History. Ga. L. 1937, p. 294, § 16; Ga. L. 1945, p. 294, § 26; Ga. L. 1972, p. 222, § 8; Code 1933, § 84-2121, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 1048, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 3297, § 5; Ga. L. 2018, p. 583, § 1/SB 425; Ga. L. 2020, p. 642, § 8/SB 310.
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, inserted “or licensee” throughout this Code section; substituted the present provisions of subsection (a) for the former provisions, which read: “Every engineer and land surveyor registered under this chapter shall, upon receipt of a certificate of registration, obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board, bearing the registrant’s name, certificate number, and the legend ‘Registered Professional Engineer,’ or ‘Registered Land Surveyor,’ in accordance with the certificate of registration.”; in subsection (b), inserted “or license of the licensee” in the middle of the first sentence and inserted “or a licensee” near the beginning of the second sentence; inserted “or licensee’s” in the middle of subsections (b) and (d); in the middle of subsection (c), inserted “or her” and inserted “or she”; and substituted “individual” for “person” in the middle of subsection (d).
The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, inserted “‘Registered Professional Structural Engineer,’ ” near the end of subsection (a).
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For article surveying real property, see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 255 (1982).
Structure Georgia Code
Title 43 - Professions and Businesses
Chapter 15 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
§ 43-15-1. Short Title and Purpose
§ 43-15-3. State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers; Members; Funding; Employees
§ 43-15-5. Role of Executive Director
§ 43-15-6. General Powers of Board; Injunctions; Continuing Education
§ 43-15-7. Unlawful Practice as a Professional Engineer or Land Surveyor
§ 43-15-8. Engineer-in-Training Certificate; Eligibility
§ 43-15-9. Professional Engineer Certificate of Registration; Eligibility
§ 43-15-9.1. Minimum Requirements for Professional Structural Engineers
§ 43-15-10. Evaluation of Engineering Experience
§ 43-15-11. Professional Engineer’s Examination
§ 43-15-12. Surveyor Intern Certificate; Eligibility
§ 43-15-13. Professional Land Surveyor License; Eligibility
§ 43-15-15. Applications for Certificates, Certificates of Registration, and Licenses
§ 43-15-16. Registration and Licensure by Comity
§ 43-15-17. Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Certificates and Certificates of Registration
§ 43-15-18. Effect of Certificate of Registration or License
§ 43-15-20. Reissuance of Certificates, Certificates of Registration, and Licenses; Fee
§ 43-15-23. Practice of Professional Engineering by or Through Firm, Corporation, or Other Entity
§ 43-15-26. Cease and Desist Orders; Civil Penalties for Violation of Order
§ 43-15-27. Enforcement of Chapter
§ 43-15-28. Applicability of the “Georgia Administrative Procedure act.”