{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-43-15-9","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 43-15-9","heading":"Professional engineer certificate of registration; eligibility.","body":"To be eligible for a certificate of registration as a professional engineer, an applicant must meet the following minimum requirements:\n(1) (A) Obtain certification by the board as an engineer-in-training under paragraph (1) of Code Section 43-15-8;\n(B) Acquire a specific record of not less than four years’ experience in engineering work of a character satisfactory to the board which indicates the applicant is competent to practice professional engineering; and\n(C) Subsequently pass a written examination in the principles and practice of engineering (professional engineer’s examination);\n(2) (A) Obtain certification by the board as an engineer-in-training under paragraph (2) of Code Section 43-15-8;\n(B) Acquire a specific record of not less than seven years’ experience in engineering work of a character satisfactory to the board which indicates the applicant is competent to practice professional engineering; and\n(C) Subsequently pass a written examination in the principles and practice of engineering (professional engineer’s examination);\n(3) (A) Obtain certification by the board as an engineer-in-training under paragraph (3) of Code Section 43-15-8;\n(B) Acquire a specific record of not less than seven years’ experience in engineering work of a character satisfactory to the board which indicates the applicant is competent to practice professional engineering; and\n(C) Subsequently pass a written examination in the principles and practice of engineering (professional engineer’s examination); or\n(4) (A) Graduate in an engineering or related science curriculum of not less than four academic years;\n(B) Acquire a specific record of not less than 16 years’ experience in engineering work, of which at least eight years have been in responsible charge of important engineering work of a character satisfactory to the board, which indicates the applicant is competent to practice professional engineering; and\n(C) Subsequently pass a written examination in the principles and practice of engineering (professional engineer’s examination).","path":["TITLE 43 Professions And Businesses","CHAPTER 15 Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.43.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"d3eff83a1922975f5dfa770e5b234b198238337bfcd193e1c60ddf1bfab6130f","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-43-15-8","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-43-15-9.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}