Professional Engineer Certificate of Registration; Eligibility

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5. Professional Engineer Certificate of Registration; Eligibility

To be eligible for a certificate of registration as a professional engineer, an applicant must meet the following minimum requirements:

1. 1. Obtain certification by the board as an engineer-in-training under paragraph (1) of Code Section 43-15-8;
   2. 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
   3. Subsequently pass a written examination in the principles and practice of engineering (professional engineer's examination);
2. 1. Obtain certification by the board as an engineer-in-training under paragraph (2) of Code Section 43-15-8;
   2. 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
   3. Subsequently pass a written examination in the principles and practice of engineering (professional engineer's examination);
3. 1. Obtain certification by the board as an engineer-in-training under paragraph (3) of Code Section 43-15-8;
   2. 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
   3. Subsequently pass a written examination in the principles and practice of engineering (professional engineer's examination); or
4. 1. Graduate in an engineering or related science curriculum of not less than four academic years;
   2. 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
   3. Subsequently pass a written examination in the principles and practice of engineering (professional engineer's examination).

(Code 1933, § 84-2111, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 1048, § 1; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1146, § 2; Ga. L. 1999, p. 81, § 43; Ga. L. 2002, p. 415, § 43; Ga. L. 2018, p. 583, § 1/SB 425.)

Editor's notes.

- Ga. L. 2018, p. 583, § 1/SB 425, effective July 1, 2018, reenacted this Code section without change.

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Cited in Sembler Atlanta Dev. I, LLC v. URS/Dames & Moore, Inc., 268 Ga. App. 7, 601 S.E.2d 397 (2004); Lanier at McEver, L.P. v. Planners & Eng'rs Collaborative, Inc., 284 Ga. 204, 663 S.E.2d 240 (2008).

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