Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:711.13 – Application for licensure or certification; fees
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:711.13
- Applicant: means any person seeking to practice geoscience in the state of Louisiana who has applied to the board for authority to practice the respective profession and render such professional geoscience services in the state of Louisiana, or an individual who has applied to the board for certification as a geoscientist in training. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:711.2
- Board: means the Louisiana Board of Professional Geoscientists, provided for by this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:711.2
- Geoscientist: means a person qualified to engage in the practice of geoscience because of the person's knowledge, acquired through education and practical experience, of geoscience, mathematics, and the supporting physical, chemical, mineralogical, morphological, and life sciences. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:711.2
- licensure: means the recognition granted by the board and its issuance of a license to any person to practice geoscience in the state of Louisiana. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:711.2
A. Application for licensure as a professional geoscientist shall be on forms prescribed and furnished by the board, shall show the applicant‘s education and a detailed summary of his technical work, and shall contain such references prescribed by the board.
B. Application for certification as a geoscientist-in-training shall be on forms prescribed and furnished by the board, shall show the applicant’s education and a detailed summary of his technical work, if any, and shall contain such references prescribed by the board.
C. All applications shall include a statement affirming that the information contained on the application is true and correct to the best of the applicant’s knowledge, information, and belief. Electronic signatures are acceptable, if properly encrypted.
D.(1) An application fee for professional geoscientists or geoscientists-in-training shall be established at the discretion of the board but shall not exceed two hundred dollars and shall not be increased by the board by more than thirty dollars in any three-year period.
(2) The application fee shall accompany the application. If the board denies the issuance of a license or certification to any applicant, the application fee shall be retained by the board. An unsuccessful applicant shall pay the prescribed fee for each subsequent application.
Acts 2010, No. 974, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2013, No. 36, §1.