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GA Code § 43-15-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 15 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|§ 43-15-8. Engineer-in-Training Certificate; Eligibility

 To be eligible for certification as an engineer-in-training, an applicant must meet the following minimum requirements:      Graduate in an engineering curriculum of not less than four years from a school or college approved by the board; and   Pass a written examination in fundamental engineering subjects (engineer-in-training examination);       Graduate in an engineering curriculum of not less than four years or in a curriculum of four or more years in engineering technology or related science, from a school or college approved by the board; and   Pass a written examination in fundamental engineering subjects (engineer-in-training examination); or       Acquire not less than eight years of experience in engineering work of a nature satisfactory to the board; and   Pass a written examination in fundamental engineering subjects (engineer-in-training examination).      (Code 1933, § 84-2110, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 1048, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 43; Ga. L. 2002, p. 415, § 43; Ga. L. 2018, p. 583, § 1/SB 425.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2018, p. 583, § 1/SB 425, effective July 1, 2018, reenacted this Code section without change.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in Lanier at McEver, L.P. v. Planners & Eng'rs Collaborative, Inc., 284 Ga. 204, 663 S.E.2d 240 (2008).
GA Code § 43-15-9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 15 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|§ 43-15-9. Professional Engineer Certificate of Registration; Eligibility

 To be eligible for a certificate of registration as a professional engineer, an applicant must meet the following minimum requirements:      Obtain certification by the board as an engineer-in-training under paragraph (1) of Code Section 43-15-8;   Acquire a specific record of not less than four years' experience in engineering work of a character satisfactory to the board which indicates the applicant is competent to practice professional engineering; and   Subsequently pass a written examination in the principles and practice of engineering (professional engineer's examination);       Obtain certification by the board as an engineer-in-training under paragraph (2) of Code Section 43-15-8;   Acquire a specific record of not less than seven years' experience in engineering work of a character satisfactory to the board which indicates the applicant is competent to practice professional engineering; and   Subsequently pass a written examination in the principles and practice of engineering (professional engineer's examination);       Obtain certification by the board as an engineer-in-training under paragraph (3) of Code Section 43-15-8;   Acquire a specific record of not less than seven years' experience in engineering work of a character satisfactory to the board which indicates the applicant is competent to practice professional engineering; and   Subsequently pass a written examination in the principles and practice of engineering (professional engineer's examination); or       Graduate in an engineering or related science curriculum of not less than four academic years;   Acquire a specific record of not less than 16 years' experience in engineering work, of which at least eight years have been in responsible charge of important engineering work of a character satisfactory to the board, which indicates the applicant is competent to practice professional engineering; and   Subsequently pass a written examination in the principles and practice of engineering (professional engineer's examination).      (Code 1933, § 84-2111, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 1048, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1146, § 2; Ga. L. 1999, p. 81, § 43; Ga. L. 2002, p. 415, § 43; Ga. L. 2018, p. 583, § 1/SB 425.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2018, p. 583, § 1/SB 425, effective July 1, 2018, reenacted this Code section without change.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in Sembler Atlanta Dev. I, LLC v. URS/Dames & Moore, Inc., 268 Ga. App. 7, 601 S.E.2d 397 (2004); Lanier at McEver, L.P. v. Planners & Eng'rs Collaborative, Inc., 284 Ga. 204, 663 S.E.2d 240 (2008).
GA Code § 43-15-9.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 15 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|§ 43-15-9.1. Minimum Requirements for Professional Structural Engineers

 To be eligible for a certificate of registration as a professional structural engineer, an applicant must meet the following minimum requirements:      Obtain certification by the board as an engineer-in-training under paragraph (1) of Code Section 43-15-8;   Acquire a specific record of not less than four years' experience in structural engineering work of a character satisfactory to the board which indicates the applicant is competent to practice structural engineering; and   Subsequently pass a written examination in the principles and practice of structural engineering in the areas of which shall be determined by the board (structural engineering examination);       Obtain certification by the board as an engineer-in-training under paragraph (2) of Code Section 43-15-8;   Acquire a specific record of not less than seven years' experience in structural engineering work of a character satisfactory to the board which indicates the applicant is competent to practice structural engineering; and   Subsequently pass a written examination in the principles and practice of structural engineering in the areas of which shall be determined by the board (structural engineering examination); or     Any applicant seeking a certificate of registration as a professional structural engineer prior to January 1, 2021, who already holds a valid certificate of registration as a professional engineer from the board, has a record of practice which is primarily in the practice of structural engineering, and is currently engaged in the practice of structural engineering may submit a signed affidavit on a form prescribed by the board stating as much. Based upon such affidavit and any other means the board may deem necessary to determine verification of practice in the area of structural engineering by an applicant, the board shall grant a certificate of registration as a professional structural engineer. On or after January 1, 2021, no certificate of registration as a professional structural engineer shall be issued unless the requirements of paragraph (1) or (2) of this Code section and Code Section 43-15-16 have been satisfied.     (Code 1981, §43-15-9.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2020, p. 642, § 4/SB 310.)
GA Code § 43-15-10 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 15 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|§ 43-15-10. Evaluation of Engineering Experience

  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 in a school or college approved by the board, without graduation, may be considered as equivalent to a year of engineering experience;   Partial credit may be granted by the board for the successful completion of one or more scholastic years of a four-year engineering curriculum in a school or college not approved by the board or in a curriculum in related science in a school or college approved by the board. The degree of credit shall be determined by the board upon consideration of the mathematics, science, and engineering courses completed by the applicant;   No applicant shall receive experience credit for more than four years of undergraduate education; and   The satisfactory completion of graduate study in an approved engineering curriculum may, in the board's sole discretion, be credited for not more than one year's experience.     The execution, as a contractor, of work designed by a professional engineer or the supervision of the construction of such work as foreman, inspector, or superintendent shall not be deemed to be engineering experience unless such work involves the application of engineering principles and the applicant presents evidence of additional engineering experience of a character satisfactory to the board and indicating the applicant is competent to be placed in responsible charge of engineering work.    (Ga. L. 1937, p. 294, § 13; Ga. L. 1945, p. 294, § 20; Code 1933, § 84-2112, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 1048, § 1; Ga. L. 2018, p. 583, § 1/SB 425; Ga. L. 2020, p. 642, § 5/SB 310.)    The 2020 amendment,  effective January 1, 2021, substituted "Code Section 43-15-8, 43-15-9, or 43-15-9.1" for "Code Section 43-15-8, or 43-15-9" at the end of the introductory language of subsection (a).   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2018, p. 583, § 1/SB 425, effective July 1, 2018, reenacted this Code section without change.
GA Code § 43-15-11 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 15 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|§ 43-15-11. Professional Engineer's Examination

 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 and supervise engineering work so as to ensure the safety of life, health, and property.   (Code 1933, § 84-2113, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 1048, § 1; Ga. L. 2018, p. 583, § 1/SB 425.)    The 2018 amendment,  effective July 1, 2018, inserted "or her" in the middle of the second sentence of this Code section.
GA Code § 43-15-12 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 15 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|§ 43-15-12. Surveyor Intern Certificate; Eligibility

  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 experience in land surveying of a nature satisfactory to the board; or   Earn a high school diploma, or its equivalent, and acquire not less than four years' experience in land surveying of a nature satisfactory to the board;     Acquire a minimum of 18 semester hours of credit, or its equivalent, in land surveying subjects in a course of study approved by the board; and   Subsequently pass the board approved examination in the fundamentals of land surveying (land surveyor intern examination).     Land surveyor intern applicants may apply prior to July 1, 2020, with 15 quarter hours of credit in land surveying subjects in a course of study approved by the board and five quarter hours in hydrology. Such applicants applying prior to July 1, 2020, who meet the requirements of this subsection shall be eligible for licensure without the hydrology exam.    (Code 1933, § 84-2114, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 1048, § 1; Ga. L. 1981, p. 763, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 3297, § 2; Ga. L. 2010, p. 266, § 21/SB 195; Ga. L. 2018, p. 583, § 1/SB 425.)    The 2018 amendment,  effective July 1, 2018, designated the existing provisions of this Code section as subsection (a); substituted "surveyor intern" for "surveyor-in-training" in subsection (a) and in paragraph (a)(3); substituted the present provisions of paragraph (a)(2) for the former provisions, which read: "Acquire a minimum of 15 quarter hours' credit, or its equivalent, in land surveying subjects in a course of study approved by the board; provided, however, that on and after January 1, 1995, the minimum requirement shall be 20 quarter hours' credit, five of which shall be in hydrology; and"; and added subsection (b).
GA Code § 43-15-13.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 15 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|§ 43-15-13.1. Requirements for Professional Land Surveyors Engaged in Design of Storm-Water Management Plans, Facilities, Water Distribution Lines, and Sanitary Sewer Collection Systems

 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 in hydrology, possess the requisite required by the board, and pass the hydrology exam. The licensing record for such individual as available to the public shall be marked as "hydrology and design authorized."     (Code 1981, §43-15-13.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 583, § 1/SB 425; Ga. L. 2019, p. 1056, § 43/SB 52.)
GA Code § 43-15-14 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 15 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|§ 43-15-14. Examinations

 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 examination, to be determined by the board. Admission to any future examinations will be at the discretion of the board which may require the applicant to file a new application. An examination offering occurs regardless of whether the applicant attends.   (Ga. L. 1937, p. 294, § 15; Ga. L. 1945, p. 294, § 24; Ga. L. 1958, p. 358, § 1; Code 1933, § 84-2116, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 1048, § 1; Ga. L. 2018, p. 583, § 1/SB 425.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2018, p. 583, § 1/SB 425, effective July 1, 2018, reenacted this Code section without change.
GA Code § 43-15-15 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 15 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|§ 43-15-15. Applications for Certificates, Certificates of Registration, and Licenses

  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 certificate, a certificate of registration, or a license under this chapter who is not of good character and reputation.   If the board denies an application on the ground that the applicant lacks the requisite experience to admit him or her to the examination, the board may impose on the applicant a period of deferment on the filing of a new application, during which period the board shall not be required to accept for filing a new application by the applicant. The period of deferment shall not exceed the time reasonably required to acquire the requisite experience.   An application shall contain the names of not less than five individuals, not related to the applicant by blood or marriage, of whom at least three shall be professional engineers or professional land surveyors having personal knowledge of the experience on which the applicant predicates his or her qualifications.   Experience required under this chapter shall be of a character and nature approved by the board and consistent with the purposes of this chapter.    (Ga. L. 1937, p. 294, § 14; Ga. L. 1945, p. 294, § 22; Code 1933, § 84-2109, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 1048, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1146, § 3; Ga. L. 2018, p. 583, § 1/SB 425.)    The 2018 amendment,  effective July 1, 2018, substituted "certificates, certificates of registration, and licenses" for "certificates and for certificates of registration" near the beginning of the first sentence of subsection (a); substituted "certificate, a certificate of registration, or a license" for "certificate or a certificate of registration" in subsection (b); inserted "or her" in the middle of the first sentence of subsection (c) and near the end of subsection (d); in subsection (d), substituted "individuals" for "persons" near the middle and inserted "professional" preceding "land surveyors" in the middle.
GA Code § 43-15-18 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 15 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|§ 43-15-18. Effect of Certificate of Registration or License

  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. A certificate of registration or license shall show the full name of the registrant or licensee, shall have a serial number, and shall be signed by the chairperson of the board and the division director under the seal of the board.   The issuance of a certificate of registration or license by the board shall be evidence that the individual named therein is entitled to all the rights and privileges of a professional engineer or a professional land surveyor, as the case may be, as long as the certificate or license remains unrevoked, unexpired, or unaffected by other discipline imposed by the board.    (Code 1933, § 84-2120, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 1048, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19; Ga. L. 2018, p. 583, § 1/SB 425; Ga. L. 2020, p. 642, § 7/SB 310.)    The 2018 amendment,  effective July 1, 2018, inserted "or license" throughout this Code section, deleted "registered" preceding "professional engineer" near the beginning of the first sentence of subsection (a) and once in subsection (b); in subsection (a), substituted "professional land surveyor, the license" for "registered land surveyor, the certificate of registration" in the second sentence and inserted "or licensee" in the third sentence; and substituted "individual" for "person" and substituted "professional land surveyor" for "registered land surveyor" in the middle of subsection (b).    The 2020 amendment,  effective January 1, 2021, in subsection (a), added the third sentence and substituted "chairperson" for "chairman" in the fourth sentence.
GA Code § 43-15-20 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 15 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|§ 43-15-20. Reissuance of Certificates, Certificates of Registration, and Licenses; Fee

  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 of a fee prescribed by the board.   A new certificate, certificate of registration, or license to replace any certificate or license lost, destroyed, or mutilated may be issued subject to the rules of the board upon the payment of a fee prescribed by the board.    (Ga. L. 1937, p. 294, § 22; Ga. L. 1945, p. 294, § 36; Code 1933, § 84-2128, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 1048, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 3297, § 4; Ga. L. 2018, p. 583, § 1/SB 425.)    The 2018 amendment,  effective July 1, 2018, substituted ", a certificate of registration, or a license to any individual whose certificate, certificate of registration, or license" for "or a certificate of registration to any person whose certificate or certificate of registration" in subsection (a); and substituted ", certificate of registration, or license to replace any certificate or license" for "or certificate of registration to replace any certificate" in subsection (b).
GA Code § 43-15-21 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 15 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|§ 43-15-21. Temporary Permit

  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 permit, to practice or offer to practice engineering in this state if:   An application for a certificate of registration has been filed with the board and the fee required by this chapter has been paid;   The applicant is legally qualified to practice such profession in the state or country of the applicant's residence or former residence; and   The requirements and qualifications for obtaining a certificate of registration in that jurisdiction are not lower than those specified in this chapter.     An application under subsection (a) of this Code section shall be made to the board in writing, containing such information and in the form and manner as shall be prescribed by the board.   The temporary permit shall continue only for such time as the board requires for the consideration of the application for registration. The temporary permit shall contain such conditions with respect to the scope of the permission granted as the board deems necessary or desirable.   Plans, specifications, plats, and reports issued by an individual holding a temporary permit shall bear his or her signature and a stamp containing his or her name, business address, and "Georgia Professional Engineer Temporary Permit No. ____." The signature and stamp shall be affixed only in accordance with the requirements of subsection (b) of Code Section 43-15-22.   An individual who has obtained a temporary permit and practices in accordance therewith is deemed to be a professional engineer for purposes of this chapter, but a temporary permit shall not be deemed to be a registration under any provision of this chapter, including, by way of illustration and not limitation, Code Section 43-15-23.    (Code 1933, § 84-2122, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 1048, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1146, §§ 5, 6; Ga. L. 2018, p. 583, § 1/SB 425.)    The 2018 amendment,  effective July 1, 2018, substituted "an individual" for "a person" near the middle of subsection (a) and in subsection (d); inserted "or her" in subsection (a) and twice in the first sentence of subsection (d); and substituted "An individual" for "A person" at the beginning of subsection (e).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.    - Hearsay in proceeding for suspension or revocation of license to conduct business or profession, 142 A.L.R. 1388.
GA Code § 43-15-25 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 43 - Professions and Businesses|Chapter 15 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors|§ 43-15-25. Procedure for Filing Charges Against Holder of Certificate, Certificate of Registration, or License

  Any person may prefer 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 as unfounded or trivial, shall be acted upon by the board.    (Ga. L. 1937, p. 294, § 22; Ga. L. 1945, p. 294, § 35; Code 1933, § 84-2127, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 1048, § 1; Ga. L. 2018, p. 583, § 1/SB 425.)    The 2018 amendment,  effective July 1, 2018, substituted "individual holding a certificate, certificate of registration, or license" for "person holding a certificate or certificate of registration" in the first sentence of subsection (a).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - Architect's liability for personal injury or death allegedly caused by improper or defective plans or design, 97 A.L.R.3d 455.