California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 29 - Board for Geologists and Geophysicists
Article 1 - General Provisions
Section 3005 - Fees

Universal Citation: 16 CA Code of Regs 3005

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024

(a) The following is the prescribed application fee for:

(1) Licensure as a Professional Geologist or a Professional Geophysicist $175

(2) Certification as a specialty geologist or specialty geophysicist $175

(3) Certification as a geologist-in-training $75

(b) The following is the prescribed examination fee for:

(1) The California specific geologist examination $175

(2) Examination for licensure as a geophysicist $175

(3) Examination for certification as a specialty geologist or specialty geophysicist $175

(c) The duplicate certificate fee shall be $10.

(d) The two-year biennial renewal fee for a license that expires on or after January 1, 2021, shall be $180.

(e) The delinquency fee for renewal of a license is 50% of the renewal fee in effect on the last regular renewal date.

(f) Fees required under provisions of this rule transmitted through the United States mail shall be deemed filed on the date shown by the post office cancellation mark appearing on the envelope containing the fee or on the date mailed if satisfactory proof is made that mailing occurred on an earlier date.

(g) The fee for the retired license shall be $75. No renewal fee or other fee shall be charged for the retired license.

(h) Refund of fees submitted to the Board shall be made only as follows:

(1) Any application fees or penalties imposed and collected illegally, by mistake, inadvertence, or error shall be refunded in full.

(i) As used in this section, "license" includes certificate of registration or license as a professional geologist, certificate of registration or license as a professional geophysicist, and certificate of registration or license as a registered certified specialty geologist or specialty geophysicist.

1. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 5-6-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 76, No. 19). For prior history, see Register 74, No. 4.
2. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 3-21-80; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 80, No. 12).
3. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 1-7-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No. 2).
4. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 1-26-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 5).
5. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 1-12-88; operative 2-11-88 (Register 88, No. 3).
6. Amendment of subsection (b)(1) filed 8-13-90; operative 9-1-90 (Register 90, No. 41).
7. Amendment of subsections (b)(1)-(6) filed 1-14-92; operative 2-13-92 (Register 92, No. 12).
8. Amendment filed 8-24-99; operative 9-23-99 (Register 99, No. 35).
9. Amendment of subsection (b)(5), new subsections (b)(6)-(7) and subsection renumbering filed 8-11-2000 as an emergency; operative 8-11-2000 (Register 2000, No. 32). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-11-2000 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
10. Certificate of Compliance as to 8-11-2000 order transmitted to OAL 8-4-2000 and filed 9-14-2000 (Register 2000, No. 37).
11. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (a) filed 2-28-2001 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2001, No. 9).
12. Amendment filed 9-10-2001; operative 10-10-2001 (Register 2001, No. 37).
13. Amendment of subsections (b)(4), (b)(6) and (b)(8) filed 12-13-2005; operative 1-12-2006 (Register 2005, No. 50).
14. Amendment of subsections (b)(13)-(14) filed 12-27-2005; operative 1-26-2006 (Register 2005, No. 52).
15. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (a) filed 7-9-2010 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2010, No. 28).
16. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 4-23-2012; operative 5-23-2012 (Register 2012, No. 17).
17. Repealer of subsection (b)(3), new subsection (h) and amendment of NOTE filed 11-10-2014; operative 1-1-2015 (Register 2014, No. 46).
18. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 11-18-2020; operative 1-1-2021 (Register 2020, No. 47).
19. Amendment of subsection (b)(1), repealer of subsections (b)(2)-(3), subsection renumbering and amendment of NOTE filed 6-29-2023; operative 6-29-2023 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2023, No. 26).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 7818 and 7887, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 158, 7844, 7851, 7880, 7881 and 7887, Business and Professions Code.

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