GEOSCIENTISTS

See also ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING, LAND SURVEYING, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, GEOSCIENCE, AND INTERIOR DESIGN BOARD

Addresses, applicants' register, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.09

Advertising, generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.03

Age, licenses, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.10

Architecture practice, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.02

Armed forces members, expedited and temporary licenses, Minn. Rules 1800.0450

Cease and desist orders, unauthorized practice, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.111

Certificates and certification

Fees, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.105

Highway construction documents, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.12

Seal and signature requirements, generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.12

Certified interior designer, use of title prohibited, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.02

Competence, Minn. Rules 1805.0650, 1805.0700

Conflicts of interest, Minn. Rules 1805.0300

Consultants

Consulting services, generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.03

License exemption, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.03, 326.06, 326.13

Contested cases, disciplinary action, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.111

Continuing education, licenses, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.106, 326.107, 326.111

Contracts and agreements, state contracts

Qualification-based selection, Minn. Statutes 2025 16C.087

Responsible contractor law, Minn. Statutes 2025 16C.285

Ten percent holdback, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2025 16C.08

Conviction, licenses, effect on, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.11, 326.111

Corporations, licenses, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.14

Definitions, professional firms, Minn. Statutes 2025 319B.02

Disciplinary action, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.111

Discrimination prohibited, employment practices, Minn. Rules 1805.0800

Documents, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.03

Duties, Minn. Rules 1800.4200

Education and training

Continuing education, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.106, 326.107

Geoscientist-in-training, certification, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.10

License requirements, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.10

Engineering practice, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.02

Evaluation services, generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.03

Evidence, licenses

Proof of rights and privileges, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.12

Qualifications, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.10

Examinations

Applications, Minn. Rules 1800.0400, 1800.0900

Fees, Minn. Rules 1800.0500

Scheduling, Minn. Rules 1800.0900

Two-part examination, Minn. Rules 1800.3920

Examinations, qualifications, determining, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.10

False or malicious statements, Minn. Rules 1805.0200, 1805.0500

False personation, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.15

False statements, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.15

Federal employees, license exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.13, 326.55, 326.56

Fines, unauthorized practice, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.111

Foreign registered or licensed applicants, licenses, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.10, 326.13

Fraud, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.11, 326.111

Geoscience disciplines, Minn. Rules 1800.3900

Geoscience practice

Geoscientist-in-training, certification, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.10

Scope, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.02

Unauthorized practice, penalties, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.111

Geoscientist-in-training, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.10

Gross negligence, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.11

Improper solicitation of employment, Minn. Rules 1805.0400

Incompetence, licenses, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.11, 326.111

Injunctions, unauthorized practice, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.111

Insanity, adjudication of, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.11

Insurance companies and employees, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.03

Insurance fraud, see under FRAUD

Investigation services, generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.03

Land surveying practice, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.02

Landscape architecture practice, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.02

Lawsuits, unauthorized practice, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.111

Licenses

Applicants' register, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.09

Applications, Minn. Rules 1800.0400, 1800.0500, 1800.0850

Armed forces members, expedited and temporary licenses, Minn. Rules 1800.0450

Certificates of licensure, Minn. Rules 1800.4000 to 1800.4200

Certification, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.105

Classes, Minn. Rules 1800.0200

Corporations, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.14

Definitions, Minn. Rules 1800.0050

Education and experience, Minn. Rules 1800.3910

Examinations, Minn. Rules 1800.0500, 1800.0900, 1800.3900 to 1800.3930

Exemptions

Armed forces members, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.55, 326.56

Consultation, investigation, or evaluation services, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.03, 326.06

Federal employees, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.13, 326.55, 326.56

Insurance work, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.03

Practice before licensure, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.13

Public officials, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.03

Well contractors, Minn. Statutes 2025 103I.205

Fees, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.10, 326.105, Minn. Rules 1800.0500

Foreign registered or licensed applicants, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.10, 326.13

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.10, Minn. Rules 1800.0200 to 1800.0900

Geologist-in-training, Minn. Rules 1800.0300 to 1800.0500, 1800.3920, 1800.4000

In-training applicants, fees, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.105

Lapsed license, penalty actions, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.111

Nonresidents, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.10, 326.13

Partnerships, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.14

Qualifications, Minn. Rules 1800.0800, 1800.0900

Qualifying experience, defined, Minn. Rules 1800.3910

Reciprocity, Minn. Rules 1800.0850, 1800.0900

Reinstatement, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.10, 326.111, Minn. Rules 1800.0400

Reissuance after revocation or suspension, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.11

Renewal, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.10, 326.105, 326.111

Renewals, Minn. Rules 1800.0500

Replacement, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.11

Required, Minn. Rules 1805.1500

Requirements, generally, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.02, 326.03, 326.10

Revocation, suspension, denial, or refusal to renew, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.11, 326.111

Rights and privileges, evidence, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.12

Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.06, 326.10, 326.11

Soil scientist-in-training, Minn. Rules 1800.0300 to 1800.0500, 1800.3930, 1800.4000

Temporary military licenses, Minn. Statutes 2025 197.4552, 326.10

Temporary permits, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.13

Temporary suspension, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.111

Violations, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.111, 326.12, 326.15

Licensing board, see ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING, LAND SURVEYING, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, GEOSCIENCE, AND INTERIOR DESIGN BOARD

Misconduct, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.11, 326.111

Names, applicants' register, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.09

Negligence, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.111

Nonresidents, licenses, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.10, 326.13

Partnerships, licenses, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.14

Payments by

Disciplinary action proceedings, fees, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.111

Fines, fees, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.111

License fees, rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.10

Plans and specifications, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.03

Professional and personal conduct, Minn. Rules 1805.0100 to 1805.1600

Professional firms, see PROFESSIONAL FIRMS

Professional misconduct, Minn. Rules 1805.0900

Professional responsibility, Minn. Rules 1805.0100

Professionals, geoscientists defined as, Minn. Statutes 2025 319B.02

Public officials, license exemption, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.03

Reciprocity

Compliance with laws, Minn. Rules 1805.0700

Registration in another state, Minn. Rules 1800.0850, 1800.0900

Reciprocity, license requirements, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.10

Records and record keeping, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.09

Reports given, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.03

Seals and sealing, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.11, 326.12, 326.15, Minn. Rules 1800.0900, 1800.4300

Service of process on, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.111

Signatures

Certified signatures, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.12

License reinstatement applications, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.10

Signatures on plans and specifications, Minn. Rules 1800.4200

Soil scientists

Examinations, fees, Minn. Rules 1800.0500

Licenses

Certificates of licensure, Minn. Rules 1800.4000 to 1800.4200

Fees, Minn. Rules 1800.0500

Renewals, Minn. Rules 1800.0500

Soil scientist-in-training, Minn. Rules 1800.0300 to 1800.0500, 1800.3930, 1800.4000

Seals and sealing, Minn. Rules 1800.0900, 1800.4300

Unfair and deceptive practices, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.11, 326.111

Violations and penalties

Actions by other jurisdictions, Minn. Rules 1805.0700

Duty to report, Minn. Rules 1805.0200

False or malicious statements and nondisclosure, Minn. Rules 1805.0200, 1805.0500

Felony convictions, Minn. Rules 1805.0700

General prohibitions, Minn. Rules 1805.0200

Improper solicitation of employment, Minn. Rules 1805.0400

Licenses, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.11, 326.111

Mistakes of law, reliance, Minn. Rules 1805.0650

Professional misconduct, Minn. Rules 1805.0900

Seals and sealing violations, Minn. Statutes 2025 326.12