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O.C.G.A. § 43-15-6.1 — under Title 43.

O.C.G.A. § 43-15-6.1

(a) To pay the expenses of the board’s office and operations and the enforcement of this chapter, the board by rule or regulation shall be authorized to charge an examination fee, license fee, license renewal fee, or similar fee and may establish the amount of the fee to be charged by rule or regulation. Fees shall be reasonable and shall be determined in such a manner that the total amount of fees charged by the board shall approximate the total of the direct and indirect costs for the operation of the board. Fees may be refunded for good cause, as determined by the executive director. (b) All fees collected pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited by the board into the state treasury. Out of the funds thus arising shall be paid the expenses contemplated in this chapter for the administration and enforcement of this chapter. All expenditures authorized by the board shall be paid from the funds received pursuant to this chapter. The expenses of the board must always be kept within the income collected and deposited in accordance with this chapter, and the expense thereof shall not be supported or paid from any other state fund. History. Code 1981, § 43-15-6.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2022, p. 604, § 7/HB 476. Effective date. This Code section became effective May 9, 2022. 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 state. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person other than a professional land surveyor to practice or to offer to practice land surveying in this state. (c) It shall be unlawful for any person other than a professional structural engineer to practice or to offer to practice structural engineering in this state. 524 43-15-7 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS; LAND SURVEYORS History. Code 1933, § 84-2102, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 1048, § 1; Ga. L. 2018, p. 583, § 1/SB 425; Ga. L. 2020, p. 642, § 3/SB 310. 43-15-7 The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, added subsection (c).