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MS Code § 73-63-19 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 63 - Registered Professional Geologists Practice Act|§ 73-63-19. Powers and duties of executive director

  If the board employs an executive director, the executive director shall have the following powers and duties:   To administer the policies of the board within the authority granted by the board;   To supervise and direct all administrative, technical and investigative activities of the board;   To organize the administrative units of the board in accordance with a plan adopted by the board and to alter that organizational plan and reassign responsibilities with approval of the board as deemed necessary to carry out the policies of the board;   To recommend to the board appropriate studies and investigations and to carry out the approved recommendations;   To issue, modify or revoke any orders under authority granted by the board;   To enter into contracts, grants and cooperative agreements as approved by the board with any federal or state agency, any public or private institution or any other person to carry out this chapter;   To receive, administer and account for any funds received by the board;   To prepare and deliver to the Legislature and the Governor before January 1 of each year, and at any other times as may be required by the board, Legislature or Governor, a full report of the work of the board, including a detailed statement of revenues and expenditures of the board and any recommendations the board may have; and   To discharge other powers, duties and responsibilities as directed or delegated by the board.     The executive director shall give a surety bond satisfactory to the board, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the executive director's duties. The premium on the bond shall be regarded as a proper and necessary expense of the board.   If the board does not employ an executive director, the president of the board shall have the powers and duties provided in subsection (1) of this section.
MS Code § 73-63-21 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 63 - Registered Professional Geologists Practice Act|§ 73-63-21. Registered Professional Geologists Fund

  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.   Monies in the fund shall be utilized to pay reasonable direct and indirect costs associated with the administration and enforcement of this chapter.   Expenditures from the fund may be made upon requisition by the president or executive director of the board.   The fund shall be treated as a special trust fund. Interest earned on the principal shall be credited to the fund by the Treasurer.   The fund may receive monies from any available public or private source, including, but not limited to, collection of fees, interest, grants, taxes, public and private donations, judicial actions and appropriated funds.   Monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall be retained in the fund for use in the next succeeding fiscal year.
MS Code § 73-63-23 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 63 - Registered Professional Geologists Practice Act|§ 73-63-23. Maintenance of records by board

  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 of board meetings and hearings, and all rules, regulations and orders made by the board shall be in writing. The board shall compile and publish as necessary the rules and regulations promulgated by the board in current consolidated version. The board shall provide the consolidated compilation of the rules and regulations to the public for a cost sufficient to cover printing, postage and administrative expenses, including the cost of any contractual services necessary to compile and publish those rules and regulations.   The board shall also keep a register of all applications for registration or enrollment, which shall show:   The name, residence and date of birth of the applicant;   The date of the application;   The name, address and telephone number of the applicant's employer;   The applicant's educational and other qualifications;   The name of any other state in which or any other organization by which the applicant is registered, licensed or certified and date of that action;   The date of any action taken by the board regarding this applicant; and   Other information deemed necessary by the board.     The board shall maintain a roster showing the names and place of business or residence of all registered professional geologists. The board shall upon request provide copies of the roster to state and local governmental entities. The board shall provide copies of the roster to any other person upon written request for a cost sufficient to cover printing, postage and administrative and other expenses. In addition, the board shall maintain a roster of all geologists-in-training.   The board shall also maintain a list of each state, territory or possession of the United States, or foreign country in which the requirements and qualifications for registration are comparable to those established in this state and with which a reciprocity agreement or other form of mutual recognition exists.   The records kept by the board shall be prima facie evidence of the proceedings of the board and a transcript, certified by the president and vice president, shall be admissible in evidence with the same force and effect as if the original was produced.
MS Code § 73-63-25 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 63 - Registered Professional Geologists Practice Act|§ 73-63-25. Designation of Attorney General as counsel for board

 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 and investigative assistance as may be necessary in enforcing this chapter as authorized in Chapter 546, Laws of 2012.
MS Code § 73-63-29 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 63 - Registered Professional Geologists Practice Act|§ 73-63-29. Form of application

  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 73-63-23, the applicant's educational qualifications and a detailed summary of the applicant's qualifying experience. The board may require the applicant to have provided an original transcript or equivalent documentation of the applicant's educational qualifications. The applicant shall also submit a signed statement that the applicant has read and shall adhere to any code of professional conduct established by the board. The application shall be signed and sworn by the applicant before a notary public.   An application for enrollment as a geologist-in-training or for registration or renewal of registration as a professional geologist, in general or in any specialty, shall be accompanied by the appropriate application fee.
MS Code § 73-63-31 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 63 - Registered Professional Geologists Practice Act|§ 73-63-31. Examination

 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, in general or in a specialty of geology, or enrollment as a geologist-in-training. In adopting any examination, the board shall require that the examination questions and correct answers and any individual applicant's completed examination, be available to the board. The board shall retain the authority to determine a passing grade for purposes of registration or enrollment in this state.
MS Code § 73-63-33 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 63 - Registered Professional Geologists Practice Act|§ 73-63-33. Issuance of certificates; denial of certificates

  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 case of a registered professional geologist, the certificate of registration shall authorize the "practice of geology."   In the case of a geologist-in-training, the certificate shall state that the applicant has successfully passed the examination required by the board and has been enrolled as a "geologist-in-training" for a period of ten (10) years or until registration as a professional geologist, whichever comes first.   Certificates shall show the full name, have a serial number, and be signed by the president and the vice president of the board under seal of the board.    If the board denies the issuance of a certificate of registration or a certificate of enrollment, the board shall notify the applicant in writing within thirty (30) days following the board's decision and shall state the reasons for the denial. Within thirty (30) days following receipt of the notice, the applicant may make written request for a hearing, which, if granted, shall be conducted as provided in this chapter. If no hearing is requested or is untimely requested, the board's action shall be final.   The issuance of a certificate of registration by the board shall be prima facie evidence that the person named on the certificate is entitled to all the rights and privileges of a registered professional geologist and to practice geology as a firm or corporation, while the certificate remains unrevoked or unexpired.   Each registered professional geologist shall be provided with a seal of a design established by the board, bearing the person's name, registration number, the legend "Registered Professional Geologist." This cost of providing the seal shall be borne by the registered professional geologist. Geologic reports, documents or other public records offered to or filed for the public and prepared or issued by a registered professional geologist, or by a subordinate under the supervision of a registered professional geologist, shall be stamped with the seal, signed and dated by the registered professional geologist.
MS Code § 73-63-35 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 63 - Registered Professional Geologists Practice Act|§ 73-63-35. Expiration of certificates; renewal; lost or destroyed certificates

  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 person's certificate and the amount of the fee that shall be required for its renewal at least sixty (60) days before the expiration date. Upon expiration, a certificate shall be cancelled and is invalid, and may not be renewed unless provided in this chapter.   The board shall renew the certificate of registration or certificate of enrollment of any registrant who, within sixty (60) days following the expiration date:   Submits a renewal application, the renewal fee and any penalty for late renewal; and   Meets the requirements for renewal established by the board which may include requiring evidence of continued competence in the practice of geology through a review of qualifications and experience.     The board shall establish requirements and conditions for the reissuance of certificates of registration and certificates of enrollment which have lapsed, expired, or have been suspended or revoked.   The board shall issue a new certificate to replace any certificate of registration or certificate of enrollment which has been lost, destroyed, or mutilated. The holder of the certificate shall bear the cost of issuing a new certificate.
MS Code § 73-63-37 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 63 - Registered Professional Geologists Practice Act|§ 73-63-37. Fees

  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.   In addition to the application fee required under subsection (1) of this section, an applicant shall pay an examination fee before taking the applicable examination. The board shall set a reasonable examination fee for each examination administered by the board to defer the actual cost of the examination.   The board shall establish, by rule, registration fees which shall not exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) annually for registration as a registered professional geologist and One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) annually for enrollment as a geologist-in-training.   The board shall establish, by rule, fees for the renewal and reissuance of a certificate of registration or certificate of enrollment.
MS Code § 73-63-39 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 63 - Registered Professional Geologists Practice Act|§ 73-63-39. Recognition of out-of-state registration, licensure, or certification; reciprocal registration agreements

  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:   Developing uniform standards for registration of professional geologists or enrollment of geologists-in-training;   Accrediting educational programs;   Establishing reciprocity, comity, temporary registration, or mutual recognition of registration or enrollment;   Developing regional or national examinations;   Evaluating applicants; or   Other purposes consistent with this chapter.     Any person holding a valid certificate of registration, licensure or certification for the practice of geology or a recognized specialty of geology, issued under the laws of any state or territory or possession of the United States, or any foreign country, shall be eligible for registration, without examination. The board may issue a certificate of registration to any person who has made application, provided proof of registration, licensure or certification under requirements which the board determines to be substantially similar to those established under this chapter and paid all applicable fees. The issuance of a certificate of registration by reciprocity to a military-trained applicant or military spouse shall be subject to the provisions of Section 73-50-1.
MS Code § 73-63-41 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 63 - Registered Professional Geologists Practice Act|§ 73-63-41. Use of the designation "Certified Professional Geologist."

 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 Petroleum Geologists, and the use of the designation "Certified Geologist" or any similar designation established by a professional geological organization, society or association recognized by the board, subject to the following conditions:   The full name or recognized abbreviation of the organization granting the certification is stated following or in conjunction with the use of the designation or abbreviation; and   The designation or abbreviation is not used in a manner that may mislead the public or create any impression that a person is registered to practice geology unless that person is registered under this chapter.
MS Code § 73-63-45 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 63 - Registered Professional Geologists Practice Act|§ 73-63-45. Report of disciplinary actions

 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.
MS Code § 73-63-47 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 63 - Registered Professional Geologists Practice Act|§ 73-63-47. Proceedings of enforcement of chapter by 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 registration. The proceedings may be filed and heard in the appropriate circuit, chancery, county or justice court of the county in which venue may lie. The board may obtain mandatory or prohibitory injunctive relief, either temporary or permanent, and in cases of imminent and substantial hazard or endangerment, it shall not be necessary that the state plead or prove: (i) that irreparable damage would result if the injunction did not issue; (ii) that there is no adequate remedy at law; or (iii) that a written complaint or board order has first been issued for the alleged violation.
MS Code § 73-63-49 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 63 - Registered Professional Geologists Practice Act|§ 73-63-49. Appeal to chancery court by aggrieved persons

 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 aggrieved by the action of the board as a result of disciplinary proceedings conducted under Section 73-63-43 may appeal to the chancery court of the county in which the appellant resides or the Chancery Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, at the election of the appellant. If the appellant is a nonresident of this state, the appeal shall be made to the Chancery Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County. The appeal shall be perfected before the board by the filing with the board of a notice of appeal to the chancery court. The notice of appeal shall be filed not later than thirty (30) days after the decision of the board is forwarded to the guilty party.   All appeals perfected under this section shall act as a supersedeas, and shall be made to the chancery court solely upon the record made before the board during the disciplinary hearing. The appellant shall be required to post a bond with sufficient sureties according to law in an amount to be determined by the chancellor. When the appeal is properly perfected, the board shall cause the record of the proceedings conducted before it to be compiled, certified and filed with the chancery court. The chancery court shall always be deemed open for hearing of appeals and the chancellor may hear the appeal in termtime or in vacation at any place in the chancellor's district. The appeal shall have precedence over all civil cases, except election contests. The chancery court shall review all questions of law and of fact. If no prejudicial error is found, the matter shall be affirmed and remanded to the board for enforcement. If a prejudicial error is found, the matter shall be reversed and the chancery court shall remand the matter to the board for appropriate action as may be shown or necessary under the circumstances. Appeals may be taken from the chancery court to the Supreme Court in the manner as required by law.
MS Code § 73-63-51 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 63 - Registered Professional Geologists Practice Act|§ 73-63-51. Violations of this chapter

  Any person committing the following acts shall be guilty of a violation under this chapter:   Practicing, offering or attempting to practice geology, unless registered as a registered professional geologist or otherwise expressly exempted by this chapter;   Using the terms "Registered Professional Geologist," "R.P.G.," or claiming any specialty in geology, as a professional, business or commercial identification, title, name, representation, claim or otherwise holding out to the public, as being registered to practice geology or any of its specialties unless registered under this chapter;   Altering or revising any document, map or work signed or sealed by a registered professional geologist unless that alteration or revision is signed and sealed by a registered professional geologist, changing or altering the name or seal of another registered professional geologist on any document, map or work, or otherwise impersonating another, or presenting or attempting to use the certificate of registration or the seal of another;   Fraud, deceit or misrepresentation in obtaining a certificate of registration as a registered professional geologist or certificate of enrollment as a geologist-in-training, including, but not limited to, knowingly giving any false or forged evidence of any kind to the board or to any board member in obtaining a certificate of registration or certificate of enrollment;   Using the seal or signing any document under a certificate of registration which has expired or has been suspended or revoked;   Managing, or conducting as manager, proprietor, or agent, any place of business from which geological work, not expressly exempted by this chapter, is offered, performed or practiced for others, unless that work is supervised or performed by a registered professional geologist;   Using geologic work for purposes in violation of this chapter; or   Violating this chapter, or any rule, regulation or written order of the board, or any condition or limitation of registration.     Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment not to exceed six (6) months, or both, for each violation. Each day of a continuing violation is a separate violation. In imposing any fine under this section, the court shall, to the extent practicable, recover any economic benefit received as a result of noncompliance.
MS Code § 73-63-53 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 73 - Professions and Vocations|Chapter 63 - Registered Professional Geologists Practice Act|§ 73-63-53. Memorandum of understanding

 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 jurisdictional concerns that may arise between registered professional geologists and licensed professional engineers and other registered, licensed or certified professional personnel.