§ 23-41-208 — Reports concerning geologic information - definitions

Colorado § 23-41-208

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 23: Postsecondary Education
• Art.: School of Mines

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(1) As
used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) Geology means the science which treats of the earth in general; the
earth's processes and its history; investigation of the earth's crust and the rocks
and other materials which compose it; and the applied science of utilizing
knowledge of the earth's history, processes, constituent rocks, minerals, liquids,
gasses, and other materials for the use of mankind; and

(b) Professional geologist is a person engaged in the practice of geology
who is a graduate of an institution of higher education which is accredited by a
regional or national accrediting agency, with a minimum of thirty semester (forty-five quarter) hours of undergraduate or graduate work in a field of geology and
whose postbaccalaureate training has been in the field of geology with a specific
record of an additional five years of geological experience to include no more than
two years of graduate work.

(2) Any report required by law or by rule and prepared as a result of or based
on a geologic study or on geologic data, or which contains information relating to
geology and which is to be presented to or is prepared for any state agency,
political subdivision of the state, or recognized state or local board or commission,
shall be prepared or approved by a professional geologist.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2012: Entire part added, (HB 12-1355), ch. 247, p. 1194, � 1, effective June 4.