{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-81-3535","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-3535","heading":"Prohibited acts; penalties.","body":"Any person who performs any of the following actions is guilty of a Class II misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class I misdemeanor for the second or any subsequent offense:\n(1) Practices or offers to practice geology in this state without being licensed in accordance with the Geologists Regulation Act and is not exempted by section 81-3541 or 81-3548;\n(2) Knowingly and willfully employs or retains a person to practice geology in this state who is not licensed in accordance with the act and who is not exempted by section 81-3541 or 81-3548;\n(3) Uses the word geologist, or any modification or derivative of such word, in its name or form of business activity except as authorized in the act;\n(4) Presents or attempts to use the certificate of licensure or the seal of another person;\n(5) Gives any false or forged evidence of any kind to the board or to any member of the board in obtaining or attempting to obtain a certificate of authorization;\n(6) Falsely impersonates any professional geologist of like or different name;\n(7) Attempts to use an expired, suspended, revoked, or nonexistent certificate of licensure or practices or offers to practice when not qualified;\n(8) Falsely claims that such person is licensed or authorized under the act;\n(9) Advertises any title or description tending to convey the impression that such person is a professional geologist unless the person is duly licensed under the Geologists Regulation Act; or\n(10) Violates any of the provisions of the act.","path":["Chapter 81 - STATE ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=81-3535","current_through":"Laws 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T21:01:11Z","sha256":"ae1ac8c20005914adcec2455c8464a2f34ed8dc18f67c89d585beaad810bf525","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-81-3534","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-81-3536"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}