Georgia Code, Title 43, Chapter 19 - Geologists
- § 43-19-1 - Short Title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Registration of Geologists Act of 1975."
- § 43-19-2 - Purpose of Chapter
In order to safeguard life, health, and property and to promote the public welfare, the practice of geology in this state is declared to...
- § 43-19-3 - Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Board" means the State Board of Registration for Professional Geologists. (2) "Geologist" means a person engaged...
- § 43-19-4 - Creation of Board; Members
(a) A State Board of Registration for Professional Geologists is created, whose duty it shall be to administer this chapter. The board shall be...
- § 43-19-5 - Board Meetings; Officers
(a) The board shall hold such meetings as may be necessary for it to carry out its duties under this chapter. An affirmative vote...
- § 43-19-6 - General Powers and Duties of Board
In addition to other powers and duties specified in this chapter, the board shall: (1) Adopt and amend rules and regulations which may be...
- § 43-19-7 - Service of Appeals, Documents, and Legal Process on Division Director
All appeals from a decision of the board, all documents or applications required by law to be filed with the board, and any notice...
- § 43-19-8 - Official Records and Affidavits As Evidence
Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 68/HB 24, effective January 1, 2013.
- § 43-19-9 - Code of Professional Conduct
Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1987, p. 603, § 5, effective June 30, 1987.
- § 43-19-10 - Registration Required
It shall be unlawful for any person to practice publicly or offer to practice publicly geology in this state, as defined in this chapter,...
- § 43-19-11 - Application
An application for registration as a geologist or certification in a specialty shall be made under oath and shall show the applicant's education and...
- § 43-19-12 - Qualifications of Applicants
To be eligible for a certificate of registration, an applicant shall meet each of the following minimum qualifications: (1) Be of good ethical character;...
- § 43-19-13 - Examinations
(a) Examinations shall be held at least annually.(b) The board shall approve the scope, form, and content of the examinations required for licensure under...
- § 43-19-14 - Reciprocity
A person holding a certificate of registration to engage in the practice of geology, on the basis of comparable licensing requirements issued to him...
- § 43-19-15 - Issuance of Certificates of Registration; Renewal or Replacement
(a) The board shall issue a certificate of registration, upon payment of the registration fee as fixed by the board, to any applicant who,...
- § 43-19-16 - Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of Certificate; Appeal
(a) The board shall have the authority to refuse to grant a certificate to an applicant therefor or to revoke or suspend the certificate...
- § 43-19-17 - Reissuance of Certificates
Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1987, p. 603, § 10, effective June 30, 1987.
- § 43-19-18 - Certification in a Specialty
(a) In addition to registering as a geologist, qualified persons may also be eligible for certification in a specialty. Such specialties may be created...
- § 43-19-19 - Seals
Each registrant under this chapter, upon issuance of a certificate of registration, may use a seal of such design as is authorized by the...
- § 43-19-20 - Requirement that State and Subdivisions Contract Only With Registered Geologists
This state and its political subdivisions, such as a county, a municipality, or a legally constituted board, district, commission, or authority, shall contract for...
- § 43-19-21 - Subpoena
Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1987, p. 603, § 12, effective June 30, 1987.
- § 43-19-22 - Attorney General As Legal Adviser
The Attorney General of this state or any assistant designated by him or her shall act as legal adviser of the board.
- § 43-19-23 - Filing of Complaints
Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1987, p. 603, § 13, effective June 30, 1987.
- § 43-19-24 - Exceptions to Operation of Chapter
Any person, except as specifically exempted below, who shall publicly practice or offer to practice publicly geology in this state is subject to this...
- § 43-19-25 - Partnership, Limited Liability, and Corporate Practice; Nonpublic Geological Services; Practice by Nonresident or New Resident
(a) This chapter does not prohibit one or more geologists from practicing through the medium of a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, or...
- § 43-19-26 - Unlawful Acts
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person other than a registered geologist, a registered certified specialty geologist, or a subordinate under the direction...
- § 43-19-27 - Penalty
Any person who publicly practices or offers to practice publicly geology for others in this state without being registered in accordance with this chapter;...
- § 43-19-28 - Termination
Repealed by Ga. L. 1992, p. 3137, § 16, effective July 1, 1992.
Last modified: October 14, 2016