Discipline

Discipline Upon a finding that the accused has violated any enumerated provision of Title 73, Chapter 63, or any rule adopted pursuant to Title 73, Chapter 63, the Board may censure; reprimand; admonish; require the completion of a course in ethics and/or additional education as approved by the Board; fine the accused; and/or revoke or suspend the accuser’s registration to practice as a Registered Professional Geologist or enrollment as a Geologist-In-Training, or impose any disciplinary action provided by law. The Board may, in its discretion, temporarily stay the execution of its order conditioned upon any provision the Board deems just and proper under all the circumstances of each case. In determining whether a registration or enrollment should be revoked or suspended, and whether execution of the order should be stayed, and upon what conditions, the Board may consider all relevant factors, including, but not limited to, the following: A. the severity of the violation(s); B. the actual or possible danger to the public resulting from the accuser’s past and present violation(s); C. the actual damage resulting from the accuser’s past and present violation(s); D. the number of past repetitions of the accuser’s present violation(s); E. the length of time since the occurrence of the accuser’s present violation(s); F. the number and seriousness of previous violations; G. the length of time the registrant has practiced; H. the deterrent effect of the penalty imposed; I. the effect of the penalty upon the accuser’s livelihood; J. any efforts of rehabilitation; and K. any other mitigating or aggravating circumstances. As provided by §73-63-1 et seq. (Mississippi Code, Annotated 1972) the Board shall notice all parties, at the sole discretion of the Board, that may need to be so noticed. The Board shall further place on its web site all disciplinary actions including the name(s) of the defendant(s) and other pertinent information as deemed appropriate by the Board. These disciplinary action notices shall remain on the Board’s web site for a minimum of five (5) years and shall remain in the permanent record of said individual(s) in perpetuity.