7830.  After June 30, 1970, it is unlawful for anyone other than a
geologist registered under this chapter to stamp or seal any plans,
specifications, plats, reports, or other documents with the seal or
stamp of a registered geologist or registered certified specialty
geologist, or to use in any manner the title "registered geologist"
or the title of any registered certified specialty geologist unless
registered, or registered and certified, hereunder.



7830.1.  After one year following the effective date of this section
it shall be unlawful for anyone other than a geophysicist registered
under this chapter to stamp or seal any plans, specifications,
plats, reports, or other documents with the seal or stamp of a
registered geophysicist, or registered certified specialty
geophysicist, or to use in any manner the title "Registered
Geophysicist" or the title of any registered certified specialty
geophysicist unless registered, or registered and certified, under
this chapter.


7831.  It is unlawful for anyone to stamp or seal any plans,
specifications, plats, reports, or other documents with the seal
after the certificate of the registrant, named thereon, has expired
or has been suspended or revoked, unless the certificate has been
renewed or reissued.



7832.  Any person, except as in this chapter specifically exempted,
who shall practice or offer to practice geology or geophysics for
others in this state is subject to the provisions of this chapter.



7833.  This chapter does not prohibit one or more geologists or
geophysicists from practicing through the medium of a sole
proprietorship, partnership, or corporation.  In a partnership or
corporation whose primary activity consists of geological services,
at least one partner or officer shall be a registered geologist.  In
a partnership or corporation whose primary activity consists of
geophysical services, at least one partner or officer shall be a
registered geophysicist.



7834.  This chapter does not prevent or prohibit an individual,
firm, company, association or corporation whose principal business is
other than the practice of geology or geophysics from employing a
geologist or geophysicist to perform professional services in geology
or geophysics incidental to the conduct of their business.




7835.  All geologic plans, specifications, reports or documents
shall be prepared by a registered geologist, or registered certified
specialty geologist, or by a subordinate employee under his
direction.  In addition, they shall be signed by such registered
geologist, or registered certified specialty geologist or stamped
with his seal, either of which shall indicate his responsibility for
them.


7835.1.  All geophysical plans, specifications, reports or documents
shall be prepared by a registered geophysicist, registered certified
specialty geophysicist, registered geologist, registered certified
specialty geologist, or by a subordinate employee under his
direction.  In addition, they shall be signed by such registered
geophysicist, registered certified specialty geophysicist, registered
geologist, or registered certified specialty geologist, or stamped
with his seal, either of which shall indicate his responsibility for
them.


7836.  Officers and employees of the United States of America
practicing solely as such officers or employees are exempt from
registration under the provisions of this chapter.



7837.  A subordinate to a geologist or geophysicist registered under
this chapter, insofar as he acts solely in such capacity, is exempt
from registration under the provisions of this chapter.  This
exemption, however, does not permit any such subordinate to practice
geology or geophysics for others in his own right or to use the title
"registered geologist" or "registered geophysicist".



7838.  A civil engineer empowered to practice civil engineering in
this state, and a petroleum engineer registered in this state, under
provisions of Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 6700) of Division 3
of this code insofar as they practice civil engineering in its
various branches or petroleum engineering, respectively, are exempt
from registration under the provisions of this chapter.



7839.  This chapter shall not empower a geologist or geophysicist
registered under this chapter to practice or offer to practice civil
engineering and any of its various recognized branches.



7839.1.  This chapter shall not empower a geologist registered under
this chapter to practice or offer to practice geophysics for others
in this state except as such geophysical work is related to his
practice of geology.
   This chapter shall not empower a geophysicist registered under
this chapter to practice or offer to practice geology for others in
this state except as such geological work is related to his practice
of geophysics.