Chapter 492 Professional Geology
- 492.101 Purpose.
It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the state that, in order to safeguard the life, health, property, and public well-being of...
- 492.102 Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (1) "Board" means the Board of Professional Geologists. (2) "Department" means the Department of Business...
- 492.103 Board of Professional Geologists.
(1) There is created in the Department of Business and Professional Regulation the Board of Professional Geologists. The board shall consist of seven members, five of...
- 492.104 Rulemaking authority.
The Board of Professional Geologists has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement this chapter. Every licensee shall be governed...
- 492.105 Licensure by examination; requirements; fees.
(1) Any person desiring to be licensed as a professional geologist shall apply to the department to take the licensure examination. The written licensure examination shall...
- 492.106 Provisional licenses.
The department may provide a provisional license to any person who is not a resident of and has not established a place of business in...
- 492.107 Seals.
(1) The board shall prescribe, by rule, a form of seal, including its electronic form, to be used by persons holding valid licenses. All geological papers,...
- 492.108 Licensure by endorsement; requirements; fees.
(1) The department shall issue a license by endorsement to any applicant who, upon applying to the department and remitting an application fee, has been certified...
- 492.109 Renewal of license; fees.
(1) The department shall renew a license upon receipt of the renewal application and fee. (2) The department shall adopt rules establishing a procedure for the biennial...
- 492.1101 Inactive status.
(1) A license that has become inactive may be reactivated under s. 492.109 upon application to the department. (2) The board shall promulgate rules relating to the...
- 492.111 Practice of professional geology by a firm, corporation, or partnership; certificate of authorization.
The practice of, or offer to practice, professional geology by individual professional geologists licensed under the provisions of this chapter through a firm, corporation, or...
- 492.112 Prohibitions; penalties.
(1) A person may not knowingly: (a) Practice professional geology unless the person is licensed under this chapter. (b) Use the name or title "Professional Geologist" or any...
- 492.113 Disciplinary proceedings.
(1) The following acts constitute grounds for which the disciplinary actions in subsection (3) may be taken: (a) Violation of any provision of s. 492.112 or any...
- 492.114 Lost, destroyed, stolen, or mutilated licenses.
A duplicate license for a duly licensed professional geologist may be issued to replace a license lost, destroyed, stolen, or mutilated, subject to rules of...
- 492.115 Roster of licensed professional geologists.
A roster showing the names and places of business or residence of all licensed professional geologists and all firms, corporations, or partnerships holding certificates of...
- 492.116 Exemptions.
The following persons are specifically exempted from this chapter, provided, however, that all final geological papers or documents which have been prepared by a person...
- 492.1165 Construction of chapter.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent or prohibit the practice of any profession or trade for which a license is required under...
