California · Business and Professions Code - BPC

BPC §7843: (a) An applicant for certification as a geologist-in-training shall, upon meeting all the requirements prescribed in Section 7841.

Civil

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This statute establishes certification requirements for geologists-in-training, specifies what the certificate does and does not permit, and prohibits unauthorized use of the geologist-in-training title.

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(a) An applicant for certification as a geologist-in-training shall, upon meeting all the requirements prescribed in Section 7841.2, be issued a certificate as a geologist-in-training. A renewal or other fee, other than the application fee, shall not be charged for this certification. The certificate shall become invalid when the holder has qualified as a professional geologist as provided in Section 7841. (b) A geologist-in-training certificate does not authorize the holder thereof to practice or offer to practice geology, in his or her own right, or to use the title specified in Section 7804. (c) It is unlawful for anyone other than the holder of a valid geologist-in-training certificate issued under this chapter to use the title of “geologist-in-training” or any abbreviation of that title.

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