Fees, as established by the Board of Geologist Examiners, are:

1. (1) Examinations

   1. (a) ASBOG examination and associated testing fees — Candidates are responsible for paying these fees during the examination registration process. These fees are not paid to the Board.
   2. (b) Engineering geologist examination — $370.00.
   3. (c) Proctored review of engineering geologist examination — $50.00 to $100.00 based on the actual administrative costs of providing the service, including any costs for staff or Board member time, copies, postage, and other processing costs.
   4. (d) Examination resubmittal fee — $50.00.

2. (2) Registration and Renewal

   1. (a) Geologist-in-Training initial registration and annual renewal — $100.00.
   2. (b) Registered Geologist initial registration and annual renewal — $325.00. For a Geologist-in-Training issued an initial geologist registration, a prorated fee is refunded at the time of the initial issuance of registration to account for the remaining time period covered by the last annual registration fee paid for Geologist-in-Training registration.
   3. (c) Certified Engineering Geologist initial certification and annual renewal — $255.00. Engineering Geologist must have a current geologist registration. For a Certified Engineering Geologist, the initial certification fee for the specialty registration is prorated to set the renewal date concurrent with the registrant’s existing geologist registration.
   4. (d) Duplicate or replacement of lost, destroyed, or mutilated registration card or wall certificate —$25.00.

   5. (e) Restoration (late) fee if received:

      1. (A) One to ninety days after due date: $40.00;
      2. (B) Ninety-one to one-hundred seventy-nine days after due date: $75.00;
      3. (C) Over one-hundred seventy-nine days after due date: $150.00.
   6. (f) Renewal of Registered Geologist registration, if registrant is 70 years of age or over by renewal date — $55.00.
   7. (g) Renewal of Certified Engineering Geologist registration, if registrant is 70 years of age or over by renewal date — $55.00.

3. (3) Miscellaneous

   1. (a) Application Fees: The following application fees apply, except for the application fee for examination resubmittal is addressed in (1)(d) of this rule.

      1. (A) Application fee for ASBOG Fundamentals of Geology examination — $125.00
      2. (B) Application fee for Geologist-in-Training registration — $125.00
      3. (C) Application fee for Practice of Geology or Engineering Geologist examination — $200.00
      4. (D) Application for Registered Geologist, Certified Engineering Geologist, or Temporary Military Spouse Registration — $200.00
   2. (b) Petition for Review of Criminal Conviction fee - $200.00
   3. (c) Temporary Permit Fee — $100.00. This fee is to accompany any notification per 672.545(3)(b).
   4. (d) Temporary Military Spouse Registration Fee — $325.00. This fee is for a two-year authorization issued under OAR 809-050-0015 and is in addition to the application fee in (3) of this rule.
   5. (e) File Maintenance Fee — $25.00 per request. This fee is to cover maintaining examination files for passing candidates who do not register in Oregon.
   6. (f) Fee for a list of all active registrants — $50.00.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 182.466(4), ORS 670.310(1) & ORS 672.705

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 672.705

History

BGE 2-2025, amend filed 09/23/2025, effective 09/30/2025
BGE 1-2025, amend filed 06/17/2025, effective 07/01/2025
BGE 1-2024, amend filed 03/05/2024, effective 03/05/2024
BGE 1-2023, amend filed 06/06/2023, effective 07/01/2023
BGE 1-2022, amend filed 10/26/2022, effective 11/01/2022
BGE 1-2020, amend filed 03/09/2020, effective 03/09/2020
BGE 4-2019, temporary amend filed 12/09/2019, effective 12/09/2019 through 06/05/2020
BGE 3-2019, amend filed 12/09/2019, effective 12/09/2019
BGE 1-2017, f. 6-5-17, cert. ef. 7-1-17
BGE 1-2016, f. & cert. ef. 9-20-16
BGE 2-2013, f. & cert. ef. 9-24-13
BGE 1-2011, f. 6-21-11, cert. ef. 7-1-11
BGE 2-2007, f. 6-25-07, cert. ef. 7-1-07
BGE 3-2005, f. & cert. ef. 12-7-05
BGE 2-2005, f. & cert. ef. 9-28-05
BGE 6-2004, f. & cert. ef. 8-5-04
BGE 3-2002, f. & cert. ef. 7-9-02
BGE 1-2002, f. & cert. ef. 2-6-02
BGE 2-2001, f. & cert. ef. 3-23-01
BGE 1-1999, f. & cert. ef. 6-17-99
GE 2-1996, f. & cert. ef. 8-30-96
Reverted to GE 1-1989, f. 12-18-89, cert. ef. 1-1-90
GE 1-1993(Temp), f. 3-1-93, cert. ef. 3-2-93
GE 1-1989, f. 12-18-89, cert. ef. 1-1-90
GE 2-1986, f. & ef. 3-5-86
GE 1-1985, f. & ef. 7-1-85
GE 1-1984, f. & ef. 2-1-84
GE 2-1983(Temp), f. 10-14-83, ef. 11-1-83
GE 1-1982, f. & ef. 5-14-82
GE 1-1981, f. & ef. 8-3-81
GE 2-1979, f. 10-2-79, ef. 10-3-79
GE 2, f. & ef. 12-13-77
GE 1(Temp), f. & ef. 11-3-77