Georgia Code, Title 43, Chapter 15 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
- § 43-15-1 - Purpose of Chapter
This chapter is enacted to safeguard life, health, and property and to promote the public welfare.
- § 43-15-2 - Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Board" means the State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. (2) "Certificate" means...
- § 43-15-3 - Creation of Board; Members
(a) A State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors is created whose duty it shall be to administer this chapter.(b) The...
- § 43-15-4 - Adoption of Rules and Regulations; Meetings; Seal; Division Director As Secretary of Board
(a) The board shall adopt all necessary rules, regulations, and bylaws, not inconsistent with this chapter and the Constitution and laws of this state...
- § 43-15-5 - Duty of Board to Maintain Records
The board shall keep records of its proceedings.
- § 43-15-6 - General Powers of Board; Injunctions; Continuing Education
(a) In carrying out this chapter, in addition to other powers conferred upon it under this chapter, the board shall have the power: (1)...
- § 43-15-7 - Unlawful Practice As a Professional Engineer or Land Surveyor
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person other than a professional engineer to practice or to offer to practice professional engineering in this...
- § 43-15-8 - Engineer-In-training Certificate; Eligibility
To be eligible for certification as an engineer-in-training, an applicant must meet the following minimum requirements: (1) (A) Graduate in an engineering curriculum of...
- § 43-15-9 - Professional Engineer Certificate of Registration; Eligibility
To be eligible for a certificate of registration as a professional engineer, an applicant must meet the following minimum requirements: (1) (A) Obtain certification...
- § 43-15-10 - Evaluation of Engineering Experience
(a) For the purpose of determining whether an applicant has acquired the experience required under Code Section 43-15-8 or 43-15-9: (1) Responsible charge of...
- § 43-15-11 - Professional Engineer's Examination
An applicant for the professional engineer's examination shall designate the special branch of engineering in which the applicant proposes to engage. The scope of...
- § 43-15-12 - Land Surveyor-In-training Certificate; Eligibility
To be eligible for certification as a land surveyor-in-training, an applicant must meet the following minimum requirements: (1) (A) Earn a bachelor's degree in...
- § 43-15-13 - Land Surveyor Certificate of Registration; Eligibility
To be eligible for a certificate of registration as a land surveyor, an applicant must meet the following minimum requirements: (1) (A) Obtain certification...
- § 43-15-14 - Examinations
Board approval of an applicant for examination entitles the applicant to admission to the next four consecutive examination offerings without reapplication. Following the first...
- § 43-15-15 - Applications for Certificates
(a) Applications for certificates and for certificates of registration shall be made under oath to the board and shall contain such information in the...
- § 43-15-16 - Registration by Comity
(a) The board may, in its discretion, upon application therefor and the payment of a fee prescribed by the board, issue a certificate of...
- § 43-15-17 - Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Certificates and Certificates of Registration
(a) Certificates and certificates of registration shall be issued to applicants who successfully complete the respective requirements therefor upon the payment of fees prescribed...
- § 43-15-18 - Effect of Certificate of Registration
(a) In the case of a registered professional engineer, the certificate of registration shall authorize the practice of professional engineering. In the case of...
- § 43-15-19 - Revocation, Suspension, or Denial of Certificates or Certificates of Registration; Reprimands
(a) The board shall have the power, after notice and hearing, to deny any application made to it, to revoke or suspend any certificate...
- § 43-15-20 - Reissuance of Certificates and Certificates of Registration; Fee
(a) The board, in its sole discretion, may reissue a certificate or a certificate of registration to any person whose certificate or certificate of...
- § 43-15-21 - Temporary Permit
(a) The board, or its delegate, in its sole discretion, may issue a temporary permit to a person who is not a resident of...
- § 43-15-22 - Registrant Required to Obtain Seal; Inscription; Purpose; Fraudulent Use of Seal
(a) Every engineer and land surveyor registered under this chapter shall, upon receipt of a certificate of registration, obtain a seal of the design...
- § 43-15-23 - Practice of Professional Engineering by or Through Firm, Corporation, or Other Entity
(a) The practice of or offer to practice professional engineering, as defined in this chapter, by individual professional engineers registered under this chapter through...
- § 43-15-23.1 - Land Surveying Firms, Corporations, or Other Entities; Application; Fee; Certificate of Authorization
(a) The practice of or offer to practice land surveying, as defined in this chapter, by individual land surveyors registered under this chapter through...
- § 43-15-24 - Construction of Structures Jeopardizing Health, Safety, or Welfare; Exceptions; Record of Building Permits
(a) It shall be unlawful for this state or any of its political subdivisions such as a county, municipality, or school district, or agencies...
- § 43-15-25 - Procedure for Filing Charges Against Certificate Holder
(a) Any person may prefer charges of fraud, deceit, gross negligence, incompetency, or unprofessional conduct against any person holding a certificate or certificate of...
- § 43-15-26 - Cease and Desist Orders; Civil Penalties for Violation of Order
(a) After notice and hearing, the board may issue an order prohibiting any person from violating Code Section 43-15-7 and may fine such person...
- § 43-15-27 - Enforcement of Chapter
(a) It shall be the duty of all duly constituted law enforcement officers of this state and of the political subdivisions of this state...
- § 43-15-28 - Applicability of the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."
The board shall exercise the powers and duties conferred upon it in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."
- § 43-15-29 - Exceptions to Operation of Chapter
(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as excluding a qualified architect registered in this state from such engineering practice as may be...
- § 43-15-30 - Unlawful Acts
(a) Any person who violates Code Section 43-15-7 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.(b) Any person presenting or attempting to use as his own...
- § 43-15-31 - Termination
Repealed by Ga. L. 1992, p. 3137, ยง 14, effective July 1, 1992.
Last modified: October 14, 2016