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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 43. PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES · Chapter 15. PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS

43-15-9. Professional engineer certificate of registration; eligibility.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. To be eligible for a certificate of registration as a professional engineer, an applicant must meet the following minimum requirements:

  2. (1)
    1. (A)

      Obtain certification by the board as an engineer-in-training under paragraph (1) of Code Section 43-15-8;#

    2. (B)

      Acquire a specific record of not less than four years’ experience in engineering work of a character satisfactory to the board which indicates the applicant is competent to practice professional engineering; and#

    3. (C)

      Pass a written examination in the principles and practice of engineering (professional engineer’s examination);#

  3. (2)
    1. (A)

      Obtain certification by the board as an engineer-in-training under paragraph (2) of Code Section 43-15-8;#

    2. (B)

      Acquire a specific record of not less than seven years’ experience in engineering work of a character satisfactory to the board which indicates the applicant is competent to practice professional engineering; and#

    3. (C)

      Pass a written examination in the principles and practice of engineering (professional engineer’s examination);#

  4. (3)
    1. (A)

      Obtain certification by the board as an engineer-in-training under paragraph (3) of Code Section 43-15-8;#

    2. (B)

      Acquire a specific record of not less than seven years’ experience in engineering work of a character satisfactory to the board which indicates the applicant is competent to practice professional engineering; and#

    3. (C)

      Pass a written examination in the principles and practice of engineering (professional engineer’s examination); or#

  5. (4)
    1. (A)

      Graduate in an engineering or related science curriculum of not less than four academic years;#

    2. (B)

      Acquire a specific record of not less than 16 years’ experience in engineering work, of which at least eight years have been in responsible charge of important engineering work of a character satisfactory to the board, which indicates the applicant is competent to practice professional engineering; and#

    3. (C)

      Pass a written examination in the principles and practice of engineering (professional engineer’s examination).#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1933, § 84-2111, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 1048, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1146, § 2; Ga. L. 1999, p. 81, § 43; Ga. L. 2002, p. 415, § 43; Ga. L. 2018, p. 583, § 1/SB 425; Ga. L. 2025, p. 359, § 1-2/SB 125, effective July 1, 2025.

Amendments

The 2025 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, substituted “Pass” for “Subsequently pass” at the beginning of subparagraphs (1)(C), (2)(C), (3)(C), and (4)(C).

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t43-ch1-32-(v30)-pdf.pdf, Volume V30, 2022 edition, 2025 supplement, pages 172 to 173; merge action: replaced; file SHA-256 2878b50660ad.