which the examining board, after a hearing, finds that practicing under the changed name operates to unfairly compete with another practitioner or to mislead the public as to identity or to otherwise result in detriment to the profession or the public. This section does not apply to a change of name resulting from marriage or divorce. 443.16 History History: 1979 c. 98 s. 1 ; 1979 c. 167 s. 20 ; 1979 c. 337 s. 15 ; 1979 c. 355 ; 1993 a. 463 , 465 , 491 ; 1997 a. 300 ; 2009 a. 123 ; 2021 a. 195 .
Source: official Wisconsin text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Wisconsin § 443.16
What does Wisconsin Statutes § 443.16 cover?
Section 443.16 ("Change of name.") is part of the Wisconsin Statutes, the codified statutory law of Wisconsin. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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