Georgia Code
Chapter 15 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
§ 43-15-29. Exceptions to Operation of Chapter

History. Ga. L. 1937, p. 294, § 20; Ga. L. 1945, p. 294, § 32; Ga. L. 1972, p. 222, § 12; Code 1933, § 84-2125, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 1048, § 1; Ga. L. 1999, p. 81, § 43; Ga. L. 2015, p. 343, § 1/HB 18; Ga. L. 2018, p. 583, § 1/SB 425; Ga. L. 2020, p. 642, § 10/SB 310.
The 2015 amendment, effective May 5, 2015, in subsection (a), inserted “or her” near the middle; in paragraph (b)(3) substituted “elected officers” for “elective officers” and “this state” for “the state”, and deleted “and” following the concluding semicolon; in paragraph (b)(4), inserted a semicolon at the end; and added paragraphs (b)(5) and (b)(6).
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, in paragraph (b)(1), substituted “An individual” for “A person” at the beginning, substituted “an individual” for “a person” four times, inserted “or license” twice, and inserted “that” in the middle; deleted “and” at the end of paragraph (b)(5); substituted “space, or aerospace related products or services, or any components thereof; and” for “space, or aerospace-related products or services, or any components thereof.” at the end of paragraph (b)(6); added paragraph (b)(7); inserted “or licensing” near the beginning of subsection (c); in subsection (d), inserted “professional” preceding “land surveyor” in the middle and substituted “utility companies referenced in this subsection” for “above-referenced utility companies” near the end; inserted “certificate of registration or” in subsection (e); and added subsection (f).
The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, inserted “, structural engineering,” near the end of paragraphs (b)(2) and (b)(4), near the middle of paragraph (b)(3) and near the beginning of subsection (c); and, in subsection (d), inserted “, structural engineering,” twice and inserted “, professional structural engineer,”.

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Georgia Code

Title 43 - Professions and Businesses

Chapter 15 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors

§ 43-15-1. Short Title and Purpose

§ 43-15-2. Definitions

§ 43-15-3. State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers; Members; Funding; Employees

§ 43-15-4. Adoption of Rules and Regulations; Meetings; Seal; Executive Director as Secretary of Board; Advisors

§ 43-15-5. Role of Executive Director

§ 43-15-6. General Powers of Board; Injunctions; Continuing Education

§ 43-15-6.1. Fees and Funding

§ 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

§ 43-15-13.1. Requirements for Professional Land Surveyors Engaged in Design of Storm-Water Management Plans, Facilities, Water Distribution Lines, and Sanitary Sewer Collection Systems

§ 43-15-14. Examinations

§ 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

§ 43-15-19. Revocation, Suspension, or Denial of Certificates, Certificates of Registration, or Licenses; Reprimands

§ 43-15-20. Reissuance of Certificates, Certificates of Registration, and Licenses; Fee

§ 43-15-21. Temporary Permit

§ 43-15-22. Registrant or Licensee Required to Obtain Seal; Inscription; Purpose; Fraudulent Use of Seal

§ 43-15-23. Practice of Professional Engineering by or Through Firm, Corporation, or Other Entity

§ 43-15-23.1. Land Surveying Firms, Corporations, or Other Entities; Application; Fee; Certificate of Authorization

§ 43-15-24. Construction of Structures Jeopardizing Health, Safety, or Welfare; Exceptions; Record of Building Permits

§ 43-15-25. Procedure for Filing Charges Against Holder of Certificate, Certificate of Registration, or License

§ 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.”

§ 43-15-29. Exceptions to Operation of Chapter

§ 43-15-30. Unlawful Acts