California Business and Professions Code

§ 7851

BPC § 7851 Effective Jan 1, 2014Div. 3 · Ch. 12.5 · Art. 4

Statute text

(a)The board shall issue, upon application and payment of the fee established by Section 7887, a retired license to a geologist or geophysicist who has been licensed by the board for a minimum of five years within California and a minimum of 20 years within the United States or its territories, and who holds a license that is not suspended, revoked, or otherwise disciplined, or subject to pending discipline under this chapter.

(b)The holder of a retired license issued pursuant to this section shall not engage in any activity for which an active geologist’s or geophysicist’s license is required. A geologist or geophysicist holding a retired license may use the titles “retired professional geologist” or “professional geologist, retired,” or “retired professional geophysicist” or “professional geophysicist, retired.”

(c)The holder of a retired license shall not be required to renew that registration.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 319, Sec. 12. (SB 822) Effective January 1, 2014.