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O.C.G.A. § 43-15-9

Professional engineer certificate of registration; eligibility

Known as the Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Act

The act spans §§ 43-15-1 to 43-15-9.1 (35 sections).

Editor’s notes

To be eligible for a certificate of registration as a professional

engineer, an applicant must meet the following minimum requirements:

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

(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

(C) Subsequently pass a written examination in the principles and practice of engineering (professional engineer’s examination);

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

(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

(C) Subsequently pass a written examination in the principles and practice of engineering (professional engineer’s examination);

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

(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

(C) Subsequently pass a written examination in the principles and practice of engineering (professional engineer’s examination); or

(4)(A) Graduate in an engineering or related science curriculum of not less than four academic years;

(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

(C) Subsequently pass a written examination in the principles and practice of engineering (professional engineer’s examination).

Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.