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2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 18 - FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS (§§ 43-18-1 — 43-18-90) › Article 1 - FUNERAL DIRECTORS, EMBALMERS, AND OPERATORS OF FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENTS (§§ 43-18-1 — 43-18-80) › Part 3 - LICENSES FOR FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS (§§ 43-18-40 — 43-18-56) › Section 43-18-56 - Continuing education requirements for funeral directors

(a)
The board shall be authorized to require persons seeking renewal of a funeral director's license under this chapter to complete board approved continuing education of not less than ten hours biennially. The board shall be authorized to approve courses offered by institutions of higher learning, specialty societies, or professional organizations or by others the board deems appropriate.
(b)
The board shall be authorized to waive the continuing education requirement in cases of hardship, disability, illness, or under other such circumstances as the board deems appropriate.
(c)
The continuing education requirement pursuant to this Code section shall be waived for persons who hold an inactive license or for licensed individuals over the age of 65.
(d)
A funeral director who is also a licensed embalmer and who completes the continuing education requirements established for embalmers pursuant to Code Section
43-18-55
shall not be required to complete additional continuing education requirements pursuant to this Code section.
(e)
The board shall be authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to implement and ensure compliance with the requirements of this Code section.
(f)
This Code section shall apply to each licensing renewal cycle which begins after the 1996 renewal.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 18 - FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS (§§ 43-18-1 — 43-18-90) › Article 1 - FUNERAL DIRECTORS, EMBALMERS, AND OPERATORS OF FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENTS (§§ 43-18-1 — 43-18-80) › Part 4 - OPERATION OF FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENTS (§§ 43-18-70 — 43-18-80) › Section 43-18-70 - Practice at licensed funeral establishment or crematory; facilities; living quarters

(a)
No embalmer or funeral director shall engage in the practice of embalming or funeral directing at a funeral establishment or crematory which is not licensed by the board.
(b)
A funeral establishment must be at a specified street address or location and must have the following minimum facilities and equipment:
(1)
A room with adequate seating for a minimum of 30 people in which funeral services may be conducted;
(2)
A preparation room equipped with a nonporous, sanitary floor and walls, and necessary drainage and ventilation and containing necessary instruments and supplies for the preparation and embalming of dead human bodies;
(3)
A display room containing actual caskets or models, mock-ups, or sections of caskets or similar items if all such caskets are available and in stock for purchase at the establishment or can be delivered within 24 hours. Each funeral establishment shall maintain on the premises at each of its locations an adequate stock of funeral caskets which shall not be less than eight and which shall meet such other criteria as necessary to protect the public;
(4)
At least one operable motor hearse which is either owned or leased by the establishment and which has a current Georgia registration; and
(5)
At least one church truck.
(c)
The board may adopt and enforce such rules as may be reasonable and proper to define such necessary drainage, ventilation, and sanitary flooring and walls and necessary and suitable instruments, supplies, and merchandise in a funeral establishment.
(d)
If the funeral director resides in the funeral establishment to be accessible to the community for purposes of satisfying the requirements of funeral director in full and continuous charge, the living quarters in the funeral establishment must include at a minimum furnished sleeping quarters, cooking, refrigerating, and bathing facilities.
Amended by 2007 Ga. Laws 263,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2007.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 18 - FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS (§§ 43-18-1 — 43-18-90) › Article 1 - FUNERAL DIRECTORS, EMBALMERS, AND OPERATORS OF FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENTS (§§ 43-18-1 — 43-18-80) › Part 4 - OPERATION OF FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENTS (§§ 43-18-70 — 43-18-80) › Section 43-18-71 - Funeral establishments and crematories to be licensed and to employ licensed funeral director; display of name and license of funeral director

(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or association to operate a funeral establishment or crematory engaged in the business of funeral directing or embalming or cremating without first obtaining a license from the board in accordance with this article. The board shall not issue a license to any funeral establishment or crematory unless such funeral establishment or crematory shall employ the service of a funeral director licensed in accordance with this article, who shall be in full and continuous charge of the establishment and who is a resident of this state. There shall be conspicuously displayed in each funeral establishment and crematory the name and license of the funeral director in full and continuous charge. A funeral director who is in full and continuous charge shall:
(1)
Assume full responsibility for the supervision and operation of the funeral establishment for which that person has been designated as funeral director;
(2)
Act as funeral director for only one funeral establishment; and
(3)
Spend a minimum of 40 hours per week in the employ and operation of the establishment and be accessible and available to the community.
(b)
When there is a change in the funeral director in full and continuous charge, such change shall be reported to the board in writing within five days of the effective date of such change. The board may request the new funeral director in full and continuous charge and owner to appear before the board to determine if the requirements for a funeral director in full and continuous charge have been met.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 18 - FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS (§§ 43-18-1 — 43-18-90) › Article 1 - FUNERAL DIRECTORS, EMBALMERS, AND OPERATORS OF FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENTS (§§ 43-18-1 — 43-18-80) › Part 4 - OPERATION OF FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENTS (§§ 43-18-70 — 43-18-80) › Section 43-18-73 - Renewal of licenses for the operation of funeral establishments and crematories; changes in ownership

(a)
Licenses for the operation of funeral establishments and of crematories shall expire biennially unless the owner or proprietor of a licensed funeral establishment or crematory applies to the board to renew the license prior to its expiration. The application shall show the name of the funeral establishment or crematory; the names and addresses of all owners or, if the owner is a corporation, the names and addresses of all officers and directors of the corporation; and the names of all licensed embalmers and funeral directors who own or are employed by such funeral establishment or crematory or are otherwise connected therewith, together with the date of issue and the number of the license of each registered embalmer and funeral director as required. If the renewal fee prescribed by the board has been paid and the funeral establishment or crematory meets the other requirements of this article, the board shall issue a license; otherwise it shall be unlawful for any funeral establishment or crematory to operate in this state. Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to require a crematory to employ an embalmer in order to be licensed.
(b)
Whenever there is a change in ownership of a funeral establishment or crematory, the board shall be notified within 15 days prior to the proposed change upon a form provided by the board.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 18 - FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS (§§ 43-18-1 — 43-18-90) › Article 1 - FUNERAL DIRECTORS, EMBALMERS, AND OPERATORS OF FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENTS (§§ 43-18-1 — 43-18-80) › Part 4 - OPERATION OF FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENTS (§§ 43-18-70 — 43-18-80) › Section 43-18-74 - Transferability of licenses

Licenses for funeral establishments or crematories shall be issued to such enterprises at their location at the time of issuance. Such license shall not be transferable to another location.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 18 - FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS (§§ 43-18-1 — 43-18-90) › Article 1 - FUNERAL DIRECTORS, EMBALMERS, AND OPERATORS OF FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENTS (§§ 43-18-1 — 43-18-80) › Part 4 - OPERATION OF FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENTS (§§ 43-18-70 — 43-18-80) › Section 43-18-75 - Inspections; suspension or revocation of license; other disciplinary actions

(a)
The board shall provide for inspections from time to time, but not less frequently than annually, of the premises of funeral establishments and crematories for purposes of ensuring compliance with the provisions of this article and any rules or regulations issued pursuant thereto, and every such firm shall submit to such inspections. The board is authorized to contract with any one or more county boards of health, and each county board of health is authorized to contract with the board, for the provision of inspection services on behalf of the board for purposes of this subsection.
(b)
The license of any funeral establishment or crematory may be suspended, revoked, or put on probation, or fines may be imposed by the board if the evidence produced before it indicates that the establishment or crematory has violated any of the provisions of this article or any rules or regulations issued pursuant thereto. The board shall comply with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act," in relation to such hearing; and the licensee shall have the right to appeal any decision of the board in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."
Amended by 2002 Ga. Laws 781, § 6, eff. 5/9/2002.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 18 - FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS (§§ 43-18-1 — 43-18-90) › Article 1 - FUNERAL DIRECTORS, EMBALMERS, AND OPERATORS OF FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENTS (§§ 43-18-1 — 43-18-80) › Part 4 - OPERATION OF FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENTS (§§ 43-18-70 — 43-18-80) › Section 43-18-76 - Fine schedule for violation of minimum standards

The board may establish a fine schedule for violation of minimum standards which the board determines to be a threat to the health, safety, or welfare of the public. A determination of such a violation shall not be deemed to be a contested case under Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 18 - FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS (§§ 43-18-1 — 43-18-90) › Article 1 - FUNERAL DIRECTORS, EMBALMERS, AND OPERATORS OF FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENTS (§§ 43-18-1 — 43-18-80) › Part 4 - OPERATION OF FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENTS (§§ 43-18-70 — 43-18-80) › Section 43-18-77 - Funeral establishment or crematory temporarily without services of funeral director

In the event that a funeral establishment or crematory is temporarily without the services of a funeral director in full and continuous charge, upon notice by the funeral establishment or crematory to the board within five days following the last day of service by such funeral director, the board shall grant the funeral establishment or crematory a 90 day grace period in which to have a funeral director in full and continuous charge approved by the board before any action may be taken by the board to revoke or terminate the establishment's or crematory's license. The board may, in its discretion, upon application by the funeral establishment or crematory, grant one additional 90 day grace period upon showing of good cause. Grace periods totaling not more than 180 days may be granted during any two-year period beginning the first day on which the grace period was granted. Failure to have a funeral director in full and continuous charge shall be grounds for the revocation or suspension of any license, after notice and hearing.
Amended by 2002 Ga. Laws 462, § 43, eff. 4/18/2002.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 18 - FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS (§§ 43-18-1 — 43-18-90) › Article 1 - FUNERAL DIRECTORS, EMBALMERS, AND OPERATORS OF FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENTS (§§ 43-18-1 — 43-18-80) › Part 4 - OPERATION OF FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENTS (§§ 43-18-70 — 43-18-80) › Section 43-18-78 - Temporary destruction of licensed funeral establishment or crematory; use of temporary location during grace period

In the event any funeral establishment or crematory is temporarily destroyed by fire, flood, or other natural catastrophe, upon notice by the funeral establishment or crematory to the board within five days following the destruction, the board may grant the funeral establishment or crematory a 90 day grace period to use a board approved temporary location while reconstructing the previous location, provided the funeral establishment or crematory complies with all other provisions of this article and the rules of the board. The board may, in its discretion, upon application by the funeral establishment or crematory, grant additional 90 day grace periods upon showing of good cause.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 18 - FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS (§§ 43-18-1 — 43-18-90) › Article 1 - FUNERAL DIRECTORS, EMBALMERS, AND OPERATORS OF FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENTS (§§ 43-18-1 — 43-18-80) › Part 4 - OPERATION OF FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENTS (§§ 43-18-70 — 43-18-80) › Section 43-18-79 - Death of license holder

No funeral establishment license shall terminate upon the death of the holder thereof but shall pass to the legal representative of the deceased or, if there is no legal representative, to the widow of the deceased who may continue to operate the establishment for the unexpired time of the license.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 18 - FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS (§§ 43-18-1 — 43-18-90) › Article 1 - FUNERAL DIRECTORS, EMBALMERS, AND OPERATORS OF FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENTS (§§ 43-18-1 — 43-18-80) › Part 4 - OPERATION OF FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENTS (§§ 43-18-70 — 43-18-80) › Section 43-18-80 - Authorizing agent; statement specifying disposition of cremated remains; shipment of remains

(a)
For the purposes of this Code section, "authorizing agent" means a person legally entitled to authorize the cremation of human remains.
(b)
The authorizing agent shall provide to the funeral establishment in which the cremation arrangements are made a signed statement specifying the ultimate disposition of the cremated remains, if known. A copy of this statement shall be retained by the funeral establishment offering or conducting the cremation.
(c)
Cremated remains shall be shipped only by a method that has an internal tracking system available and that provides a receipt signed by the person accepting delivery.
(d)
The authorizing agent shall be responsible for the disposition of the cremated remains. If, after 60 days from the date of cremation, the authorizing agent or his or her representative has not specified the ultimate disposition or claimed the cremated remains, the funeral establishment or entity in possession of the cremated remains shall send a notification to the authorizing agent notifying him or her that, pursuant to this subsection, failure to respond to such notification and specify the final disposition of the cremains within 30 days of the transmission of such notice shall authorize the funeral establishment to make arrangements for the disposition of the cremains. If, after 30 days, the funeral establishment or entity in possession of the cremated remains has not received instructions from the authorizing agent describing a specific method of disposing of the cremains, the funeral establishment or entity in possession of the cremains shall be authorized to dispose of the cremated remains in a dignified and humane manner by entombing such cremains in a crypt or underground in accordance with local and state law or by storage in the funeral establishment. The final resting place of the cremains shall be clearly marked and recorded by the funeral establishment entombing the cremains. Any costs or fees incurred to entomb, inter, or disinter the cremains shall be the responsibility of the authorizing agent; provided, however, that such cost shall not exceed $100.00.
Added by 2009 Ga. Laws 68,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2009.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 19 - GEOLOGISTS (§§ 43-19-1 — 43-19-28) › Section 43-19-1 - Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Registration of Geologists Act of 1975."
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 19 - GEOLOGISTS (§§ 43-19-1 — 43-19-28) › Section 43-19-2 - Purpose of chapter

In order to safeguard life, health, and property and to promote the public welfare, the practice of geology in this state is declared to be subject to regulation in the public interest. This chapter is intended to introduce qualifying criteria into a previously unregulated professional field. Such action recommends itself through benefits to the safety, health, and property of the people of this state and to the promotion of the public welfare. These benefits are in the fields of geology as related to engineering, ground water, mineral exploration and development, geologic hazards, the further development of the science of geology, and other geologic matters of concern to the people of the state.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 19 - GEOLOGISTS (§§ 43-19-1 — 43-19-28) › Section 43-19-3 - Definitions

As used in this chapter, the term:
(1)
"Board" means the State Board of Registration for Professional Geologists.
(2)
"Geologist" means a person engaged in the practice of geology.
(3)
"Geology" means that science which treats of the earth in general; investigation of the earth's crust and the rocks and other materials which compose it; and the applied science of utilizing knowledge of the earth and its constituent rocks, minerals, liquids, gases, and other materials for the benefit of mankind.
(4)
"Public practice of geology" means the performance of geological service or work such as consultation, investigation, surveys, evaluation, planning, mapping, and inspection of geological work in which the performance is related to public welfare or safeguarding of life, health, property, and the environment, except as specifically exempted by this chapter. A person shall be construed to practice publicly or offer to practice publicly geology, within the meaning and intent of this chapter, who practices any branch of the profession of geology; or who by verbal claim, sign, advertisement, letterhead, card, or in any other way represents himself to be a geologist; or through the use of some other title implies that he is a geologist; or that he is registered under this chapter; or who holds himself out as able to perform or who does perform any geological services or work recognized as geology.
(5)
"Qualified geologist" means a person who is not registered under this chapter but who possesses all the qualifications specified in this chapter for registration.
(6)
"Registered certified specialty geologist" means a person who is certified as a specialty geologist under this chapter.
(7)
"Registered geologist" means a person who is registered as a geologist under this chapter.
(8)
"Responsible charge of work" means the independent control and direction, by the use of initiative, skill, and independent judgment, of geological work or the supervision of such work.
(9)
"Subordinate" means any person who assists a registered geologist or a registered engineer in the practice of geology without assuming the responsible charge of work.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 19 - GEOLOGISTS (§§ 43-19-1 — 43-19-28) › Section 43-19-4 - State Board of Registration for Professional Geologists; members

(a)
A State Board of Registration for Professional Geologists is created, whose duty it shall be to administer this chapter. The board shall be comprised of:
(1)
Five members who shall be geologists registered under this chapter, one of whom shall be an academic geologist, one a governmental geologist, one a salaried company geologist, one an independent or consultant geologist, and one a geologist at large;
(2)
A sixth member who shall be appointed from the public at large and who shall have no connection whatsoever with the practice of professional geology; and
(3)
The commissioner of natural resources, or his designated agent, as a permanent ex officio member.
(b)
The members of the board mentioned in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of this Code section shall be appointed by the Governor, approved by the Secretary of State, and confirmed by the Senate.
(c)
Each member of the board shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of Georgia.
(d)
The members of the board provided for in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of this Code section shall be appointed by the Governor for terms of five years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. The members of the board holding office on June 30, 1987, shall serve until the expiration of the term for which they were appointed and until their successors have been appointed and qualified. On the expiration of the term of any member, the member's successor shall be appointed in like manner by the Governor for a term of five years.
(e)
No person shall serve as a member of the board for more than one consecutive five-year term.
(f)
The Governor may remove any member of the board pursuant to the authority of Code Section
43-1-17
. Vacancies in the membership of the board shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment by the Governor as provided for in this chapter.
(g)
The members of the board shall, before entering upon the discharge of their duty, subscribe to and file with the Secretary of State the constitutional oath of officers, whereupon the Secretary of State shall issue to each appointee a certificate of appointment.
(h)
Each member of the board shall be reimbursed as provided for in subsection (f) of Code Section
43-1-2
.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 19 - GEOLOGISTS (§§ 43-19-1 — 43-19-28) › Section 43-19-5 - Board meetings; officers

(a)
The board shall hold such meetings as may be necessary for it to carry out its duties under this chapter. An affirmative vote of a majority of the members present shall be necessary to transact business.
(b)
The board shall annually elect a chairman and a vice-chairman. The division director shall be the secretary of the board and, in addition to his duties as prescribed by law, shall perform such other administrative duties as may be prescribed by the board.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 19 - GEOLOGISTS (§§ 43-19-1 — 43-19-28) › Section 43-19-6 - General powers and duties of board

In addition to other powers and duties specified in this chapter, the board shall:
(1)
Adopt and amend rules and regulations which may be reasonably necessary for this chapter and the regulation of proceedings before the board. The board and all of its rules, regulations, and procedures are subject to and shall comply with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act";
(2)
Adopt and have an official seal;
(3)
Issue, renew, and reinstate the certificates of duly qualified persons;
(4)
Initiate investigations for the purpose of discovering violations of this chapter;
(5)
Conduct hearings upon charges calling for the discipline of a licensee or on violations of this chapter;
(6)
Adopt a code of professional conduct; and
(7)
Have such other powers and duties as are necessary to effectuate this chapter.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 19 - GEOLOGISTS (§§ 43-19-1 — 43-19-28) › Section 43-19-7 - Service of appeals, documents, and legal process on division director

All appeals from a decision of the board, all documents or applications required by law to be filed with the board, and any notice or legal process to be served upon the board shall be filed with or served upon the division director at his or her office.
Amended by 2008 Ga. Laws 775,§ 14, eff. 7/1/2008.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 19 - GEOLOGISTS (§§ 43-19-1 — 43-19-28) › Section 43-19-8 - [Repealed] Official records and affidavits as evidence

Repealed by 2011 Ga. Laws 52,§ 68, eff. 1/1/2013.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 19 - GEOLOGISTS (§§ 43-19-1 — 43-19-28) › Section 43-19-10 - Registration required

It shall be unlawful for any person to practice publicly or offer to practice publicly geology in this state, as defined in this chapter, or to use in connection with his name or otherwise assume or advertise any title or description tending to convey the impression that he is a registered geologist unless such person has been duly registered or exempted under this chapter. The right to engage in the practice of geology shall be deemed a personal right, based on the qualifications of the individual as evidenced by his certificate of registration, and shall not be transferable.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 19 - GEOLOGISTS (§§ 43-19-1 — 43-19-28) › Section 43-19-11 - Application

An application for registration as a geologist or certification in a specialty shall be made under oath and shall show the applicant's education and a detailed summary of his geologic work. The application shall be accompanied by an application fee fixed by the board.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 19 - GEOLOGISTS (§§ 43-19-1 — 43-19-28) › Section 43-19-12 - Qualifications of applicants

To be eligible for a certificate of registration, an applicant shall meet each of the following minimum qualifications:
(1)
Be of good ethical character;
(2)
Have graduated from an accredited college or university which has been approved by the board with a major in either geology, engineering geology, or geological engineering; or have completed 45 quarter hours or the equivalent in geological science courses leading to a major in geology, of which at least 36 quarter hours or the equivalent were taken in the third or fourth year or in graduate courses;
(3)
Have at least seven years of professional geological work which shall include a minimum of three years of professional geological work under the supervision of a registered geologist, a registered civil engineer, or other supervision acceptable to the board. The following criteria of education and experience qualify, as specified, toward accumulation of the required seven years of professional geological work:
(A)
Each year of undergraduate study in the geological sciences shall count as one-half year of training up to a maximum of two years, and each year of graduate study shall count as a year of training;
(B)
Credit for undergraduate study, graduate study, and graduate courses, individually or in any combination thereof, shall in no case exceed a total of four years toward meeting the requirements for at least seven years of professional geological work as set forth above;
(C)
The board may consider, in lieu of the above professional geological work as set out in this paragraph, the cumulative total of professional geological work or geological research of persons teaching at the college or university level, provided that such work or research can be demonstrated to be of a sufficiently responsible nature to be equivalent to the professional requirements required; and
(D)
The ability of the applicant shall have been demonstrated by his having performed the work in a responsible position as determined by the board. The adequacy of the required supervision and experience shall be determined by the board in accordance with standards set forth in regulations adopted by it; and
(4)
Successfully pass such examinations as are established by the board and which are designed to demonstrate that the applicant has the necessary knowledge and skill to exercise the responsibilities of the public practice of geology.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 19 - GEOLOGISTS (§§ 43-19-1 — 43-19-28) › Section 43-19-13 - Examinations

(a)
Examinations shall be held at least annually.
(b)
The board shall approve the scope, form, and content of the examinations required for licensure under this chapter.
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 417,§ 24, eff. 5/20/2010.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 19 - GEOLOGISTS (§§ 43-19-1 — 43-19-28) › Section 43-19-14 - Reciprocity

A person holding a certificate of registration to engage in the practice of geology, on the basis of comparable licensing requirements issued to him by a proper authority of a state, territory or possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia, and who, in the opinion of the board, otherwise meets the requirements of this chapter based on verified evidence may be registered, upon application, without further examination.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 19 - GEOLOGISTS (§§ 43-19-1 — 43-19-28) › Section 43-19-15 - Issuance of certificates of registration; renewal or replacement

(a)
The board shall issue a certificate of registration, upon payment of the registration fee as fixed by the board, to any applicant who, in the opinion of the board, has satisfactorily met all the requirements of this chapter. The issuance of a certificate of registration by the board shall be prima-facie evidence that the person named therein is entitled to all the rights and privileges of a registered geologist while the certificate remains unrevoked or unexpired.
(b)
All certificates shall be renewable biennially at such time as may be designated by the division director. All applications for renewal shall be filed with the division director prior to the expiration date, accompanied by the renewal fee prescribed by the board. A license which has expired for failure to renew may only be restored after application and payment of the prescribed restoration fee.
(c)
A new certificate of registration to replace any certificate lost, destroyed, or mutilated may be issued subject to the rules of the board and payment of a fee set by the board.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 19 - GEOLOGISTS (§§ 43-19-1 — 43-19-28) › Section 43-19-16 - Denial, suspension, or revocation of certificate; appeal

(a)
The board shall have the authority to refuse to grant a certificate to an applicant therefor or to revoke or suspend the certificate of a person registered by the board or to discipline a person registered by the board as provided in Code Section
43-1-19
.
(b)
The action by the board in granting or refusing to grant or renew a certificate under this chapter or in revoking or suspending or in refusing to revoke or suspend such a certificate may be appealed in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act," to the superior court of the county of domicile of the board; provided that, if the findings of the board are supported by any evidence, such findings shall be accepted by the court.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 19 - GEOLOGISTS (§§ 43-19-1 — 43-19-28) › Section 43-19-18 - Certification in a specialty

(a)
In addition to registering as a geologist, qualified persons may also be eligible for certification in a specialty. Such specialties may be created by the board by regulation, with such regulations to contain any required additional qualifications. Only a registered geologist is eligible for certification in a specialty. Application may be submitted for both registration as a geologist and certification in a specialty at the same time, but the applicant must be approved for registration as a geologist before being considered for certification in a specialty. The certification in a specialty is dependent, in every case, upon the approval of registration as a geologist.
(b)
An applicant for certification in a specialty shall meet all of the requirements of a registered geologist and such special requirements as the board may establish by regulation.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 19 - GEOLOGISTS (§§ 43-19-1 — 43-19-28) › Section 43-19-19 - Seals

Each registrant under this chapter, upon issuance of a certificate of registration, may use a seal of such design as is authorized by the board, bearing the registrant's name and the legend "Registered Professional Geologist" or "Certified (subspecialty) Geologist." All drawings, reports, or other geologic papers or documents involving the practice of geology, as defined in this chapter, which shall have been prepared or approved by a registered geologist or a subordinate employee under his direction for the use of or for delivery to any person or for public record within this state shall be signed by him and impressed with the seal provided for in this Code section or the seal of a nonresident practicing under this chapter, either of which shall indicate his responsibility for them.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 19 - GEOLOGISTS (§§ 43-19-1 — 43-19-28) › Section 43-19-20 - Requirement that state and subdivisions contract only with registered geologists

This state and its political subdivisions, such as a county, a municipality, or a legally constituted board, district, commission, or authority, shall contract for geological services only with persons registered under this chapter or with a firm employing a registered geologist.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 19 - GEOLOGISTS (§§ 43-19-1 — 43-19-28) › Section 43-19-22 - Attorney General as legal adviser

The Attorney General of this state or any assistant designated by him or her shall act as legal adviser of the board.
Amended by 2002 Ga. Laws 462, § 43, eff. 4/18/2002.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 19 - GEOLOGISTS (§§ 43-19-1 — 43-19-28) › Section 43-19-24 - Exceptions to operation of chapter

Any person, except as specifically exempted below, who shall publicly practice or offer to practice publicly geology in this state is subject to this chapter. The following persons are exempt:
(1)
Persons engaged solely in teaching the science of geology or engaged in nonpublic geologic research in this state;
(2)
Officers and employees of the United States or this state, practicing solely as such officers or employees; and
(3)
A subordinate to a geologist registered under this chapter or to a registered engineer, insofar as he acts solely in such capacity. This exemption, however, does not permit any such subordinate to practice geology for others in his own right or use the title "registered geologist."
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 19 - GEOLOGISTS (§§ 43-19-1 — 43-19-28) › Section 43-19-25 - Partnership, limited liability, and corporate practice; nonpublic geological services; practice by nonresident or new resident

(a)
This chapter does not prohibit one or more geologists from practicing through the medium of a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation. In a partnership, limited liability company, or corporation whose primary activity consists of geological services, at least one partner, member, or officer shall be a registered geologist.
(b)
This chapter does not prevent or prohibit an individual, firm, company, association, or corporation whose principal business is other than the public practice of geology from employing a nonregistered geologist to perform nonpublic geological services necessary to the conduct of its business.
(c)
This chapter shall not be construed to prevent or to affect:
(1)
The practice of any profession or trade for which a license is required under any other law of this state; the practice of registered professional engineers from lawfully practicing soils mechanics, foundation engineering, and other professional engineering as provided in this title; or licensed architects from lawfully practicing architecture as provided in this title; or
(2)
The practice of a person who is not a resident of and has no established place of business in this state or who has recently become a resident hereof practicing or offering to practice the profession of geology herein for more than 90 days in any calendar year if the person shall have filed with the board an application for a certificate of registration and shall have paid the fee required by this chapter. Such practice shall continue only for such time as the board requires for the consideration of the applicant for registration.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 19 - GEOLOGISTS (§§ 43-19-1 — 43-19-28) › Section 43-19-26 - Unlawful acts

(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person other than a registered geologist, a registered certified specialty geologist, or a subordinate under the direction of one of the above to prepare any geologic plans, reports, or documents in which the performance is related to the public welfare or safeguarding of life, health, property, or the environment.
(b)
It shall be unlawful for anyone other than a geologist registered under this chapter to stamp or seal any plans, plats, reports, or other documents with the seal or stamp of a registered geologist or registered certified specialty geologist or to use in any manner the title "registered geologist" or the title of any registered certified specialty geologist unless registered, or registered and certified, under this chapter.
(c)
It shall be unlawful for any person to affix his signature or to stamp or seal any plans, plats, reports, or other documents after the certification of the registrant named thereon has expired or has been suspended or revoked unless the certificate has been renewed or reissued.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 19 - GEOLOGISTS (§§ 43-19-1 — 43-19-28) › Section 43-19-27 - Penalty

Any person who publicly practices or offers to practice publicly geology for others in this state without being registered in accordance with this chapter; any person presenting or attempting to use as his own the certificate of registration or the seal of another; any person who gives any false or forged evidence of any kind to the board or to any member thereof in obtaining a certificate of registration; any person who falsely impersonates any other registrant of like or different name; or any person who attempts to use an expired or revoked certificate of registration or who attempts to practice at any time during a period when the board has suspended or revoked his certificate of registration shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 20 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND DISPENSERS (§§ 43-20-1 — 43-20-21) › Section 43-20-1 - Short title

This chapter may be cited as the "Georgia Hearing Aid Dealers and Dispensers Act."
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 20 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND DISPENSERS (§§ 43-20-1 — 43-20-21) › Section 43-20-2 - Declaration of policy

The purpose and intent of this chapter is to establish and enforce standards of competence and ethics in the dispensing of hearing aid devices or instruments, for profit or otherwise, and to protect the public from the dispensing of hearing aids, for profit or otherwise, by unskilled or unprincipled persons.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 20 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND DISPENSERS (§§ 43-20-1 — 43-20-21) › Section 43-20-3 - Definitions

As used in this chapter, the term:
(1)
"Apprentice dispenser's permit" means a temporary nonrenewable one-year permit issued while the applicant is in apprenticeship under a licensed dispenser in order to become a licensed hearing aid dispenser.
(2)
"Board" means the State Board of Hearing Aid Dealers and Dispensers.
(3)
"Dealer's license" means the license required for each office, store, or location established or maintained for the dispensing of hearing aid devices or instruments in this state.
(4)
"Dispenser's license" means the license required for each individual who shall engage in the practice of dispensing hearing aid instruments or devices to or for use by the eventual user thereof.
(5)
"Hearing aid device or instrument," "hearing aid," or "aid" means any wearable electronic instrument or device designed for or represented or offered for the purpose of compensating for defective human hearing, including parts, attachments, ear molds, and accessories, except batteries, cords, replacement tubing, and minor service limited to the removal of battery corrosion.
(6)
"License" means any license issued to hearing aid dealers or to hearing aid dispensers by the State Board of Hearing Aid Dealers and Dispensers or by the division director on behalf of the board under this chapter.
(7)
"Practice of dispensing hearing aids" means the providing of a hearing aid to a consumer by sale, rental, lease, or otherwise. A holder of a license or permit issued under this chapter shall be entitled to conduct testing and other procedures to determine suitability for use of a hearing aid, to determine hearing aid characteristics which properly compensate the hearing condition, to select suitable aids, to fit aids to the subject, and to counsel and instruct in the use thereof.
(8)
"Training permit" means a temporary renewable six-month permit issued while the applicant is in training, under the direct supervision and immediate observation of a licensed dispenser, to become a licensed dispenser.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 20 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND DISPENSERS (§§ 43-20-1 — 43-20-21) › Section 43-20-4 - State Board of Hearing Aid Dealers and Dispensers; composition; qualifications of members; terms of office; vacancies; selection of officers

(a)
There shall be established the State Board of Hearing Aid Dealers and Dispensers, which shall administer and enforce this chapter.
(b)
The board shall consist of seven members, four of whom shall hold dispenser's licenses issued by the board and each shall have no less than three years' experience in the practice of dispensing hearing aids, one of whom shall be a diplomate or eligible for certification by the American Board of Otolaryngology and licensed to practice medicine in this state, one of whom shall be an audiologist licensed under Chapter 44 of this title, and one of whom shall be appointed from the public at large, shall be an individual to whom neither this state nor any other state has ever issued a license, permit, certificate, or registration to engage in the practice of dispensing hearing aids, and shall not employ any individual to engage in the practice of dispensing hearing aids. Each member of the board shall be a resident of this state.
(c)
Each member of the board shall be appointed by the Governor with the approval of the Secretary of State. The term of office for each member shall be three years or until his or her successor has been appointed and qualified. Upon the expiration of each term, the Governor, with the approval of the Secretary of State, shall appoint a successor as provided above. Any vacancy on the board arising from death, resignation, or other cause shall be filled by such appointment for the unexpired term.
(d)
The members of the board shall annually designate one such member to serve as chairperson and another to serve as vice chairperson and may select such additional officers as the board deems necessary. The chairperson and vice chairperson shall each hold a dispenser's license.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 209,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2015.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 20 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND DISPENSERS (§§ 43-20-1 — 43-20-21) › Section 43-20-5 - Meetings; reimbursement of members; notice of meetings

(a)
The board shall meet not less than once a year at a place, day, and hour determined by the division director and as many other times per year as deemed necessary. Each member of the board shall be reimbursed as provided for in subsection (f) of Code Section
43-1-2
.
(b)
The division director shall notify each member of the board not less than ten days in advance of the time and place of any meeting of the board.
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 417,§ 25, eff. 5/20/2010.
Amended by 2001 Ga. Laws 2, § 43, eff. 2/12/2001.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 20 - HEARING AID DEALERS AND DISPENSERS (§§ 43-20-1 — 43-20-21) › Section 43-20-6 - General powers and duties of board; division director

(a)
The board shall have the responsibility and duty of administering and enforcing this chapter. The board shall have the power to establish and to revise minimal procedure and equipment requirements which shall be used in the dispensing of hearing aids.
(b)
The board shall:
(1)
Supervise the issuance of licenses and administer qualifying examinations;
(2)
License persons who make proper application to the division director and who meet the qualifications for licensure;
(3)
Issue and renew licenses;
(4)
Suspend, revoke, or otherwise sanction licenses in the manner provided in this chapter;
(5)
Appoint representatives to conduct or supervise examinations; and
(6)
Make available to the public a copy of this chapter, any amendments thereto, and all adopted rules.
(c)
The division director shall be guided by the recommendations of the board in all matters relating to this chapter and shall assist the board in carrying out this chapter.
(d)
In the administration and enforcement of this chapter, the board shall have the power to adopt reasonable rules and regulations not inconsistent with this chapter and the Constitution and laws of this state or of the United States for governing its times and places of meetings; for organization and reorganization; for the holding of examinations; for governing all other matters requisite to the exercising of its powers; for the performance of its duties relating to examinations; for granting, suspending, revoking, or otherwise sanctioning licenses; and for the transaction of its business under this chapter.
(e)
The board may provide, by regulation, for the general scope of the examination described in Code Section
43-20-9
. The board may approve the examination and obtain advice and assistance in providing for and grading such examination; and the division director may contract with third parties to perform administrative services related to the examination as he or she deems appropriate.
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 417,§ 26, eff. 5/20/2010.