History. Ga. L. 1937, p. 294, § 19; Ga. L. 1945, p. 294, § 30; Ga. L. 1972, p. 222, § 11; Code 1933, § 84-2124, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 1048, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 2483, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1994, p. 97, § 43; Ga. L. 2018, p. 583, § 1/SB 425; Ga. L. 2020, p. 642, § 9/SB 310.
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, deleted “registered” preceding “professional” near the end of subsection (a); and, in subsection (c), substituted “thereon indicating the name of the professional engineer or architect, if any, who has sealed the plans, specifications, plats, or reports pursuant to which said building permit is issued. Such record shall” for “thereon, which record shall indicate the name of the professional engineer or architect, if any, that has sealed the plans, specifications, plats, or reports pursuant to which said building permit is issued, said record to”.
The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, inserted “or structural engineering” in subsection (a) and added “or professional structural engineer” at the end of subsection (a) and in the middle of the first sentence of subsection (c).
Cross references.
Provisions regarding approval of plans and specifications by registered architects, §§ 43-4-14 , 43-4-15 .
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.”