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12 entriesSection 7800Establishes the Business and Professions Code chapter governing geologists and geophysicists as the chapter on those professions and authorizes it to be…Section 7801Defines “board” as the Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists and treats references to its predecessor geology boards as references…Section 7802Defines “geology” for the chapter as the science concerning the earth generally, including investigation of the earth’s crust and its rocks and…Section 7802.1Defines “geophysics,” for purposes of the chapter, as the science of studying the physical earth by measuring its natural and induced force…Section 7803Defines “geologist,” for purposes of the chapter, as a person engaged in the practice of geology. The provision supplies that occupation-based meaning…Section 7803.1Defines a geophysicist, for purposes of the chapter, as a person engaged in the practice of geophysics. Applies the chapter’s use of…Section 7804Limits use of the title “professional geologist” to a person registered as a geologist under the chapter. Limits use of the title…Section 7804.1Limits use of the title “professional geophysicist” to a person registered as a geophysicist under the chapter. Limits use of the title…Section 7805Defines “responsible charge of work” as independent control and direction, using initiative, skill, and independent judgment, over geological or geophysical work or…Section 7806Defines a “subordinate” as a person who assists a professional geologist or professional geophysicist in practicing geology or geophysics without assuming responsible…Section 7807Defines a “qualified geologist” as a person who possesses all qualifications specified in the referenced registration provision but is not registered. The…Section 7807.1Defines a “qualified geophysicist” as a person who possesses every qualification specified in the cited registration provision except registration itself. The term…