Title 73, Professions and Vocations

(a) The board shall have the following powers and duties:(a) To adopt, modify, repeal and promulgate, after due notice and hearing and in accordance with the Mississippi Administrative Procedures Law, and where not otherwise prohibited by federal or state law to make exceptions t…

(1) If the board employs an executive director, the executive director shall have the following powers and duties:(a) To administer the policies of the board within the authority granted by the board;(b) To supervise and direct all administrative, technical and investigative acti…

(1) There is created in the State Treasury a fund to be designated as the “Registered Professional Geologists Fund,” to be administered by the president or executive director of the board. (2) Monies in the fund shall be utilized to pay reasonable direct and indirect costs associ…

(1) The board shall keep the minutes of the board, including all orders, rules and regulations adopted, in a record book or books maintained for that purpose. The book or books shall be a public record and open to inspection by the public during all reasonable hours. All minutes …

Except as otherwise authorized in Section 7-5-39, the Attorney General shall be counsel and attorney for the board and shall provide any legal services as may be requested by the board from time to time. The board may retain outside counsel and investigators to provide any legal …

(1) (a) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, the following shall be considered as minimum evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant is qualified for registration as a registered professional geologist:(i) Graduation from a course of study in …

(1) Applications for enrollment as a geologist-in-training or for registration as a professional geologist, in general or in any specialty, shall be on forms prescribed and furnished by the board. The application shall include information necessary for the roster under Section 73…

In order to safeguard life, health, and property, and to promote the public welfare, it is in the public interest to require any person in either public or private capacity practicing or offering to practice geology to be registered, unless otherwise authorized by this chapter.

The board may adopt, in part or in whole, examinations prepared, administered or graded by other organizations, on a regional or national basis, which the board determines are appropriate to measure the qualifications of an applicant for registration as a professional geologist, …

(1) The board shall issue a certificate of registration or certificate of enrollment as a geologist-in-training, upon payment of the applicable registration fee, to any applicant who, in the opinion of the board, has satisfactorily met all the requirements of this chapter.In the …

(1) Except as provided in Section 33-1-39, certificates of registration shall be valid for a period of two (2) years, and shall expire on a date or dates established by the board. The board shall notify every registered professional geologist of the date of expiration of that per…

(1) The board shall establish, by rule, application fees which shall not exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for application for registration and One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for application for enrollment. (2) In addition to the application fee required under subsection (1) of…

(1) The board may sign agreements with boards of registration, licensure or certification in other states, and with other appropriate organizations and agencies, for the purposes of:(a) Developing uniform standards for registration of professional geologists or enrollment of geol…

(a) The board shall recognize and authorize the use of the designation “Certified Professional Geologist” or “C.P.G.” as used by the American Institute of Professional Geologists, the designation “Certified Petroleum Geologist” or “C.P.G.” as used by the American Association of P…

(1) The board, upon satisfactory proof and in accordance with this chapter and rules and regulations of the board, may take the disciplinary actions provided under this chapter against any person for the following reasons:(a) Violation of this chapter, any rule or regulation or w…

The board shall report disciplinary actions to appropriate state and federal agencies, any other registration, licensing or certification board or organization in this state or any other state, or any other person deemed necessary by the board.

In lieu of, or in addition to, the penalty provided in Section 73-63-43, the board may begin and maintain in the name of the state any proceedings necessary or appropriate to enforce this chapter, any rule or regulation or written order of the board or any condition of registrati…

Except as provided in Section 73-63-43(10), any person aggrieved by an action of the board revoking that person’s certificate of registration or certificate of enrollment as a geologist-in-training or denying the renewal of registration as a professional geologist, or who is aggr…

(a) The following words shall have the meanings ascribed in this section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:(a) “Board” means the board of registered professional geologists created under this chapter.(b) “Certified geologist” means a geologist who has been certified…

(1) Any person committing the following acts shall be guilty of a violation under this chapter:(a) Practicing, offering or attempting to practice geology, unless registered as a registered professional geologist or otherwise expressly exempted by this chapter;(b) Using the terms …

Within one (1) year following its appointment, the board shall seek to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Mississippi State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors and any other necessary agencies, containing guidelines for resolving jur…

(1) In awarding public contracts for professional geological services, preference shall be given to resident registered professional geologists over those nonresident professional geologists domiciled in a state having laws which grant a preference to the professional geologists …

(1) A person shall not use the term “registered professional geologist” unless that person is registered under this chapter. Unless exempted under subsection (5) of this section, any individual practicing, offering or attempting to practice geology or claiming any specialty in ge…

(1) There is created the Board of Registered Professional Geologists to administer this chapter. The board shall consist of five (5) registered professional geologists appointed by the Governor from nominees recommended by the committee created in subsection (3) of this section, …