Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 89E-13

  • Board: means the North Carolina Board for Licensing of Geologists. See North Carolina General Statutes 89E-3
  • License: means a certificate issued by the Board recognizing the individual named in this certificate as meeting the requirements for licensing under this Chapter. See North Carolina General Statutes 89E-3
  • Licensed geologist: means a person who is licensed as a geologist under the provisions of this Chapter. See North Carolina General Statutes 89E-3
  • seal: shall be construed to include an impression of such official seal, made upon the paper alone, as well as an impression made by means of a wafer or of wax affixed thereto. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • subordinate: means any person who assists a licensed geologist in the practice of geology without assuming the responsible charge of work. See North Carolina General Statutes 89E-3

Each geologist licensed hereunder, upon the issuance of a license, shall obtain from the secretary at a cost prescribed by the Board, a seal of the design authorized by the Board bearing the licensee’s name and the legend “Licensed Geologist – State of North Carolina”. All drawings, reports or other geologic papers or documents involving geologic work as defined in this Chapter which shall have been prepared or approved by a licensed geologist or a subordinate employee under his direction for the use of or for delivery to any person or for public record within this State shall be signed by him or her and impressed with the said seal or the seal of a nonresident practicing under the provisions of this Chapter, either of which shall indicate his or her responsibility therefor. (1983 (Reg. Sess., 1984), c. 1074, s. 1.)