2015 Mississippi Code
Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS
Chapter 63 - REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS PRACTICE ACT
§ 73-63-33 - Issuance of certificates; denial of certificates

(1) The board shall issue a certificate of registration or certificate of enrollment as a geologist-in-training, upon payment of the applicable registration fee, to any applicant who, in the opinion of the board, has satisfactorily met all the requirements of this chapter.

In the case of a registered professional geologist, the certificate of registration shall authorize the "practice of geology."

In the case of a geologist-in-training, the certificate shall state that the applicant has successfully passed the examination required by the board and has been enrolled as a "geologist-in-training" for a period of ten (10) years or until registration as a professional geologist, whichever comes first.

Certificates shall show the full name, have a serial number, and be signed by the president and the vice president of the board under seal of the board.

(2) If the board denies the issuance of a certificate of registration or a certificate of enrollment, the board shall notify the applicant in writing within thirty (30) days following the board's decision and shall state the reasons for the denial. Within thirty (30) days following receipt of the notice, the applicant may make written request for a hearing, which, if granted, shall be conducted as provided in this chapter. If no hearing is requested or is untimely requested, the board's action shall be final.

(3) The issuance of a certificate of registration by the board shall be prima facie evidence that the person named on the certificate is entitled to all the rights and privileges of a registered professional geologist and to practice geology as a firm or corporation, while the certificate remains unrevoked or unexpired.

(4) Each registered professional geologist shall be provided with a seal of a design established by the board, bearing the person's name, registration number, the legend "Registered Professional Geologist." This cost of providing the seal shall be borne by the registered professional geologist. Geologic reports, documents or other public records offered to or filed for the public and prepared or issued by a registered professional geologist, or by a subordinate under the supervision of a registered professional geologist, shall be stamped with the seal, signed and dated by the registered professional geologist.