Terms Used In Tennessee Code 62-36-112

  • Department: means the department of commerce and insurance. See Tennessee Code 62-36-103
  • Geologist: means a person qualified by education and practical experience to engage in the practice of geology. See Tennessee Code 62-36-103
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or record, regardless of being witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Subordinate: means any person who assists a licensed professional geologist in the practice of geology without assuming the responsible charge of work. See Tennessee Code 62-36-103

A licensed professional geologist, upon issuance of a certificate of licensure, shall obtain a seal of the design authorized by the department, bearing the licensee’s name and the legend “licensed professional geologist” and identifying the state of Tennessee. All drawings, reports or other geologic papers or documents involving geologic work, as defined in this chapter, that have been prepared or approved by a licensed geologist or a subordinate employee under the geologist’s direction for the use of or for delivery to any person or for public record within this state, shall be signed by the licensee and impressed with the licensee’s seal. These acts shall indicate a licensee’s responsibility for the drawings, reports or other geologic papers or documents.