Rule 180-6-.09 - Certification(1) The term "Certification" as used in Rule 180-6-.09(2) and (3) and relating to professional engineering or land surveying services, as defined in O.C.G.A. 43-15-2(6) and (11), shall mean a signed statement based upon facts and knowledge known to the registrant and is not a guarantee or warranty, either expressed or implied.(2) When an engineer or land surveyor is presented with a certificate to be signed or sealed, he or she should carefully evaluate that certification to determine if the certification: (a) relates to matters which are within the technical competence of the engineer or land surveyor;(b) involves matters which are within the scope of services actually provided by the engineer or land surveyor or;(c) relates to matters which were prepared under the supervision, direction and control of the engineer or land surveyor.(3) Engineers or land surveyors who sign or seal certification not meeting criteria in subsection (2) are subject to discipline pursuant to O.C.G.A. 43-15-19(a)(5).(4) Engineers or land surveyors who prepare or issue maps, drawings, plats, plans, or electronic files which include contours or other elevation data shall note the source thereof. For land surveyors such shall adhere to Rule 180-7-.04. For engineers, the source of contour or elevation data shall be stated which shall include the name of the surveyor (or firm) that prepared it and is responsible for it, or when depicting contours or elevation data obtained from a public source, shall include the following statement: "The topographic and elevation data shown hereon was obtained from (state source) and is not certified as correct by this engineer. Users of this data do so at their own risk". Failure to provide this statement and the required data shall be both a violation of this rule and an acceptance of responsibility for accuracy of the depicted contours or elevation data.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 180-6-.09
O.C.G.A. §§ 43-15-4, 43-15-6.
Original Rule entitled "Certification" adopted. F. Aug. 12, 1993; eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended: F. Aug. 24, 2022; eff. Sep. 13, 2022.