Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the board in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions pursuant to this chapter. Whenever the protection of the public is inconsistent with other interests sought to be promoted, the protection of the public shall be paramount.
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Section § 7810.1
This law emphasizes that the board's main duty is to protect the public when it issues licenses, regulates, or disciplines under this chapter. Public safety must always come first, even if it conflicts with other goals.
public protection highest priority licensing functions
Section § 7818
This section allows the board to create, change, or remove rules to implement the chapter by following certain procedures outlined in another part of the government code.
The board, pursuant to the provisions contained in Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, may adopt, amend, or repeal rules and regulations to carry out this chapter.
rulemaking authority adopt rules amend regulations
Section § 7819
This law states that generally, people have the right to look at the board's records during normal office hours, unless there is a law that says otherwise.
Except as otherwise provided by law, all records of the board shall be open to inspection by the public during regular office hours.
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Section § 7820
This section states that the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists must have an official seal with its name on it.
The board shall have and use a seal bearing the name “Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists.”
official seal Board for Professional Engineers Land Surveyors
Section § 7821
This law section requires the board to keep or have someone else keep a detailed list of all their license holders. This list must include each license holder's name, address, the type of license, license number, issue date, and expiration date.
The board shall compile and maintain, or may have compiled and maintained on its behalf, a register of all licensees that contains the licensee’s name, address of record, type of branch license, license number, the date the license was issued, and the date the license will expire.
license register licensee details address of record
Section § 7822
This section explains that the board has the authority to create different specialized categories for certification, such as petroleum, mining, and groundwater. They can issue certificates to applicants who show they are skilled in one or more of these specific areas, and they must issue a certificate for those proficient in engineering geology.
The board may, by regulation, provide for the division of the certification of registration into different specialties, including, but not limited to, petroleum, mining, and ground water, and may issue certificates in one or more of the specialties in which the applicant demonstrated proficiency. The board shall provide such a certificate for those qualified in engineering geology.
certification specialties petroleum mining
Section § 7825
This law requires the board to collaborate with other regulatory bodies both in the U.S. and abroad that oversee the practice and registration of geologists and geophysicists. The goal is to achieve high professional standards and to recognize each other's credentials.
The board shall establish relations with bodies which regulate the practice of geology and geophysics, or closely related geologic and geophysical disciplines, or which register geologists and geophysicists in the other states, and may establish relations with such bodies in other countries, for the purposes of working toward (1) uniformly high professional standards and (2) mutual recognition of registration.
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