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, enacted by […]
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: Responsible charge of engineering teaching may, in the board’s sole discretion, be considered as responsible charge of engineering work; The satisfactory completion of each academic year of an approved course in engineering or engineering technology […]
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 that branch of engineering, with special reference to the applicant’s ability to design […]
To be eligible for certification as a land surveyor intern, an applicant must meet the following minimum requirements: Earn a bachelor’s degree in a curriculum approved by the board; Earn an associate degree, or its equivalent, in a curriculum approved by the board and acquire not less than two years of combined office and field […]
To be eligible for a license as a professional land surveyor, an applicant must meet the following minimum requirements: 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; Acquire a specific record of the equivalent of not less than four years […]
For an individual to be eligible to engage in the practices described in divisions (6)(D)(ii) through (6)(D)(iv) of Code Section 43-15-2, he or she shall: Obtain licensure as a professional land surveyor, registered land surveyor, or land surveyor under this chapter prior to July 1, 2018; or Complete an additional three semester hours of coursework […]
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 the succeeding three examination offerings except upon payment of a fee for each […]
Applications for certificates, certificates of registration, and licenses shall be made under oath to the board and shall contain such information in the form and manner as shall be prescribed by the board. The application shall be accompanied by a fee in an amount prescribed by the board. No individual shall be eligible for 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 registration issued to him or her by proper authority of the National Council […]
Certificates, certificates of registration, or licenses shall be issued to applicants who successfully complete the respective requirements therefor upon the payment of fees prescribed by the board. Certificates of registration or licenses shall be renewable annually. Renewal may be effected for the succeeding year by the payment of the fee prescribed by the board. Certificates […]
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. […]
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: Commission of any fraud […]
As used in this chapter, the term: “Board” means the Georgia Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Board created in subsection (a) of Code Section 43-15-3. “Certificate” means any certificate issued under Code Section 43-15-8 or 43-15-12. “Certificate of registration” means any certificate issued under Code Section 43-15-9 or 43-15-16. “Current certificate of registration” means a […]
The board, in its sole discretion, may reissue a certificate, a certificate of registration, or a license to any individual whose certificate, certificate of registration, or license has been revoked or may terminate any suspension imposed by it upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the board and upon the payment […]
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 conditions of the temporary […]
Every professional engineer and professional land surveyor registered or licensed, as applicable, under this chapter shall, upon receipt of a certificate of registration or license, obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board, bearing the registrant’s or licensee’s name, certificate or license number, and the legend “Professional Engineer,” “Registered Professional Structural Engineer,” or […]
The practice of or offer to practice professional engineering, as defined in this chapter, by individual professional engineers registered under this chapter through a firm, corporation, professional corporation, partnership, association, or other entity offering engineering services to the public or by a firm, corporation, professional corporation, partnership, association, or other entity offering engineering services to […]
The practice of or offer to practice land surveying, as defined in this chapter, by individual professional land surveyors licensed under this chapter through a firm, corporation, professional corporation, partnership, association, or other entity offering land surveying services to the public or by a firm, corporation, professional corporation, partnership, association, or other entity offering land […]
It shall be unlawful for this state or any of its political subdivisions such as a county, municipality, or school district, or agencies thereof, or for any private or commercial entity to engage in the construction of any work or structures involving professional engineering or structural engineering which by the nature of their function or […]
Any person may refer charges of fraud, deceit, gross negligence, incompetency, or unprofessional conduct against any individual holding a certificate, certificate of registration, or license. Such charges shall be in writing, shall be sworn to by the person making them, and shall be filed with the board. All such charges, unless dismissed by the board […]
