81-3527 Licensure; enrollment; application; fees.
81-3527. Licensure; enrollment; application; fees.(1) Application for licensure as a geologist or enrollment as a geologist-intern shall be made on a form prescribed and furnished by the board. It shall contain statements made under oath showing the applicant's education and a detailed summary of technical experience and shall include the names and complete mailing addresses of the references, none of whom shall be members of the board. The board may accept the verified information contained in the National Association of State Boards of Geology for applicants in lieu of the same information that is required on the form prescribed and furnished by the board.(2) Application, licensure, and enrollment fees shall be established by the board and shall accompany the application. Original and reciprocal fees shall not exceed three hundred dollars for licensure as a geologist and one hundred dollars for enrollment as a geologist-intern and shall be in addition to the examination fee which shall be set to recover the costs of the examination and its administration.(3) The certificate of authorization fee for organizations shall be established by the board and shall accompany the application. The fee shall not exceed three hundred dollars per year.(4) The fee for emeritus status shall be established by the board and shall accompany the application. The fee shall not exceed one hundred dollars per year.(5) If the board denies the issuance of a certificate to any applicant, including the application of an organization for a certificate of authorization, the board shall retain the fee. SourceLaws 1998, LB 1161, § 75; Laws 2004, LB 890, § 4.