Virginia Administrative Code
Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
Agency 145 - BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL SOIL SCIENTISTS, WETLAND PROFESSIONALS, AND GEOLOGISTS
Chapter 40 - REGULATIONS FOR THE GEOLOGY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
Part III - Standards of Practice and Conduct
Section 18VAC145-40-140 - Grounds for suspension, revocation, or denial to renew or grant certification
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
The board may suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the certification of any geologist who, after a formal hearing as provided for in the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq. of the Code of Virginia), is found to have committed:
1. Fraud or deceit in obtaining or renewing certification (See subdivision 5 of § 54.1-111 of the Code of Virginia);
2. Any violation of Part III -- Standards of Practice and Conduct, other regulations of the board, or governing statutes of the board;
3. An act or acts of gross negligence, incompetence, or misconduct in the practice of geology as a certified professional geologist; or
4. Any conviction of a felony that in the opinion of the board would adversely affect the practice of geology.
Statutory Authority
§ 54.1-201 of the Code of Virginia.
