SECTIONS 7810.1-7825 - California Statutes

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE

SECTION 7810.1-7825

7810.1. Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for
the board in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary
functions pursuant to this chapter. Whenever the protection of the
public is inconsistent with other interests sought to be promoted,
the protection of the public shall be paramount.

7818. The board, pursuant to the provisions contained in Chapter
4.5 (commencing with Section 11371) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title
2 of the Government Code, may adopt, amend or repeal rules and
regulations to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

7819. Except as otherwise provided by law, all records of the board
shall be open to inspection by the public during regular office
hours.

7820. The board shall have and use a seal bearing the name "Board
for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors."

7821. The board shall prepare annually a list of the names and
addresses of every person who is registered by it and a list of every
person whose registration has been suspended or revoked within the
previous year. Such lists shall be mailed to the county clerks of
each county and shall be held by him as a public record.

7822. The board may, by regulation, provide for the division of the
certification of registration into different specialties, including,
but not limited to, petroleum, mining, and ground water, and may
issue certificates in one or more of the specialties in which the
applicant demonstrated proficiency. The board shall provide such a
certificate for those qualified in engineering geology.

7823. The board shall have the authority to appoint committees as
required or as deemed advisable to perform duties as the board may
direct; provided, however, that the board shall not delegate any
final decisionmaking authority to any committee that has as a member
any person who is not a member of the board.
Membership on those committees is at the pleasure of the board.
No member of a committee shall receive any other compensation than
his or her necessary expenses, as approved by the board, connected
with the performance of his or her duties as a member of the
committee.

7825. The board shall establish relations with bodies which
regulate the practice of geology and geophysics, or closely related
geologic and geophysical disciplines, or which register geologists
and geophysicists in the other states, and may establish relations
with such bodies in other countries, for the purposes of working
toward (1) uniformly high professional standards and (2) mutual
recognition of registration.