Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section LXII-1105 - Issuance of LicenseA. The board shall issue a license to an applicant who meets the requirements of this Chapter. The applicant shall be licensed with a unique professional geoscientist license number assigned to the license.B. When a license is issued, a license credential and the first registration card are provided to the new licensee. The license credential is not valid proof of licensure unless the registration card is accompanying the license credential and the date on the registration card is not expired.C. The license credential shall include all of the following: 1. the full name of the license holder;2. the licensee's unique professional geoscientist license number;3. the date the license was originally issued;4. a signature of an appropriate officer of the board under the board's seal.D. The registration card shall include all of the following: 1. the full name of the license holder;2. the licensee's unique professional geoscientist license number;3. the date the license will expire;4. a signature of an appropriate officer of the board under the board's seal.E. A license that is renewed late (one day after the expiration date of the license through the end of the 36th month past the expiration date of the license) is renewed in accordance to the rules set forth in R.S. 37:711.20.F. The issuance by the board of a license is prima facie evidence that during the term of the license the license holder is entitled to all the rights and privileges of a licensed geoscientist.G. A licensed geoscientist may engage in the practice of any discipline of geoscience.H. A license number is not transferable.I. Altering a license credential or registration card in any way is prohibited and is grounds for a sanction and/or penalty.La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LXII-1105
Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Board of Professional Geoscientists, LR 412345 (11/1/2015).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:711.8(C)(1) and R.S. 37:711.2.