Section 43-19-15. Issuance of certificates of registration; renewal or replacement

   (a) The board shall issue a certificate of registration, upon payment of the registration fee as fixed by the board, to any applicant who, in the opinion of the board, has satisfactorily met all the requirements of this chapter. The issuance of a certificate of registration by the board shall be prima-facie evidence that the person named therein is entitled to all the rights and privileges of a registered geologist while the certificate remains unrevoked or unexpired.

(b) All certificates shall be renewable biennially at such time as may be designated by the division director. All applications for renewal shall be filed with the division director prior to the expiration date, accompanied by the renewal fee prescribed by the board. A license which has expired for failure to renew may only be restored after application and payment of the prescribed restoration fee.

(c) A new certificate of registration to replace any certificate lost, destroyed, or mutilated may be issued subject to the rules of the board and payment of a fee set by the board.

Code 1933, § 84-2512A, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 163, § 1; Code 1933, § 84-2112A, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1976, p. 695, § 1; Ga. L. 1976, p. 696, § 6; Ga. L. 1987, p. 603, § 8; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19.