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TITLE 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 39 - TEXAS BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL GEOSCIENTISTS
CHAPTER 851 - TEXAS BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL GEOSCIENTISTS LICENSING AND ENFORCEMENT RULES
SUBCHAPTER C - CODE OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
SECTION/RULE §851.107 - Prevention of Unauthorized Practice
Chapter Review Date 05/06/2021

(a) A Professional Geoscientist, a Geoscientist-in-Training, or Geoscience Firm shall not practice or offer to practice geoscience in any governmental jurisdiction in which to do so would be in violation of a law regulating the practice of geoscience in that jurisdiction.(b) A Professional Geoscientist who fails to renew his/her license prior to its annual expiration date shall not use the title, "Professional Geoscientist" or the initials, "P.G." and shall not offer to or engage in the public practice of professional geoscience or otherwise engage in activities that require a license until after the Professional Geoscientist's license has been properly renewed.(c) A Geoscience Firm that fails to renew its Geoscience Firm registration prior to its annual expiration date shall not use the title, "Geoscience Firm" and shall not offer to or engage in the public practice of geoscience as defined by the Texas Occupations Code §1002.002 until after the Geoscience Firm's registration has been properly renewed.(d) A Geoscientist-in-Training who fails to renew his/her certification prior to its annual expiration date shall not use the title, "Geoscientist-in-Training" until after the Geoscientist-in-Training's certification has been properly renewed.

Source Note: The provisions of this §851.107 adopted to be effective December 15, 2010, 35 TexReg 10695; amended to be effective December 11, 2014, 39 TexReg 9539; amended to be effective March 15, 2016, 41 TexReg 1843.

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