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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7856
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7856
(a) Each applicant for licensure or certification who has a valid email address shall report to the board that email address at the time of application. (b) Each certificate or license holder who has a valid email address shall report that email address to the board at the time o
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7860
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7860
(a) The board may, upon its own initiative or upon the receipt of a complaint, investigate the actions of any professional geologist or geophysicist, and make findings thereon. (b) By a majority vote, the board may publicly reprove, suspend for a period not to exceed two years, o
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7860.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7860.1
The board may, upon its own initiative or upon the receipt of a complaint, investigate the actions of any geologist-in-training and make findings. By a majority vote, the board may revoke the certificate of any geologist-in-training who does any of the following: (a) Has been con
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7860.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7860.2
The failure of, or refusal by, a licensee or a certificate holder to respond to a written request from a representative of the board in the investigation of a complaint against that licensee or certificate holder constitutes a cause for disciplinary action under Section 7860 or 7
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7861
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7861
The proceedings under this article shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and the board shall have all the powers granted therein.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7862
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7862
The board may reissue a certificate of registration, certification, or authority, to any person whose certificate has been revoked if a majority of the members of the board vote in favor of such reissuance for reasons the board deems sufficient.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7863
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7863
A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere made to a charge substantially related to the qualifications, functions and duties of a geologist or geophysicist is deemed to be a conviction within the meaning of this article. The board may order t
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7864
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7864
(a) A petitioner may petition the board for reinstatement or modification of penalty, including reduction, modification, or termination of probation, after the following minimum periods have elapsed from the effective date of the decision ordering the disciplinary action, or if t
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7870
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7870
The board shall have the power, duty and authority to investigate violations of the provisions of this chapter.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7871
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7871
It shall be the duty of the respective officers charged with the enforcement of laws and ordinances to prosecute all persons charged with the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter. It shall be the duty of the executive officer of the board, under the direction of the
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7872
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7872
A person who does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor: (a) Unless the person is exempt from licensure under this chapter, practices or offers to practice geology or geophysics for others in this state according to the provisions of this chapter without legal authoriza
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7873
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7873
Whenever any person has engaged in or is about to engage in any act or practice which constitutes or which, in the opinion of the board, will constitute an offense against this chapter, the superior court of the county in which the offense has occurred or is about to occur, on ap
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7874
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7874
(a) If a licensee who is retained as an expert witness enters into a nondisclosure agreement, that agreement shall not be construed to prevent the licensee from reporting a potential violation of the Geologist and Geophysicist Act to the board. (b) This section shall not be const
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7880
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7880
A certificate of registration as a geologist or as a specialty geologist or as a geophysicist or as a specialty geophysicist shall expire at 12 a.m. of the last day of the birth month of the certificate holder during the second year of a two-year term if not renewed. To renew an
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7881
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7881
Except as otherwise provided in this article, certificates of registration as a geologist or as a geophysicist, or certified specialty certificates, may be renewed at any time within five years after expiration on filing an application for renewal on a form prescribed by the boar
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7881.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7881.5
(a) At the time of renewal specified in Section 7880 or 7881, the board shall administer an assessment of the certificate holder to reinforce the certificate holder’s knowledge of state laws and the board’s rules and regulations. Failure to complete this assessment within 60 days
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7882
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7882
A suspended certificate is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in this article, but such renewal does not entitle the holder of the certificate, while it remains suspended and until it is reinstated, to engage in the activity to which the certificate relates, o
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7883
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7883
A revoked certificate is subject to expiration as provided in this article, but it may not be renewed. If it is reinstated after its expiration, the holder of the certificate, as a condition precedent to its reinstatement, shall pay a reinstatement fee in an amount equal to the r
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7884
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7884
Certificates of licensure as a geologist or as a geophysicist or certified specialty certificates which are not renewed within five years after expiration shall not be renewed, restored, reinstated, or reissued thereafter. The holder of that certificate may apply for and obtain a
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7886
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7886
(a) The department shall receive and account for all money derived under the operation of this chapter and, at the end of each month, shall report such money to the Controller and shall pay it to the Treasurer, who shall keep the money in a separate fund known as the Professional
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7887
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 7887
The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter shall be fixed by the board in accordance with the following schedule: (a) The fee for filing an application for licensure as a geologist or a geophysicist or certification as a specialty geologist or a specialty geophysicist shal
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 8
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 8
Unless the context otherwise requires, the general provisions hereinafter set forth shall govern the construction of this code.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 800
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 800
(a) The Medical Board of California, the Podiatric Medical Board of California, the Board of Psychology, the Dental Board of California, the Dental Hygiene Board of California, the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, the Board of Re
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 8000
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 8000
(a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a Court Reporters Board of California, which consists of five members, three of whom shall be public members and two of whom shall be holders of certificates issued under this chapter who have been actively engaged as shorthand r
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 8001
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 8001
(a) Appointment as a member of the board shall be for a term of four years. Members of the board shall hold office until the appointment and qualification of their successors or until one year shall have elapsed since the expiration of the term for which they were appointed, whic