O.C.G.A. § 43-15-18 — Effect of certiﬁcate of registration or license

(a) In the case of a professional engineer, the certiﬁcate of registration shall authorize the practice of professional engineering. In the case of a professional land surveyor, the license shall authorize the practice of land surveying. In the case of a registered professional structural engineer, the certiﬁcate of registration shall authorize the practice of structural engineering. A certiﬁcate of registration or license shall show the full name of the registrant or licensee, shall have a serial number, and shall be signed by the chairperson of the board and the executive director under the seal of the board. 535 43-15-19 (b) The issuance of a certiﬁcate of registration or license by the board shall be evidence that the individual named therein is entitled to all the rights and privileges of a professional engineer or a professional land surveyor, as the case may be, as long as the certiﬁcate or license remains unrevoked, unexpired, or unaffected by other discipline imposed by the board. History. Code 1933, § 84-2120, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 1048, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19; Ga. L. 2018, p. 583, § 1/SB 425; Ga. L. 2020, p. 642, § 7/SB 310; Ga. L. 2022, p. 604, § 9/HB 476. The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, in subsection (a), added the third sentence and substituted “chairperson” for “chairman” in the fourth sentence. The 2022 amendment, effective May 9, 2022, substituted “the executive director” for “the division director” near the end of subsection (a). 43-15-19. Revocation, suspension, or denial of certiﬁcates, certiﬁcates of registration, or licenses; 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, certiﬁcate of registration, or license issued by it, or to reprimand any individual holding a certiﬁcate, certiﬁcate of registration, or license issued by it, upon the following grounds: (1) Commission of any fraud or deceit in obtaining a certiﬁcate, certiﬁcate of registration, or license; (2) Any gross negligence, incompetency, or unprofessional conduct in the practice of professional engineering or land surveying as a professional engineer or a professional land surveyor, respectively; (3) Affixing a seal to any plan, speciﬁcation, plat, or report contrary to Code Section 43-15-22; (4) Conviction of a felony or crime involving moral turpitude in the courts of this state, the United States, or any state or territory of the United States or the conviction of an offense in another jurisdiction which, if committed in this state, would be deemed a felony. “Conviction” shall include a ﬁnding or verdict of guilt, a plea of guilty, or a plea of nolo contendere in a criminal proceeding, regardless of whether the adjudication of guilt or sentence is withheld or not entered thereon pursuant to Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 42 or any comparable rule or statute; or (5) Any violation of this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated by the board pursuant to the powers conferred on it by this chapter. (b) “Unprofessional conduct,” as referred to in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of this Code section, includes a violation of those 536 43-15-19 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS; LAND SURVEYORS 43-15-21 standards of professional conduct for professional engineers and professional land surveyors adopted by the board pursuant to the power conferred upon it to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the duties and powers conferred on it by this chapter. History. Ga. L. 1937, p. 294, § 22; Ga. L. 1945, p. 294, § 34; Ga. L. 1972, p. 222, § 13; Code 1933, § 84-2126, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 1048, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 43; Ga. L. 2018, p. 583, § 1/SB 425.