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TITLE 22EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 39TEXAS BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL GEOSCIENTISTS
CHAPTER 851TEXAS BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL GEOSCIENTISTS LICENSING AND ENFORCEMENT RULES
SUBCHAPTER BP.G. LICENSING, FIRM REGISTRATION, AND GIT CERTIFICATION
RULE §851.31Temporary P.G. License and Temporary Firm Registration

(a) Temporary P.G. License. The TBPG may issue a temporary license to an applicant as described in §1002.258(a) of the Act.

(b) Temporary Firm Registration.

  (1) The Board may issue a temporary license to a firm that is licensed or registered in another state or foreign country and wishes to engage temporarily in the public practice of geoscience in this state and that does not have an established place of business in this state.

  (2) An applicant for a temporary firm registration must:

    (A) Apply to the Board for a temporary firm registration;

    (B) Provide proof of firm licensure or registration in another state or foreign country;

    (C) Pay the appropriate fee listed in §851.80

    (D) Include in the application the name and P.G. license number of the Professional Geoscientist licensed in Texas who will take Responsible Charge of the firm's geoscience work;

    (E) Affirm and acknowledge that all signed and sealed work products must include the seal of the firm for the non-Texas jurisdiction in which the firm is licensed or registered, the temporary Texas firm registration number, and the expiration date of the temporary registration; and

    (F) Affirm and acknowledge that the firm must submit or deliver the work product on or before the date the temporary registration expires.

(c) A temporary firm registration issued under subsection (b) of this section expires on the 90th day after the date of issuance.


Source Note: The provisions of this §851.31 adopted to be effective December 15, 2010, 35 TexReg 10695; amended to be effective December 11, 2014, 39 TexReg 9539; amended to be effective November 24, 2016, 41 TexReg 9138; amended to be effective March 6, 2022, 47 TexReg 947

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