Title 43 — Title 43
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O.C.G.A. § 43-15-1 Short title and purpose
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Act of 2021” and is enacted to safeguard life, health, and property and to promote the public welfare. History. Ga. L. 1937, p. 294, § 1; Ga. L. 1945, p. 294, § 2; Code 1933, § 84-2101,…
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-10 Evaluation of engineering experience
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(a) For the purpose of determining whether an applicant has acquired the experience required under Code Section 43-15-8, 43-15-9, or 43-15-9.1: (1) Responsible charge of engineering teaching may, in the board’s sole discretion, be considered as responsible charge of engineering w…
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-11 Professional engineer’s examination
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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 the professional engineer’s examination administered to him or her shall be prescribed by the board with respect to t…
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-12 Surveyor intern certificate; eligibility
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(a) To be eligible for certification as a land surveyor intern, an applicant must meet the following minimum requirements: (1)(A) Earn a bachelor’s degree in a curriculum approved by the board; (B) Earn an associate degree, or its equivalent, in a curriculum approved by the board …
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-13 Professional land surveyor license; eligibility
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To be eligible for a license as a professional land surveyor, an applicant must meet the following minimum requirements: (1)(A) Obtain certification as a land surveyor intern under subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) and paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Code Section 43-15-12; (B) …
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-14 Examinations
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Board approval of an applicant for examination entitles the applicant to admission to the next four consecutive examination offerings without reapplication. Following the first offering to which the applicant is entitled to admission, the applicant shall not be admitted to any of …
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-15 Short title and purpose
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Definitions. State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers; members; funding; employees. Adoption of rules and regulations; meetings; seal; executive director as secretary of board; advisors. Role of executive director. General powers of board; injunctions; continuing edu…
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-16 Registration and licensure by comity
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(a) The board may, in its discretion, upon application therefor and the payment of a fee prescribed by the board, issue a certificate of registration as a professional engineer or professional structural engineer to any individual who holds a certificate of qualification or registra…
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-17 Seals and sealed instruments
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Registrants, licensees, etc, to obtain seal, §43-15-22. When licensing as professional land surveyor, registered land surveyor or land surveyor required, §43-15-13.1. Limited liability companies. Practice of land surveying, §43-15-23.1. Partnerships.
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-18 Effect of certificate of registration or license
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(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 s…
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-19 Felony conviction
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Failure to notify licensing authority, §43-1-27. Reissuance, §43-15-20. Student loans, failure to pay. License discipline not triggered, §43-1-29. Charges against certificate holder.
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-2 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) “Board” means the Georgia Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Board created in subsection (a) of Code Section 43-15-3. (2) “Certificate” means any certificate issued under Code Section 43-15-8 or 43-15-12. (3) “Certificate of registration…
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-21 Temporary permit
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(a) The board, or its delegate, in its sole discretion, may issue a temporary permit to an individual who is not a resident of and who has no established place of business in this state, or who has recently become a resident thereof, to permit him or her, in accordance with the c…
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-23 Land surveyors
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Practice of land surveying, §43-15-23.1. 839 INDEX PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS —Cont’d Real estate appraisers and appraisal management companies. Applicability of act, §43-39A-16. PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS. Identification as to type of license held by health care practitioners, §43-1-…
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-23.1 Professional land surveyors
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Licensing as professional land surveyor, registered land surveyor or land surveyor, when required, §43-15-13.1. Purpose of provisions, §43-15-1. Registered land surveyors. Licensing as professional land surveyor, registered land surveyor or land surveyor, when required, §43-15-13…
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-25 Seals
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Fraudulent use, §43-15-22. Hotels and other transient lodging places. Defrauding innkeeper, §§43-21-13 to 43-21-15. Ignition interlock device provider centers. Disqualifying acts of applicants, §43-12A-6. Lactation consultants.
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-26 Permits
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Temporary permits, §43-15-21. Professional corporations. Practice of land surveying, §43-15-23.1. Professional land surveyors.
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-27 Enforcement of chapter
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(a) It shall be the duty of all duly constituted law enforcement officers of this state and of the political subdivisions of this state to enforce this chapter and to prosecute any person violating this chapter. (b) The Attorney General or his or her designated assistant shall ac…
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-29 Exceptions to operation of chapter
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(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as excluding a qualified architect registered in this state from such engineering practice as may be incident to the practice of his or her profession or as excluding a professional engineer from such architectural practice as may be …
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-30 Unlawful acts
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(a) Any person that violates Code Section 43-15-7 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (b) Any individual presenting or attempting to use as his or her own the certificate of registration or license or the seal of another obtained under this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. …
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-5 Role of executive director
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The executive director shall: (1) Be a full-time employee of the board and shall serve at the pleasure of the board; (2) Keep all records related to the board and its proceedings; (3) With the approval of the board, employ and fix the compensation of personnel as deemed necessary …
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-6 General powers of board; injunctions; continuing education
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(a) In carrying out this chapter, in addition to other powers conferred upon it under this chapter, the board shall have the power: (1) To adopt and enforce regulations implementing this chapter, including regulations governing the professional conduct of those individuals regist…
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-6.1 Fees and funding
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(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 charg…
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-8 Engineer-in-training certificate; eligibility
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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 not less than four years from a school or college approved by the board; and (B) Pass a written examination in fu…
O.C.G.A. § 43-15-9 Professional engineer certificate of registration; eligibility
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To be eligible for a certificate of registration as a professional engineer, an applicant must meet the following minimum requirements: (1)(A) Obtain certification by the board as an engineer-in-training under paragraph (1) of Code Section 43-15-8; (B) Acquire a specific record of n…