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2025 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 89E - Geologists Licensing Act
§ 89E-18 - Prohibitions; unlawful acts.

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NC Gen Stat § 89E-18 (2025)
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§ 89E-18. Prohibitions; unlawful acts.

All of the following are unlawful:

(1) For a person other than a licensed geologist or a subordinate to prepare any geologic plans, reports, or documents in which the performance is related to the public welfare or safeguarding of life, health, property, or the environment.

(2) For a person to publicly practice, or offer to publicly practice, geology in this State, or to use in connection with the person's name or otherwise assume or advertise any title or description tending to convey the impression that the person is a licensed geologist, unless the person has been licensed or exempted under this Chapter.

(3) For anyone to stamp or seal any plans, plats, reports, or other documents with the seal or stamp of a licensed geologist, or to use in any manner the title "Licensed Geologist" unless that person is licensed under this Chapter.

(4) For a person to affix a licensed geologist's signature, stamp, or seal to any plans, plats, reports, or other documents if the geologist's license has expired or has been suspended or revoked, unless the license has since been renewed or reissued. (1983 (Reg. Sess., 1984), c. 1074, s. 1; 2025-25, s. 9(j).)


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