Florida Statutes Title XXXII Chapter 492 - Professional Geology
- 492.101 - Purpose.
It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the state that, in order to safeguard the life, health, property, and public well-being of...
- 492.102 - Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:(1) “Board” means the Board of Professional Geologists.(2) “Department” means the Department of Business and Professional...
- 492.103 - Board Of Professional Geologists.
(1) There is created in the Department of Business and Professional Regulation the Board of Professional Geologists. The board shall consist of seven members, five of...
- 492.104 - Rulemaking Authority.
The Board of Professional Geologists has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement this chapter. Every licensee shall be governed...
- 492.105 - Licensure By Examination; Requirements; Fees.
(1) Any person desiring to be licensed as a professional geologist shall apply to the department to take the licensure examination. The written licensure examination shall...
- 492.1051 - Registered Geologist-in-training; Requirements.
(1) A person desiring to register as a geologist-in-training shall apply to the department to take a discrete portion of the examination required for licensure as...
- 492.106 - Provisional Licenses.
The department may provide a provisional license to any person who is not a resident of and has not established a place of business in...
- 492.107 - Seals.
(1) The board shall prescribe, by rule, a form of seal, including its electronic form, to be used by persons holding valid licenses. All geological papers,...
- 492.108 - Licensure By Endorsement; Requirements; Fees.
(1) The department shall issue a license by endorsement to any applicant who, upon applying to the department and remitting an application fee, has been certified...
- 492.109 - Renewal Of License; Fees.
(1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and fee.(2) The department shall adopt rules establishing a procedure for the biennial renewal...
- 492.1101 - Inactive Status.
(1) A license that has become inactive may be reactivated under s. 492.109 upon application to the department.(2) The board shall promulgate rules relating to the reactivation...
- 492.111 - Practice Of Professional Geology By A Firm, Corporation, Or Partnership; Certificate Of Authorization.
The practice of, or offer to practice, professional geology by individual professional geologists licensed under the provisions of this chapter through a firm, corporation, or...
- 492.112 - Prohibitions; Penalties.
(1) A person may not knowingly:(a) Practice professional geology unless the person is licensed under this chapter.(b) Use the name or title “Professional Geologist” or any other title,...
- 492.113 - Disciplinary Proceedings.
(1) The following acts constitute grounds for which the disciplinary actions in subsection (3) may be taken:(a) Violation of any provision of s. 492.112 or any other...
- 492.114 - Lost, Destroyed, Stolen, Or Mutilated Licenses.
A duplicate license for a duly licensed professional geologist may be issued to replace a license lost, destroyed, stolen, or mutilated, subject to rules of...
- 492.115 - Roster Of Licensed Professional Geologists.
A roster showing the names and places of business or residence of all licensed professional geologists and all firms, corporations, or partnerships holding certificates of...
- 492.116 - Exemptions.
The following persons are specifically exempted from this chapter, provided, however, that all final geological papers or documents which have been prepared by a person...
- 492.1165 - Construction Of Chapter.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent or prohibit the practice of any profession or trade for which a license is required under...
Last modified: September 23, 2016