RELATES TO:
KRS
322A.060,
322A.070
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
322A.060 establishes conditions for the
renewal, suspension, and revocation of certificates of registration.
KRS
322A.070 authorizes the board to determine
the initial and expiration dates for certificates of certification.
KRS
322A.030(5) authorizes the
board to promulgate administrative regulations required to perform its duties.
This administrative regulation establishes procedures for the renewal of
certificates of registration and certification.
Section 1.
(1) A registered professional geologist or
certified geologist-in-training shall before October 1 of each odd numbered
year:
(a) File a completed renewal
application using the:
1. Application for
Renewal as a Professional Geologist; or
2. Application for Renewal as a
Geologist-in-Training; and
(b) Pay to the board the renewal fee
established by
201 KAR 31:010, Section
3(1).
(2)
(a) A certificate of registration that is not
renewed before October 1 of each odd numbered year shall expire as provided by
KRS
322A.060(1).
(b) A certificate for a geologist-in-training
that is not renewed before October 1 of each odd numbered year shall expire as
provided by
KRS
322A.070.
Section 2. A ninety (90) day grace period
shall be allowed beginning October 1 of each odd numbered year, during which a
registered professional geologist or certified geologist-in-training may:
(1) Continue to practice; and
(2) Renew his or her certificate of
registration or certification by filing a completed renewal application and by
paying the renewal fee as provided by
201 KAR 31:010, Section
3(1).
Section 3.
(1) A certificate of registration or
certification that is not renewed on or before December 29 of each odd numbered
year shall be suspended for non-renewal.
(2) Upon suspension, the registered
professional geologist or certified geologist-in-training shall:
(a) Not practice geology in
Kentucky;
(b) Be notified by the
Board at the last known address available to the board of the suspension;
and
(c) Be instructed to cease and
desist the public practice of geology in Kentucky.
Section 4. After the
ninety (90) day grace period and before the end of two (2) years, a
professional geologist or geologist-in-training suspended for failure to renew
may have his or her certificate of registration or certification reinstated
upon:
(1) Payment of the reinstatement fee as
provided by
201 KAR 31:010, Section
3(3);
(2) Completion of the:
(a) Application for Reinstatement as a
Professional Geologist; or
(b)
Application for Reinstatement as a Geologist-in-Training; and
(3) Documentation of employment
and description of job duties from the time of suspension until the date of the
renewal application.
Section
5. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) The following material is incorporated by
reference:
(a) "Application for Renewal as a
Professional Geologist", July 10, 2013;
(b) "Application for Renewal as a
Geologist-in-Training", July 10, 2013;
(c) "Application for Reinstatement as a
Professional Geologist", July 10, 2013; and
(d) "Application for Reinstatement as a
Geologist-in-Training", July 10, 2013.
(2) This material may be inspected, copied,
or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Kentucky Board of
Registration for Professional Geologists, 911 Leawood Drive, Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601, (502) 564-3296, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5:00
p.m.
