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title: O.C.G.A. § 43-15-18. Effect of certificate of registration or license.
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# O.C.G.A. § 43-15-18. Effect of certificate of registration or license.

(a) In the case of a professional engineer, the certificate of registration shall authorize the practice of professional engineering. In the case of a professional land surveyor, the license shall authorize the practice of land surveying. In the case of a registered professional structural engineer, the certificate of registration shall authorize the practice of structural engineering. A certificate of registration or license shall show the full name of the registrant or licensee, shall have a serial number, and shall be signed by the chairperson of the board and the executive director under the seal of the board.

(b) The issuance of a certificate of registration or license by the board shall be evidence that the individual named therein is entitled to all the rights and privileges of a professional engineer or a professional land surveyor, as the case may be, as long as the certificate or license remains unrevoked, unexpired, or unaffected by other discipline imposed by the board.

## History

Code 1933, § 84-2120, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 1048, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19; Ga. L. 2018, p. 583, § 1/SB 425; Ga. L. 2020, p. 642, § 7/SB 310; Ga. L. 2022, p. 604, § 9/HB 476.

The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, in subsection (a), added the third sentence and substituted “chairperson” for “chairman” in the fourth sentence.

The 2022 amendment, effective May 9, 2022, substituted “the executive director” for “the division director” near the end of subsection (a).