TITLE 54

PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES

CHAPTER 28

GEOLOGISTS

54-2819.  Discipline. The board shall have the power to take disciplinary action upon a determination that an individual:

(1)  Made, or caused to be made, a false, fraudulent or forged statement, document, credentials or representation in procuring or attempting to procure a certificate of registration to practice geology;

(2)  Practiced geology under a false or assumed name;

(3)  Was convicted, found guilty, received a withheld judgment or suspended sentence in this or any other state of action constituting a crime that is deemed relevant in accordance with section 67-9411(1), Idaho Code;

(4)  Violated the provisions of this chapter or rules, standards of conduct and practice, or any ethical codes as may be adopted by the board;

(5)  Is or has been grossly negligent, incompetent, or reckless in the practice of geology; or

(6)  Has had a license, certificate, or registration to practice as a professional geologist suspended or revoked in any jurisdiction. A certified copy of the order of suspension or revocation shall be prima facie evidence of such suspension or revocation.

History:

[54-2819, added 1971, ch. 137, sec. 19, p. 576; am. 1993, ch. 216, sec. 84, p. 658; am. 2002, ch. 266, sec. 14, p. 795; am. 2009, ch. 75, sec. 5, p. 211; am. 2020, ch. 175, sec. 27, p. 535; am. 2025, ch. 151, sec. 4, p. 739; am. 2026, ch. 221, sec. 17, p. 945.]