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Chapter 18.220 RCW: GEOLOGISTS
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Chapter 18.220 RCW
18.220.005 Finding.
18.220.010 Definitions.
18.220.020 License required.
18.220.030 Geologist licensing board.
18.220.040 Director's authority.
18.220.050 Board's authority.
18.220.060 Requirements for licensure.
18.220.070 Application for licensure—Fee.
18.220.080 Examinations—Fee.
18.220.090 Certificate of licensing—Seal.
18.220.100 Licensure or certification without examination—Requirements.
18.220.110 License renewal—Fee—Reinstatement.
18.220.120 Geologists' account.
18.220.130 Unprofessional conduct.
18.220.160 Suspension of license/practice permit—Noncompliance with a child support order.
18.220.190 Permitted activities—Certificate of licensing not required.
18.220.200 Uniform regulation of business and professions act.
18.220.211 Military training or experience.
18.220.901 Effective date—2000 c 253.
RCW 18.220.005
The legislature finds it is in the public interest to regulate the practice of geology to safeguard life, health, and property and to promote the public welfare.
[ 2000 c 253 § 1.]
RCW 18.220.020
(1) It is unlawful for any person to practice, or offer to practice, geology for others in this state, or to use in connection with his or her name or otherwise assume or advertise any title or description tending to convey the impression that he or she is a licensed geologist, or other licensed specialty geologist title, unless the person has been licensed under the provisions of this chapter.
(2) A person shall be construed to practice or offer to practice geology, within the meaning and intent of this chapter, if the person:
(a) Practices any branch of the profession of geology;
(b) By verbal claim, sign, advertisement, letterhead, card, or in any other way represents himself or herself to be a geologist;
(c) Through the use of some other title implies that he or she is a geologist or that he or she is licensed under this chapter; or
(d) Holds himself or herself out as able to perform or does perform any geological services or work recognized by the board as the practice of geology for others.
[ 2000 c 253 § 2.]
RCW 18.220.030
Geologist licensing board.
The state geologist licensing board is created. The board consists of seven members, six of whom shall be appointed by the director, who shall advise the director concerning the administration of this chapter. Of the initial appointments to the board, five shall be actively engaged in the practice of geology for at least ten years, five of which shall have been immediately prior to their appointment to the board. Subsequent to the initial appointments, five members of the board must be geologists licensed under this chapter, two of whom shall be licensed in a specialty of geology recognized under this chapter. Insofar as possible, the composition of the appointed geologists serving on the board shall be generally representative of the occupational distribution of geologists licensed under this chapter. One member of the board must be a member of the general public with no family or business connection with the practice of geology. The supervisor of geology of the department of natural resources is an ex officio member of the board. Members of the board shall be appointed for terms of four years. Terms shall be staggered so that not more than two appointments are scheduled to be made in any calendar year. Members shall hold office until the expiration of the terms for which they were appointed and until their successors have been appointed and have qualified. A board member may be removed for just cause. The director may appoint a new member to fill a vacancy on the board for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Each board member shall be entitled to compensation for each day spent conducting official business and to reimbursement for travel expenses in accordance with RCW 43.03.240, 43.03.050, and 43.03.060.
[ 2000 c 253 § 4.]
RCW 18.220.040
(1) To adopt fees as provided in RCW 43.24.086; and
(2) To administer licensing examinations approved by the board.
[ 2007 c 256 § 5; 2002 c 86 § 261; 2000 c 253 § 5.]
Referral to electorate—2000 c 253 § 5: "The secretary of state shall submit section 5 of this act to the people for their adoption and ratification, or rejection, at the next general election to be held in this state, in accordance with RCW 43.135.090 (section 2, chapter 1, Laws of 2000, Initiative Measure No. 695). The suggested ballot title for this act is: "Shall the state department of licensing be authorized to levy fees on geologists sufficient to pay for their licensure?"" [ 2000 c 253 § 24.]
Reviser's note: Chapter 1, Laws of 2000 (Initiative Measure No. 695) was declared unconstitutional in its entirety by Amalgamated Transit v. State, 142 Wn.2d 183, 11 P.3d 762 (2000). Therefore 2000 c 253 § 5 was not referred to the electorate.
RCW 18.220.050
(2) To establish the minimum qualifications for applicants for licensure as provided by this chapter;
(3) To approve the method of administration for examinations required by this chapter or by rule. To adopt or recognize examinations prepared by other organizations. To set the time and place of examinations with the approval of the director;
(4) To adopt standards of professional conduct and practice. Rules of professional conduct will be consistent with those outlined for engineers and land surveyors; and
(5) To designate specialties of geology to be licensed under this chapter.
[ 2007 c 256 § 7; 2002 c 86 § 262; 2000 c 253 § 6.]
RCW 18.220.070
Application for licensure—Fee.
An application for licensing shall be filed with the director on a form provided by the director and must contain statements made under oath demonstrating the applicant's education and practical experience. The director may require any information and documentation that reasonably relates to the need to determine whether the applicant meets the criteria for licensing. The application fee for initial licensing shall be determined by the director as provided in RCW 43.24.086. The application, together with the fee, must be submitted to the department prior to the application deadline established by the director. Fees for initial licensing shall include the examination and issuance of a certificate. If the director finds an applicant ineligible for licensing, the fee shall be retained as an application fee.
[ 2000 c 253 § 8.]
RCW 18.220.080
Examinations—Fee.
Examinations of applicants for licensing, when required, shall be held at such times and places as determined by the board with the director's approval. The scope of the examination shall be directed to an applicant's ability to practice geology or any approved specialty of geology in a manner to ensure the safety of life, health, and property. A candidate failing an examination may apply for reexamination. Subsequent examinations will be granted upon payment of a fee to be determined by the director as provided in RCW 43.24.086.
[ 2000 c 253 § 9.]
RCW 18.220.090
Certificate of licensing—Seal.
The director shall issue a certificate of licensing to any applicant who has satisfactorily met all of the requirements of this chapter for licensing as a geologist or an approved specialty geologist. The certificate shall show the full name of the license holder, shall have a certificate number, and shall be signed by the director and an officer of the board. The issuance by the director of a certificate of licensing to an individual shall be prima facie evidence that the person is entitled to all the rights and privileges of a licensed geologist or specialty geologist while the certificate remains unrevoked or unexpired.
Each license holder shall obtain a seal of the design authorized by the director, bearing the licensee's name, certificate number, and the legend "licensed geologist" together with any specialty in which the individual may be authorized. Geological reports, plans, and other technical documents prepared by or under the responsible charge of the license holder shall be signed, dated, and stamped with the seal or facsimile thereof. Each signature and stamping constitutes a certification by the license holder that the document was prepared by or under his or her responsible charge and that to his or her knowledge and belief the document was prepared in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
[ 2000 c 253 § 10.]
RCW 18.220.100
Licensure or certification without examination—Requirements.
The director may, upon application and payment of a fee determined by the director as provided in RCW 43.24.086, issue a license and certificate without further examination as a geologist or specialty geologist to any person who holds a license or certificate of qualification issued by proper authority of any state, territory, or possession of the United States, District of Columbia, or any foreign country, if the applicant's qualifications, as evaluated by the board, meet the requirements of this chapter and the rules adopted by the director.
[ 2000 c 253 § 11.]
RCW 18.220.110
License renewal—Fee—Reinstatement.
Licenses issued in conformance with this chapter shall be renewed periodically on a date to be set by the director in conformance with RCW 43.24.140. A license holder who fails to pay the prescribed fee within ninety days following the date of expiration shall pay a renewal fee equal to the current fee plus an amount equal to one year's renewal fee. Any license that has been expired for five years or more may be reinstated in conformance with rules adopted by the director. Reinstatement conditions may include demonstration of continued practice or competency in the practice of geology or an approved specialty of geology.
[ 2000 c 253 § 12.]
RCW 18.220.120
Geologists' account.
(1) All fees and fines collected under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid into the geologists' account, created in subsection (2) of this section.
(2) The geologists' account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from fines and fees collected under this chapter must be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only to carry out the duties required for the operation and enforcement of this chapter. Only the director of licensing or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures.
[ 2000 c 253 § 13.]
RCW 18.220.130
(2) Not meeting the qualifications for licensing set forth by this chapter; or
(3) Committing any other act, or failing to act, which act or failure are customarily regarded as being contrary to the accepted professional conduct or standard generally expected of those practicing geology.
[ 2007 c 256 § 6; 2002 c 86 § 263; 2000 c 253 § 14.]
RCW 18.220.160
Suspension of license/practice permit—Noncompliance with a child support order.
The board shall immediately suspend the license or practice permit of a person who has been certified pursuant to RCW 74.20A.320 by the department of social and health services as a person who is not in compliance with a child support order. If the person has continued to meet all other requirements for a license under this chapter during the suspension, reissuance of the license shall be automatic upon the board's receipt of a release issued by the department of social and health services stating that the licensee is in compliance with the child support order. The procedure in RCW 74.20A.320 is the exclusive administrative remedy for contesting the establishment of noncompliance with a child support order, and suspension of a license under this subsection, and satisfies the requirements of RCW 34.05.422.
[ 2000 c 253 § 17.]
RCW 18.220.190
Permitted activities—Certificate of licensing not required.
The following activities do not require a certificate of licensing under this chapter:
(1) Geological work performed by an employee or a subordinate of a geologist or specialty geologist licensed under this chapter, provided that the work does not include responsible charge of geological work as covered by this section, and is performed under the direct supervision of a geologist licensed under this chapter, who shall be and remains responsible for such work;
(2) Geological work performed by officers and employees of the United States practicing solely as such officers and employees;
(3) Geological work performed exclusively in the exploration for energy and mineral resources, insofar as such work has no substantial impact upon the public health, safety, and welfare as determined by regulations issued by the director;
(4) Geological research conducted through academic institutions, agencies of the federal or state governments, nonprofit research institutions, or for-profit organizations, including submission of reports of research to public agencies;
(5) Teaching geology or related physical or natural sciences;
(6) The practice of engineering or other licensed professions: (a) The acquisition of engineering data involving soil, rock, groundwater, and other earth materials; evaluation of the physical and chemical properties of soil, rock, groundwater, and other earth materials; and the utilization of these data in analysis, design, and construction by professional engineers appropriately registered or licensed in this state; and (b) similar work performed by persons or organizations licensed or registered in any other profession or occupation related to geology, provided that such work is permitted under the applicable licensing or registration law, and is incidental to the practice or the profession or occupation for which licensing or registration is required. Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit the use of the title geologist or engineering geologist, or any other specialty as defined by the director, by an engineer or other licensed professional except as licensed under this chapter;
(7) General scientific work customarily performed by such physical or natural scientists as chemists, archaeologists, geographers, hydrologists, oceanographers, pedologists, and soil scientists, providing such work does not include the design and execution of geological investigations, being in responsible charge of geological or specialty geological work, or the drawing of geological conclusions and recommendations in a way that affects the public health, safety, or welfare; or
(8) The giving of testimony, or preparation and presentation of exhibits or documents for the sole purpose of being placed in evidence before any administrative or judicial tribunal or hearing, providing such testimony, exhibits, or documents do not imply that the person is registered under the provisions of this chapter.
[ 2000 c 253 § 20.]
RCW 18.220.200
[ 2002 c 86 § 265.]
RCW 18.220.211
[ 2011 c 351 § 14.]
RCW 18.220.901
Effective date—2000 c 253.
(1) Sections 1, 3, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, and 21 of this act take effect July 1, 2001.
(2) Sections 2, 18, and 19 of this act take effect July 1, 2002.
(3) Sections 4, 5, 6, 8, and 13 of this act take effect April 1, 2001.
[ 2001 c 61 § 1; 2000 c 253 § 23.]
Effective date—2001 c 61: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [April 18, 2001]." [ 2001 c 61 § 2.]