Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 8741
Issuance of License
Redline — January 1, 2011 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2017
As of January 1, 2011
(a) The first division of the examination shall test the applicant’s fundamental knowledge of surveying, mathematics, and basic science. The board may prescribe by regulation reasonable educational or experience requirements including two years of postsecondary education in land surveying, two years of experience in land surveying, or a combination of postsecondary education and experience in land surveying totaling two years for admission to the first division of the examination. Applicants who have passed the engineer-in-training examination, or who hold professional engineer registration, are exempt from this division of the examination.
The second division of the examination shall test the applicant’s ability to apply his or her knowledge and experience and to assume responsible charge in the professional practice of land surveying.
(a) An applicant for certification as a land surveyor-in-training shall comply with all of the following:
(1) Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.
(2) Successfully pass the first division of the examination.
(3) Satisfactorily complete two years or more of postsecondary education in land surveying, two years or more of experience in land surveying, or a combination of postsecondary education and experience in land surveying.
(b) The board need not verify the applicant’s eligibility for certification as a land surveyor-in-training other than to require the applicant to sign a statement of eligibility on the application form.
(c) The board may prescribe by regulation reasonable educational or experience requirements for an applicant to meet the requirements in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a).
(d) An applicant for licensure as a professional land surveyor shall comply with all of the following: (1) Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480. (2) Furnish evidence that he or she meets the requirements of Section 8742. (3) Successfully passed the second division of the examination. (4) Be certified as a land surveyor-in-training in this state, be certified as a land surveyor-in-training or surveyor intern in another state or territory of the United States, or be exempt therefrom. An applicant licensed by the board as a civil engineer is exempt from the requirement of this paragraph. (5) Be thoroughly familiar with (A) the procedure and rules governing the survey of public lands as set forth in Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009), published by the federal Bureau of Land Management, and (B) the principles of real property relating to boundaries and conveyancing.
(c) The board may by rule provide for a waiver of the first division of the examination for applicants whose education and experience qualifications substantially exceed the requirements of Section 8742.
(d) The board may by rule provide for a waiver of the second division of the examination and the assignment to a special examination for those applicants whose educational qualifications are equal to, and whose experience qualifications substantially exceed, those qualifications established under subdivision (c). The special examination may be either written or oral, or a combination of both.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.