Ind. Code ch. 25-17.6-7

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Ind. Code § 25-17.6-7-1 Exemptions from requirements of licensure

Sec. 1. The following persons are exempt from the requirements of licensure under this article: (1) An officer or employee of the United States government, state government, or local government while engaged in providing geological services for the officer's or employee's employers. (2) A person engaged solely in geological research or the instruction of geology. (3) A person not engaged in the public practice of geology. (4) A professional engineer registered under IC 25-31 who applies geology to the practice of engineering. (5) A soil scientist who is certified as a soil classifier or soil scientist by the American Registry of Certified Professionals in Agronomy, Crops and Soils (ARCPACS) and the Indiana Association of Professional Soil Classifiers (IAPSC) and who applies geology in the practice of soil science. As added by P.L.161-1996, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.17-1999, SEC.29.

Ind. Code § 25-17.6-7-2 Unlawful preparation of geological report or document

Sec. 2. Except for: (1) a person exempted under section 1 of this chapter; and (2) a person who, in addition to a licensed professional geologist, is authorized by statute or administrative rule to prepare the report or document; it is unlawful for a person other than a licensed professional geologist or a subordinate under the direction of a licensed professional geologist to prepare any geological report or document that is required by a statute or an administrative rule to be prepared by a licensed professional geologist. As added by P.L.161-1996, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.17-1999, SEC.30.

Ind. Code § 25-17.6-7-3 Use of title or description by unlicensed persons

Sec. 3. A person may not engage in the public practice of geology or offer to publicly practice geology in Indiana or otherwise assume or advertise in any way a title or description tending to convey the impression that the person is a licensed professional geologist unless the person has been licensed under this article. As added by P.L.161-1996, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.17-1999, SEC.31.

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