71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
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LC 1037
 
                         House Bill 2197
 
Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
  Presession filed (at the request of Governor John A. Kitzhaber,
  M.D., for the State Board of Geologist Examiners)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Conforms language relating to registered geologists.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to registered geologists; amending ORS 672.605 and
  672.675.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 672.605 is amended to read:
  672.605. Each registrant   { - hereunder - } , upon issuance of
a certificate, shall obtain a seal of the design authorized by
the State Board of Geologist Examiners, bearing the registrant's
name and the legend 'registered   { - professional - }
geologist' or ' certified specialty geologist.' All drawings,
reports  { - , - }  or other geologic papers or documents
 { - , - }  involving geologic work as defined in ORS 672.505 to
672.705   { - which shall - }  { +  that + } have been prepared
or approved by a registered geologist or a subordinate employee
under the direction of a registered geologist for the use of or
for delivery to any person or for public record within this state
shall be signed by the registered geologist and impressed with
the seal or the seal of a nonresident practicing under the
provisions of ORS 672.505 to 672.705, either of which shall
indicate responsibility for them.
  SECTION 2. ORS 672.675 is amended to read:
  672.675. The State Board of Geologist Examiners   { - shall
have - }  { +  has + } the power to suspend, revoke or refuse to
renew the certificate of registration of any registrant or
reprimand any registrant who is found to have been involved in:
  (1) The practice of any fraud or deceit in obtaining a
certificate of registration;
  (2) Any negligence, gross negligence, incompetence or
misconduct in the practice of geology as a   { - professional - }
 { +  registered + } geologist;
  (3) Any felony; or
  (4) The commission of any unlawful act as set forth in ORS
672.505 to 672.705.
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