Nebraska Statutes 81-3527. Licensure; enrollment; application;fees
(1) Application for licensure as a geologist or enrollment as a geologist-intern shall be made on a form prescribed and furnished by the board. If required pursuant to section 81-3539, the application shall contain statements made under oath showing the applicant’s education and a detailed summary of technical experience and shall include the names and complete mailing addresses of the references, none of whom shall be members of the board. The board may accept the verified information contained in the National Association of State Boards of Geology for applicants in lieu of the same information that is required on the form prescribed and furnished by the board.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 81-3527
- Board: means the Board of Geologists. See Nebraska Statutes 81-3504
- Geologist: means a person who is qualified to practice geology by reason of special knowledge and use of the earth sciences and the principles of geology and geologic data collection and analysis acquired by geologic education and geologic experience as provided in section 81-3539. See Nebraska Statutes 81-3509
- Geologist-intern: means a person who has passed an examination in the fundamentals of geology as provided in section 81-3540. See Nebraska Statutes 81-3509.01
- Geology: means the science which includes treatment of the earth and its origin and history, in general. See Nebraska Statutes 81-3510
- Organization: includes a partnership, limited liability company, corporation, or other form of business entity. See Nebraska Statutes 81-3514
- State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Year: shall mean calendar year. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
(2) Application, licensure, and enrollment fees shall be established by the board and shall accompany the application. Original and reciprocal fees shall not exceed three hundred dollars for licensure as a geologist and one hundred dollars for enrollment as a geologist-intern and shall be in addition to the examination fee which shall be set to recover the costs of the examination and its administration.
(3) The certificate of authorization fee for organizations shall be established by the board and shall accompany the application. The fee shall not exceed three hundred dollars per year.
(4) The fee for emeritus status shall be established by the board and shall accompany the application. The fee shall not exceed one hundred dollars per year.
(5) If the board denies the issuance of a certificate to any applicant, including the application of an organization for a certificate of authorization, the board shall retain the fee.